With the NHL calendar set to turn to December and all but two teams playing between 18 and 22 games, we’ve reached the quarter-mark of the 2023-24 season. As such, it’s an appropriate time to analyze and evaluate the early returns in one of the most intriguing storylines of the campaign. The race for the
Norris Trophy
Amidst the crowded 2021-22 Norris Trophy field, one dark-horse candidate has emerged to unexpectedly submit his portfolio to be crowned the NHL’s best defenseman. The dramatic entrance belongs to none other than Devon Toews, the Colorado Avalanche‘s other dazzling blueline star. Despite missing 11 games this season, he has gradually crept up the scoring leaderboard,
Over the 94 seasons of New York Rangers hockey, only Harry Howell, Doug Harvey, and Brian Leetch had managed to win the prestigious Norris Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s top defenseman. On Tuesday night, Adam Fox joined the elite list, becoming the fourth New York Ranger to capture the award, beating Cale Makar and
Despite suffering their first regulation loss of the season to the Detroit Red Wings, the Florida Panthers have come out of the gate running. The team is off to their hottest start in franchise history and are looking to continue that success in a competitive Central Division. The success of the Panthers all starts with
With more and more new hockey fans enjoying the game we feel it’s more important than ever to look back at some of the game’s greatest. When discussing all-time great defensemen Bobby Orr’s name is always the first mentioned, as it should be, but the list directly below him is crowded. Names like Nicklas Lidstrom,
When the NHL announced the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players of All Time‘ Bobby Orr was, of course, one of the easiest choices. In a truly remarkable Hall of Fame career, Orr not only re-wrote the record books but reinvented the way hockey was played. In honour of the NHL 100 and the incredible hockey memories
On Monday evening, the NHL awarded several of its top individual honors. We’ve covered each of those at The Hockey Writers: Last, but certainly not least, the NHL named Roman Josi their 2019-20 Norris Trophy winner. Josi, 30, is the first Switzerland national to win an NHL award, and just the second Predators player ever
It’s official, Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi is in the Norris Trophy limelight for the first time in his career as the league’s top defenseman by being named a finalist for the award. Related: 7 Things About P.K. Subban The Norris Trophy is one of the most prestigious awards in all of hockey. The honour
With strong seasons from Washington Capitals defender John Carlson and Nashville Predators defender Roman Josi, only one can win the Norris Trophy as the league’s best defenseman. Roman Josi, Nashville Predators (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Carlson and Josi are both deserving of the trophy, but who will walk away as the winner? Today we will
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