
Kyle Pereira’s 2021 NHL Draft Top 15 Part One: Picks 11 to 15 and Notable Omissions
The 2021 NHL Draft does not pose the same excitement as the 2020 NHL Draft did. However, there are still plenty of players that teams can build around for the future. There’s another future elite goaltender in this class, falling in line with goalies like Spencer Knight and Yaroslav Askarov before him. There are several […] READ MORE

Player Development of NHL Prospects: Top Three Picks
Over the last several months, I have been crunching numbers, trying to solve the many questions of player development. With that, we here at Last Word On Hockey will be starting a new series on how to properly develop prospects from all different spots throughout the draft. All advanced stats in this piece were taken […] READ MORE

The Colorado Avalanche Should Use Bowen Byram
Everyone was excited when the Colorado Avalanche drafted Bowen Byram. He was the team’s first pick in the loaded 2019 Draft. The Cranbrook, British Columbia native immediately rewarded them with a very good season playing for the WHL’s Vancouver Giants. Byram has joined Colorado’s training camp for the 2020-21 season and could start as soon […] READ MORE

Marco Rossi of Minnesota Wild Out Indefinitely With Upper-Body Injury
The Minnesota Wild has announced via Twitter that forward Marco Rossi is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The centreman represented Austria at the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton. He underwent a seven-day quarantine before being able to take part in the training camp activities with the Wild this week. NEWS: #mnwild forward Marco Rossi […] READ MORE

Carson Lambos Draws Lots of Similarities to Alex Pietrangelo’s Draft Year
Carson Lambos is one of many players in the 2021 NHL Draft class who could go first overall. But he’s far from earned the consensus. With so much talent from players like Owen Power, Brandt Clarke, and Matty Beniers, there’s no real favourite this year. And Lambos hasn’t really helped his case much. He managed […] READ MORE

Mission Complete: This Team USA Age Group Finally Captures Gold
It took some time for this 2001 age group for Team USA to capture gold, but it finally happened. Years of heartbreak led to the moment Tuesday night in Edmonton or early Wednesday morning on the East Coast. But Team USA defeated Canada by a score of 2-0 to capture the gold medal at the […] READ MORE

2021 NHL Draft Class Introductions, Part Six
Welcome to Last Word on Hockey’s 2021 NHL Draft Class introductions. The 2020 Draft class was a blast, and the 2021 NHL draft should be too. Alexis Lafreniere was the first overall pick for the New York Rangers in ‘20, but who will it be in ‘21? How about we here at Last Word introduce […] READ MORE

Team USA Names Roster For 2021 World Junior Championships
Team USA has named their final 25-man roster for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships. The tournament begins on December 25th inside the bubble in Edmonton, Alberta. Team USA will open the tournament on Christmas Day against Russia. The Americans are coached by Nate Leaman. Introducing the 2021 U.S. National Junior Team! 🇺🇸#USAWJC | #WorldJuniors […] READ MORE

Team Canada Names Roster For 2021 World Junior Championship
Team Canada has named their final 25-man roster for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship. The tournament begins on December 25th inside the bubble in Edmonton, Alberta. Canada opens the tournament on December 26th when they take on Germany. The defending gold medalists will be coached by André Tourigny. Canada’s final 25-man roster is here:https://t.co/pzljoXQjAK […] READ MORE