NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Any conversation about Travis Hamonic is juggling grenades at this point, but news is news. Hamonic and the Vancouver Canucks have mutually agreed that he will take a leave of absence as of October 18th. Statement from General Manager Jim Benning: pic.twitter.com/5PuNfkZ2gK — Canucks PR (@CanucksPR) October 18, 2021 Working Without Travis Hamonic Hamonic was […] READ MORE
The NHL is back as puck drop happens Tuesday and along with that is the Last Word on Hockey Show on the MAD Radio Network. Your host Jim Biringer from lastwordonhockey.com was back alongside Marc Weiss and Coach Jay were back for the third season. In the first episode of the season, the boys look at […] READ MORE
Welcome to our latest series here at Last Word on Hockey. The Puck Drop Preview series takes you through each team as the season is fast approaching. The preview will focus on the narratives surrounding the team ending last year, during the offseason, and heading into the 2021-22 season. Puck Drop Preview also focuses on what […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey presents The MnM Hockey Podcast. The latest addition to the stable of LWOH Hockey Podcast Content. Every week, Alex Metzger and Chace McCallum will share their thoughts on the news of the week, have a variety of guests from the world of hockey as well as spending some time on original segments. […] READ MORE
It’s Christmas in October for Vancouver Canucks fans as Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes each signed their second deals on October 1st. Here’s how they will work for the players and the team. Effects of the Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes Contracts Of Agents and Agency It was always going to be a balancing act […] READ MORE
It’s the start of another work week and we’ve got another batch of NHL rumours. We’re just over one week away from the start of the season. The NHL rumours are picking up steam with the Oct. 12 start date. Teams are trying to plan ahead for the future and secure players. Today’s rumours focus […] READ MORE
The Vancouver Canucks have done as expected and signed critical young defender Quinn Hughes to a new contract. The team’s offseason has already involved plenty of interesting transactions, but it is now headlined by retaining perhaps the most important young player on the team going forward. Following up Sportsnet TV analyst Satiar Shah report of […] READ MORE
The end of the Vancouver Canucks training camp doesn’t mean the end of the Vancovuer Canucks drama. The dock backlog has limited exports, so all the drama is staying right in the lower mainland. But that doesn’t mean all the news is bad. Just, you know: DRAMATIC! Nothing Comes Easy at the Vancouver Canucks Drama […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another edition of NHL Rumours from the crew at Last Word on Hockey. Teams are gearing up for the start of training camp to make the final decisions on their opening night rosters. Some teams still have some stars unsigned which is becoming more and more concerning as we inch closer to […] READ MORE
Halfway through September isn’t where the Vancouver Canucks fans want to be thinking about contracts. They’ve had more than enough of that in recent years, with stars cutting their current deals quite late. Scoring leader Brock Boeser‘s bridge deal remained unsigned until the end of training camp two years ago. Captain Horvat’s contract was signed […] READ MORE