Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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July 29, 2016

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 

07/29/2016 edition:

By Marcy Di Michele on Jul 27, 2016 11:11 pm

When the Oilers signed defenceman Andrew Ference to a free agent contract in 2013, they promptly named him as captain, before he ever suited up in a regular season game for the team. They had the right idea in mind....

By Ryan Szporer on Jul 26, 2016 07:50 pm

No one in their right mind would proclaim the Montreal Canadiens 2016-17 Atlantic Division favorites. Well, maybe ESPN in the headline of a recent piece, but the ESP in the name is purely coincidental. And, other than...

By Sammi Silber on Jul 26, 2016 07:30 pm

The Washington Capitals made an easy selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, taking sharp-shooting Russian Alex Ovechkin first-overall. Since then, he’s gone from a young, bright-eyed sniper to a reckless,...

By Mike Necciai on Jul 26, 2016 12:15 pm

Player evaluations will be based on each individual’s performance with a focus on January 1 and forward, due to the Penguins’ coaching change and shift in philosophy. Individual stats and their impact on...

By Andrew Forbes on Jul 26, 2016 11:12 am

He may have been too much for the Canadiens, but for David Poile the goal is to have P.K. Subban continue to be P.K. Subban. According to The Tennessean’s Adam Vingan, Poile considers Subban the biggest personality in...

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