Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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April 15, 2016

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 

 04/15/2016 edition:

By Tannor Torrao on Apr 15, 2016 09:34 am

37 shots faced, 35 shots denied. 18, 588 Pittsburgh gold t-shirt-wearing, towel-waving fans chanting his name in full throat. A 5-2 victory in Game 1 of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Welcome to the dance, Mr. Zatkoff,...

By Dan Rice on Apr 15, 2016 08:59 am

It’s the most, wonderful time, of the yearrrrrrrr! Who doesn’t love playoff hockey right? My personal favorite part is the dying minutes of a one-goal game when everything is a scramble, bodies are diving everywhere,...

By Mitch Michals on Apr 14, 2016 03:19 pm

When the Anaheim Ducks defeated the junior varsity Washington Capitals in the final game of the 2015-16 NHL season, the playoff picture was officially set. The win gave Anaheim their fourth straight division title, and...

By Neal McHale on Apr 14, 2016 12:45 pm

In a follow up to Wednesday’s piece, where I criticized the notion that Canadians will be disinterested by this year’s NHL post-season due to absence of a Canadian market for the first time since 1970, I...

By Kristi Loucks on Apr 14, 2016 11:16 am

After dropping Game 1 in St. Louis, there will inevitably be doubters who get that sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs. The Fans who so quickly revert to the doom and gloom, but a loss to the Blues very well...

By Dustin Nelson on Apr 13, 2016 09:16 am

Even before it was formalized, the honor getting into the Triple Gold Club was a rare achievement. Winning Olympic Gold, World Championship Gold and the Stanley Cup is a feat only 26 players have ever accomplished. It...

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