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Today in Hockey History: July 11

Matthew Zator | July 11, 2024

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded away one of the greatest players in their franchise history on this date. Plus, a pair of Hockey Hall of Famers were born who won three…

Revisiting Vezina Trophy Seasons: George Hainsworth’s 1926-27 Season

Andrew Forbes | July 11, 2024

It was a trophy introduced to the league in 1926-27 by the former owners of the Montreal Canadiens — Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich — in memory of…

Greatest NHL Player for Each Jersey Number

THW Archives | July 10, 2024

Debates over great NHL players have been conducted for decades. People have debated over the greatest player to play each position, who the best goal scorer is, and who the…

Oilers History: The Return of Grant Fuhr

Rob Soria | July 10, 2024

From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at…

3 Stanley Cup Winning Goalies Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Ryan Gagne | July 10, 2024

The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, opened its doors to the first class of inductees in 1945. Every year since then, fans and writers across the…

Today in Hockey History: July 10

Matthew Zator | July 10, 2024

July 10 saw a big trade between two “Original Six” franchises that saw one of them obtain the greatest goal scorer in their team’s history. Also, a current star inked…

NHL’s 10 Most Impressive Streaks

Raymond Harrison | July 9, 2024

Numbers, stats, and figures are an integral part of the hockey viewing experience. The game is rife with scoring slumps, hot streaks, losing skids, and dynastic stretches of winning. The…

Hockey Goalies – A Breed Apart

Jeff Seide | July 9, 2024

The great Jacques Plante summed it up this way, “Imagine sitting at your desk. You make a mistake. A red light goes on behind you, a siren starts sounding and…

Today in Hockey History: July 9

Matthew Zator | July 9, 2024

The events of July 9 are full of Hall of Fame names who left their mark on the National Hockey League, both on the ice and in the front office.…

Russian-Born Goalies Who’ve Won the Stanley Cup

Ryan Gagne | July 8, 2024

The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to capture the franchise’s first championship. One of the building blocks of their title-winning…

Tampa Bay Lightning Jersey History

Eugene Helfrick | July 8, 2024

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…

Remembering the Los Angeles Kings’ Triple Crown Line

THW Archives | July 8, 2024

Growing up in the 1970s 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…

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