International Hockey
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 […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent forward Radim Zohorna to a one-year, two-way contract. His deal is worth $925,000 for the next season. General manager Jim Rutherford announced the deal on Wednesday. The Penguins have signed forward Radim Zohorna to a one-year, two-way contract. The 6-foot-6, 233-pound Zohorna, who is celebrating his 24th birthday today, […]
The 2020 World Junior Hockey Championships contains some of the best talents in the history of the tournament. Players like Alexis Lafreniere, Spencer Knight, and Nils Hoglander headlined the group and stole away most of the attention. Yet, it has not been their play that’s shined. Instead, most of the theatrics have come from fairly […]
It is hard to craft a more perfect script than Team Canada winning World Junior Gold. But this year felt different. After losing in the quarterfinals in Vancouver, Canada was on a mission to avenge that World Junior disappointment. Whenever the young Canadian talent suit up for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, winning gold […]
Team Canada has named their final 23-man roster for the 2020 World Junior Hockey Championship. The tournament begins on December 26th in the Czech Republic, when Canada takes on their arch-rivals from the United States. The team is coached by London Knights head coach Dale Hunter. 2020 Team Canada World Junior Roster Upfront, the team […]
OAKVILLE— Canada’s World Junior hopefuls reached another checkpoint in the Selection Camp process. Now having completed the doubleheader of practices on Tuesday, the team is now ready to embark on actual games between U Sports on Wednesday and Thursday. A chance for the Canadian selectees to apply the skills and knowledge gained in practice into […]
Team Finland has won the 2019 World Junior Championship. It is their third gold medal since 2013. Team USA receives their first silver medal since 1997. 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Kaapo Kakko scored the winning goal with 1:26 left to play in the third period. It was Kakko’s second goal and fifth point of the […]
The Anaheim Ducks have announced that forward and Team Canada captain Max Comtois is sidelined for two weeks with a shoulder injury. Anaheim made the injury announcement on Friday. NEWS: Prospect Max Comtois, who served as captain for Team Canada in the #WorldJuniors, played with a separated shoulder in the tournament. He’s out of action […]
VANCOUVER– With the World Junior Hockey Championship shifting to the quarterfinal stage, the pressure mounts for Team Canada. Playing on home soil brings its benefits. The raucous Canadian crowds have been a force in Vancouver, consistently providing enthusiastic support for every game. But ahead of Canada’s quarterfinal matchup against Finland, you can’t help but be […]
VANCOUVER– Nick Suzuki has every reason to be smiling ear to ear. Team Canada is currently undefeated at the World Junior Hockey Championship. The young forward was recently traded from the Vegas Golden Knights to the illustrious Montreal Canadiens franchise. But most importantly, Suzuki gets to live out a childhood dream of playing at the […]
VANCOUVER– Alexis LaFreniere had a lot to prove heading into Saturday’s World Junior contest against Czech Republic. He had not recorded any points in the first two Round Robin games. But more importantly, it had appeared that Team Canada coach Tim Hunter had lost faith in the 17-year-old, evidenced by his benching of LaFreniere in the third […]
VANCOUVER– Noah Dobson isn’t afraid of the big stage. Playing for his QMJHL team Acadie-Bathurst Titan, he recorded two goals and five assists en route to their first Memorial Cup in franchise history. Against Switzerland at the World Junior Hockey Championship, Dobson shined once again. He utilized his speed towards the net, shooting the puck […]
VANCOUVER– The start of every World Junior Hockey Championship brings great joy and optimism. Unless you are Team Denmark. Team Canada, looking to defend as gold medalists, were not messing around in front of their home fans in Rogers Arena. The 22 young Canadians representing the national junior team put on a show, defeating Denmark […]
The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships start on Boxing Day in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. This weekend we will give a short preview of the tournament, looking at the top few players to watch on each of the tournaments squads. Today, a look at Pool A, which will be played in Vancouver. You can […]
The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships start on Boxing Day in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. Over the next two days, we will give a short preview of the tournament, looking at the top few players to watch on each of the tournaments squads. Today, a look at Pool B, which will be played in […]
Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina will play for the Czech Republic at the upcoming World Junior Championships. Zadina confirmed the news to Corey Pronman of The Athletic. General manager Ken Holland also told the news to the media on Tuesday. Filip Zadina confirms he'll be released to the World Juniors for the Czech Republic. […]
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As the NHL gets set for a night of Second Round playoff action, the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery was held before the games tonight. The Seattle Kraken came away with the second overall pick, while the Buffalo Sabres won tonight’s grand prize. They’ll pick first overall at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The Draft will […]
Swedish hockey is taking a massive step forward this year. It has always been a powerhouse hockey country, but this season, it is on another level. In my rankings, there are seven Swedes projected to go in the first round. Of those seven, one forward by the name of Simon Robertsson sticks out. He has […]
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 star goaltender in this class, falling in line with goalies like Spencer Knight and Yaroslav Askarov before him. There are several […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Jim Biringer
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