Team Canada: Thirty Years Of The Game At Its Best (Book Review)
Team Canada: 30 Years Of The Game At Its Best is an invigorating look at Hockey Canada’s highly successful Program of Excellence.
Wayne Gretzky
Book Review: My First Goal
My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN…
More Than Just a Face in the Crowd
by Jas Faulkner, senior correspondent author’s note: Stick taps to Andrea Lindgren and Phyl Good for catching that Ryan Kesler is actually American by birth (a Canuck by the grace…
Nathan MacKinnon’s A Future NHL Superstar
Nathan MacKinnon has been called many things. A lot of people call him “the second coming of Sidney Crosby”, while some prefer to call him “Crosby Jr.” and various other…
Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet
The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey’s Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game’s Lost Legend By Gare Joyce. (2011, Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274.…
Sidetracked: Toews flattens a kid, Jaws slips on Monday Night Football, Fan gets tasered
Jonathan Toews flattens a small child Head shots are a major issue in professional hockey but the issue extends to youth players as well. In fact Hockey Canada has instituted…
Los Angeles Kings Resurrect Gretzky-Era Uniforms
The Los Angeles Kings are so intent upon returning to the Finals for the first time since the Gretzky era, they’ve decided to bring him back — at least in…
Ask The Alumni – Send Us A Question For Marty McSorley
Since November, The Hockey Writers and the NHL Alumni Association have teamed up for a monthly series called Ask the Alumni. It provides us with the opportunity to shine a…
Pens Must Send Strong Message: Protect Crosby For The Future
While Pens fans thought they would never see another talent like Mario Lemieux, they have been blessed with the next best thing, Sidney Crosby. Crosby is currently constructing a resume similar to…
From Gretzky’s Office: Random Hockey Facts
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…
Claude Lemieux – Ask the Alumni
During the 1985-86 season, Claude Lemieux played 10 regular season games with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring one goal and adding two assists. It was the start of a stellar career…
The NHL Guardian Project: What’s not to love?
Guest post by Craig Chambers, Field Producer TSN The views of this wonderful piece of writing do not reflect the views of TSN or anyone else who pays me,…