23rd Anniversary of “The Trade” of Gretzky to L.A.
Today marks the 23rd anniversary of one of the biggest transactions in all of sports history, when Wayne Gretzky was involved in what has simply come to be known as "The Trade".
Categories: Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: "The Great One", "The Trade", Bruce McNall, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Eric Desjardins, Glen Sather, Glenn Anderson, Grant Fuhr, Hart Trophy, Jacques Demers, Jari Kurri, Jimmy Carson, Kevin Lowe, Los Angeles Kings, Luc Robitaille, Mark Messier, Martin Gelinas, Marty McSorley, Mike Krushelnyski, National Hockey League, NHL, Paul Coffey, Peter Pocklington, Wayne Gretzky
Finally, Howe Takes Rightful Place with Hockey’s All-Time Elite
One of the top two-way defenseman in hockey history will finally be taking his rightful place as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Eligible for induction since 1998, defenseman Mark Howe received the long-awaited phone call from Bill Hay of the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Bill Hay, Brad McCrimmon, Detroit Red Wings, Doug Gilmour, Ed Belfour, Gordie "Mr. Hockey" Howe, gordie howe, Houston Aeros, Joe Nieuwendyk, Lou Kaplan Trophy, Mark Howe, National Hockey League, New England Whalers, NHL, Paul Coffey, Philadelphia Flyers, Raymond bourque
Penguins in talks with Jagr on possible NHL return
After three season away from the league, Jagr is looking to make one last return to the NHL and he is looking to do it with the club who drafted him 5th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Categories: Detroit Red Wings, Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Pittsburgh Penguins, Trade Rumors, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Dan Bylsma, Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Jaromir Jagr, KHL, Marc Andre Fleury, Mario Lemieux, NHL, Paul Coffey, Pierre LeBrun, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ray Shero, Rob Rossi, Ron Francis, Sidney Crosby
Recchi Goes Out on Top With Third Cup Victory
By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove Creative Editor It was no coincidence that Boston Bruins’ forward Mark Recchi was the next player [...]
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Restoring the Rosters: Edmonton Oilers
Based on Matthew Pouliot’s series on Circling the Bases, I have decided restore the rosters for every NHL team. Like Pouliot, [...]
Read more...Categories: Restoring the Rosters, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Ales Hemsky, Alex Plante, Andrew Cogliano, Andy Moog, Danny Syvret, Devan Dubnyk, Fernando Pisani, Georges Laraque, Grant Fuhr, Jake Allen, Jari Kurri, Jason Arnott, Jason Chimera, Jeff Deslauriers, Jeff Petry, Jordan Eberle, Kevin Lowe, Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Mark Messier, Mathieu Roy, Matt Greene, Matthew Lombardi, Mike Comrie, Miroslav Satan, Nikolai Khabibulin, Olivier Roy, Paul Coffey, Rob Schremp, Ryan Smyth, Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff, Taylor Chorney, Theo Peckham, Tom Poti, Wayne Gretzky, Zack Stortini






