THW Daily - NHL Sets New Single-Season Attendance Record & What Went Wrong With 2023-24 Devils
Also, how Patrick Allvin formed a winning team in Vancouver & more
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Canucks GM Patrik Allvin’s Moves That Shaped a Winning Team
April 16, 2024 by Edgar Chaput
There is a buzz in the air about the Vancouver Canucks these days. The B.C.-based club is gearing for a Stanley Cup Playoff run as potentially one of the top seeds in the Western Conference. Flashback 12 months ago and the team was winding down another lost season, on the cusp of cleaning out its locker room to watch the playoffs from home. How did Vancouver get from where it was in 2022-2023 to where it is today? This is a story of a GM’s big decisions that paid big dividends.
NHL Sets New Single-Season Attendance Record
April 16, 2024 by Harrison Smajovits
The NHL has reached a new all-time high in total attendance this season. According to NHL Public Relations, attendance reached 22,560,634 over 1,294 games played so far this season. This broke the record set by the league just last season (22,436,532).
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Trent Frederic Is Boston Bruins’ 7th Player Award Winner
April 16, 2024 by Nick Abramo
Forward Trent Frederic was announced as the winner of the 2023-24 Boston Bruins 7th Player Award before the team’s final home game of the season against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
Connor McDavid’s Career Assist Total Puts Him in Exclusive Company
April 16, 2024 by Nick Haydon
On Monday night, Connor McDavid made history by notching his 100th assist of the season. His hunt to join Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr has been well documented. Looking at his career stats reveals something that might be even more impressive: he has 647 assists in 644 career games. You do not have to be a mathematician to realize that there is more than one assist and one point per game. In other words, McDavid could have never scored a goal in his nine-year career, and he would still be a point-per-game player. That is astounding. His 100 assists are impressive, but this statistic puts him in even more rarified company.
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2023-24 New Jersey Devils: What Went Wrong?
April 16, 2024 by Josh Reinitz
What went wrong for the New Jersey Devils this season? The answer is simple. Everything. This season began with high expectations, coming off a season that saw them set a franchise record for wins and beat their biggest rival in the first round of the playoffs. They followed that up by having, by all accounts, a very successful summer, locking up Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier long-term and adding Tyler Toffoli to the mix.
Recapping the New York Rangers 2023-24 Regular Season
April 16, 2024 by Lucas Standel
After losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there were many questions surrounding the New York Rangers heading into 2023-24 season. How would they react to new head coach, Peter Laviolette? Would Artemi Panarin, who had a very underwhelming playoff performance, have a bounceback season? Would the young players like Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko take another big step in their development?
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