For the month of June, Last Word On Sports will be covering each team in our 30 in 30 series. Once a day, we take a look at an NHL team’s past season, what their off-season looks like, and what they could hope to achieve before the start of their 2015-16 season. Everybody wants to […] READ MORE
Tag: Nick Merkley
Oshawa Generals Win 5th Memorial Cup
The Oshawa Generals and Kelowna Rockets put the final exclamation point on the CHL season Sunday in the last Memorial Cup Final at the Pepsi Colisee’. Each team had its own message going into the biggest game of their respective seasons. Five powerful words for Kelowna: This Moment We Own it, and four words that […] READ MORE
Kelowna Crushes Quebec in Memorial Cup Semi-Final
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Quebec Remparts 9-3 in the Memorial Cup Semi Final on Friday. They will play the Oshawa Generals in the final. READ MORE
2015 Memorial Cup X-Factors
With the first game 2015 Memorial Cup set to take place tonight, four teams start their journey to become supreme champions of the Canadian Hockey League. The Rimouski Oceanic, Quebec Remparts, Oshawa Generals and Kelowna Rockets make up the four-team tournament, and all four teams have proven to be at the top of their respective […] READ MORE
2015 NHL Draft Profile #19: Nick Merkley
Nick Merkley has helped the Kelowna Rockets have a tremendous season. The club went 53-13-5 for 112 points and second overall in the WHL. READ MORE
2015 NHL Draft February Ranks 16-20
2015 NHL Draft February Ranks 16-20: As we move into the second half of the first round, there are a number of intriguing prospects available. READ MORE
2015 NHL Draft November Rankings 11-20
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Stars. Over the next few days we will be previewing the 2014 NHL Draft by ranking our top 30 prospects and honourable mentions. As always, you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. With the CHL season a good 6 weeks […] READ MORE
Five 2015 NHL Draft Prospects the Montreal Canadiens Should Target
(Editor’s Note: This is the debut article from our newest writer Derek Rendell. You can follow him on Twitter @Derek_LWOS ) Which upcoming junior prospects would fit well into the Montreal Canadiens future? “The Montreal Canadiens are proud to select, from the WHL, Tri City Americans, goaltender, Carey Price” “Les Canadiens de Montréal sont fiers de sélectionner […] READ MORE