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As a Hockey Fan growing up in Alberta watching the Edmonton Oilers, I was always amazed at the talent and skill of Wayne Gretzky. He was well spoken and seemed like an all-around, sincerely nice person. He’s been a champion of the game of hockey his entire life. It happens to be his sixty-third birthday…
The Hockey Fanatic winds down our twelfth season. We’ve touched on a number of topics in 2023 from origins of the name of hockey to the popularity of Wayne Gretzky to the women’s game of hockey to officiating. 2023 was a great year for hockey. Here’s a recap of some of our favourite posts from…
It’s a great time of year for hockey isn’t it. The NHL is getting ready to get going after a post holiday break, we have the Spengler Cup taking place in Switzerland, and the World Juniors happing over in Sweden. Always a great time to be a hockey fan. This year there is something extra…
25 Hockey Books All Hockey Fans Should Read Being a self-proclaimed Hockey Fanatic means that you eat, sleep and breath hockey. When I started the Hockey Fanatic site back in 2011, I wanted to share all of the great experiences that come along with being a hockey fan. I wanted to create a site for…
The 2023/24 NHL season is underway. Hockey fans are rejoicing as the NHL kicked of the 2023/24 season last week, and already it’s been a fun start to the season. Of course its early enough to have some fun with it, so we thought we would share some predictions for the upcoming season. The 2023–24…
Every season there are various resources that compile their list of the best NHL players for the upcoming season. Some use various pieces of data, advanced analytics, and personal preference as criteria to make their selections. Typically, when The Hockey Fanatic compile such lists we look at three year trends of player performance and overall…
At some point every dedicated NHL hockey fan will provide feedback about the officiating in the National Hockey League. On Monday, the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs started and during the first few days of the playoffs NHL officials have had their share of scrutiny. Just ask fan in Edmonton, Toronto and Dallas. Fact is there…
The 2022-23 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are days away. The Boston Bruins dominated the regular season from start to finish and there is renewed hope in Toronto as the Maple Leafs look destined to end their 20-year drought of not winning a playoff series. However the one team that has everyone talking right now is…
The 2023 NHL playoffs are scheduled to begin on Monday, April 17, 2023, a few days after the conclusion of the 2022–23 NHL season, and will end in June 2023 with the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. As we enter the final week of the regular season, there remain a couple of playoff spots open. In…
Ever wonder which Canadian-based NHL team is the most popular in Canada? Of course popularity is a bit subjective, so I thought that I would look at some actual data to see which of the NHL’s Canadian teams were the most popular in Canada. One of the historical criteria that makes a hockey fan a…
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