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Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Dave. Join Ben Kerr and Dave Gove each week as they take a look around the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere. The boys are back and looking at the news from […] READ MORE
Welcome to LWOS Hockey’s summer series. After the historic 2016 NHL Free Agency period, it’s a good time to look at the best free agent signing in the history of all 30 NHL franchises. Up next: The all-time best Chicago Blackhawks free agent signing. The All-Time Best Chicago Blackhawks Free Agent Signing 2009 – Marian Hossa: […] READ MORE
Nearly a day after the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks for their fourth Stanley Cup title, the odds of winning the 2017 Stanley Cup have been released. Nevertheless, it’s never too early to speculate who can win, right? After losing in the first round to the St. Louis Blues, the Chicago Blackhawks find […] READ MORE
Team Europe was the fifth team to announce their roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey on Wednesday. General manager Miroslav Satan, a Slovakian ex-NHLer, released the names of the first 16 players who will be a part of the European team. World Cup Announcements: Team Europe Roster This team selection is very effective […] READ MORE
The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Marian Hossa on injured reserve after suffering a left leg injury in the second period of Chicago’s 3-2 OT loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Hossa, 37, was hit by Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm with less than six minutes remaining in the middle frame and crashed into the […] READ MORE
CALL TO THE HALL: Honorable Mention Welcome to LWOS Hockey’s summer series, Call to the Hall, where we take a look at the next great player from each NHL franchise to get called to the Hockey Hall of Fame. There are a few caveats, the player must be active, and must have played 300 games […] READ MORE
If the playoffs are any indication, Brandon Saad is going to be a heck of a player. At 22 years old, you can see the star potential each and every time he stepped onto the ice. The Columbus Blue Jackets, who acquired the Pittsburgh born Saad, have added another young piece to an already impressive […] READ MORE
Sports fans forgive all sorts of indignities that local owners dish out to their clientele. Fans can wrap their brains around realistic financial limitations. They understand the results of incompetence. Stadiums will always be packed full of enthusiastic crowds when they know their local heroes are playing hard. But there are some things fans will […] READ MORE
Chicago’s Marian Hossa recorded his 1000th career NHL point Thursday night, by scoring in the third period against the Ottawa Senators. The goal, assisted by Kris Versteeg, put the Blackhawks up 4-3 in a game they would eventually win in the shootout. Hossa scored both his 999th and 1000th points in the same game, which […] READ MORE
The defending Stanley Cup champions have done it again. Courtesy of yet another game-winning overtime goal by Patrick Kane, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild for the second year in a row with a 4-2 series victory. To many people’s surprise, this series turned out to unravel a lot closer than most fans around […] READ MORE
