NHL Top Prospects: Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule
The 2021 NHL Draft has opted for a “quantity” approach when it comes to defencemen, instead of the “quality” approach that’s been featured in recent years. Some early rankings have double-digit defencemen going in the first round, with my own early rankings featuring eight. That’s a lot of blue-liners. And with the long list has […]
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year contract worth $14.4 million with an annual average value of $4.8 million per season. The contract will carry him through the end 2022-23 season. Mikhail Sergachev gets a three-year deal with #TBLightning carrying a $4.8M AAV. — Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) November […]
New York Islanders defenceman Johnny Boychuk has been forced to retire due to an eye injury suffered during the 2019-20 NHL season. #Isles News: After numerous and extensive medical exams, New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk’s career has come to an end, due to an eye injury suffered during the 2019-20 regular season.https://t.co/HqUt4e0Se0 — New York […]
Now that we have discussed the St. Louis Blues’ signing Torey Krug, let’s talk about the other new additions to the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues. As of right now, it only looks like one of them is going to make the team right off the bat. The rest will likely start the season in the AHL […]
The National Women’s Hockey League announced their plans for the upcoming 2021 season. They announced the season and Isobel Cup Playoffs will take place inside a bubble in Lake Placid, New York. In addition, the NWHL announced the season will take place between January 23 – February 5th, 2021. The season is being put on […]
As the NHL drags into the Dog Days of… November, we guess? And news from specific teams slows to a trickle – with the occasional very unwelcome break – what do we do? Traditionally, it’s a chance for fans to look forward to the upcoming Vancouver Canucks draft prospect. And not just because they missed […]
The 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes have much more talent than people realize and are poised to do some serious work next season. They are a legitimate contender for the Stanley Cup and have an even better shot at coming out on top of the Eastern Conference. But what makes them so dangerous, and why do very […]
Welcome to a double dose of NHL Rumours here on a Wednesday. Things are quite slow on the free-agent market but that will not stop the team here at Last Word on Hockey from bringing you the latest NHL Rumours. NHL teams continue to take a wait and see approach for next season. With the […]
Earlier today Hockey Canada has confirmed that two players have tested positive for COVID-19. The players of Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek have been placed in quarantine in Red Deer, Alberta. The players will self isolate in their hotel. No player names have been announced who have tested positive from the organization. Today’s Team […]