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Category Archives: Hockey
H2H 118: Vincent Lecavalier vs. Brad Richards – Who was Better?
In 2004, the Tampa Bay Lightning won their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history; in doing so, this represented the culmination of a lifelong dream for childhood friends and teammates Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards. From their days as teenagers playing junior hockey to being part of the same draft class with Tampa Bay and experiencing early struggles with the franchise before achieving individual and team success, the two players’ careers were always intricately interlinked; in fact, they would even retire in the same season (2016) with similar career statistics, leading to the inevitable natural comparison:
Who was better – Vincent Lecavalier or Brad Richards?
Continue readingCountdown 87: Top 10 Chicago Blackhawks of All Time
H2H 114: Sergei Gonchar vs. Sergei Zubov – Who was Better?
As one of the world’s hockey superpowers, Russia (and before that, the Soviet Union) has historically been renowned for producing explosive and high-scoring forwards, e.g. Alexander Mogilny, Pavel Bure, Sergei Fedorov, Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, etc., just to name a few. Nevertheless, the country has also had its share of firepower from the blue line – in fact, outside of Sweden’s Nicklas Lidstrom and Borje Salming, the two highest-scoring European-born defensemen in NHL history both hail from Russia (and share the same given name): Sergei Gonchar and Sergei Zubov. The two Sergeis were among the elite defensemen of the late 1990s and 2000s, particularly when it came to quarterbacking the offense – while Zubov is a recent Hall of Fame inductee and Gonchar remains on the outside looking in, their careers are nevertheless comparable in statistics and achievements, thus bringing about the question:
Who was better – Sergei Gonchar or Sergei Zubov?
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Tagged best Capitals players, best NHL defensemen of the 2000s, best Russian NHL players, best Stars players, decade of dominance, greatest Russian defensemen, most points by a Russian defenseman, Sergei Gonchar vs. Sergei Zubov, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Zubov or Gonchar
Countdown 83: Top 10 NHL Players of the 1950s
H2H 108: Paul Coffey vs. Denis Potvin – Who was Better?
In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, the NHL saw the rise of two new dynasties in the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers – both teams were blessed with a plethora of Hall of Fame forwards (e.g. Bryan Trottier and Mike Bossy for the Islanders, Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Jari Kurri for the Oilers, just to name a few), star goalies (Billy Smith in New York, Grant Fuhr/Andy Moog in Edmonton), and on the blue line, offensively gifted defensemen in Denis Potvin (Islanders) and Paul Coffey (Oilers). With multiple Norris Trophies and over 1,000 career points apiece, these two Hall of Fame blueliners are among the greatest defensemen in league history – from their jaw-dropping statistics to individual accolades to team successes, it is only natural to compare the pair and ask:
Who was better – Paul Coffey or Denis Potvin?
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Tagged 1000 career points defenseman, 1980s Islanders, 1980s Oilers, best defenseman ever, best Islanders players, best Oilers players, decade of dominance, greatest NHL defensemen, most career points defenseman, Norris Trophy winners, Paul Coffey vs. Denis Potvin, Potvin or Coffey, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
H2H 103: Marian Hossa vs. Alexander Mogilny – Who was Better?
As part of the 2020 Hockey Hall of Fame class, Marian Hossa was selected in his first year of eligibility; while Hossa was certainly worthy of induction, Alexander Mogilny, who has been on the ballot for more than a decade, was snubbed once again. Yet a closer look at the statistics and accomplishments of Hossa and Mogilny show two players who were relatively evenly matched in terms of both peak performance and overall career achievements – thus, let us compare these two offensively gifted Eastern European NHL stars and evaluate the question:
Who was better – Marian Hossa or Alexander Mogilny?
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Tagged best Russian hockey players, best Slovakian hockey players, decade of dominance, first Russian to defect to NHL, greatest European-born hockey players, Hossa three Stanley Cup Finals with three teams in three years, Marian Hossa vs. Alexander Mogilny, Mogilny 76 goals, Mogily or Hossa, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head
Countdown 72: Top 10 American-Born Players in NHL History
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