In this translated talk, the New York Islanders’ Alexander Romanov talked about working with a video coach, his ties with general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello, his move from Montreal to New York, and his head coach Patrick Roy. You can find the original talk in the Russian language on the YouTube channel Skolzky Lyod here! “In
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Heading into last season, it would have been bold to predict that Mathew Barzal would score at a point-per-game pace. But it happened, with 23 goals and 57 assists in 80 games. It was also bold, albeit not as much, to predict Ilya Sorokin to win the Vezina Trophy, but that prediction aged poorly. Related:
As the Stanley Cup Final is slowly crawling toward its conclusion, a new Conn Smythe Trophy winner will soon be crowned. While the Montreal Canadiens are not in the Final, they have had their fair share of Cup Finals and Conn Smythe winners over the years. Let us have a look at the Canadiens’ previous
The New York Islanders season is over and the offseason is underway. The Islanders fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1 for the second time in three seasons, resulting in even more disappointment for Islanders fans. When president of hockey operations and general manager (GM) Lou Lamoriello announced he and head coach Patrick Roy
The trades are coming in hot as many of the notable players have already been moved ahead of the Friday afternoon deadline. Noah Hanifin moved from the Calgary Flames to the Vegas Golden Knights, Adam Henrique was traded from the Anaheim Ducks to the Edmonton Oilers, and Jake Guentzel was traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Patrick Roy era on Long Island started with a bang. He was hired on Jan. 20 with the New York Islanders coming off a disastrous road trip and his presence has been noticeable from the first practice. For the first time since the early years of the Barry Trotz era, the Islanders look like
The magic from the Sweden road trip seems to have evaporated for the Ottawa Senators, who have lost all their games since coming back. It started with a 5-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Nov. 24 and was followed by a crushing 5-0 loss to a defensively tight Florida Panthers team on Nov.
This date in NHL history saw a son join his father in the 1,000-point club. There were also plenty of offensive milestones reached while a handful of goaltenders did their thing between the pipes. In addition to being a memorable date in Vancouver, the youngest coach in NHL history was hired. The THW time machine
After a long, drawn-out process, the Ottawa Senators have finally sold. Michael Andlauer has come out on top and is set to become the owner of the team. He has already been a part of an NHL ownership team with the Montreal Canadiens, owning a 10 percent stake, which he will have to sell to
June 9 might be the busiest day, historically, for the month. This date in National Hockey League history includes some memorable Stanley Cup coronations, with one legend retiring and another joining the league. Let’s hop aboard the THW time machine to relive all the best memories this date has to offer. A Big Day for
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Ottawa Senators are reportedly exploring the trade market for Alex DeBrincat. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs are going to need to take different approaches at the NHL Entry Draft as one GM can be at the team’s draft table, while the other cannot. Is Patrick Roy
May 28 has given us a lot of National Hockey League memories through the decades. Among them are two Hall of Famers calling it a career, numerous Stanley Cup Final victories, and a huge swing and miss in the draft. Let’s all hop aboard the THW time machine and go back through the years to
The Halifax Mooseheads and Quebec Remparts entered the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Final ready to make it one of the most hotly contested series of the playoffs. With the Remparts finishing first in the league with 107 points and the Mooseheads sitting in second overall only two points behind them, the expectations were
*This article was published ahead of the Oilers’ 2022 Western Conference Final series against the Colorado Avalanche On May 26, 2022, the Edmonton Oilers punched their ticket to the Western Conference Final with a 5-4 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames to win their second-round series 4-1. One day later, the Oilers learned who their
The greatest player to ever skate in the National Hockey League set another one of his numerous records on this date. Also, there was a trio of very rare goaltending feats to occur, including one that never happened before. Philadelphia was host to a handful of the many memorable moments to occur on Dec. 6
This date in National Hockey League history has been a somber one for fans in Montreal as they lost one of the biggest legends, and a great goaltender played his final game for them. Also, plenty of netminders had memorable performances, a handful of franchise records were set or tied, and milestones were reached on
Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history had big moments on this date. The records for the most wins by a goaltender and points by a defenseman were broken, and the first European-born player to score 500 goals hit his milestone. The THW time machine is ready to take us back to
If you asked 100 hockey fans who they thought the best goaltender in NHL history is, you are going to get a whole slew of different answers. There are so many great netminders to choose from. There are early pioneers like Frank Brimsek, George Hainsworth. and Georges Vezina. There are the legends of the “Orignal