The Maple Leafs will have the first shot at the Terrific Trio when the 2016 NHL entry draft begins June 24 in Buffalo. Toronto’s name was drawn first today in the league’s annual draft lottery, held to discourage sadsack teams from tanking late in a season to sweeten their draft position. The [...]
| Mathew Dumba, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 173 |
| Born: 1994-07-25 | Hometown: Calgary, Alberta | Drafted: 2012 by Minnesota Wild, 7th overall |
| Markus Granlund, C | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 172 |
| Born: 1993-4-16 | Hometown: Helsinki, Finland | Drafted: 2011 by Calgary Flames, 45th Overall |
Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! After last week’s examination of the Atlantic and Central Divisions, this week I will look at prospects in the AHL’s North and Pacific Divisions who may be in the NHL next season. * […]
OHL Finals is set, AHL playoffs are midway through the first round and the other two CHL league finals are almost set. […]
| Borna Rendulic, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-03 | Weight: 204 |
| Born: 1992-03-25 | Hometown: Zagrev, Croatia | Drafted: Undrafted; signed by Colorado Avalanche in 2014 |
Team Finland has won the Gold Medal at the 2016 U18 World Championships with a convincing 6 -1 win over rival Team Sweden. 2016 draft eligible prospect Jesse Puljujarvi led his country to victory with a three goal performance and helped secure his ranking as a top three draft prospect. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A [...]
Roy Radke, RW Shoots: R Height: 6-03 Weight: 205 Born: 1996-12-10 Hometown: Chicago, IL Drafted: 6th round 2015 (164th overall) Observations: October 2017 - The Hawks never made Radke a contract offer and he became a free agent and signed in the Liiga where he will begin his pro [...]
Max Marko: The Canadian Hockey League has all three leagues fairly deep in their respective playoff schedule as the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL are all in their conference finals. The teams left in contention are the Rouyn Noranda Huskies (QMJHL), Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL), Saint Johns Sea Dogs (QMJHL), Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL), Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), [...]
The stubborn Finns refused to submit to the Americans, upsetting their hosts 4-2 Saturday in the first of two semi-finals final at Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the IIHL Under18 hockey championship tournament. Center Aapeli Rasanen, who scored twice, potted the winning goal with 37 seconds left to thwart the two-time defending USA and move [...]
