The NHL’s Most Unbreakable Records
Many athletes believe – or at least pretend to believe – that records are made to be broken. If that’s the case, they haven’t taken a look at the NHL’s…
Category Archives: Martin Brodeur
Best NHL Goalies of the 1990s
The 1990s was an amazing decade of growth and excitement for the National Hockey League. With the European influence on the game leading to a faster, more wide-open style of…
Most Games Played By a Goalie in One NHL Season
Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He’s earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie…
10 Things You Never Knew About Hockey
From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015. So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History
*This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, 12,474 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with 1,421 (11 percent) being…
Memorable Game 6s: Ducks Force Game 7 in 2003 Cup Final
Doubted and for all intents and purposes counted out, the Edmonton Oilers have clawed their way back into the Stanley Cup Final and have forced a Game 6, to be…
Gretzky, Ovechkin and the Goalies They Scored On (A Lot)
Hockey fans who were old enough probably remember where they were on Mar. 23, 1994. Wayne Gretzky, known as The Great One, took a pass from longtime teammate Marty McSorely…
Today in Hockey History: June 16
There was only one game played on June 16, and it brought the Stanley Cup back to Motown for the second straight year. This date in NHL history also saw…
The NHL’s Most Unbreakable Playoff Records
A while back we sat down together and opened the NHL’s record book in search of some of the game’s most unbreakable records. While Wayne Gretzky’s name is found throughout…
The NHL’s Most Unbreakable Playoff Records
A while back we sat down together and opened the NHL’s record book in search of some of the game’s most unbreakable records. While Wayne Gretzky’s name is found throughout…