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Boston Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy entered COVID protocol this morning, as announced by the team. McAvoy will miss Game 4 today in Boston of their First Round series against the Carolina Hurricanes. UPDATE: Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been placed in NHL COVID-19 protocol and will not be available for today’s game. — Boston Bruins […] READ MORE
Day Four of the 2022 World Junior Championships (hopefully) returns with a four-game slate after the United States had COVID cases that forced them to forfeit yesterday’s scheduled game against Switzerland. The USA hopes to return for the last game of the day against Sweden. However, our focus now turns to the second game of […] READ MORE
If Day Two of the 2022 World Junior Championships is anywhere as exciting as Day One, this slate of games won’t disappoint. The high-end skill of players like Matvei Michkov and Owen Power was on full display yesterday in Edmonton and Red Deer. Today, the four-game slate opens with a Group A game between Austria […] READ MORE
December 26th kicks off the 2022 World Junior Championships, opening with a four-game slate that offers some reprieve to what’s been a hockey-less schedule for NHL fans the past few days. With games on the 27th postponed as well, it’s an even more welcome addition to the holiday season. The last game on the schedule […] READ MORE
As originally reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Alain Vigneault on Monday morning. The team also relieved assistant Michel Therrien of his duties and announced that assistant coach Mike Yeo will serve as the team’s interim head coach. The Philadelphia Flyers have relieved head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant […] READ MORE
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today they’ve inked veteran center Derek Stepan to a one-year, $1.35 million contract for 2021-22. The Hurricanes made the deal official themselves Saturday afternoon. Welcome to Carolina, Derek! Details » https://t.co/58myiL8F5G pic.twitter.com/QR74ICH9wc — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) July 31, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Announce Derek Stepan Contract Stepan enters the 2021-22 season after […] READ MORE
Welcome to Friday. Last Word on Hockey’s NHL Rumours series is only getting started, as tonight’s 2021 NHL Entry Draft will likely make way for more trades and chaos. Teams have a better idea of their 2021-22 makeup after the completion of the Seattle Expansion Draft this week. It means that salary cap and roster […] READ MORE
It’s been quite a morning across the NHL. While anticipation was building up for tonight’s Seattle Expansion Draft, there’s been a constant stream of information being revealed this morning about who the Kraken will be calling tonight as their picks. Last Word on Hockey will keep a tracker going below containing the reported names selected. […] READ MORE
Welcome to Friday. Last Word on Hockey’s NHL Rumours series is continuing strong into the offseason. With such a quick turnaround before the expansion draft, as well as the buyout window opening today, there’s an incredible amount of rumblings surfacing about how teams’ rosters may alter this offseason. Today’s edition takes a dive into NHL […] READ MORE
As a shortened and hectic offseason approaches, Last Word on Hockey is looking ahead towards how teams will deal with the reality of a flat salary cap. In terms of building a franchise, the offseason is the most crucial time of the year for front offices. However, due to COVID-19, the short-term future of how […] READ MORE