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Three weeks ago, with the Red Wings reeling and about to embark on a west coast swing in Anaheim, Andreas Athanasiou had been struggling himself. After an injury that kept him out for a month of game action, the former Barrie Colt had just two points in ten games since, getting 14 minutes or more of […] READ MORE
The 2016 IIHF World Championship is currently taking place in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. The preliminary round of the tournament ended yesterday and the top four teams of Group A and Group B advanced to the playoff round, which will begin tomorrow. The teams that will participate in the playoff round are Czech Republic, Russia, […] READ MORE
The 2015-16 NHL season is coming to a close and what better way to cap off the year by taking a look at the front runners for the NHL Award winners? The Awards ceremony, held in Las Vegas, does not take place until after the Stanley Cup has been hoisted, but there is no harm in getting our predictions in now. For a look back on yesterday's article on the GM of the Year, click here. The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. READ MORE
Kyle Connor college career started with a stellar freshman season at the University of Michigan. Should he leave for the pros after one year? READ MORE
With the first half of the 2015-16 NHL season in the books, it’s time to start handing out the hardware. The LWOS hockey department has come together to give you our picks for the major NHL awards, starting will a full breakdown of the Hart followed by the Calder and the staff’s picks for the rest of […] READ MORE
As we reach the quarter pole of the NHL season, as we approach 20 games played for each team, we have seen a number of strong rookie performances and a number of contenders emerge in the Calder Trophy Race. The collarbone injury suffered by pre-season favourite Connor McDavid, has taken him out of action for several […] READ MORE
On Hockey Hall of Fame Night in Toronto, Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg had a chance to pot his 300th NHL goal. The marker would cement his status as the 5th Red Wing in franchise history to hit the 300-goal, 800 point club. Sergei Fedorov, whom is getting inducted this weekend, is part of that […] READ MORE
The ten-game mark has come and gone for all 30 NHL teams. For many rookies looking to prove their worth, it is a very important time for both the player and management in making sure the talent is truly ready to play in arguably the greatest hockey league talent-wise in the world. Connor McDavid, Jack […] READ MORE
29:04. That’s how far 2014 first round pick Dylan Larkin is into his young NHL career. After making the team out of camp, the journey officially began with one of the biggest ovations of the opening ceremonies Friday night in Detroit. Just a hometown kid playing with his childhood heroes living the dream in front […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2015 edition of Top Shelf Prospects. As the summer progresses, I will be featuring each NHL team’s top prospects, following the order of the first round of the 2015 NHL draft (as if there were no traded draft picks) —you can find all the articles here. Because we already published an extensive NHL Draft preview, I […] 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.
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.