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30 Seasons of the Calgary Flames – Part One (1980-81 to 1989-90)

Ryan Pike | August 19, 2011

The 2010-11 season was the 30th season played by the Calgary Flames. As the next season quickly approaches, we present a three-part look back at 30 seasons of the Flames,…

The Bob Suter Story: The Power of Twenty

Jas Faulkner | August 15, 2011

In sports, twenty has graced the backs of a number of Hall of Famers, causing ten MLB teams, two NFL teams, the Portland Trailblazers and the Los Angeles Kings to retire the number. In other corners of the NHL, one name is associated with the number twenty: Suter.

Optimus Reim: Goaltending As Performance Art

Joe Pack | August 7, 2011

A near-empty arena on a cold, Sunday night hosts an average men’s hockey league matchup. The skating leaves much to be desired, pucks fly well wide of the net, and…

Do You Still Believe in Miracles? – A Review of Wayne Coffey’s The Boys of Winter

Rebecca Dobrinski | August 7, 2011

The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. By Wayne Coffey. (2005, New York: Three Rivers Press. Softcover. Pp.…

Toronto Maple Leafs Retrospective: “The Passion Returns”

Joe Pack | August 3, 2011

I’ve been watching “The Passion Returns: The ’92-’93 Season” for 17 years. I have to coax it into the VHS player every time it tries to spit the tape out. It’s…

Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA

Daniel Schöpf | July 31, 2011

Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…

Toronto Maple Leafs Captains – 1927-1938

Jason Kurylo | July 27, 2011

Any hockey fan looking to kick Maple Leaf nation while they’re down – and let’s be honest, there are lots of us – can point to Toronto’s current ownership of…

Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973

Mark Ascione | July 7, 2011

In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff…

Team Captains – Philadelphia Flyers

THW Archives | June 30, 2011

The Philadelphia Flyers surprised many fans in the 2011 off-season with a few unexpected trades, including that of their captain, Mike Richards, to the Los Angeles Kings for young up-and-comers Brayden Schenn…

Vancouver Canucks History of Team Captains

Trevor Beggs | June 26, 2011

This post was originally crafted by Jason Kurylo in June of 2011. It has been updated by a current THW writer, Trevor Beggs, in September of 2018. Since joining the…

Reminiscing on the the Kessel Trade

Bob Mand | June 25, 2011

The Kessel Trade: What A long, strange trip it’s been… On one of the last days of summer, 2009, the Boston Bruins shocked their fans and hockey analysts alike by…

Seven Things about Mark Recchi

Jason Kurylo | June 22, 2011

Mark Recchi isn’t the oldest guy to win the Stanley Cup, but he’s up there. He said going into the final that he would call it a career should the Boston Bruins…

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