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The Minnesota Wild announced on Twitter on Wednesday that goaltender Andrew Hammond signed a one-year, two-way deal. In that same announcement, they announced that goaltender Alex Stalock was injured and out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The #mnwild has signed goaltender Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract. In addition, the team announced that goaltender […] READ MORE
Goaltending depth is a growing concern in the NHL. Gone are the days with one workhorse and the Colorado Avalanche goaltending is no exception. Many teams will need three or even four NHL-calibre goaltenders over the course of a full 82-game season. Even if the 2020-21 season is shorter than normal, the Avs will still […] READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s One Hit Wonder series. Each day, we will take a look at a new team’s three biggest one-hit wonders. These are players that had one great season or playoff run but never did anything like that again. Join us every day for a new team! Today we take a […] READ MORE
During the NHL’s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are 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 March 23rd, featuring Wayne Gretzky. Today […] READ MORE
However, it also did so much more than that. Anders Nilsson has come in and helped the Ottawa Senators in net in a few ways. READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild signed free agent defenceman Greg Pateryn to a three-year contract worth $6.75 million, or $2.25 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2020-21 season. The Wild also signed forwards Eric Fehr and Matt Hendricks to one-year deals. Hendricks deal is worth $700,000. Hearing #mnwild will sign goalie Andrew Hammond to compete with […] READ MORE
The Minnesota Wild have signed unrestricted free agent Andrew Hammond. Financial terms of the deal have not yet been released. Hearing #mnwild will sign goalie Andrew Hammond to compete with Alex Stalock for the Wild backup/Iowa No. 1 spot And, as I've previously reported, Greg Pateryn and Eric Fehr will be signing with the Wild — […] READ MORE
The Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche series is over and it was the result many expected. Nashville downed Colorado in six games to set up a much-anticipated showdown with the Winnipeg Jets in the second round. This series was the only Western Conference series that went six games. The Predators took care of business and […] READ MORE
Goaltender Andrew Hammond has been at the centre of a miracle before. He will need to do it again. The Colorado Avalanche announced on Thursday that goaltender Jonathan Bernier suffered a lower-body injury in Game 4 against the Nashville Predators. The injury will keep him from dressing in Game 5 of the first round series. The Predators […] READ MORE
Tuesday night, while playing the Winnipeg Jets, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov pulled himself from the game with just under six minutes left in the second period. He has a muscle-related lower-body injury and is day-to-day. This off-season Varlamov had surgery to repair his groin, which he injured last season limiting him to just 24 games played. Fortunately, his backup […] READ MORE