Sabres Jersey History & Top-3 Blackhawks Goalies
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In today’s edition, we have a couple of “Today in Hockey History” posts, a history of Buffalo Sabres jerseys, all-time great Chicago Blackhawks goaltenders, and more.
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Today in Hockey History: Oct. 27
On this date in NHL history, one legendary player drew even with another all-time great. Plus, five Russian-born players hit the ice together for the first time in league history while there were plenty of personal milestones reached on Oct. 27. Let’s hop aboard the THW time machine so we can enjoy all the great memories made on this date.
Top 3 All-Time Chicago Blackhawks Goalies
by Brandon Share-Cohen
The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the NHL’s “Original Six” teams. As such, Chicago has gone through many goalies in the history of the franchise — some memorable, and some not so memorable. For this list, the focus will be not just on the most memorable, but the absolute best. The cream of the crop.
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 26
The greatest player to ever skate in the NHL added to his remarkable personal record book three times with three different teams on this date. Oct. 26 has been a good day for numerous Hockey Hall of Famers and has seen plenty of memories in Buffalo, as well. So, let’s take our daily journey back in time to relive all the best moments in NHL history.
Buffalo Sabres Jersey History
The Buffalo Sabres have been a member the NHL for 53 years now, and while things haven’t been good for them in recent memory, this is a team that has iced some of the top players in history and has been a part of their fair share of amazing stories over the years.
Along with the team’s storied history on and off the ice, they have made a long list of changes, both major and minor, to their jerseys and the rest of their uniforms – some good, some bad, some representative of a particular era for the franchise. Here’s a full history of the Sabres’ jerseys, from 1970 to now.
Shattenkirk Trade Was Key to Blues’ Success
by Stephen Ground
The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup victory seems in hindsight like the culmination of 10 years of sustained success. But a closer look at the decade shows that the Blues built a contender from 2011 to 2016, then underwent a miniature rebuild in 2017 and 2018 before embarking on the 2019 campaign that ultimately brought them to hockey’s promised land.
One of the critical junctures in those two rebuilding years was the 2017 trade of Kevin Shattenkirk to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline. It was not an easy decision for general manager Doug Armstrong to make, trading a popular player on a playoff-bound team; however, the result allowed his franchise to build a brighter future.