Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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October 20, 2017

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 10/20/2017 edition:

By Johannes Wheeldon on Oct 20, 2017 08:50 am

Gord Downie, the powerful, enigmatic and wonderfully quirky Canadian singer-songwriter died this week at the age of 53. It wasn’t a surprise. He chose to make his brain cancer diagnosis public in May 2016. That...

By Will Billinghurst on Oct 20, 2017 08:20 am

Sometimes you’ll see a headline and immediately scoff at the idea that it’s true. That something so ingrained in a sport could be taken out and replaced. Whether it’s billed as being for the growth of...

By Brandon Share-Cohen on Oct 19, 2017 09:52 pm

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the first period of the Boston Bruins game against the Vancouver Canucks game Thursday, you missed out on the best stretch of Bruins hockey so far this season. For starters,...

By Andrew Forbes on Oct 19, 2017 02:20 pm

At the start of the season, the first general manager in Vegas Golden Knights’ history – George McPhee – said that his team was going to be competitive in their inaugural season. “I think it’s going to be a...

By Jim Parsons on Oct 19, 2017 12:35 pm

In today’s Rumor Rundown we cover a lot of ground and a number of teams. Speculation is really starting to swirl now that certain teams have gotten off to a rocky start. Other rumored moves that went dormant are...

By Jeff Seide on Oct 19, 2017 09:35 am

In the 12-month period before the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, there was a heated discussion about two ‘generational’ talents: Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. There was a fun and somewhat even argument over who had the better...

By Matthew Golda on Oct 19, 2017 09:20 am

Another Rangers game, another Rangers loss. They did manage to go to overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins and gain a point. But they are way past moral victories right now and three points through seven games is an...

By Johannes Wheeldon on Oct 19, 2017 09:05 am

Hockey may be the fastest game on earth, but Brett Harvey offers a measured meditation on the role of the slowest guys on the ice. His documentary “Ice Guardians” had a successful opening and received positive reviews....

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