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…
Category Archives: Grant Fuhr
Daily Hockey Trivia – Cup Final Games, Goalie Assists & Conn Smythe
Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 16, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the modern and historical aspects of NHL…
5 Buffalo Sabres Whose Careers Were Injury-Shortened
Few things are as upsetting in sports as a promising career being cut short by injuries. And due to hockey’s rugged nature, that’s happened more than a few times in…
Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players
*This article was originally written by Alex Hobson In their 108-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 1,194 players suit up to don the blue and…
Buffalo Sabres’ Worst Trades Ever
Last week we looked at some of the best trades the Buffalo Sabres have made in their history, and while the list was impressive, it raises the question – what…
Today in Hockey History: July 14
July 14 was a day that saw two big-name general managers hired by two “Original Six” franchises. Also, some future head coaches and executives were on the move during the…
Today in Hockey History: July 14
Yesterday in Hockey History: July 13 Tomorrow in Hockey History: July 15 July 14 was a day that saw two big-name general managers hired by two “Original Six” franchises. Also,…
10 NHL Oddities We’ll Never See Again
The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won’t be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of the…
Oilers History: The Return of Grant Fuhr
From the moment he made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 14, 1981, to the Edmonton Oilers elimination in the first round of the 1989 playoffs at…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History
*This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, more than 12,000 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with around 11…