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Superstar Issue 2020
The Hockey News celebrates the best of the best with our Superstar Issue. Inside you'll find features on Alex Ovechkin, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews & Mitch Marner, Elias Pettersson and many more.
HERE COMES THE BOOM
THE OFFICIAL TOURISM website for Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, touts the relaxing attractions of a “spa town like no other,” complete with 15 mineral springs whose waters reportedly possess “curative effects.” No doubt these sites were frequented throughout the 2000s by local youth hockey goalies seeking to soothe their limbs after facing shots from Martin Frk. Here is one of many stories: when he was 12 or 13, Frk ripped a slapper that struck the opposing netminder in the glove and knocked the kid out of the game. That was in the first period. In the second, another howitzer from Frk pummeled the backup in his stomach. “So we had to stop the game halfway, because they didn’t want to go back to the net,” Frk said. “Their head coach was…
LOOKING TO INSPIRE
EVEN IF YOU NEVER set foot inside the 18-wheeler and chose only to admire its exterior, you’d be blown away. It’s magnificent, adorned with images of Willie O’Ree, Grant Fuhr and Jarome Iginla, among others, with the words ‘PIONEERS,’ ‘HISTORIC’ and ‘ICONIC.’ Once you enter the NHL Black Hockey History Tour’s mobile museum, it’s even more impressive. A mockup of dressing room stalls features the sweaters of famous black players, customized depending on where the tour has stopped. During the 2020 NHL all-star weekend in St. Louis, for instance, Fuhr’s uniform hangs along with Ryan Reaves and Jamal Mayers. Facts about the history of black hockey participation are scrawled all over the walls. An attendee spins a giant trivia wheel and quizzes visitors of all different skin colors on their black…
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Dear readers, The Hockey News subscriber renewal rates are among the very best in the publishing industry, a trend that has been consistent for the past 73 years. In addition, newsstand sales of The Hockey News, whether at international airports or at big-box retailers such as Indigo, Chapters, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart and Costco, are among the top tier of all magazines. One of the reasons that readers are so loyal is because the content the editorial team produces has consistently been the very best available to the serious hockey aficionado. Another reason is, as my grandfather once told me, hockey people are simply the best people in the world – and he never lied. As you depend on the deep-dive insight that The Hockey News provides, we depend on you to help…
100 people of power and influence
ON GAME NIGHT, when we’re settling into our comfy places on the sofa, choice of beverage in one hand, remote in the other, wishing we had a third hand to hold our second screen, our focus is squarely on millionaire athletes. Our heroes and villains are physically gifted, possess superior skill sets and perform tasks on skates the vast majority of us can only dream of duplicating. They’re dressed like warriors, clad in colorful jerseys for which we shell out hundreds of dollars in order to feel like part of their tribe. Yet, it’s people in pinstripes and designer clothing, executives of all shapes and sizes, who are the true overlords of the rinks. Hockey’s ultimate power lies mostly in the hands of league commissioners and team owners, their executive colleagues,…
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