A brief history of the 1995-96 Florida Panthers
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The 1995-96 Florida Panthers are the 1990s expansion team that experienced the most immediate success, reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in...
Oct 28, 202210 min read
Fun with numbers - 1990-91 edition
There are few official rules when it comes to jersey numbers in the NHL. The number 0 or 00 (as the number messes with NHL statistics...
Sep 8, 20228 min read
Long lost trophies - the Ken McKenzie Trophy
The Ken McKenzie Trophy, named after the co-founder of The Hockey News, was awarded in the International Hockey League (IHL) to the top...
Aug 12, 202210 min read
No goals, no problem - defensive defencemen in the playoffs.
It is not secret that scoring decreases in the NHL playoffs compared to the regular season. With every game of the utmost importance,...
Jul 17, 202211 min read
Goalies get their recognition
Historically, goalies do not get a lot of love in awards categories outside of their own dedicated award, the Vezina Trophy. Rarely are...
Jun 21, 202210 min read
The man advantage specialist men
Special teams are the key part of a successful hockey team. While all NHL teams would love a roster full of players capable of starring...
May 27, 202211 min read
Last rounds gems from 1990s drafts
The NHL draft is a gamble. Teams are trying to judge the future career performance of players as young as 18 years old. Nowadays the most...
Apr 29, 202211 min read
1992-93: the last scoring bonanza
The 1992-93 season was unlike anything seen before, or after, in terms of individual scoring efforts. Sure, Mario Lemieux won the scoring...
Apr 8, 202210 min read
Taking on Probert: profiles in courage
In researching this post’s featured players, I stumbled across an interesting fact: Troy Crowder, renowned tough guy, fought arguably the...
Mar 25, 202210 min read
Building a champion - the Nordiques-Avalanche recipe
The Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL in 1979 as one of the four former WHA teams to join the NHL. The franchise relocated to Colorado for...
Mar 4, 202211 min read
The history of goalie goals
A position dedicated solely to keeping pucks out of the net, goaltenders have scored 15 goals in the modern history of the NHL. Billy...
Feb 24, 202211 min read
The plight of expansion team goaltenders
Being a goaltender on an expansion team is not the easiest job in hockey - in fact it's probably one of the worst. Two players featured...
Feb 5, 202210 min read
Sutter brothers bingo
The story of the Sutter brothers is legendary in professional hockey. Six brothers who grew up on cattle ranch in Viking, Alberta, that...
Jan 27, 202210 min read
Junior scoring records don't guarantee NHL success
A disclaimer before you read this post: yes, some players who hold junior scoring records did not go onto success in the NHL. However,...
Jan 3, 202210 min read
Forgotten history: the supplemental draft
With all the hype devoted to the current NHL Entry Draft, its hard to remember that draft day was once a subdued affair. Before the days...
Dec 23, 202111 min read
Unlikely Conn Smythe winners
The NHL playoffs have no equivalent when it comes to pro sports in North America. Football, by its physical nature, can only afford a...
Dec 10, 20219 min read
The most wonderful time of the year: the World Juniors
We are just over two weeks away from one of the best times of the year on the hockey calendar: the under 20 world hockey championships,...
Nov 30, 20219 min read
Expansion teams' first captains
Playing on an expansion team in a professional sports league is never easy, nor glamorous (unless you played for the Vegas Golden...
Nov 15, 202110 min read
Unlikely 50 goal scorers
The first player featured in this week's post, Gary Leeman, led me to research an interesting record: which one-time 50 goal scorer...
Nov 4, 202110 min read
The fun world of minor league nicknames
The best part of writing this blog are the rabbit holes that I can be led down by doing simple research on a player. For this week, while...
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