3 Canucks Captains Who Made Vancouver Fans Believe
Hockey memories don’t just live in highlight reels—they live in our hearts, passed down like stories around a fire. For Vancouver Canucks fans, three seasons stand out above all the…
Category Archives: Ryan Kesler
Canucks One-Hit Wonders: Ryan Kesler’s 41-Goal Season & Selke Trophy in 2010-11
Over their 54-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have had 704 players log at least one game with the franchise. Throughout that time, there have been many memorable seasons, singular moments,…
Ducks’ Offseason Acquisitions Revisited: Ryan Kesler
In my time with The Hockey Writers, I’ve used the offseason as an opportunity to look back on some of the most significant transactions in the 30-season history of the…
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…
Philadelphia Flyers’ History of Signing Players to Offer Sheets
Last week, the hockey world received the rarest type of offseason news: an offer sheet. Two offer sheets, at that, both tendered by the St. Louis Blues to Edmonton Oilers…