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Three Stars: All-Time Greats of the Northwest Division Teams

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does –...
Jay Bouwmeester traded to the St. Louis Blues

The dismantling of the Calgary Flames continues, as they have traded their top defenceman, Jay Bouwmeester to the St. Louis Blues. In return the Flames receive St. Louis’ 2013 First Round...
Jarome Iginla: A Penguin!

What should have happened a couple of years ago finally took place tonight as the Calgary Flames traded longtime Captain Jarome Iginla. He is now 35, well past the prime that...
Ending the Drought: A Canadian Cup Champ (Part 1: West)

This year represents the 20th anniversary of the Stanley Cup drought for Canadian NHL franchises. It has been a much publicised and frustrating period within the country, each respective team having...
Catching Fire: Calgary Trade Deadline Shopping

The NHL trade deadline is less than two weeks away, however, in this shortened season the race for playoff spots is tighter than ever. The number of teams who have all...
Flames Sign Ryan O’Reilly to an Offer Sheet, Avalanche Match

The Calgary Flames have signed restricted Free Agent Centre Ryan O’Reilly of the Colorado Avalanche to a 2 year, 10 million dollar offer sheet. Last season O’Reilly had 18 goals and...
Rekindle the Fire: Time for the Flames to Rebuild

After their loss last night to the Los Angeles Kings, the Calgary Flames, who have missed the playoffs three straight years, are currently sitting in 14th place in the Western Conference...
Outrageous NHL Ticket Prices

The other day I went to a hockey game that featured the Montreal Canadiens vs. the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell Center. It was really exciting with back and forth action...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: The Big Mick Previews the Northwest Division

Only one team from the Northwest Division made the post season last season, and that was the Presidents’ Cup winner Vancouver Canucks. There’s plenty of new faces on some of these...
“The Big Mick” on the Five NHL Teams We Feel Bad For

Editor’s Note: LastWordOnSports is pleased to have Russell “Big Mick” McKenzie join the team. The Big Mick brings years of writing, and more importantly many thousands of hours of watching hockey,...
Early Look: World Juniors, Team Finland

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well...
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – Part One

Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of...
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NHL Yearbooks: Comparing Last Year’s Predictions to Actual Results (Part One)

I subscribe to a few magazines that range in interests – PC stuff, science, and hockey. The Hockey News is my main source of, well, hockey news, but I do enjoy...
Top Shelf Prospects: Calgary Flames

Earlier this week I launched “Top Shelf Prospects” a look at the top prospects for all teams in the NHL. Monday I started with the Anaheim Ducks, Tuesday I moved on...
The History of NHL Offer Sheets

News this morning broke that Shea Weber has signed a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet made by Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers. This means that his current team, the...
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NHL Happy Hour: How the NHL Can be Compared to Vodka

Lots of things in this World should not be. Vodka should not cost $80 per bottle, and you really should not have to pay $12 dollars for a vodka drink. Good...
Go West, Go Northwest; The Power Brokers of NHL Free Agency

In the last week we have seen one division totally reshaped by NHL free agency, and that is the Northwest. All 5 teams have thrown their hats into the ring, and...
NHL Free Agent Frenzy: Grades for the first two days

*Editor’s Note: Maksim Vasilyev is back. We have decided to bring him on as a regular writer. Maksim will be helping with our NHL coverage* The money game is going to...
NHL Free Agency Watch: Top RFAs who were Not Qualified

With the NHL Entry Draft now concluded, GMs, players, and fans turn their attention to July 1st and the day dubbed by hockey pundits as the Annual NHL Free Agent Frenzy. ...
Sutter will not be back in Calgary

After their third straight season of failing to make the playoffs, the Calgary Flames have parted ways with head coach Brent Sutter. They also announced that the contract of assistant coach...