NHL Must Take Steps to Reduce Injuries in Preseason Games
In a preseason game on Oct. 1 between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens, Habs defenceman Arber Xhekaj deliberately elbowed Tim Stutzle in the head in what can only…
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Every NHL Team’s Longest-Tenured Player
*this article was updated in October 2025**this archive was originally written by Ryan Gagne Hockey players train their entire lives to make it to the best league in the world…
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…
NHL’s Top 5 Defenses
*this archive was originally written by Eugene Helfrick Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can…
NHL Giveaway & Takeaway Stats Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Oftentimes, the words “giveaway” and “takeaway” are thrown around in hockey-related discourse. But what actually constitutes these terms? The NHL’s definition of a giveaway is “an unforced error that results…
Forget the Youth, Older NHL Teams Win Stanley Cups
Sometimes I can be a curmudgeon, especially when it comes to the “youths.” Sure, I am only 27, but I am nearly a decade removed from high school so I…
The NHL’s Problem With Prescription Pain Killers
In major professional sports leagues, performance-enhancing drugs and sometimes players’ struggles with illicit drugs have been the stuff of many gripping stories. Who could forget the BALCO scandal involving the…
5 Stanley Cup Final Matchups the Hockey World Needs
It’s that time of year again; summer is winding down, the lengthy offseason is nearly over, and training camps across the NHL are set to begin in the coming weeks.…
NHL Players and Their Love Affair With Golf
Hockey players from beer leagues to the NHL seem to love golf. It’s as if golf is the one hobby hockey players have in common outside the rink. The relationship between…
Predicting NHL Captains for 2025-26
*This was updated ahead of the 2025-26 season Having the “C” stitched onto a jersey has been a tradition in hockey for over a century. Arguably the biggest honor a…