Ranking the Islanders’ 10 Most Recent 1st-Round Draft Picks
With the New York Islanders in possession of their first-round pick for the first time since 2019 when they took Simon Holmstrom, it is a great time to reflect on…
Category Archives: Hockey History
Shea Weber Is Not a Hall of Famer
We’re now just a few days away from hearing who will form this year’s class of inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame. There are a few new candidates this…
Today in Hockey History: June 23
On this date, the Hockey Hall of Fame opened its doors to the greatest player who ever laced up a pair of skates in the National Hockey League. Also, we…
Grading the Red Wings’ First Round Picks of the Last Decade
2024 will mark the 12th straight year that the Detroit Red Wings have made a selection in the first round of the NHL Draft. That’s a stretch of time that…
Boston Bruins: Ranking Don Sweeney’s Entry Drafts
The two-day 2024 Entry Draft is set to kick off in Las Vegas on Friday night (June 28). Because of busy trade deadlines, the Boston Bruins are not scheduled to…
Maple Leafs’ 3 Best Free Agent Signings of All-Time
*This archive was originally written in June 2023 With NHL free agency opening in less than 10 days, all 32 NHL teams will be in preparation mode. Before that, the…
Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 5th Overall
The fifth overall pick in an NHL Entry Draft has the potential to have a star available to whatever team selects at that spot. Sometimes the player picked ends up…
Today in Hockey History: June 22
A pair of games were played on June 22, and both of them saw the winner move two within one win of the National Hockey League’s ultimate prize. This date…
Bruins’ Draft History Under Don Sweeney
Don Sweeney has been the general manager of the Boston Bruins since May 20, 2015. The 16-year veteran was an eighth-round pick (166th overall) in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.…
Best Current NHL Player From Each Canadian Province
There’s nothing more Canadian than the game of hockey, so it’s not surprising that more than 40 percent of current NHLers are from the Great White North. You don’t have…