2024 NHL Draft: Picks order and fun facts
The 2024 NHL Draft heads to the Sphere in Las Vegas this year, with the first round taking place on Friday, June 28 and the next six rounds taking place on Saturday, June 29. The…
Tour of Ten: The Utah Sports Edition
Billionaire businessman Ryan Smith added to his portfolio of sports franchises this spring by acquiring the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League and announcing their relocation to Salt Lake City. That further bolsters the…
Conn Smythe Trophy repeats have been rare
Since the Conn Smythe Trophy – awarded to the most valuable player in the National Hockey League playoffs – was first handed out in 1965 only six players have won it more than once. Those…
I can’t believe he never won the Calder
Connor Bedard’s quest to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie for the 2023/24 season was dealt a setback in early January when he suffered a fractured jaw in the Chicago Blackhawks’ game…
First-time Stanley Cup winner in 2024?
There are currently 32 teams in the National Hockey League, with 21 of those teams having won the Stanley Cup at least once in their history. That leaves 11 teams with zero Stanley Cup titles…
Silent Skates: The WHA and Atlanta revisited
After the wave of expansion in the early 1970s things cooled down on that front in the NHL for a while. However, in 1979 the NHL merged with the World Hockey Association, adding four teams…
Silent Skates: Stories of the forgotten NHL
In the modern era there have been several unsuccessful NHL franchises and expansion attempts, with some of those teams still having die-hard fanbases that dream of the glory days returning. In this first of two…
Phil Kessel and the 1,000-point quest
Observers of National Hockey League milestones took great interest when the Vancouver Canucks brought in veteran forward Phil Kessel for a workout last week. That's because along with his three Stanley Cup victories Kessel is…
A super-definitive ranking of yearly NHL events
The NHL trade deadline for the 2023/24 season is coming up on Friday, March 8, but how does that stack up for fans against the league’s other annual events? Let’s take a look with our…