Miracles Happen - But What Happens After? The NHL Story of the 1980 US Olympic Team.
It has been 44 years since the Miracle on Ice took place at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Even the most casual hockey can is well versed in...
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- May 19
- 9 min
What goes around comes around: free agency in the early 1990s
526 - Louie DeBrusk As part of the dismantling of the Oilers dynasty, Edmonton traded Mark Messier to the New York Rangers for DeBrusk,...
- Apr 22
- 8 min
The 'last dance' for the Edmonton Oilers, and Soviet hockey
The late 1980s represented the 'last dances' for two dynasties - the Edmonton Oilers and the Soviet Union. After winning four Stanley...
- Mar 27
- 7 min
Muller for Richer, a rare, mutually beneficial trade
As this journey through hockey history winds its way into the 'high series' of 1991-92 Upper Deck, we are beginning to encounter players...
- Jan 2
- 8 min
From Wheels to Ice: NHL Players with Roller Hockey Roots
If you were alive in the 1990s, you will remember the phenomenon that was inline skating, aka Rollerblading. No one was immune to its...
- Dec 21, 2023
- 8 min
Sin Bin Legends: Top 5 NHL Players for Career Playoff Penalty Minutes
With the group of players featured in this blog post it was hard to come up with a unifying thread for the introduction piece. As a...
- Dec 2, 2023
- 8 min
Re-selecting the 1985 entry draft
It is a popular thing for hockey writers to do - take an Entry Draft from the past, and re-select the players based on years of...
- Sep 18, 2023
- 10 min
The 1990s: when even 1st round picks weren't untouchable
In modern times, many teams have a franchise player that is 'untouchable', meaning they won't be traded for anything. Often these players...
- Aug 17, 2023
- 9 min
A history of 1990s college hockey in three minutes
In doing some research for this post, I learned that 1990s NCAA hockey was a pretty wild time. US college hockey was not huge deal it is...
- Jun 29, 2023
- 9 min
Hard to follow sibling acts
Being a sibling can be hard, or so I am told as an only child. I’ve heard there are constant comparisons, both real and imagined, between...
- Jun 2, 2023
- 10 min
AHL Rookie of the Year tiers
The Red Garrett Memorial Trophy has been awarded annually to the best rookie in the AHL since the 1947-48 season when Bob Solinger won...
- May 17, 2023
- 9 min
The inexact science of drafting goalies
It is a well-established fact that drafting goalies is difficult. Trying to project how well an 18-year old will be able to handle the...
- Apr 23, 2023
- 10 min
Star Rookies and the 1989 draft
Editors note: As part of Series 1 for 1991-92 Upper Deck, 23 'Star Rookie' cards were released. The eponymous Young Guns set was released...
- Mar 14, 2023
- 8 min
First, last and only: players who stayed with the franchise that drafted them.
In the era of free agency, trade deadlines and salary caps, a player spending his entire career with the team that drafted him is...
- Mar 1, 2023
- 9 min
Not drafted? No problem!
For most NHL players, the start of their pro career comes on a magical day in June known as the NHL entry draft. Alongside family and...
- Feb 13, 2023
- 9 min
The horror of the Ottawa Senators expansion draft
It is well documented how poor the expansion draft set up was in 1993 for the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. If you want to...
- Jan 27, 2023
- 10 min
Hockey homonyms
A homonym is two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. For this post I am loosely...
- Jan 12, 2023
- 9 min
The Triple Gold Club
Professional hockey, unlike the other pro sports in the ‘big four’, has the greatest involvement of professional players in its...
- Dec 26, 2022
- 8 min
Hockey players that ain't no dummies
In doing some quick research for this post, I wanted to see what percentage of players who play in the three leagues (WHL, QMJHL, and...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 10 min
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...
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