Category: The Greatest
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10 greatest Anaheim Mighty Ducks players
During the 12 seasons as a Disney-influenced NHL brand, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks had a number of outstanding players appear on the roster. The early struggles of the team resulted in a number of high draft picks. Patience paid off with their selections, and many of those players appear on this list. The top two…
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10 greatest moments in Anaheim Mighty Ducks history
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks existed as an NHL brand for 12 seasons, eventually dropping “Mighty” from their name. Only one year later did the rebranded Anaheim Ducks deliver the city its first Stanley Cup championship. While that crowning moment was too late for the Disney era, there were many noteworthy performances by teams and players sporting the…
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10 greatest women’s WCHA freshman seasons
A women’s WCHA freshman has backstopped two of the first 17 national champions in NCAA hockey history. Another 10 have had a hand in a championship-clinching goal, including two on the same play in 2013, 2010 and 2008. In one of those instances, Minnesota-Duluth rookie Jessica Wong scored in triple-overtime. That trend speaks to the…
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10 greatest College Hockey America freshman seasons
The women’s-only College Hockey America is the smallest of all NCAA Division I conferences, with six member teams. That limited membership has hardly deterred prospective quality recruits, however, as evidenced by the number of impressive women’s College Hockey America freshman seasons. Among the six teams, the two in Western Pennsylvania have especially stood out with their ability to attract high-end…
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Greatest NCHC freshman seasons
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) is one of the two newest of all college hockey conferences, opposite the Big Ten. Yet, in its short four-year history, NCHC hockey has arguably become the premier conference in men’s hockey. The NCHC has already produced two national champions, plus the 2017 runner-up. Equally impressive, it had six teams make the…
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10 greatest Women’s Hockey East freshman seasons
The Women’s Hockey East Association has an impressive track record in the women’s hockey world. Over its first 15 years of operation, its member teams have produced 19 U.S. Olympians, numerous others in other countries and a number of impact NWHL and CWHL players. The list of Olympians is likely going to grow in the…
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10 greatest jerseys from inaugural seasons
With NHL expansion officially in effect via the Vegas Golden Knights, there is another set of new jerseys on the market. In the half-century since the league started growing from the Original Six teams, a number of franchises have debuted wearing sharp jerseys. The Adidas era, which surely had influence on the Vegas team’s inaugural threads, marks…
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Greatest rejected NHL team names
One could all but fill a duplicate league with NHL team nicknames that have never come to fruition, but could be taken seriously if they did. Many newfangled or relocated franchises have passed over a radiant opportunity to honor a unique attribute of their market. Another one missed a chance to take the name of…
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The 10 greatest final picks in NHL Draft history
As is customary, the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins had the “honor” of selecting the last player in the 2017 NHL Draft. That selection was Will Reilly, a 20-year-old defender currently playing at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It appears that Reilly will not let his draft selection slot decide his future. As he told Sean Leahy of…
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10 greatest Las Vegas Thunder, Wranglers players
This week, Las Vegas is assembling its first NHL roster. Through the expansion draft, the Vegas Golden Knights will acquire a group of players who will become the faces of the next chapter of professional hockey in the city. Since 1993, there has been professional hockey in Las Vegas in some form for all but six years. Between…