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A brief history of the 1990s NHL all-star skills competition
Although the first NHL all star game took place in 1947, the skills competition that almost overshadows the game itself now did not first...
Aug 10, 20265 min read
Reliving the glory of the 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1993 Stanley Cup playoffs are often called the greatest playoffs in NHL history. At this website we are partial to the 1990s NHL, but...
May 24, 20267 min read
Young Guns Part 1: The Beginning
Rookie cards are arguably the most valuable cards to collect in the hobby. I'm not 100% sure why, but there is something about getting...
Mar 30, 20269 min read
Irbe and Myllys walked so other could run - the beginning of European goalies.
The 1990s was the start of the era of the European goalie. Yes, there were European goalies who played in the NHL prior to the 1990s: the...
Jun 23, 202610 min read
The Golden Brett
Card 464 - Brett Hull The son of the legendary Bobby Hull, right winger Brett was drafted 117th overall by Calgary in 1984. A goal scorer...
Jul 26, 20263 min read
The Dominator
The most dominant goaltender of the 1990s, and arguably one of the best goaltenders of all-time, Dominik Hasek gets a solo post dedicated...
Mar 11, 20264 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 30, 20259 min read
Winning Cups quickly, frequently and not at all
This week's post contains only four player profiles and that is because we are profiling some of the most memorable players from the...
Sep 1, 20269 min read
The Original Flower and 90s expansion draft mayhem
For this post we focus solely on the original 'Flower', Guy Lafleur. Out of all the trivia and interesting facts surrounding Lafleur's...
Jul 19, 20264 min read
The best goal celebrations
When it comes to goal celebrations in hockey, there are two schools of thought. There is the 'act like you've been there before' crowd,...
Jul 2, 202610 min read
1990s Hall of Very Good
A fun debate in hockey circles is looking at who deserves to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame that hasn't yet been elected. One of the...
May 17, 202610 min read
4 Cups for Paul Coffey
Starting with a quick personal aside: this will be the last post for perhaps a couple of months as I am currently taking my final course...
Apr 12, 20264 min read
The Magnificent One
Mario Lemieux is easily one of the most electrifying players to ever laces up the skates in the NHL. A combination of size (6'4", 230...
Mar 12, 20266 min read
Cup Champs aplenty and the expansion era comes of age
The 1990s represented a coming-of-age for the NHL. Expansion throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s meant these new teams had established...
Mar 1, 20269 min read
Scott Stevens and the history of NHL free agency
Unlike current day where free agency in the NHL is a highly-anticipated event culminating in hours of coverage on cable sports channels,...
Feb 10, 20269 min read
The first season of the San Jose Sharks
The start of the 1991-92 season was 12 years after the NHL had last expanded. In 1979, the four remaining WHA teams (Hartford, Quebec,...
Oct 31, 20258 min read
Hockey as art & politics: Gretzky, the 50/50 Club & a White House Visit
What set Upper Deck apart from other trading cards in the early 90s, aside from aesthetics, was their unique sub-sets or inserts. We've...
Oct 15, 20253 min read
Canada Cup: USA emerges as a new rival
Cards featured players from Team USA at the 1991 Canada Cup
Oct 5, 20265 min read
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