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Day Four of the 2022 World Junior Championships (hopefully) returns with a four-game slate after the United States had COVID cases that forced them to forfeit yesterday’s scheduled game against Switzerland. The USA hopes to return for the last game of the day against Sweden. However, our focus now turns to the second game of […] READ MORE
The 2022 World Junior Championships are upon us. This incredible and highly-anticipated best-on-best tournament of the next generation of hockey players has arrived, and there are some really good teams and players to pay attention to. To kick things off, we will take a look at team Russia versus team Sweden! 2022 World Junior Championships […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2021 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2021 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL Draft preview, we will not be reviewing the players who were drafted in […] READ MORE
The Nashville Predators have re-signed restricted free agent goalie Juuse Saros to a four-year contract worth $20 million, or $5 million per season. This contract carries him through the 2025-26 season. Nashville and Juuse Saros have a four-year, $20M extension to avoid arbitration — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) August 16, 2021 Juuse Saros Signs New Deal […] READ MORE
Today marks the concluding day of the 2021 World Junior Championship. From all of us at Last Word on Hockey, it’s been a pleasure to cover this one-of-a-kind tournament this year. The day kicks off with Team Russia and Team Finland facing off for the bronze medal. 2021 World Junior Championship Predictions Russia vs. Finland […] 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, January 4th, is day nine of the tournament and we have reached the semifinals. The night starts with Russia vs Canada. 2021 World Junior Championship Predictions […] READ MORE
Team Sweden will face off against Team Russia in an important group B matchup for both sides in the 2021 World Junior Championship. 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. Tuesday, December 29th is Day Five of the tournament and ends with Austria vs. Russia. 2021 World Junior Championship Predictions Austria vs. Russia What was going to […] 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. Friday, December 25th is Day One of the tournament and finishes with the United States and Russia. Switzerland and Slovakia and Germany and Finland played earlier in […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2020 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for the […] READ MORE
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.