NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2020-21, where Last Word on Hockey gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Make sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the […] READ MORE
We’re just days away from the start of the draft and free agency, but the NHL rumours are flowing. The 2020 off-season is going to be nothing like we’ve ever seen in history. We have NHL rumours on the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and a training camp start date for 2020-21. All NHL rumours come […] READ MORE
We’re getting closer to hockey returning, but we still have plenty of NHL rumours for you. The play-in round and round robin tournaments are less than a week away. However, teams that didn’t make it and even the newly-named Seattle Kraken are involved in rumours. Today’s edition is a Pacific Division-oriented one with plenty of […] READ MORE
Not many summers in the life of the San Jose Sharks Doug Wilson will be as momentous as this one. The clock finally ran out on the absurdity of Wilson’s absence from the Hockey Hall of Fame. To be blunt, Wilson was on too many lists where he was the only one to have accomplished […] READ MORE
It is time to play the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks blame game. Who is responsible for the abysmal season? Or are the issues less specific? We’ll look into it all and point fingers. We’ll start with five broad categories. • The Youth • The Veterans • Head coaches Peter DeBoer and Bob Boughner • General […] 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 19th, featuring the 1973-74 Philadelphia […] READ MORE
We’ve reached the final piece in our review of the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks and it is time to tie it all together, then take a peak at the key issues facing the team in the near future. For the Sharks, this was the season that didn’t. The team didn’t play well. Their leaders didn’t […] READ MORE
The San Jose Sharks have signed free agent, Russian goaltender, Alexei Melnichuk, to a two-year, entry-level contract. Melnichuk has spent three seasons with SKA St Petersburg in the KHL. The deal carries him through the 2021-22 season. It’s Official: Goalie Alexei Melnichuk signs with San Jose Sharks. Last KHL season 1.68 goals against average .930 […] READ MORE
The 2019-20 San Jose Sharks entered the season with the same goalie pairing they’d used in the prior three seasons. It wasn’t good last season and the team hoped for a bounce back this season. Previously: Season Overview, The Forwards, The Defencemen Up now: The Goalies Up next: The Coaches The 2019-20 San Jose […] READ MORE
Even as hockey leagues all over the world take a hiatus, the Last Word on Hockey team is still devoted to publishing quality content in the absence of live sports. Our NHL Rivalry Breakdown series hopes to fill the void. Each article will take a look at two longtime rivals (or in this case two […] 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!