NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Ahead of our Week 9 fantasy hockey selections, let’s take a quick look back at Week 8 and see how we did in predicting success for your team: Jordan Kyrou – Stud Kyrou was on an eight-game point streak heading into week 8. That ended in his first match. He would add an assist his […] READ MORE
Every Monday, Last Word on Hockey will survey the Fantasy Hockey landscape and select a handful of players to assist in your weekly match. We will attempt to select “Studs” who may be available in your league as opposed to who we know are already owned by other teams. The “Duds” will most certainly be […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders are going back to the Conference Semifinals. New York wins Game 6 by the score of 6-2, winning the series 4-2. They had to do it the hard way by coming back and winning three games of the series. Just like in the first round where the Islanders trailed the Pittsburgh […] READ MORE
The New York Islanders centreman Jean-Gabriel Pageau was a late addition to the NHL COVID Protocol List on Sunday. The Islanders are set to face the New Jersey Devils for the third time in a row. Pageau’s absence was not explained until the puck drop, when Elliotte Friedman made it public it was COVID related. […] READ MORE
Post-season heroes come in all forms from the star player to the unknown fourth-liner. We all know the exploits of the great playoff performers. However, we hardly hear about the unlikely playoff heroes. These unlikely post-season stars can contribute in many ways. Contributions could be for an entire playoff run, a series, a game or […] READ MORE
Normally we’d be in the midst of starting up another hockey season now, but 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 our look […] READ MORE
The Ottawa Senators had a very busy offseason this year. With many new names and faces entering the organization. Names such as Evgenii Dadonov, Tim Stutzle, Alex Galchenyuk and more. However, with these new names, that means others may find themselves without a spot. Artem Anisimov very well could be one of those players. Artem […] READ MORE
Normally we’d be in the midst of starting up another hockey season now, but 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 our look […] READ MORE
In-Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders found themselves down in the series by two games. Despite the Tampa Bay Lightning missing two of their top forwards, Brayden Point and Alex Killorn. Tampa’s offence didn’t seem to miss a beat. Yet, they were still unable to come up with the win. […] READ MORE
Have you ever looked at a sports photo and thought of a funny caption? We have, and did a collection of some for the 2019-20 season. Now, we are continuing that with the NHL qualifying series which began recently. We are collecting some photos with humorous captions added to entertain you during this postseason play. […] READ MORE
I was born in Chicago, and have been following hockey my whole life. I moved to Arizona in 1974, and have been an Arizona Coyotes fan from the time they first moved here in 1996. I feel I can bring a new perspective to the team. I hope you
will enjoy what I write. As of February 13, 2019, I am now an NHL Editor for Last Word on Sports. As of 3/10/21, I am now the beat writer for the Coyotes.
Let the fun begin!