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Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Keith Yandle has broken the NHL’s consecutive game record. Yandle played in his 956th straight game when he took the ice for the Flyers against the New York Islanders. The 35-year-old blueliner broke the record set by former Montreal Canadiens and Hartford Whalers centre Doug Jarvis. It's official. #PHIvsNYI is underway! #BringItToBroad […] READ MORE
Hockey is finally back! Normally we’d be closing in on the mid-way point of the regular season, however, we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is 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 […] READ MORE
Normally we’d be in the closing in on the mid-way point of the regular season, however, we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is 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 […] 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 27, featuring the first […] READ MORE
Training camps are back, 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 July 27th, featuring the Chris […] 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 May 23rd, featuring Antoine Vermette. Today […] READ MORE
Flashback to 1979 when the NHL and WHA merged In the summer of 1979, the World Hockey Association had had enough of the draining financial fight it had waged with the NHL. The more established hockey league was done with the battle as well. The two parties agreed in June of that year to put […] READ MORE
Last season, our Franchise Best series talked about the best season in each team’s respective history. However, what about some of the teams that don’t exist anymore? There have been plenty of memorable teams that are no longer with us. Today we look at the Franchise Best season for the 1985-86 Hartford Whalers. History The […] READ MORE
The former 4th president of the NHL, John Ziegler Jr. has passed away at age 84. His passing was confirmed in a statement Friday by current NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. John Ziegler Jr. passes away at age 84 John Ziegler, 4th president of the NHL, has passed away. He was living in Florida at the […] READ MORE
The History of Trade is a mini-series going through each team’s best and worst trades of all time. Each team has their own history and some may cross over, but the series will try to stick to each team. This article will focus on the Pittsburgh Penguins Trade History, finding the best and worst of […] READ MORE