The 2016 NCAA hockey tournament is officially set. All conference tournaments are finished and teams know who they will be facing on March 25th and 26th in their respective regionals. Prior to next weekend’s games here is what you should know. The championship playoff format involves four regional sites with four teams at each site. […] READ MORE
Tag: NCAA Hockey
Top 2016 College Hockey Free Agents Part 3
Its that time of year. The NCAA hockey season is about to come to a close and conference tournaments are about to get into swing. NHL teams are now salivating at the chance to sign the top undrafted college free agents as their teams play their final games of the season. These prospects don’t always have […] READ MORE
Top 2016 College Hockey Free Agents
Its that time of year. The NCAA hockey season has come to a close and conference tournaments are in full swing. NHL teams are now salivating at the chance to sign the top undrafted college free agents as their teams play their final games of the season. These prospects don’t always have an impact at […] READ MORE
Need for Change: Time for the NCAA to Change to Visors
It is time for college teams and the NCAA to change to visors instead of having players wear full face cages READ MORE
Boston College Wins Beanpot Final in Historic 1-0 Victory
For the first time in the forty-six year history of the college hockey tournament, the Beanpot final ended in a 1-0 decision, with the Boston College Eagles defeating the Boston University Terriers in overtime on Monday night. This is the first time the teams have met in a final since 2012, and the eighth time that the final has […] READ MORE
Arizona State Hosts the Desert Hockey Classic: Who's next for the NCAA?
Arizona State hosts the Desert Hockey Classic as an NCAA Division I hockey team this weekend, who is the next team to join Division I in the NCAA? READ MORE
Sabres Sign Forward Evan Rodrigues
It looks like Jack Eichel will have a familiar face when he arrives at Buffalo Sabres training camp. The team announced today that they have signed Eichel’s college linemate, Evan Rodrigues, to a two-year entry level deal. LWOS’ Ben Kerr had this to say about Rodrigues in his college free agent scouting report. After his […] READ MORE
Peculiar Side of Sports: Who was Hobey Baker?
Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does – I search ad nauseam for the answer by any means necessary. The good news is that I take all my hard work and relay the results to you. If […] READ MORE
2015 NHL Draft Profile #6: Zach Werenski
Zach Werenski joined the Michigan Wolverines and had an impressive freshman campaign with 9 goals and 25 points in 35 games, as the youngest player in NCAA D1 Hockey. READ MORE
2015 NHL Draft Profile #5: Noah Hanifin
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the daily column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. Each day I will bring you a new player profile or topical article in the lead-up to the 2015 NHL Draft. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow me on Twitter, and spread the word for […] 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.