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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...
Nov 4, 202510 min read
The record that no one wants
Researching this week's post I learned of a record that no NHLer wants to hold - the most Stanley Cup Finals appearances without winning...
Oct 19, 202511 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, 20267 min read
Fun Facts: Part 1
When writing these blogs, one of my favourite things is finding the bizarre connections that can occur between players featured in a...
Sep 24, 20268 min read
One and two year wonders
Let's start this post by recognizing that playing any amount of time in the NHL is an accomplishment that 99 per cent of people who play...
Sep 10, 20269 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
An enforcer and a gentleman: The Probert-Numminen connection
Hockey is a sport that is long associated with violence; it is also a sport that annually awards a trophy to the most gentlemanly player...
Aug 24, 202610 min read
1990s Hobey Baker Award winners
In the 1990s, college hockey had existed in the United States for the better part of the 20th century, but it was only beginning in the...
Aug 17, 202610 min read
Cue Brass Bonanza: the story of the Hartford Whalers
With three former Hartford Whalers featured in this post, I felt it appropriate to remember the fourth and final franchise to relocate...
Aug 9, 20269 min read
Dave McLlwain and a single-season record
The 1990s was a great time for player movement via trades. Free agency would only truly become free after the lockout shortened season,...
Jul 26, 202610 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
Unexpected Stanley Cup Finals heroes
The Stanley Cup playoffs often produce unexpected heroes. Defensive forwards or defencemen who turn into goal scoring machines for a...
Jul 12, 20267 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
Longest overtime games of the 1990s
One of the unique aspects of playoff hockey is the potential for games to extend for hours at a time. Players are exhausted, fans are...
Jun 25, 202610 min read
The end of the enforcers
The Philadelphia Flyers of the 1970s turned the intimidation factor that was always present in hockey into a formula for a winning hockey...
Jun 15, 20269 min read
Gary Roberts and what it takes to win the Masterton Trophy
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and...
Jun 11, 202611 min read
The start of the Soviet Era in the NHL
The dissolution of the Soviet Union took place during the late 1980s and early 1990s. With this geopolitical shift, many of the greatest...
Jun 2, 202610 min read
Like father, like son - NHL family affairs
One of the benefits of over 100 years of NHL hockey is that there are almost four generations of pro hockey players, meaning there are...
May 21, 20269 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
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