It’s got many teams going through precautions and affecting many players already throughout the NHL. Usually associated with children, according to CBS Sports, the mumps have found their way into the professional spotlight, making their mark in the NHL. The significant outbreak had its start in Anaheim, sidelining star Corey Perry and two others last […] READ MORE
Tag: Jonas Brodin
Jonas Brodin Signs six-year Extension with the Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild made a big announcement Sunday morning as Chuck Fletcher signed 19-year-old defenseman Jonas Brodin to a six-year extension. Defenseman Jonas Brodin has signed a six-year contract extension with the #mnwild. — Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) October 12, 2014 The financial terms were not disclosed but beat writer of the Minnesota Wild […] READ MORE
Checking in On The Snubs: Player Performance Post Olympic Announcements
As of January 7th all countries participating in the Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament at the Sochi Olympics have submitted their twenty-five man preliminary rosters for the games. Since that time, the talk has focused almost as much on players who were not selected to play for their countries, as those who were selected. While the […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Minnesota Wild
Welcome to Today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2013 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will go team by team through the NHL bringing you a look at each Teams Top Prospects. I will be following the order of […] READ MORE
Is the Hawks-Wild Series as Black and White as Most Think?
I will let you know right of the bat – I do not think the Minnesota Wild should be in the playoffs right now. This team has scored fewer goals than it gave up and has had a fairly an unimpressive season. While the Wild was playing in the Southeast division of the West, you […] READ MORE
World Junior Championship: Sweden's Problems, and Potential Solutions
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. In the last few weeks Sweden has suffered three major blows to their World Junior Championship Roster. Three key pieces have been lost, two due to injury; and one as […] READ MORE
Early Look World Juniors, Team Sweden
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well over a month old, I thought now would be a good time to look at the potential line-ups for the World Junior Championships. Last […] READ MORE
Top Shelf Prospects: Minnesota Wild
Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring you a look at the Minnesota Wild. As always you can find a complete listing of my previous articles here. Since we had an […] 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.