Even with losing records and lopsided seasons, some NHL teams found a way into the playoffs, skating past stronger rivals and ...

Players in the National Hockey League often set goals for themselves. Some look to score 30 goals in a year, while others are trying to score their first. Some aim to compete in 1,000 games, while ...

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers every Wednesday. This week, ahead of the ...

In May of 1987 at the impressionable age of 16, I was privileged enough to have witnessed what, in my opinion and estimation, is the best NHL playoff series ever played between the Philadelphia Flyers ...

Jaromir Jagr became a professional hockey player in the Czech Republic at age 15 for the Kladno Knights way back in 1987. Thirty-six years later, the eventual Hall of Famer is again playing for that ...

There is always a debate about what player should have been picked first in the NHL Entry Draft. Sometimes, the best choice gets overlooked, leading to some fantastic picks second overall. The debate ...

New Jersey hadn’t historically been a hotbed for ice hockey talent - but that's changed over the last few decades. The count of New Jersey-borns who've played in the NHL is up to 23 - and some of that ...

In the NHL, nothing pays off as stingily in the collective memory as finishing second. Remember when the New Jersey Devils lost the Cup Final just a few years ago? Of course you don’t remember when ...

Oilersnation is reviving the Top 100 Edmonton Oilers of All Time list, a project originally created by the late Robin Brownlee in 2015. Mark Lamb comes in at No. 100 on our updated 2025 list. He was ...

Our buddies over on the baseball side of SI.com took note of a prominent anniversary on Wednesday, reminding us that it’s been 31 years since the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres emptied their ...

On this day in 1987, the Vancouver Canucks hired Pat Quinn as their general manager and president while still under contract with the Los Angeles Kings. Before finding his new home with the Canucks, ...

1987:Canada wins arguably the best hockey series ever played by rallying to defeat the Soviet Union 6-5 in Game 3 of the Canada Cup final. The game at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, like the ...