Tampa Bay Lightning Jersey History
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the envy of the National Hockey League. They’ve got a phenomenal owner in Jeff Vinik, who put the brakes on disaster and painstakingly rebuilt the…
Archives
Don’t miss any of our hockey history stories.
- RSS (feed reader) subscription: https://test.thehockeywriters.com/category/archives/feed/
- Updates delivered to your email Inbox
Remembering the Los Angeles Kings’ Triple Crown Line
Growing up in the 1970’s as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los…
Every NHL Team’s All-Time Best Goal Scorer
There are many skills that a hockey player can have to make them an asset in the NHL. But you cannot win games without the puck hitting the back of…
Rangers Continue to Be Haunted by Joe Sakic
NHL Hall of Famer Joe Sakic never delivered much in the way of on-ice heartbreak to the New York Rangers, the star center spending 13 of his 20 NHL seasons…
What Joe Sakic Means to the Avalanche
Joe Sakic retired as the all-time leader in games played (1378), goals (625), assists (1016), and points (1641) for the Colorado Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques franchise. His leadership on and off the…
Hockey Documentaries to Watch Right Now
True fans know hockey involves more than a 60-minute game. From fictional movies about the sport to highlight reels online, hockey can be found in multiple forms. A number of…
The Best NHL Defensemen Ever
The NHL has a long and storied existence. Legendary teams, lines and players serve as a reminder of days gone by while today’s players continue to forge the legacy left…
Brothers in the NHL
– latest update: Aug. 2021 With over 100 years of history, it should come as no surprise that the NHL has seen its share of sibling rivalries. In some cases,…
The WHA – A Look Back at the Upstart Hockey League
As the National Hockey League continued to prosper in the early 1970s, there was a demand for more teams in more cities throughout much of the United States and Canada…
The Most Important Hurricanes of All Time
Twenty-seven years ago, the Hartford Whalers franchise packed their bags and shipped out to an unproven hockey market in Raleigh, North Carolina to become the Hurricanes. Since then, the Hurricanes…
Cleveland Barons NHL Draft History
The NHL version of the Cleveland Barons was one of the shortest-lived teams in the history of the league. The franchise was originally part of “The Great Expansion” of 1967…
Edmonton Oilers’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time
The Edmonton Oilers have a long history of prolific goal scorers. Not only that, but they also have a plethora of Hall-of-Fame twine ticklers that have donned the blue and…