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THW's Hockey History for 04/19/2022

April 19, 2022

The latest from The Hockey Writers.

 04/19/2022 edition:

By Brian Swane on Apr 19, 2022 12:52 pm

There have been many instances of former players returning to the Edmonton Oilers years after their initial go-round with the National Hockey League club. Kevin Lowe came back to provide...

By THW Archives on Apr 19, 2022 12:40 pm

It is always easy to determine the winner and loser of a trade long after the fact. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some awful trades that looked like mistakes the very moment they made them. Here are the five worst trades in franchise history.

By THW Archives on Apr 19, 2022 12:28 pm

Ranking all-time greats, no matter the sport, is a near-impossible task. Almost every era is drastically different from the next and the game of hockey is no different. With that...

By THW Archives on Apr 18, 2022 01:20 pm

If you are explaining, you are losing— J.C. Watts If true, the Los Angeles Kings have done one hell of a lot of ‘splainin’ over their 45-year history. However, thanks...

By Matthew Zator on Apr 18, 2022 12:21 pm

Often deemed too small by NHL scouts and executives, undersized players frequently have a harder time breaking into the National Hockey League. Many are overlooked and go undrafted since they...

By Scott Blair on Apr 18, 2022 12:02 pm

The 1998-99 season was a special one in New York Rangers’ history. It was the last season Wayne “The Great One” Gretzky played hockey. It was a time of mixed...

By The Old Prof on Apr 17, 2022 04:13 pm

Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989. In his more than 1,000 regular-season games (1,099 to be exact), he scored 148 goals and...

By Jon Zella on Apr 17, 2022 04:08 pm

The New York Islanders are a storied franchise, even if most the significant parts of their story are in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Their 19-straight playoff series wins...

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