For some players, the love for the sport of hockey is too hard to walk away from that they attempt to stretch out their longevity for a few more years, despite being past their expiration date. For others, it’s about getting another shot at redemption. The National Hockey League has a wonderful history of stories […] READ MORE
Tag: Alex Kovalev
Big Money Contracts, and the Players Who Don't Earn Them
Before I get into things, I want people to understand that I love sports. It is a passion, a past-time, a hobby, a second life; yet there is one thing about professionals sports that really gets on my nerves and that’s ridiculously high contracts to players who have “earned” them, but in reality they haven’t […] READ MORE
The Greats who wore #27
You know who my favorite athlete of all time is? Vladimir Guerrero. There are of course other players who are on my list of favorites too, but growing up it was all about number 27. Why do I bring up number 27 now? Well, there seems to be a lot of hope in Montreal these […] READ MORE
Ray Shero: The King of the Trade Deadline
I hope Ray Shero is enjoying his day today. If not, he should be. Once again he has made an inconceivable trade take place acquiring Jarome Iginla from the Calgary Flames and essentially prying him away from the jaws of the Boston Bruins. Shero has been here before, many times, more even than Boston GM […] READ MORE
Alex Kovalev: A Misunderstood Artist Says Goodbye
Alex Kovalev, l’Artiste, The Enigma, AK-27, Alexei Kovalev, Kovy – the man has been known by many different names in his 20-year NHL career. Today though, he gets a different designation; retired. After scoring 430 goals and 1029 career points in 1316 games with the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and […] READ MORE
NHL Opening Weekend: Stars Who Age like Fine Wine
Hockey is back, and even if we as fans didn’t all get to see the results we were hoping for, I think we can all agree that having the NHL back in our rinks, and on our televisions is a welcome sight for all. Hockey fans who threatened to boycott throughout the lockout seem to […] READ MORE
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Ben Kerr
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.