Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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August 01, 2017

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 08/01/2017 edition:

By Geoff Nichols on Aug 01, 2017 09:35 am

What is going on in China? Thankfully, this will not be a politically-charged piece but rather an attempt to figure out everything the Chinese Ice Hockey Association and the people behind Kunlun Red Star are doing to...

By Andrew Forbes on Jul 31, 2017 03:35 pm

It’s not often that you see goaltenders rise from the backup role to take on the starter role with almost immediate success. But nearly two years ago, that exactly what Cam Talbot did with the Edmonton Oilers following...

By Aaron Schmidtke on Jul 31, 2017 01:18 pm

It is a rare occurrence when Kevin Cheveldayoff and the Winnipeg Jets have an active offseason. In 2012, it was viewed as a busy summer signing forwards Olli Jokinen and Alexei Ponikarovsky. This July, the Jets inked a...

By Anthony Fusco on Jul 31, 2017 12:25 pm

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been making some pretty high profile moves this summer. The Leafs are attempting to bolster their roster so that the team can continue to be competitive and can take the next step this...

By Tom Dianora on Jul 31, 2017 10:05 am

Much of the Anaheim Ducks’ brief history has been defined by two eras that featured a pair of superstars. There was the duo of Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne in the mid-late 1990s. The past decade has seen Ryan...

By Dave Holcomb on Jul 31, 2017 08:30 am

The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up their last remaining restricted free agent, wing Conor Sheary, on Sunday. Pittsburgh and Sheary agreed to a three-year, $9-million deal, giving him an annual cap hit of $3 million. With...

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