Buffalo Sabres’ Worst Trades Ever Matthew Morris | July 24, 2024 Last week we looked at some of the best trades the Buffalo Sabres have made in their history, and while the list was impressive, it raises the question – what…
Today in Hockey History: July 14 Matthew Zator | July 14, 2024 July 14 was a day that saw two big-name general managers hired by two “Original Six” franchises. Also, some future head coaches and executives were on the move during the…
10 NHL Oddities We’ll Never See Again THW Archives | July 13, 2024 The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won’t be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of 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…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History Ryan Gagne | June 21, 2024 *This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, 12,474 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with 1,421 (11 percent) being…
Who Were the Best Full Right Goalies in NHL History? THW Archives | June 17, 2024 “Silly sider” is a term we hear ascribed to right-shooting, right-catching, and often left-handed goalies. Like left-handed baseball pitchers, full right goalies supposedly play at an advantage over left-shooting skaters.…
NHL’s Top 5 All-Time Indigenous Players Trege Wilson | June 13, 2024 *This was originally published in June 2021 The NHL has had 7,623 players suit up since it first started in 1917. Of those 7,000-plus players, only about 80 have been…
Grant Fuhr Says One Area of Oilers’ Goaltending a Key to Success Jim Parsons | April 9, 2024 Count former Edmonton Oilers goaltender Grant Fuhr among the many who aren’t worried about the Oilers’ netminding heading into the playoffs. During an interview with Betway, Fuhr discussed his former…
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies THW Archives | April 5, 2024 Goaltending: hockey’s most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 MPH slap…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | March 8, 2024 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international…
Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players Spencer Lazary | February 5, 2024 *This article was originally written by Alex Hobson In their 107-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 1,053 players suit up to don the blue and…
Oilers’ Skinner Honours Fuhr After Breaking Iconic Goalie’s Record Brian Swane | January 26, 2024 It would be completely understandable if Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner did not know a great deal about Grant Fuhr. After all, Skinner was just 17 months old when Fuhr…