NHL’s Top 10 Position Groups for 2023-23 Mike Fink | November 6, 2023 A common phrase heard around the NHL is that a team has a “top-five defense” or “one of the best forward units in the league” or a team’s goaltending duo…
NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 5 Eugene Helfrick | November 6, 2023 The word at the front of my mind this week is parity. While all sports strive to keep a competitive balance, the idea of any team being able to win…
NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 4 Eugene Helfrick | October 30, 2023 Now that we are a few weeks into the 2023-24 NHL season, it really feels like we are starting to get somewhere… but I don’t know where that is just…
NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 3 Eugene Helfrick | October 23, 2023 By week 3 of the NHL season, I was expecting to have some clarity for these Power Rankings, even if just a little bit. Yes, it is still very early,…
NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 2 Eugene Helfrick | October 16, 2023 In THW’s Week 2 Power Rankings, we search for one thing from the NHL… Clarity. With a week’s worth of hockey in the books (mostly), the start of the 2023-24…
NHL 2023-24 Power Rankings: Week 1 Eugene Helfrick | October 9, 2023 Well, it’s officially that time of the year… welcome back to THW’s weekly Power Rankings as the 2023-24 NHL season kicks off on Tuesday! After a long postseason, and even…
NHL Power Rankings Based On Positional Rankings Ryan Gagne | September 21, 2023 *This article was originally written by Eugene Helfrick If you are a frequent reader of The Hockey Writers, you’ve probably noticed over the past two weeks, we’ve been busy ranking…
Ranking NHL Teams By Forwards Ryan Gagne | September 12, 2023 *This article was originally written by Eugene Helfrick Unlike goaltenders and defensemen, the forwards are usually the heartbeat of every franchise. Whether scoring hundreds of points, backchecking hard enough to…
Ranking NHL Teams By Defencemen Ryan Gagne | September 8, 2023 *this archive was originally written by Eugene Helfrick Unlike goaltenders, who are indeed the last line of defense, the players who usually clear out the front of the crease and…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Stanley Cup Playoff Edition Eugene Helfrick | April 17, 2023 It’s the time that all NHL fans wait for, the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs! While the regular season is fun, most will agree that the first few days…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Regular Season Finale Eugene Helfrick | April 10, 2023 Well, just like that we have hit the final week of THW’s 2022-23 Power Rankings! While it feels like October was only a few days ago, the NHL’s regular season…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Week 26 Eugene Helfrick | April 3, 2023 For how much uncertainty surrounded the NHL heading into Week 25, Week 26 brings with it a surprising amount of clarity. This week, a large chunk of teams at the…