THW's Hockey History

THW's Hockey History for 03/22/2022

March 22, 2022

The latest from The Hockey Writers.

03/22/2022 edition:

By Lucas Anderson on Mar 22, 2022 12:46 pm

The NHL’s 2001-02 season was one of few goals, many saves, and one infamous award snub. Given that this was the “dead puck era,” it’s fitting that one skater—Jarome Iginla—and...

By Nathaniel Oliver on Mar 22, 2022 12:42 pm

By the time Dave Keon returned to the NHL for a curtain call with the Hartford Whalers, he was 39 years old. Even at 39, he was still only the...

By Julian Mongillo on Mar 22, 2022 12:38 pm

There is a lot of history behind the Colorado Avalanche franchise. Before it was based out of Denver, playing in burgundy and blue jerseys as it is now, the team...

By Alex Chauvancy on Mar 21, 2022 01:56 pm

What does it take to be a good agitator in today’s NHL? Obviously, you must have the ability to get under the opponent’s skin, but you don’t want to be...

By Nathaniel Oliver on Mar 21, 2022 01:52 pm

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the NHL has found player representation from many countries that were once part of the Soviet Union. 1994 saw the first Russian-born players...

By Brandon Share-Cohen on Mar 21, 2022 01:48 pm

The Boston Bruins: known worldwide as one of the National Hockey League’s Original Six…except they didn’t actually come along until seven years after the league began play. There were also...

By Colin Newby on Mar 20, 2022 12:08 pm

Founded in 1967, the Philadelphia Flyers have been one of hockey’s most successful franchises over the last half-century. They have the third-highest all-time points percentage among NHL teams, trailing only...

By Nick Horwat on Mar 20, 2022 12:02 pm

In 2017, Matt Murray seemed like the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie of the future, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups as a rookie and earning the starting job over a future Hall of...

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