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Welcome to Hockey Docs
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Junior hockey is more than scores and stats — it’s family, sacrifice, and dreams realized.
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At HockeyDocs, we capture these untold stories through books, films, and podcasts so they live on for every fan.
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Gabe Vilardi Locked In: From Kingston Kid to Winnipeg Core
The Extension That MattersThe Winnipeg Jets have re-signed Gabe Vilardi to a six-year, $45 million contract ($7.5 million AAV). For a team in transition, it’s a defining move. This wasn’t just about retention—it was about belief. Vilardi’s play has earned him a key…
Draft Day Dreams: How the Edmonton Oilers Built a Contender—One CHL Star at a Time
Connor McDavid wasn’t the beginning of the Oilers’ rebuild.He was the reward for finally getting it right. Before McDavid lifted this team back into relevance, there were costly misses—remember the hype around Nail Yakupov? Or the early weight placed on Taylor Hall’s…
🎉 Book Launch: Junior Hockey Giants – Road to the NHL
After months of digging through my archives, tracking down alumni, and pulling together the best stories and photos from nearly two decades on the road, I’m proud to officially launch Junior Hockey Giants: Road to the NHL — a brand-new photo-packed book spotlighting…
The Eric Lindros Rule: When the OHL Rewrote the Script
In this episode of the HockeyDocs Podcast, we explore the moment the Ontario Hockey League was forced to confront a growing tension: what happens when a top player refuses to report to the team that drafts him? That player was Eric Lindros.The result? A game-changing…
Inside Mark Fera’s Leafs collection: what it tells us about fandom, legacy, and hockey history.
I’ve been around a lot of hockey people in my life—players, coaches, scouts, historians, broadcasters, and yes, collectors. But I’ve never seen anything quite like what I walked into the day I visited Mark Fera. Tucked away just north of Toronto is what I’d…