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Yesterday in Hockey History: July 18 Tomorrow in Hockey History: July 20 One of the greatest coaches in the National Hockey League was born on this date many years ago. Also, two players who had great runs and won championships in Motown moved on to new homes. The THW time machine is warmed up and…
On July 18, longtime NHL goaltender Jaroslav Halak officially announced his retirement from professional hockey. With that announcement, a notable chapter in Montreal Canadiens history reopens, one that stirred intense debate and emotion across the hockey world: the Halak-Price decision. Before diving into that defining moment for the Canadiens, it’s worth taking a moment to…
The Pittsburgh Penguins have had quite a few issues on defense over the past few seasons. Since the 2020-21 season, they have given up the 13th most goals in the league, allowing 1,175 goals in that span. To put into perspective how bad it has been, the Carolina Hurricanes had the fewest with 985 goals…
With the 2025 NHL Draft in the books, it’s never too early to start looking towards next year’s crop of top prospects. The 2026 draft class is starting to shape up to be a really exciting one especially at the top of the draft board. For a few years now, Gavin McKenna has been getting…
It’s the dog days of summer, but the 2025-25 schedule release sparks previews and open discussions for the upcoming season. For the Boston Bruins, there is a lot to talk about. We have recently gone over the best and worst case scenarios, and as the offseason series continues we dive into the area that the…
News broke Thursday morning that Yegor Chinakhov has requested a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets. The request was made public in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by his agent Shumi Babaev, later confirmed by general manager (GM) Don Waddell in a conversation with Aaron Portzline of The Athletic. Related: Blue Jackets Forward Requests…
The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed restricted free agent (RFA) forward Parker Ford to a two-year deal with an $812,500 average annual value (AAV.) The undrafted 24 year old was one of the Manitoba Moose’s more-productive players when in the lineup last season, scoring 14 goals and adding seven assists for 21 points in 41 games….
For the Vegas Golden Knights, the 2024-25 season went swimmingly… until it didn’t. The Edmonton Oilers exposed the Golden Knights’ many flaws, outclassed them, and unceremoniously sent them to the golf course in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This won’t cut it. This franchise has championship standards, and it will need to…
The Winnipeg Jets’ “Vilardi Party” will continue for the next half-dozen seasons as the team has signed the budding star forward to a six-year contract with a $7.5 million average annual value (AAV.) The 25 year old set new career highs in goals (27) assists, (34) and points (61) in 71 games last season season…
The prevailing thought was that it would be a quiet summer within the walls inside Nationwide Arena. But on Thursday, some news broke that awakened the hockey world to a small degree. According to Shumi Babaev, the agent for Blue Jackets’ forward Yegor Chinakhov, the player has made it known he would be open to…
