Prospect Ramblings: Round Two Winner and Losers
The first round of the NHL Entry Draft is where most of the top talent goes. Day two, though, reveals how teams actually draft. Some swing on hidden gems. Others look to raise their floor [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Round 1 Winners and Losers
Welcome to the Prospect Ramblings or welcome back. Today I am going over some winners and losers for the NHL Draft, and the draft day(s) in general. I wanted to keep it more in the [...]
Austin Kelly’s 2025 Draft Rankings
While Austin joined our scouting team mid-way through the season, he's had a lot to add since becoming a part of our group. Below you'll find Austin's top 100 for the 2025 NHL Draft, one of the deepest lists among our team. As ever, if you enjoyed these rankings, make [...]
Anni Karvinen’s Final 2025 Draft Ranking
Even though my work this season at Dobber has focused mainly on skaters playing in the USA and Finland (big sigh), I’ve put together a final ranking that reflects my opinion on the top players from the Class of 2025. While this isn’t the deepest class by any means, there’s [...]
Whittaker Heart’s Final 2025 Rankings
Whittaker Heart began the year as our North American Crossover Scout and, as a result, has spent a long time pondering over a breadth of Draft-Eligible prospects this season. Below, you'll find his top 64, updated post-Scouting Combine. For his full writeups, make sure to check out Whittaker's Substack Page. [...]
David Saad’s Final 2025 Draft Rankings
Welcome back everyone! This one’s been a very long time coming and I cannot begin to emphasize how much relief this draft year’s conclusion has brought me (more on that later) but as I look back at the year in this final write-up I find myself with a lot to [...]
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Dobber’s DraftCast S2E8: Atlantic Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Atlantic Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E7: Metro Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Metro Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E6: Central Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Central Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Get to Know Your 2025 Draft Prospects
As the 2025 NHL Draft approaches, some of the brightest young talents from around the world are stepping into the spotlight. I spoke with six top draft-eligible players to learn who they model their game [...]
Director’s Cut: How I’m Feeling About the 2025 Draft
While we fill out plenty of scouting reports, formulate rankings, and endlessly discuss and dissect players amongst ourselves, I feel like our opportunities to discuss the draft as a whole are far fewer. Especially as [...]
Dobber Prospects Draft Team’s 2025 NHL Draft Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZzEvthEaso If you've finished looking over our team's full top 96 and are looking for some more insight into our process, you've come to the right place. In the below video, our whole draft team [...]
Dobber Prospects’ 2025 Draft Final Ranking
After a long wait, it's finally here: the Dobber Prospects Draft Team’s Final Ranking for the 2025 NHL Draft. While in previous updates we’ve kept our rankings slimmer, this time around, we went through the [...]
Dobber Prospects Draft Team: USA Roundup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1GlkcUKGCQ Welcome back! In our first video of the year, our scouting team will be sitting down to discuss some of the top names to come out of the United States this season. Namely, we'll [...]
Jake O’Brien: A Deep Dive into the Draft’s Premier Playmaker
By: Luke Sweeney & Kareem Ramadan Earlier this year, many of our staff were (rightfully) kicking ourselves for a glaring omission from our preliminary rankings: Jake O’Brien. After an exceptional D-1 where he won the [...]