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Main Photo: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Arizona Coyotes have recently been playing fun and rather good hockey. Most of this is due to the success of forward Nick Schmaltz. Nick Schmaltz is having a career year in the desert as he is slowly becoming a point-per-game player. Schmaltz, whos just 26 years of age, […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2022-23 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team over the course of the campaign. Today, […] READ MORE
The Arizona Coyotes signed restricted free agent left winger Lawson Crouse to a five-year contract worth $21.5 million, or $4.3 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2026-27 season. Lawson Crouse has signed a five-year extension with the @ArizonaCoyotes, per @FriedgeHNIC. ✍️ Thoughts on the deal? 🤔 #NHLFreeAgency pic.twitter.com/bE5M3sRmgh — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) August […] READ MORE
NHL player development seems to always result in more questions than answers. How likely is it for a top pick to pan out? What makes a player a “steal”? Last Word On Hockey is starting a new series on how to properly develop prospects from all different spots throughout the draft. This week’s piece involves […] READ MORE
Head coach of the Arizona Coyotes, Andre Tourigny, announced today that forward Nick Schmaltz will miss a minimum of three to four weeks with an upper-body injury. Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said forward Nick Schmaltz, who has missed the past 3 games with an upper-body injury, is expected to miss 3-4 weeks at minimum. Defenseman […] READ MORE
It goes without saying that the Arizona Coyotes trade rumours are already starting with their season concluded. Another year and another failure to get to the playoffs. Of course, they did make it last season in the pandemic shortened campaign, but only because 23 other teams besides them also made it. The team sorely lacks […] READ MORE
With just 17 games remaining in the Arizona Coyotes schedule, the hunt for the playoffs is on. The team only has seven remaining home games left. Their schedule is much more conducive than the St. Louis Blues team whom they’re fighting with for the last playoff spot. The Blues have 20 remaining games and must […] READ MORE
Hockey is back! Normally we’d be closing in on the NHL trade deadline for the final push of the 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 […] READ MORE
The new 2020-21 season is upon us and it seems fitting to get some fans’ views of how the Arizona Coyotes are doing. Much may be tied to their head coach Rick Tocchet. This may be a first on lastwordonhockey.com, so let’s see how it goes. Arizona Coyotes Fans Are Losing Faith in Rick Tocchet […] READ MORE
When the Arizona Coyotes acquired Phil Kessel from the Pittsburgh Penguins in June of 2019 there were high hopes he could spark the meagre offence on the team. That didn’t happen, as he only tallied 14 goals and 24 assists in 70 games. Something was wrong. Or was it that he didn’t have as talented […] 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!