Today in Hockey History: Oct. 11
Oct. 11 has been a very busy day in NHL history, with the expansion era officially beginning in 1967. Plus, there were memorable moments and milestones by some of the…
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Revisiting the Oilers’ First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 10
Oct. 10 has provided an incredible number of firsts in NHL history. There have been first games played by new franchises, NHL debuts by some of the all-time greats, first…
5 Draft Day Regrets From Red Wings’ Last 15 Drafts
Every team has made picks in a draft that when they look back at who they picked compared to who was available, they think “Maybe we should have taken this…
Revisiting Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere Trade
On July 22, 2021, the Philadelphia Flyers sent defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to the Arizona Coyotes as a cap dump to make room for some of their new offseason additions for…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 9
The greatest player in the history of the NHL had his fair share of memories on this date throughout his career. Also, on Oct. 9, we’ve seen new franchises hit…
Mikko Koivu’s Two-Decade Journey as the Minnesota Wild’s Captain & Legend
Minnesota Wild legend Mikko Koivu was a silent assassin, a foundational piece, a 200-foot player, who led by example night in and night out. For a second-year team like the…
Dallas Stars’ Jersey History Ranked
The franchise was known as the Minnesota North Stars from 1967-1992 before they moved to Dallas. There are ten distinct uniforms that they had along the way from Minnesota to…
Revisiting the Golden Knights’ Trade for Max Pacioretty
*This article was published in Sep. 2021 They say that the best trades in sports come when both teams involved stand to benefit, but try telling that to fans of…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 8
Oct. 8 is another extremely busy day in NHL history. One of its greatest players ever signed his first professional contract. This date has seen a little bit of everything,…