Today in Hockey History: Sept. 18
Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 17 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 19 This has been a significant date in the history of the NHL. In addition to two franchises playing…
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7 Cool Things About Auston Matthews
The Toronto Maple Leafs have their 28-year-old centre, captain, and cornerstone Auston Matthews locked in for three more years after signing a four-year contract extension worth $53 million with an…
A Goal Horn Story: Ranking the NHL’s Horns 1-32
After the goal horn fiasco on March 10, 2021, during the first period in Detroit between the Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning and considering some of the high-scoring affairs…
7 Cool Things About Alexander Ovechkin
The Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin is this generation’s greatest goalscorer, and up on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time snipers. He has 897 goals since entering the NHL in 2005-06, 272…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 17
Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 16 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 18 Sept. 17 has been a very busy day in NHL history. One franchise played in its first-ever game,…
2011 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now?
As players selected at the 2011 NHL Draft reach their 13th anniversary in the NHL, this provides a perfect opportunity to look back on the top-10 selections of the draft.…
The Marian Hossa for Dany Heatley Trade Revisited
Twenty years ago, the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers shocked the hockey world in a superstar for superstar (plus Greg de Vries) trade. Let’s take a look back at the…
NHL Waiver Rules
Reading through the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement can be confusing. Oftentimes, it is hard to cut through the legal jargon and get to the bottom of what a rule really…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 16
Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 15 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 17 The final Canada Cup match ever played occurred on this date. Plus, the greatest player in NHL history…
The Best #9s in NHL History
This was originally published in Aug. 2015 and updated in Sep. 2025. Over the course of the NHL’s history, there have been many records put away into the books, rarely…