Bi-Weekly THW Editor's Choice

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July 23, 2019

The Editor's Choice stories from The Hockey Writers.

 07/23/2019 edition:

By Sara Biela on Jul 22, 2019 12:40 pm

The Los Angeles Kings were one of six teams to join the NHL during the 1967 Expansion. Nine years later, they became the 10th franchise to have a player score 50 goals in a season. The team now has six members in the...

By Declan Schroeder on Jul 22, 2019 10:35 am

Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll...

By Nathaniel Oliver on Jul 22, 2019 09:20 am

When the NHL expanded from six to twelve teams in 1967, it was imperative for the half-dozen new teams – if they wanted to be competitive, at least – to have solid goaltending. With a West Division housing...

By Brian Joyce on Jul 22, 2019 09:05 am

William Nylander recently announced that he will be changing his jersey number from 29 to 88. While the announcement has caused some controversy, it has given us the chance to reflect on previous times that Toronto...

By Jim Parsons on Jul 22, 2019 07:56 am

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on the Philadelphia Flyers and how close they are to singing Travis Konecny, the Florida Panthers who may run with a couple of inexperienced backup goaltenders, plus...

By Tom Castro on Jul 21, 2019 08:35 am

For established world-class athletes, joining a team in New York City from elsewhere always has been, and always will be, a different animal. A select group of imported players thrives under the white-hot spotlight,...

By Zain Bhanji on Jul 20, 2019 07:02 pm

I must say that the Edmonton Oilers have won back a few fans by finally trading away disgruntled agitator Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for forward James Neal. I would personally venture to say that this deal...

By The Old Prof on Jul 20, 2019 03:55 pm

It would be an overstatement to say that all eyes are on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner drama, but probably not by much. Most of the news and rumors emerging from the organization are emanating from Marner’s...

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