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John Tortorella has a history of success in his hockey career. He has gone on to be an extremely successful coach in the NHL. In his playing career, he never quite made it to the highest level, but he still had success through his years of playing hockey. The Philadelphia Flyers are hoping it will translate into this 2023-2024 season and continue far into the future. John … [Read more...] about John Tortorella’s History of Success

Sweater numbers are synonymous with players. Most hockey fans can instantly tell you a great player by the number they wear on their back. There are many different stories about how players became associated with the famous numbers. Many odd and interesting facts surround these numbers as well. As we count down the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, we take a look at the story … [Read more...] about Behind the Sweater Number: No. 16

Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2023-24 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we’re previewing the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils. 2023-24 New Jersey … [Read more...] about 2023-24 Puck Drop Preview: New Jersey Devils

Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column that brings you the next crop of professional hockey players. As we go through the summer of 2023, each day our LWOS Prospects Writers will bring you a look at one NHL team’s top prospects or other topical article. Be sure to bookmark the site, follow Ben Kerr, Kyle Pereira and Frederik Frandson on Twitter, and spread the word for … [Read more...] about 2023 Boston Bruins Top Prospects

With the start of training camp upon us, Kent Hughes had some interesting comments on his team at the annual media day. Hughes came out and said that he expects his players to compete for a playoff spot this upcoming season. Obviously, as a GM, you can’t come out and say that the expectation is for the team to tank. However, for a team that many have pegged as Macklin Celebrini … [Read more...] about Hughes Expects Canadiens to Push for Playoffs