I love a good hockey rivalry. The sport has been blessed by some absolute beauties over the years, and there’s nothing quite like watching two teams square off in a matchup soaked in history, trash talk, and bad blood.
I also love a good Wikipedia entry, which I’ll admit is an odd thing to say. But if you go deep enough down the rabbit hole, you can usually find some weird stuff that some agitated editor has managed to slip into the record, quite possibly after months of debate with a different agitated editor. That’s my favorite part.
Today, let’s combine these two passions by reviving an old gimmick: finding the single weirdest sentence on hockey-related Wikipedia pages. I’ve tried this before, with NHL team and NHL arenas. Today we’re going to try NHL rivalries, which has a main page here which then links off to two dozen that have been granted the honor of having their own page.
Yes, there are 24 rivalries that have earned their own Wikipedia page. That simultaneously feels like too many, and also not enough, because some solid matchups like Habs/Sens, Sabres/Leafs and Sharks/Golden Knights don’t make the cut. If this bothers you, and you’re someone who has figured out how to edit Wikipedia, then you know what to do.
I’ve gone through each of our 24 options and pulled out a single passage that really captures the spirit of the thing. Then I ranked them from least to most weird, because sports lists that aren’t ranked are the coward’s playground. Let’s do this.
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