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Jean-Guy Gendron 19 Feb 2013 | 08:43 am
Jean Guy "Smitty" Gendron was a useful utility forward from the mid-1950s through to the mid-1970s. The Frenchman was dubbed "Smitty" by a teammate who could never remember his name. For some reason t...
Rick Tocchet 11 Feb 2013 | 08:45 am
Rick Tocchet did it all in 18 NHL seasons. For every game he brought his work boots, his lunch pail and punched the clock. And more than a few members of the opposition. A blend of beauty and beast, ...
Jiri Dopita 27 Sep 2012 | 11:05 pm
You would never know it by his NHL stint, but big Czech Jiri Dopita is very much a hockey legend, at least back home. Dopita is about as decorated as a player can get in the Czech Republic. He was a ...
Patrick Juhlin 30 Jul 2012 | 09:50 am
The Philadelphia Flyers fell on hard times In the early 1990s. They came within a couple of bounces of defeating the might Edmonton Oilers in 1985 and 1987 to win the Stanley Cup, but came up short bo...
Rick Foley 27 Dec 2011 | 12:02 pm
Rick Foley was an intriguing - and intimidating - blend of physicality and offense. The defenseman was a giant of his day. At 6'4" and 225lbs he was likely the biggest man on the ice in most games he...
Eric Lindros 22 Nov 2011 | 09:10 pm
I'm going to preface this article and come right out and say it: I like Eric Lindros. Actually he's one of my favorite players of the 1990s. There, now I said it. Full disclosure. I don't expect you...
Dave "The Hammer" Schultz 22 Nov 2011 | 09:09 pm
Often looked upon as the baddest man in hockey, Dave "The Hammer" Schultz's reputation tended to precede him. He set the NHL record for most PIM in a season with 472 in 1974-75. He led the NHL in PIM...
Bobby Clarke 22 Nov 2011 | 09:09 pm
No hockey player worked harder than Bobby Clarke, the tenacious leader of the Philadelphia Flyers for 15 enjoyable years. As a result, no one personified the Philadelphia Flyers better. A wonderful t...
Gord Williams 21 Apr 2011 | 10:28 am
Gordie Williams was a high scoring junior star with the Lethbridge Broncos. He starred in the southern Alberta city for three years. In his two years in the Western Hockey League the Saskatoon Saskatc...
Todd Bergen 16 Mar 2011 | 01:58 pm
Todd Bergen had everything it took to be a great hockey player, except for one thing - desire. That was taken away by a young Mike Keenan - the controversial tyrant of an NHL coach. Drafted 98th over...
