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Jan 1510 min read
Undrafted and unashamed: the top undrafted players of the 1990s
Being selected by a team during the NHL Entry Draft is a great step towards playing in the NHL; however, being drafted is no guarantee...
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Dec 18, 202410 min read
1990s Canada WJC captains - from Lindros to Tully
With the World Junior Championship starting later this month, and in recognition of one of this post's featured players Troy Murray (who...
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Nov 3, 20248 min read
Top line to front office: How successful are the 1990s top scorers in the boardroom?
In honour of Brendan Shanahan, who finished 19th in scoring in the 1990s, I wanted to see how NHL stars from the decade fared in their...
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Aug 9, 202411 min read
Hockey players: the toughest athletes out there
NHL players have a reputation for playing through pain and being some of the toughest professional athletes. Whether or not it has been a...
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Jul 14, 20249 min read
Miracles Happen - But What Happens After? The NHL Story of the 1980 US Olympic Team.
It has been 44 years since the Miracle on Ice took place at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Even the most casual hockey can is well versed in...
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Jun 23, 202410 min read
Irbe and Myllys walked so other could run - the beginning of European goalies.
The 1990s was the start of the era of the European goalie. Yes, there were European goalies who played in the NHL prior to the 1990s: the...
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May 19, 20249 min read
What goes around comes around: free agency in the early 1990s
526 - Louie DeBrusk As part of the dismantling of the Oilers dynasty, Edmonton traded Mark Messier to the New York Rangers for DeBrusk,...
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Apr 22, 20248 min read
The 'last dance' for the Edmonton Oilers, and Soviet hockey
The late 1980s represented the 'last dances' for two dynasties - the Edmonton Oilers and the Soviet Union. After winning four Stanley...
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Mar 27, 20247 min read
Muller for Richer, a rare, mutually beneficial trade
As this journey through hockey history winds its way into the 'high series' of 1991-92 Upper Deck, we are beginning to encounter players...
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Jan 2, 20248 min read
From Wheels to Ice: NHL Players with Roller Hockey Roots
If you were alive in the 1990s, you will remember the phenomenon that was inline skating, aka Rollerblading. No one was immune to its...
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Dec 21, 20238 min read
Sin Bin Legends: Top 5 NHL Players for Career Playoff Penalty Minutes
With the group of players featured in this blog post it was hard to come up with a unifying thread for the introduction piece. As a...
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Dec 2, 20238 min read
Re-selecting the 1985 entry draft
It is a popular thing for hockey writers to do - take an Entry Draft from the past, and re-select the players based on years of...
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Nov 3, 20239 min read
Players you didn't know were in the 1996 World Cup
The successor to Alan Eagleson's Canada Cup tournaments, the 1996 World Cup signaled a massive shift in international hockey. The United...
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Sep 18, 202310 min read
The 1990s: when even 1st round picks weren't untouchable
In modern times, many teams have a franchise player that is 'untouchable', meaning they won't be traded for anything. Often these players...
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Aug 17, 20239 min read
A history of 1990s college hockey in three minutes
In doing some research for this post, I learned that 1990s NCAA hockey was a pretty wild time. US college hockey was not huge deal it is...
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Mar 31, 20238 min read
The great Gretzky trade trees
Anyone who is even a casual fan of hockey knows pretty much all there is to know about Wayne Gretzky. So rather than rehash his career in...
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Mar 14, 20238 min read
First, last and only: players who stayed with the franchise that drafted them.
In the era of free agency, trade deadlines and salary caps, a player spending his entire career with the team that drafted him is...
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Mar 1, 20239 min read
Not drafted? No problem!
For most NHL players, the start of their pro career comes on a magical day in June known as the NHL entry draft. Alongside family and...
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Feb 13, 20239 min read
The horror of the Ottawa Senators expansion draft
It is well documented how poor the expansion draft set up was in 1993 for the Ottawa Senators and Tampa Bay Lightning. If you want to...
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Jan 27, 202310 min read
Hockey homonyms
A homonym is two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. For this post I am loosely...
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