Oilers’ History: Remembering the Night Gretzky Broke Howe’s Points Record Brian Swane | October 15, 2024 Anyone who had the privilege of watching Wayne Gretzky during his 10 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers knows that the legendary centre possessed incredible timing. Whether lighting the lamp before…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 15 Matthew Zator | October 15, 2024 The greatest player in the history of the National Hockey League took his place at the top of the scoring list on this date. Plus, if you wore a hat…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 14 Matthew Zator | October 14, 2024 Oct. 14 is a very important date in NHL history as its greatest player lit the lamp for the first time. Also, three expansion teams found the win column for…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 11 Matthew Zator | October 11, 2024 Oct. 11 has been a very busy day in NHL history, with the expansion era officially beginning in 1967. Plus, there were memorable moments and milestones by some of the…
Revisiting the Oilers’ First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979 THW Archives | October 10, 2024 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 10 Matthew Zator | October 10, 2024 Oct. 10 has provided an incredible number of firsts in NHL history. There have been first games played by new franchises, NHL debuts by some of the all-time greats, first…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 9 Matthew Zator | October 9, 2024 The greatest player in the history of the NHL had his fair share of memories on this date throughout his career. Also, on Oct. 9, we’ve seen new franchises hit…
Matthews in Elite Club of 300 Goals in 500 (or Fewer) Games The Old Prof | October 7, 2024 On Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in a thrilling 6-5 shootout win, the Toronto Maple Leafs came back to beat the Montreal Canadiens. Trailing 5-3 with under five minutes remaining in…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 6 Matthew Zator | October 6, 2024 This has been a very busy date in the history of the NHL. Its greatest player ever made his debut on a new team, three expansion franchises took to the…
NHL’s All-Canadian Lineup Justin Giampietro | October 4, 2024 It’s really no secret that nearly all of the best talent in NHL history belongs to the country of Canada. Over the years, it alone arguably has more talent in…
The Strangest Superstitions in NHL History Greg Boysen | October 3, 2024 As professional athletes, NHL hockey players will do whatever it takes to be successful on the ice. On top of their on and off-ice training and preparation, many players throughout…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 1 Matthew Zator | October 1, 2024 Oct. 1 has been a very busy day over the years. The greatest player in NHL history had his number retired by the team he started his career with. The…