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Canucks unveil Neilson statue, name award winners

Cam Charron | April 8, 2011

Right arm outstretched, the blade of journeyman forward Jim Nill’s stick in hand, holding aloft a white towel on the butt-end, a Vancouver Canuck associate coach made history, and is…

Book Review: Queens of the Ice

Rebecca Dobrinski | March 25, 2011

Carly Adams adds to the case for Hilda Ranscombe and the Preston Rivulettes’ induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Toronto – I hope you’re listening. Queens of the…

Bill McCreary: Veteran Referee Reflects on His Career

Bruce Hollingdrake | March 24, 2011

It is one of, if not the most, thankless job in sport. The referee. There is perhaps no single word that garners more hatred and disgruntlement from sports aficionados.

From Gretzky’s Office: Random Hockey Facts

Christopher Ralph | March 15, 2011

Like many sports and hockey fans, players and writers, I am a sucker for completely random facts, trivia and stats. This installment features 13 facts and is in honor of…

Book Review – Blackhawks’ 2010 Stanley Cup Run

Rebecca Dobrinski | March 13, 2011

With the playoffs looming, I could not help but notice three books in my “to read” stack calling out for attention. Over the past few months, I ended up with…

Book Review – Lone Star Skate

Rebecca Dobrinski | March 8, 2011

The Lone Star Skate: Improbable (But True) Stories of Texas’s Hockey Heroes By Glenn Hart and Rusty Burson. (2011, Austin, TX: Bridgeway Books. Hardcover. Pp. 180. $39.95 US. ISBN 978-1-934454-38-1)…

10 Might Join Jarome Iginla in the 10 x 30 Club

Christopher Ralph | March 8, 2011

By now you’ve seen Jarome Iginla has added quite a monumental feather in his cap. He becomes amazingly only the 10th member of the exclusive 10 x 30 Club –…

Book Review– Jacques Plante: The Man Who Changed The Face Of Hockey

Jeff Little | March 3, 2011

Goaltenders tend to make fascinating subjects for biographical treatment. Whether autobiographical (as in Ken Dryden’s masterful work in The Game) or penned by others, there is something compelling about the…

How Mr. Hockey Became Number 1

Mike Moore | February 26, 2011

One of the nice things about hockey history is it gives everybody several years to ponder some of the most difficult and often-asked questions of all-time. The general consensus today…

THW Top 15: Undrafted Players Currently in the NHL

Cory Twibell | February 21, 2011

The NHL draft has played host to many forgettable selections, but these 15 undrafted players rewarded teams via the powerful portal of free agency.

Introducing Hockey to Music City

Rebecca Dobrinski | February 20, 2011

In the fall of 1962, Nashville, Tennessee, newspapers took on the task of educating the Music City on its newest sport – ice hockey. Bill Parker of the Nashville Banner…

Book Review: Hockey Superstitions

Rebecca Dobrinski | February 6, 2011

Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks. By Andrew Podnieks. (2010, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 175. $19.99 CAN/$17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-7108-9) Every athletic league…

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