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
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England Women Into WWC Quarter Finals
England women have qualified for the quarter finals of the Womens World Cup beating Norway 1-0. They will now face hosts Canada. READ MORE
Norway Women Struggle, But Ready To Face England
After a solid but unconvincing win against Ivory Coast, Norway will now face England’s finest ladies in the World Cup round of 16. The Norwegians will be quite happy to face the English in this match, as the draw could have seen them face France at this stage. France are ranked much higher than England, […] READ MORE
Women’s World Cup: Norway Frustrate Germany
Norway’s display against Germany in the Women’s World Cup was enough to earn a draw. Facing the highly rated German team, this must be considered a very good result for the Norwegian girls. German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer stated that Norway were a very annoying side to play against, with the Norwegians’ cynical style of play […] READ MORE
Norwegian WNT Cruise Against Energetic Thailand
The 2015 Women’s World Cup kicked off on Sunday for Norway’s WNT, with their opponent being first time participants Thailand. Norway were such high favourites for this match, it was not even possible to bet on Norway as winners before the game. Needless to say, Norway went into the match expecting little or no opposission […] READ MORE
A look at the Fire Power in the 2015 IIHF World Championships – Group B
A quick look at the firepower and top forwards available in the 2015 IIHF World Championships. Group B is loaded with plenty of star talent. READ MORE
Keys to the English Winning Streak
England has become the team that pines for success in football, yet just seems to fumble out of the rubble and misery as gluttons for punishment. Since their disastrous World Cup bid in Brazil, the team has no doubt felt rather sore about how they attacked the tournament; Roy Hodgson, the beaten, tousled boss to constantly […] READ MORE
Zuccarello Out Indefinitely With A Fractured Hand
It has now been confirmed that Norwegian forward Mats Zuccarello suffered a non-displaced fracture in his left hand during the Sochi Olympics. An MRI on Wednesday confirmed the injury. He will be assessed by Rangers team doctors back in New York on Thursday. Zuccarello injured his hand during the Norwegians third game of the tournament, a […] READ MORE
No Need to be Nervous After Canada’s Narrow Win over Norway
The moment that the groups for the 2014 Sochi Olympic hockey tournament were announced I wrote an article on how they would negatively affect Canada. At the time my reasoning was that the lack of competition would mean Canada wasn’t adequately battle tested when they reached the medal rounds. While this reasoning remains true, there […] READ MORE
The Tragic Figure Of Ice Skater Tonya Harding
It is hard to believe that the events surrounding the attack on Nancy Kerrigan – the Tonya Harding ice skating scandal – just weeks before the Olympic Games in Norway are over 20 years old. ESPN Films will debut a new “30 for 30” documentary, The Price of Gold, on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at […] READ MORE
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Jack Moon Perrin
Jack Moon Perrin has been writing for Last Word on Sports since 2013 in various sports including basketball, football, rugby and tennis. He is currently the Department Head for Basketball at LastWordOnProBasketball.com. Mr. Perrin is a regular guest on the ESPN Sportszilla Show in Utica-Rome, New York 1230/1310/1350 AM. Mr. Perrin has also contributed to the Canadian TV News sports reports for the Toronto Raptors, tennis and the Olympics.