Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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January 28, 2020

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

01/28/2020 edition:

By Eugene Helfrick on Jan 28, 2020 09:11 am

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 additional pressure on them...

By Blain Potvin on Jan 27, 2020 05:05 pm

Since the collapse of the Montreal Canadiens’ 2017-18 NHL season, general manager (GM) Marc Bergevin has been working on a retool. The Canadiens have focused on building a younger, faster team that frames better...

By Jim Parsons on Jan 27, 2020 03:45 pm

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the San Jose Sharks, namely Joe Thornton and whether or not he’ll waive his no-trade clause. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to insert a young blueliner while the New York...

By The Old Prof on Jan 27, 2020 09:20 am

During the offseason and a few days into the 2019 training camp, things looked rosy for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Reluctant young forward Mitch Marner had signed and newcomers Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot, who came in a...

By Tyler Bowen on Jan 27, 2020 08:35 am

Since the 2019-20 NHL season began, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been forced to navigate through nearly every key member of the team being injured at some point. Still, after the NHL All-Star break, the Penguins find...

By Landon Kapusianyk on Jan 26, 2020 05:10 pm

The Vancouver Canucks headed into the All-Star break first in the Pacific Division. Vancouver has been nearly unbeatable during the last month with their only losses coming to the Winnipeg Jets and the two Florida-based...

By Scott Roche on Jan 26, 2020 03:00 pm

With the All-Star Game in the books for another year, the NHL will begin the march to April and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Monday, the league resumes the regular season schedule. Over the next two-plus months, the...

By THW Archives on Jan 26, 2020 10:59 am

Wayne Gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career (20 seasons in the NHL and one in the WHA) rewriting the record books. When ‘The Great One’ retired following the 1998-99 season, he held 61 NHL...

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