Long Stanley Cup Final Layoff Has Pros & Cons
The matchup for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is set, but we’ll have to wait a little longer for the actual games between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers to…
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NHL’s Top 14 Salaries for the 2024-25 Season
Today, Cap Friendly put out the following list of the NHL’s highest salaries for the 2024-25 season. Some Oddities About This List of Highest-Paid Players The list is a little…
Why the NHL Still Awaits Its First Openly Gay Player
Just over three years ago, I wrote a piece for The Hockey Writers that argued an inclusive NHL was waiting with open arms to welcome its first openly gay player.…
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Final Predictions
The second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and the second round is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the…
4 Lessons to Learn From 2024 Stanley Cup Conference Final Teams
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are up to the conference final phase and only four teams remain. The Dallas Stars face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference while the Florida…
4 Lessons to Learn From 2024 Stanley Cup Conference Final Teams
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are up to the conference final phase and only four teams remain. The Dallas Stars face the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference while the Florida…
Bringing Back NHL Arena Nicknames
The Forum. The Olympia. The Stadium. The names of the Original Six’s arenas were instantly recognizable to hockey fans around the world, shorthand or not. Well, for fans of the…
Revisiting THW’s Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Predictions
The writers at The Hockey Writers submitted their predictions for the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and now that they have wrapped up, it is time to see how…
Active NHLers Destined for the HHOF
*This was updated in May 2024 You will often hear about certain players being labeled “locks” for the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF). If their career ended today, their current…
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Predictions
The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs is history, and the second round is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the…