Prospect Ramblings – Prospects Buried in Yahoo & ESPN Draft Pre-rankings
Which prospects are lost deep into the ranked draft lists, waiting to be added by a resourceful owner? Find out in this Sunday Ramblings… […]
Prospect Ramblings: First-rounders — where are they now? (Oct. 8)
Drafted third overall by Columbus, power forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has struggled at the Columbus main training camp and will likely return for another dominant junior season before making his inevitable NHL debut down the road. By the final weekend of the pre-season, the bulk of NHL training camp rosters have been returned to junior, [...]
QMJHL Update: Top prospects for the 2017 NHL Draft
NHL Central Scouting recently released their initial draft rankings for the year, and 34 Quebec Junior Major Hockey League players were on that list. Swiss-born Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads was one of only two players to receive an “A” rating on this inaugural list, while the majority received “C” ratings. [...]
DPR – Episode 03: Training Camp and ADP’s
Taking a quick tour around the NHL training camps and discussing what prospects could make the team or be sent to junior or the AHL, dissect the rookie Fantrax Average Draft Positions and find out if Peter would take them higher or lower than the current ADP. Our interview is with Ryan Wagman of Hockey [...]
Prospect Rambling: College Hockey Countdown (Part Two)
Last week the Preseason USCHO’s Division I Men’s College Hockey Poll was released. After breaking down teams 20-11 in Part One of this series, we take a closer look at teams 10-1. Each team breakdown will dig a little deeper into the Top 10 and provide some veterans to watch as well as some [...]
WHL Update: 2017 NHL Draft Prospects
The 2016-17 season has just gotten under way out west in the WHL. Highlighted by a star studded 2017 NHL draft class and a solid group of 20-year-olds. This year I feel the WHL is in good contention when it comes to winning the Memorial cup. To start the year, it seems as if a [...]
OHL Update: OHL Top Prospects at NHL Training Camps
By:Kathryn Jean The NHL regular season kicks off in just over a week. NHL teams have already made their evaluations and started to adjust their squads for opening night. Over 160 OHL players were invited to 2016 NHL training camps. Only 30 of those players remain at camp and some have a good chance to [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Carrying over World Cup Hot Streaks (Oct 2 2016)
Investigating whether hot streaks will effect regular season point totals in this Sunday Ramblings... *** The World Cup has come and gone, with Team Canada taking home the title as expected. Out of the tournament came a number of players who looked absolutely ready to start the NHL season, carrying tons of jump in their [...]