How long must a team suffer? How long has a team suffered? This is the fourth of several posts looking into notable playoff droughts of 30 of the 32 active NHL franchises to figure out what went wrong and how it ended. This post covers Ottawa, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, and St. Louis.
A young man living with developmental delays, Macdonald made life brighter for all he encountered. He loved hockey, two-litre bottles of pop and everyone he ever met. Nearly 700 people gathered to celebrate his life on Saturday.
On June 22, 2007, the Chicago Blackhawks owned the first overall pick in the NHL Draft for the first time in the history of the Original Six franchise. Their choice? Patrick Kane.