Today in Hockey History: April 26
One of the biggest treats for National Hockey League fans is the thrill of watching a Game 7 during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This date has provided quite a few…
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April 25 Hockey Birthdays: Schwindt, Egan, Emelin
On April 25, we celebrate the birthdays of 21 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes several players from the Original Six era, one of the last players to…
The Rise & Fall of Andrew Raycroft
Eighteen years ago, Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft took the National Hockey League by storm. Boston’s fifth-round pick in 1998 had spent the previous three seasons bouncing back and forth on…
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Top-20 Goal Scorers All-Time
*This archive was updated in Oct. 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs have been around for more than a century. With 100-plus years of history, they have had several characters and…
Vancouver Canucks’ Best Trades With Vegas Golden Knights
Welcome to the Vancouver Canucks best trades series. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers look back at the Canucks’ trading history with every NHL team and pick what we believe to be…
Today in Hockey History: April 25
April 25 has provided us with some great playoff moments throughout the history of the National Hockey League. Two of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of…
April 24 Hockey Birthdays: Letang, Klee, Toffoli
On April 24, we celebrate the birthdays of 30 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes several players with names etched on the Stanley Cup and a multi-time 30-goal…
The NHL’s 50-Goal Scorers – 10 Things You Need to Know
After seasons of low scoring, the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NHL seasons brought back a rejuvenation of goals. In 2021-22, four players hit the 50-goal mark. Meanwhile, in 2022-23, five did…
Penguins’ Best and Worst Trades of the Decade
The Pittsburgh Penguins have spent the last decade with higher expectations than almost any other NHL squad. Stacked with high-end talent and depth to make deep playoff runs, the team…
2012 Redraft: What if the Edmonton Oilers Didn’t Take Nail Yakupov?
Nail Yakupov is one of the NHL’s most notable draft busts in recent memory. The Edmonton Oilers surely whiffed on this first-overall pick in 2012, as Yakupov contributed next to…