Posted by thesportsjunky on November 14, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The NHL has been taken over by young stars but they aren’t the first to be stars when they were teenagers as Eric Lindros counts among one of the most hyped young stars in NHL history.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Part of the mysterious Soviet Red Army Team Sergei Makarov was one of the greatest players ever but nobody got to see him in the NHL as his numbers aren’t amazing but his influence is beyond Hall of Fame worthy.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Coaching is a delicate balance of being a babysitter and a disciplinarian and the best bench bosses are the ones who can get the players to play for them which is exactly what Pat Quinn did.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
He may be a dividing figure in the game but Peter Karmanos Jr. brought hockey to a place it never should have worked and made it work.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Scoring in hockey is down but no matter what decisions the NHL makes to increase the scoring not much has ever worked.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The man who made the calls to the Hockey Hall of Fame got his own plaque on Yonge Street as Bill Hay entered the hall that he worked for years before.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Another pioneer of women’s hockey entered the Hockey Hall of Fame among a growing list of great women’s players.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 12, 2015 · Leave a Comment
After waiting for years Phil Housley finally made his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of the greatest defenceman in the game.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on November 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
He was considered the dirtiest player in the league and his career didn’t end well but Chris Pronger is still one of the best blue liners of all time.
Posted by thesportsjunky on November 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment
He paved a way for the new generation as Sergei Fedorov was one of the best of the Russian invasion in the NHL during the 1990s.
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