The National Hockey League belongs to a group of the most unpredictable professional sports leagues in the world, and not just in terms of game results. From time to time, the pursuit of a roster spot among extraordinarily talented players generates Hollywood-like stories, which help make things even more exciting. Related: Hockey History – the […]

Among the current active NHLers, nobody has played more games than Patrick Marleau. The 40-year-old forward was drafted way back in 1997, second overall by the San Jose Sharks, right after another star, Joe Thornton. Since then, the legendary No. 12 established himself as perhaps the most significant player in the franchise’s history. Related: 11 […]

Over the many years of a legendary career, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has shown he does not shy away from making massive trades to make his team competitive. On July 30, 2019, he proved that again by trading away a star player who was crucial to the back-to-back Stanley Cup-winning playoff runs in […]

In the more than 100 years that the National Hockey League has existed, there have not been many better players to hit the ice than Sidney Crosby. The already Hall of Fame-bound Canadian superstar has dominated at every level and brought the momentum to the then-dying Pittsburgh Penguins. He not only helped put the team, […]

To have a top defenseman who manages both the role of a power-play quarterback and the role of a player who shuts down the opposing team’s best attackers is a luxury not many NHL organizations have. Although, when we look at recent history, such players are vital pieces of Stanley Cup-winning rosters. In last season’s playoffs, […]