Hockey History

The list of players who had big days on Jan. 15 reads like who’s who of the Hockey Hall of Fame. This was a huge date for defensemen as well as some of the greatest to ever play in Chicago. Let’s begin our daily trip back in time through the years of National Hockey League
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The Montreal Canadiens are the most storied and successful franchise in the history of the National Hockey League. Some of their biggest legends had memorable games on this date. Also, throwing your hat onto the ice has been a common occurrence on Dec. 18. So, bring your best throwing hat and jump on board our
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If history has shown hockey fans anything, then it has illustrated that there are no guarantees when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin. Here are the top five Stanley Cup upsets in hockey history. Greatest Stanley Cup Upsets #5: 1975 Quarterfinals New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins During the mid-1970s, the New York Islanders were viewed
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Chris Drury has been the president and general manager of the New York Rangers for more than three years, having been promoted to the dual roles after the stunning firings of John Davidson and Jeff Gorton late in the 2020-21 season. The former Rangers player and childhood Blueshirts fan, however, has been plenty busy since
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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 goals, and first points. There was also a memorable ending, as the longest consecutive games-played streak saw its final game. The THW time machine is
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In honour of Glenn Hall’s incredible accomplishments, we have pulled this beauty from the THW Archives, written by former THW contributor Mike Moore and originally published Oct. 23, 2010. It seems like every season, a new hockey trivia book hits the shelves. Hockey fans love hockey trivia. “Puck-Saving Trivia”, “Super, Unbelievable, Twine-Bulging Trivia” – we
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We’re continuing our series highlighting former Calgary Flames players whose contributions may have been glossed over with time. After carefully selecting and analyzing five candidates from the 1980s, our next chronological stop is the 1990s. Many fans of the Flames cannot forget the stars of this decade such as Al MacInnis, Theoren Fleury, Mike Vernon,
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