This Day in Hockey History – May 28
Today in hockey history, a record-setting player is born, a draft takes place that took two teams in two very different directions, two expansion teams have their fates affected by coin tosses, and one...
View ArticleThe “Culture of Hockey”– Good or Bad for the Sport?
Mere mortals don’t understand how these men do it. The stories are incredible, borderline legendary. Bobby Baun – 1964, Baun broke his ankle early in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals with his Toronto...
View ArticleThis Day in Hockey History – August 31
Today in hockey history, two fantastic players are born, each in different eras, and each being very successful winners in relation to those eras. August 31, 1931 – Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau born in...
View ArticleJaromir Jagr – A Season For The Ages
***Note – This was written prior to the New Jersey Devils game on 12/23 against the Chicago Blackhawks*** After former captain Zach Parise defected to the Minnesota Wild and star forward Ilya Kovalchuk...
View ArticleTeam Sweden All-Time Olympic Roster
Imagine you are the general manager of your country’s Olympic hockey team. You’ve been granted a time machine that allows you to go back to prior Olympics and bring players back to play for your team....
View ArticleDrew Doughty: The Forgotten Norris Contender
It’s about that time of the year again. While most players are either growing their playoff beards or hitting the links, the NHL award voters will be pouring over the stat sheets and game footage to...
View Article2015 Short Shifts – Pads, Snubs and Clubs
Connor Hellebuyck isn’t quite yet the household name that his performance at the 2015 IIHF World Championships suggests; however, expect much from him in the near future. With an outstanding...
View Article2015 Hockey Hall of Fame Class Is All About Defense
The 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame class was announced on Monday, and it’s about as strong a class as you could come up with. It’s a strong defensive class, with four of the five members calling the blueline...
View ArticleWhy Erik Karlsson is the only logical choice for the Norris Trophy
It’s been 41 years since a 27-year-old Boston Bruins phenom by the name of Bobby Orr set the NHL on fire when he put up 135 points in the 1974/75 season. That feat earned him the Art Ross trophy as the...
View ArticleChris Phillips announces retirement after 17 seasons
When training camp rolls around this September it will be the first time in 17 years the Ottawa Senators will do so without Chris Phillips under contract. The longest tenured Senator in franchise...
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