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1st Stanley Cup Playoff Action For The 1967 NHL Expansion Teams
For the 1967-68 hockey season, the National Hockey League added six expansion teams to double the number of teams in the league. Although the six new franchises were dismal, their odds of reaching the...
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4 St. Louis Blues Jack Adams Award Winners
The St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League have yet to take home their first Stanley Cup. The team joined the league in the expansion boom of 1967-68. The team has produced some great regular...
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NHL Retirees Who Coached In 1983-84 ACHL
1983-84 was the third of six season that the Atlantic Coast Hockey League existed. The teams each played a 72 game regular season schedule. The Erie Golden Blades defeated the Carolina Thunderbirds to...
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1992-93 NHL Top 5 Goal Scorers
The 1992-93 National Hockey League season saw all of the top 5 goal scorers with 60 or more goals. Offense was rampant over the 84 game schedule, largely due to the combined 21 wins by the Ottawa...
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4 Philadelphia Flyers Jack Adams Award Winners
The Jack Adams Award has existed in the National Hockey League since the 1973-74 season. The award is handed out each season to the best head coach in the league. Two teams, to date, have had their...
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3 Goalies in 1st Two Rounds of 1990 NHL Entry Draft
The 1990 NHL Entry Draft is best known for an outstanding crop of first round skaters, including Owen Nolan, Mike Ricci and Jaromir Jagr. Something that set the 1990 draft apart from other years was...
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4 Two-Time Winners of the WHL's Bobby Clarke Trophy
The Bobby Clarke Trophy is presented each season to the WHL player with the highest point total. Originally dubbed the Brownridge Trophy, it was re-named in 1987 to honour Clarke, one of the best to...
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6 From 1982-83 Portland Winterhawks With 100+ Points
For the Portland Winterhawks, it was business as usual in the 1982-83 Western Hockey League. The franchise had been dominant in the WHL since relocating from Edmonton, Alberta for the 1976-77 season....
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Vintage Hockey Card Video Series
As I write this, I'm fighting with some sort of glitch that is freezing up the upload for the final of six videos featuring vintage hockey cards from the NHL's Original 6 teams. This is just a shout...
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The AHL's History in Syracuse, New York
The Syracuse Crunch have been a steady member of the American Hockey League for nearly two decades. However, they weren’t the first to represent the New York city in the AHL. Syracuse and the AHL have...
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7 NHL Stars Who Played For The California Golden Seals
The Califonia Golden Seals existed in the National Hockey League for just a short nine year span from 1967-68 to 1975-76. Originally dubbed the Oakland Seals, the team was one of six expansion teams to...
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3 WHL Players With 500 Or More PIM In A Season
The Western Hockey League (originally the WCHL) was formed in 1966-67 and is one of three major junior hockey leagues in Canada. Currently, there are 22 teams in the WHL, 17 in Canada and 5 in the...
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Islanders V Penguins NHL Playoff History
The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the National Hockey League as an expansion franchise in 1967-68. The New York Islanders were an expansion franchise, starting play in 1972-73. The two teams met for just...
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NHL Hockey Trivia: Edmonton Oilers Retired Numbers
The Edmonton Oilers began as the Alberta Oilers in the World Hockey Association. The Oilers played in the WHA from 1972-73 until 1978-79. Edmonton was one of four WHA teams to merge into the NHL for...
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Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks NHL Stanley Cup Playoff History
In 2012-13, the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks meet for the sixth time in the post season. Detroit holds the edge, winning three of the previous five showdowns. The Red Wings have been in the...
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Top Valued 1958-59 Topps NHL Hockey Cards
In the middle ages of hockey cards between 1951-52 and the NHL expansion days of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, the 1958-59 Topps series stands out as one of the most desirable to vintage hockey...
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5 to Score 7 Goals in a Single WHL Game
On five occasions in the history of the Western Hockey League a player has scored seven goals in a single game. Two of the five went on to lengthy NHL careers. One scored all seven of his team’s goals...
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1 NHL Rule Change To Bring Back Offence
Gary Bettman rolled into town in February of 1993 as the first ever Commissioner of the National Hockey League. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins was the Art Ross Trophy winner in that 1992-93...
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NHL Trivia: Vancouver Canucks Retired Numbers
The Vancouver Canucks have just four numbers that have been retired and permanently raised to the rafters. However, there are three other numbers that have been taken out of circulation. The last...
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San Jose Sharks Individual Scoring Records
The San Jose Sharks entered the National Hockey League as an expansion team for the 1991-92 season. After two dismal seasons to start, the Sharks have become one of the most consistent regular season...
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