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…
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…
Miracle on Ice: Do you believe in miracles?
In name, the Olympics are an amateur sporting event, meant to celebrate the best amateur athletes in the world across a wide variety of sports. Of course, politics infiltrates everything, from the way the locations…
Huge value in case of 1979/80 NHL cards
Give me a time machine and I’m probably not going back and wagering on future Super Bowl winners or buying Apple and Amazon stock. No, I’m probably going to set the dial to late 1979…
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…
Larmer, Ludzik, Reichel, Ciger, and Mr. Hockey?
What do Steve Larmer, Steve Ludzik, Robert Reichel, Zdeno Ciger, and Gordie Howe have in common? Obviously all five of them played in the National Hockey League at some point, albeit across several eras of…
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…
Hull rookie card takes rough, six-decade journey
It is not surprising that the Bobby Hull rookie in my hockey card collection is in rough shape. What is surprising is the fact that it still exists at all, considering how it began its…