The St. Louis Blues announced Wednesday afternoon that forward Paul Stastny has been placed on injured-reserve after suffering a broken right foot against the Vancouver Canucks on October 16th. He will be re-evaluated in five weeks, according to the team. After blocking a shot in the second period of the game in Vancouver, Stastny headed […] READ MORE
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Call to the Hall: Colorado Avalanche
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 (or 150 for goaltenders) with the […] READ MORE
Craig Anderson: The Best Tendy Around
I know that people will read the title of this article and smirk. Some will chuckle, laugh, call me a homer, etc.. Ladies and gentlemen, I am no homer – I’m a realist, and the realest thing between the pipes right now in the NHL is 33-year-old Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson. While I could whip out […] READ MORE
Puck Drop Preview: The 2014-15 St. Louis Blues
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2014-15, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Makes sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings in […] READ MORE
Paul Stastny Has Signed with the ST. Louis Blues
Former Colorado Avalanche centre Paul Stastny has penned a new deal with the St. Louis Blues. He’ll cost $7 million per year, over 4 years. After being reportedly wooed by several teams, he’s chosen to move to St. Louis, after spending all eight previous seasons of his career in Colorado. The Blues will be acquiring a very talented centre. […] READ MORE
Why the St. Louis Blues Need a Goal Scorer
The St. Louis Blues have clinched a berth to the postseason in three straight years, as well as a Central Division title in 2012. A determined and experienced head coach in Ken Hitchcock has lead a franchise who had struggled in previous years back to contending for their first ever Stanley Cup. However, a team […] READ MORE
NHL Free Agent Frenzy Preview: The Forwards
The NHL’s free agency period gets back to its usual date of July 1st this year and there are, as always, a multitude of names for teams to target. In this series, we’ll take a look at some of those players and what they could offer to teams in terms of both impact and salary. In […] READ MORE
Captain Gabriel Landeskog Leads The Young Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are going to the playoffs. That is a phrase that hasn’t been typed, read, or said much over the last half decade. In fact, the last time Colorado saw extra hockey was in the 2009-10 season when they lost against San Jose in the first round. And since they haven’t seen the […] READ MORE
Milan Hejduk Officially Retires
In a fitting move, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones to make the press release announcing that their former star winger, and captain Milan Hejduk was officially retiring from the NHL on Monday. “I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates,” Hejduk said in a statement […] READ MORE
Sochi Preview: USMNT Looks To Go Down Long Golden Road of Dreams
The US finished in disappointing and sudden fashion in Vancouver. The face of Canada, Sidney Crosby, suddenly found a chink in the great wall Ryan Miller had seemingly built in front of his net, and the golden dreams of Zach Parise, Patrick Kane, David Backes, and company came to a crashing halt amidst a flash […] READ MORE
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Russ McKenzie Wood
Russ McKenzie Wood has covered the New York Red Bulls for four years for this site and Empire of Soccer. His love of the beautiful game is only matched by his passion for accurate and uncompromising coverage of the world of football.
Outside of good sport, there are things that he loves: his wife, his daughter, his dog, brewing and talking about and drinking good beer, and technology.