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Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day our LWOS Prospects Writers will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2023 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow Ben Kerr, Kyle Pereira and Frederik […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day our LWOS Prospects Writers will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2023 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow Ben Kerr, Kyle Pereira and Frederik […] READ MORE
The 2023 World Junior Championship continues on into the semi-finals. Winners get a chance to play for gold, while the losers get sent to the bronze medal game. Sweden and Czechia are two teams who remain, with two very different outcomes in the quarterfinals. Who will advance? 2023 World Junior Championship Predictions Sweden vs Czechia […] READ MORE
We’ve made it! The quarter-finals are here for the 2022 World Junior Championship in Edmonton. Sweden, who finished second in their group to advance, is coming off of a 4-2 victory over Germany. Taking on the Swedes is everyone’s favourite underdog, Latvia. After upsetting Czechia by a score of 5-2, the Latvians went from not […] READ MORE
The big news coming out of Day Four of the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships is not the games, but the fact the tournament will be cancelled. Not that @chrismpeters needs his work checked, because he doesn’t, but I can confirm the 2022 WJC will be cancelled. Official statements and news conference to come. https://t.co/zAL6CVoJ7n […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2022 World Junior Championships predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey will take a look at each game and give our predictions of the results. Wednesday, December 28th is a busy day with several key games on the schedule including Team USA vs Sweden. 2022 World Junior Championships Predictions Team USA vs. […] READ MORE
While the NHL might be on pause, there is still hockey happening in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. The 2022 World Junior Championships get underway Boxing Day, Sunday, December 26th. The New Jersey Devils will be well represented at the tournament this year with four players playing on four different countries. All four players have […] READ MORE
The Toronto Maple Leafs had yet another disappointing finish to their NHL season. Despite all that, there’s still something to look forward to in the 2021 NHL Draft. What prospects are Leafs draft prototypes? Toronto Maple Leafs Draft Prototypes: Scandinavian Defensemen How To Determine Prototypes All parts of my Leafs draft prototype pieces for forwards […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2021 World Junior Championship predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey will take a look at each game and give our predictions of the results. Monday, December 28th is Day Four of the tournament and features Austria vs Sweden. 2021 World Junior Championship Predictions Austria vs. Sweden Both teams played their first […] READ MORE
Hockey is finally coming back. While we have to wait on the NHL, that does not mean the game stops. As the song goes it is the most wonderful time of the year. The 2021 World Junior Championships are set to begin on Christmas Day and it has the hockey world buzzing. Sites like Sports […] READ MORE
Jim is a 2008 graduate of Saint Michaels College who is currently writing about the NHL for Last Word on Hockey. His work includes writing about the New Jersey Devils as well as NHL Notebooks for the Metro and Central Division. Jim has a passion for the game of hockey. As one coach put it "he is the student of the game." When Jim is not writing he can be found at the local rinks playing or being a referee. Throughout his time in the game, Jim continues to coach a local high school team. In addition, he broadcasted several New Jersey Junior Rockets games for the Eastern Hockey League. Reach him on Twitter: @JimBiringer