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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...

Jun 2, 202310 min read

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...

May 17, 20239 min read

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...

Apr 23, 202310 min read

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 14, 20238 min read

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...

Mar 1, 20239 min read

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...

Feb 13, 20239 min read

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 27, 202310 min read

The Triple Gold Club

Professional hockey, unlike the other pro sports in the ‘big four’, has the greatest involvement of professional players in its...

Jan 12, 20239 min read

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...

Dec 26, 20228 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...

Oct 28, 202210 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...

Sep 8, 20228 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...

Jul 17, 202211 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...

Jun 21, 202210 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...

May 27, 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 29, 202211 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, 20224 min read

Korea to Australia: leading scorers from non-traditional hockey names

Given hockey's requirement for ice, the sport has long been the domain of northern hemisphere countries. Factor in the expensive nature...

Jan 13, 20229 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,...

Dec 10, 20219 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 15, 202110 min read

Ray Bourque and Jaromir Jagr

This week's post feature two of the greatest players of all-time. Not only did they rack up great statistics throughout their careers,...

Oct 6, 20217 min read