Hockey and sports in general can be broken down into moments. Some moments are bigger than others and chart the course of a franchise and an entire league.
Cale Makar has been making history virtually from the moment he entered the league. What began as a promising career has since blossomed into one that has fans, experts, and pundits wondering just how high he can go.
Since being drafted sixth overall in 1980 by the Edmonton Oilers, Paul Coffey has made an imprint on the team's blue line, both on the ice and now behind the bench. During his playing days, Coffey was Bobby Orr reincarnated.
Colorado Avalanche offensive-minded defenseman Cale Makar is the recipient of the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the second time in his career, the NHL announced Wednesday.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the second time in his career, capturing 176 of the 191 available first-place votes.
The Boston Bruins (32-38-9) took a bulldozer to an already shaky season, deciding to enter rebuild mode for the first time in ages. They fired head coach Jim Montgomery in November and dealt away franchise great Brad Marchand and fixtures Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic ahead of the trade deadline.
Bobby Orr was the first superstar I remember. Not only was he a two-time Stanley Cup winner, but he was also THE superstar of the NHL in the late 1960s and throughout the 70s.
During a recent visit to Fort Myers, Florida, I had the chance to interview Boston Bruins great Don Awrey. He played 979 games in the NHL over 17 seasons and 10 of those were with the Bruins where he won two Stanley Cups (1970 and 1972).
With a three-point effort on Monday night versus the Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens skater Lane Hutson now leads all NHL rookies in points, with three goals and 27 assists in 40 games.
The Colorado Avalanche have been decimated by injuries early on in the 2024-25 season — but superstar defenseman Cale Makar is doing everything he can to plug the holes.
Cale Makar extended his season-opening point streak with an assist on Ivan Ivan’s goal in the first period of the matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.
If you’re a hockey stat nerd and enjoy seeing records challenged and/or broken, it’s a fun era. Over the past three seasons, goals have reached a 30-year high in the NHL.
One of the NHL’s Original Six teams, the Boston Bruins have six Stanley Cup titles and a bevy of other great teams. From Bobby Orr flying in the air to winning game seven on the road in 2011, great teams, moments, and players litter Bruins history.
I have to admit that I have favorite NHL players for different reasons. Living on Vancouver Island means that the Vancouver Canucks are the team I see the most on my television.
If one chooses to look at the New York Rangers from the perspective of championships won, it is a rather sad story. The Rangers started doing business in 1926, and they have won just four Stanley Cups since then.
In his famous profile of Boston’s iconic slugger Ted Williams, the late Pulitzer Prize winner, Richard Ben Cramer, wrote that “few men try for best ever.” As hockey fans, we’ve been privileged to watch two contemporary prodigies try for exactly that.
The Boston Bruins during the 1970’s were beloved. Boston was a hockey town, and it was all because of Bobby Orr and the Big Bad Bruins. It was the hottest ticket in town, everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of these larger-than-life superstars.
The NHL announced on Wednesday, May 1st, the three finalists for the 2023-24 James Norris Memorial Trophy award – Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators, and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has etched his name in the annals of NHL history by reaching 300 career points in just 280 games. This milestone places him in elite company, trailing only the legendary Bobby Orr, who achieved the same feat in a mere 279 games.
This year’s point production by Erik Karlsson is the most by a defenseman since the 1991-92 season. The all-time record for points in a season by a defenseman is 139, set by Boston's Bobby Orr in the 1970-71 season.
Forty seconds into overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in 1970, Boston's Bobby Orr scored the winning goal. After watching the puck sail into the net, Orr leaped into the air, immortalized in history through the camera lens of photographer Ray Lussier.
Evaluating defensemen can be a tricky subject because defense in hockey has always been a difficult thing to quantify. Is it just about keeping the puck out of your own net?
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As part of their centennial celebration, the NHL did something rather expected and released a list of the 100 Greatest Players to ever play in the league.