What Happened to Roman Cechmanek? THW Archives | May 25, 2024 Roman Cechmanek was one of these European players whose star rose as fast as declined. He was not a widely known draft pick, burst onto the scene in the NHL…
Stan Mikita: A True Chicago Legend Greg Boysen | May 20, 2024 On Aug. 7, 2018, the hockey world lost one of its greatest ambassadors and the city of Chicago lost one of its biggest sports legends. Stan Mikita passed away at…
Lorne “Gump” Worsley: The Story of an Icon THW Archives | May 14, 2024 Lorne “Gump” Worsley, born and raised in Montreal, was the last NHL goalie to play without a mask. “My face is my mask,” he would say, refusing to don facial…
The Evolution of Brad Marchand THW Archives | May 11, 2024 Boston Bruins left-winger Brad Marchand has developed himself from a fourth-line pest into one of the NHL’s premier scorers. His path to joining the NHL elite was atypical, however. According…
Steve Yzerman, The Captain THW Archives | May 9, 2024 To locals, he was simply known as “The Captain.” Unfortunately overshadowed by two guys named Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux over most of his career, Steve Yzerman finally got the…
7 Cool Things About Mitch Marner Colton Pankiw | May 5, 2024 *This archive was originally published in May 2023 In the last three stories I did in this series, I covered more of the league’s quieter stars in players like Sidney…
Mark Messier – NHL Legend and 6-Time Stanley Cup Winner Jeff Seide | May 5, 2024 Mark Messier did it all in a career that spanned 25 NHL seasons over four decades. He’s the only player in NHL history to captain two different professional teams to…
Paul Kariya – The Original Mighty Duck Josh Bell | May 4, 2024 Paul Kariya was a young phenom, the face of a young franchise. He was given lofty expectations and broke into the league around the same time as two other comparable…
Jonathan Toews: Beyond the Glory Gail Kauchak | April 30, 2024 Much consideration has been given to the legacy of Jonathan Toews, 15-year captain and three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks. He missed the 2020-21 season due to complications…
Remembering Borje Salming: “King” of Maple Leafs’ Defensemen The Old Prof | April 17, 2024 Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989. In his more than 1,000 regular-season games (1,099 to be exact), he scored 148 goals and…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective Christian Thorsberg | April 15, 2024 On Jan. 6, 2006, late in the second period of a regular-season Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers tilt, a 22-year-old Ilya Kovalchuk is left dangerously uncovered on the near-side point of the…
Phil Kessel – Biography Brandon Share-Cohen | April 14, 2024 Few players in the NHL have dealt with a rollercoaster-like career quite like the one Phil Kessel has. From being drafted high in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to his…