Author Archive: Joe Pelletier
Joe Pelletier is a published author and the world's foremost Hockey History blogger. Joe is the creator of popular hockey websites such as: greatesthockeylegends.com and hockeybookreviews.com.
Scott Arniel
The Winnipeg Jets thought they won the draft day jackpot twice back in 1981. The most certainly did with their 1st choice
Thommie Bergman
The NHL and WHA began importing Sweden’s top players in the 1970s, beginning the internationalization of North American hockey.
Mike Amodeo
Mike Amodeo was too small to play defense in the National Hockey League. Just 5’10″ and 190lbs, its pretty rare for a defensive minded back liner to play more than a handful of games
Larry Hopkins
You know your NHL career did not go the way of hockey dreams when you are best known as the mustachioed man mistakenly pictured on another player’s rookie hockey card. That would sum up how hockey history remembers Larry Hopkins, the man pictured as Paul MacLean in the 1982-83 O Pee Chee hockey card set. I guess it can be chalked up to an honest mistake
