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The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken a 4-2 series victory over the New York Islanders to move onto the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay defenceman Victor Hedman is having a historic run in terms of goal totals by a defenceman. Now the Lightning are moving on to the final round of the playoffs to face […] READ MORE
The Washington Capitals have inked forward Daniel Sprong to a two-year, one-way contract worth an average annual salary of $725,000. Sprong, 23 was acquired by the Capitals from the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Christian Djoos back in February. He was the Pittsburgh Penguins 46th overall selection in the 2015 NHL Draft that year. Daniel […] READ MORE
With the playoffs coming to a close in the near future, that means one thing. The NHL off-season is growing ever closer. With the off-season fast approaching that means that there are many NHL rumours going around the league. Teams are preparing to try and keep their expiring players or go after new ones. Today […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders announced that defenceman Adam Pelech suffered a broken wrist and he will need surgery to repair the injury. Quite the run for the #Isles. This team is well positioned to do some damage next season, and who knows what tricks Lou will pull in the off-season. — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) September […] READ MORE
Hockey is going strong, but we at Last Word on Hockey are still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for September 18, featuring Scotty Bowman. […] READ MORE
The Chicago Blackhawks selected Kirby Dach with the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. While Dach was a surprise at third overall, he proved he was worthy of that selection in his rookie season. Dach is a big playmaking centre that draws many comparisons to San Jose Sharks‘ centre Joe Thornton. Dach is expected to take […] READ MORE
Welcome back to NHL Rumours where we look at the latest going around the league each day. Even though the playoffs are still going on, lots of eliminated teams are already starting to look forward due to a shortened offseason. That leads to lots of NHL rumours from around the league. This morning, we have […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning are Eastern Conference Champions. After defeating the New York Islanders in six games, the Lightning advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2015. They’ll meet the Dallas Stars in the final best-of-seven bout. Tampa won this Game 6 in an overtime thriller after losing Game 5 in OT. Tampa Bay […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have re-signed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a two-year, $2.15 million deal. The deal will carry him through the 2021-22 season. NAK will be BACK. https://t.co/ZdmioczsxI — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 17, 2020 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Re-Signs with the Flyers Aube-Kubel split this past season between the AHL and NHL. […] READ MORE
The Arizona Coyotes announced that they have hired Bill Armstrong as their new general manager. Terms weren’t disclosed, but it is believed to be a four-deal worth $1 million a year with a fifth-year option. Armstrong came from the reigning Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues organization where he was the assistant general manager and […] READ MORE
