NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Welcome to the 2019 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2019 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. We will be following the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) and you can find […] READ MORE
It’s official. The red-hot Everett Silvertips and the Swift Current Broncos will play in the WHL Championship. Both teams will be competing for the Ed Chynoweth Cup after long dry spells. This is the first time in 25 years that the Swift Current Broncos won the Eastern Conference Championship. The Everett Silvertips won their last […] READ MORE
Former Lethbridge Hurricanes captain Giorgio Estephan was a cornerstone of the team’s blockbuster trade deadline deal with the Swift Current Broncos, for good reason. He’s a natural leader and WHL veteran who is going out with a bang. Eastern Conference: Giorgio Estephan Gives Swift Current Broncos the Edge Giorgio Estephan was originally drafted in 2015 […] READ MORE
The Tri-City Americans boast some of the top names in the NHL’s pipeline, including Michael Rasmussen (Detroit Red Wings), Jake Bean (Carolina Hurricanes), Kyle Olson (Anaheim Ducks) and Morgan Geekie (Carolina Hurricanes) and their secret weapon, goaltender Patrick Dea (Edmonton Oilers). Just looking at their top players, you’d think they were the U.S. Division Champions. That […] READ MORE
Samantha has been a hockey fan since 1980, when she discovered the game by watching THE game at the Winter Olympics. She has been writing about junior hockey and the Portland Winterhawks since 2010.
An experienced WHL analyst. Last Word on Hockey marks her first foray into covering the OHL and the QMJHL.
You can find her online at www.kuklaskorner.com/atg or www.oregonlive.com/hawks and Twitter (@AbovetheGlass).