They Wore it Once: Islanders Players and Their Unique Numbers Matt Rothman | August 24, 2021 The New York Islanders have retired eight numbers that will not be worn again. They also have 15 players who wore a number that has only been used once. Let’s…
Kings’ Top 5 European Players in Team History Nick Chudoba | May 26, 2021 Europe has the best hockey leagues outside North America and it has been that way since hockey began. Leagues like the Finnish Liiga have produced elite snipers like Teemu Selanne…
Kings’ 5 Best Slovakian Players in Franchise History Nick Chudoba | April 8, 2021 The country of Slovakia has only 5.4 million inhabitants, about half of what LA County’s population is. But that has not prevented them from being a hockey powerhouse on the…
Best Islanders From Around the World Matt Rothman | July 27, 2020 Through 48 years in the NHL, the New York Islanders have had some of the best players ever to play the game. They are also a very diverse team with…
Islanders ‘Ziggy’ Palffy: Underappreciated IIHF Hall of Famer Jon Zella | May 26, 2020 With the Stanley Cup years of the 1980s fading into the past, New York Islanders fans during the 1990s didn’t have much to cheer about following their team’s 1993 playoff…
The Most Underrated Kings Forwards of All Time Sheng Peng | September 15, 2017 This post was originally written in August, 2014. There’s a price to pay when you play hockey in Los Angeles. Sure, it’s December, and it’s 70 degrees outside. Sure, you…
Awe Fish Sticks: Top New York Islanders Who Wore It Michael Gwizdala | February 10, 2015 Once upon a time lived a fisherman. Legend has it he forgot to change the light bulb in the lighthouse and didn’t last very long. Save for his recent cameo…
How High Can Gustav Nyquist Climb? A 2014-2015 Projection Prashanth Iyer | April 30, 2014 The 2013-2014 Detroit Red Wings were not a team that you would discuss with your children or grandchildren. They were a mediocre offensive team, a sloppy defensive team, and were…
The Top 5 Los Angeles Kings Trades of All Time Walter McLaughlin | March 14, 2014 This statement won’t carry much shock value, but the Los Angeles Kings have made a lot of bad trades over their 46+ year history. It bears repeating: a lot of…
Book Review – Fish Sticks: The Fall and Rise of the New York Islanders Anatoliy Metter | August 13, 2012 “Sometimes the greatness of the past can become a burden on the present and future. Especially when the present and future always seem so bleak.” – Peter Botte & Alan…
Musings of a 36-Year Los Angeles Kings Fan Walter McLaughlin | May 27, 2012 Not long after Al Gore invented the internet, I started listening to Los Angeles Kings games on a red transistor radio. The mid-70’s were tumultuous times. Gerald Ford had just…
All the Kings’ Horses: LA Kings Then & Now Walter McLaughlin | May 13, 2012 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty may have…
