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THW's Hockey History for 11/29/2022

November 29, 2022

The latest from The Hockey Writers.

11/29/2022 edition:

By Eugene Helfrick on Nov 29, 2022 12:59 pm

Heading into the 2015 NHL Draft, there was a feeling that this would be the draft class that defined the decade. Much like how Sidney Crosby was one of the seminal...

By Ryan Gagne on Nov 29, 2022 12:55 pm

Hockey fans who were old enough probably remember where they were on Mar. 23, 1994. Wayne Gretzky, known as The Great One, took a pass from longtime teammate Marty McSorely...

By Tom Castro on Nov 29, 2022 12:51 pm

NHL Hall of Famer Joe Sakic never delivered much in the way of on-ice heartbreak to the New York Rangers, the star center spending 13 of his 20 NHL seasons...

By Gail Kauchak on Nov 28, 2022 12:58 pm

He wasn’t with the Chicago Blackhawks for long. Just eight short months, to be exact. But Marc-Andre Fleury leaves a lasting impression everywhere he goes. The future Hall-of-Fame netminder had...

By Ben Wagner on Nov 28, 2022 12:54 pm

The NHL’s expansion protocol dictates the holding of a draft to fill out the roster of new teams. The Seattle Kraken picked apart the rest of the league to staff...

By Shaun Filippelli on Nov 28, 2022 12:50 pm

Marc-André Fleury has been one of the best goaltenders in the NHL since he was picked first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2003. One of only three goalies in...

By The Old Prof on Nov 27, 2022 12:49 pm

It seems like a lifetime ago, but it was only five years since the Toronto Maple Leafs were one of the worst teams in the NHL. During the 2015-16 season,...

By Eric Friesen on Nov 27, 2022 12:45 pm

Alternate jerseys have been commonplace in the NHL since the 1990s. The Edmonton Oilers introduced their first alternate jersey in 2001-02, and have featured one for the majority of the...

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