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100 Classic Covers
From championships to star power to the just plain weird, The Hockey News' 2023 Collector's Edition, 100 Classic Covers, explores 75 years of hockey history through the lens of our magazine's front pages. Oh, and keep an eye out for Gritty.
…TO THOSE WHO WAIT
THE CAPITALS’ STANLEY Cup win was a moment that Washington faithful were beginning to doubt would ever come. For years, Alex Ovechkin had been dogged by naysayers and those who believed he couldn’t get the job done when the chips were down. The Ovechkin-led Caps experienced fits and starts and heartbreaking playoff disappointments. And it had been suggested, including in THN, Washington couldn’t move forward so long as ‘Ovi’ was the franchise’s focal point. But under coach Barry Trotz, Ovechkin silenced his doubters. He led the playoffs with 15 goals, won the Conn Smythe Trophy and, as the cover shows, was overcome with joy upon hoisting the Stanley Cup. Ovechkin’s first Cup victory was also the first in the then-43-year history of the Capitals, as the franchise had not won since…
COLLECTOR’S EDITION WITH A TWIST
WELCOME TO WHAT IS truly a labor of love: THN’s 100 Classic Covers. We always try to go big with our Collector’s Editions – whether we’re ranking the best players of all-time or zeroing in on the greatest jerseys or goalie masks ever. For this particular edition, we had a secret weapon that really was the impetus for the whole endeavor: our archives. With more than 75 years (and counting) of issues, we have quite the archive at The Hockey News, and thanks to the diligent work of many, including Steven McGoey and creative director Erika Vanderveer, those archives are now digitized. And we’re not hogging them for ourselves. You, the subscriber, will also have access to these archives. Hopefully, you find them as fascinating as we do. Because that was the…
BLOOD & SMILES
ILLUSTRATIONS BY LEE Kavetski were a big part of The Hockey News’ early history, bringing a playful tone to many a cover. This cartoon plays off the unique and sometimes confounding relationship that players in the sport have with each other: you leave it all on the ice, no matter how bruising things may have been during the game. It’s also a reminder that fistfights in the modern game pale in comparison to the literal stick-swinging battles that happened back in the day (especially since the players didn’t wear helmets). But the main story involved Charlie Conacher, the Maple Leafs legend and future Hall of Famer, taking over coaching duties in Chicago. Conacher was part of the fabled ‘Kid Line’ in Toronto with Joe Primeau and Busher Jackson in the 1930s.…
PLEA FOR LENIENCY
SUPPORT FOR THE movement hasn’t yet and may never reach a fever pitch, but there are those inside and outside the NHL who have debated a rule change that would see players serve the full duration of their penalties. This, of course, would be a change in pursuit of higher-scoring games – and it would also result in the reversion of a rulebook alteration that famed Detroit Red Wings coach Jack Adams stumped for in the mid-1950s. The legendary bench boss was an advocate for the eventual rule change that saw minor penalties end and the penalized player return to the ice after a power-play goal had been scored. It turned out to be a winning idea, too, and one the league adopted in 1956-57. Coincidentally, the man advantage-related cover story…
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