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The Stanley Cup playoffs often produce unexpected heroes. Defensive forwards or defencemen who turn into goal scoring machines for a...
Jul 2, 202110 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,...
Jun 25, 202110 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 15, 20219 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 11, 202111 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 2, 202110 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...
May 21, 20219 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 17, 202110 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...
Apr 12, 20214 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...
Mar 29, 202111 min read
JR Superstar and the Ten Team Wonder
The record for most number of franchises played for by a single player is Mike Sillinger, who played for 12 franchise over a 17 year...
Mar 20, 202112 min read
American draft dreams? More like a nightmare
As I have discussed previously on this blog, the 1990s was the decade of emergence for the United States in hockey. The expansion that...
Mar 16, 20219 min read
An homage to the power forward
The 1990s was an era where the power forward reigned supreme. Players such as Kevin Stevens, featured below, who could both score and...
Mar 12, 20216 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 3, 202110 min read
Cup winning goals galore
A fun stat I uncovered when researching this post was Stanley Cup winning goals. This doesn't mean just the exciting overtime winning...
Mar 1, 20219 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...
Feb 17, 202110 min read
Family lines and the St. Louis connection
Hockey likes to advertise itself as a family sport, particularly in Canada where the roots of professional hockey runs almost four...
Feb 10, 20219 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 4, 20218 min read
Nicknames and the cruel world of goaltending
Two things struck me during while writing this post. First, NHL players really don't put effort into nicknames like the use to do....
Jan 28, 20218 min read
Power forwards, a defining goal and a career resurrection
In researching this post I've come to realize how often players, even great players, were traded in the 80s and 90s. Perhaps it was a...
Jan 19, 20218 min read
A Slovakian Superstar and Goalies Galore
I've come to a newfound appreciation for Peter Stastny. Not only was he a trailblazer in crossing the Iron Curtain to play in the NHL,...
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