The Best #9’s in NHL History
This was originally published in Aug. 2015 and updated in March 2025. Over the course of the NHL’s history, there have been many records put away into the books, rarely…
Category Archives: Top 10 Lists
NHL’s Top 5 Defenses
Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent’s scoring chances while placing…
Top 10 Toughest Red Wings
Motown, The Motor City, Hockeytown. Detroit is a proud, blue-collar, mid-western city that at one time was home to 1.86 million people. It has since fallen from grace but is…
NHL’s Top 10 Goalies for 2024-25 – Midseason Update
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, The Hockey Writers put lists together on the top 10 players for each position, as well as coaches. It goes without saying that…
The 5 Best Agitators in the NHL
What does it take to be a good agitator in today’s NHL? Obviously, you must have the ability to get under the opponent’s skin, but you don’t want to be…
7 Biggest NHL Players in Today’s Game
*This archive was updated in Sep. 2024 In today’s NHL, speed dominates. No longer can teams roster slow, hulking defensemen capable of obstructing opponents into submission. But, if a player…
The Top 10 NHL Goalie Prospects
Drafting and developing a franchise goaltender is a tough thing to do. It is made so difficult because there is a set learning curve at the position. Traditionally, netminders develop…
10 Reasons Hockey Is the Greatest Sport on Earth
If you’re reading this, you’re probably already aware that hockey is the undisputed best sport on the planet. But if you really need some extra convincing, here’s a list of…
The NHL’s Top 100 Prospects – Preseason Rankings
Now that the 2024-25 NHL season is just weeks away, it’s time to update our ranking of the top 100 drafted NHL prospects. In the last year we’ve seen top prospects…
Top 100 NHL Players for 2024-25
With over 10,000 head-to-head votes, the writers at The Hockey Writers have completed a poll for who the best players in the NHL are. This is a list of just…