In the last Liiga update I mentioned a couple of promising goaltenders. Let’s add Emil Larmi to the list. Larmi entered the season as a back-up for Nathan Lawson, but has now taken over the net for HPK. The 20-year-old Lahti native is starting to pick up steam for the second half of the season. [...]
Biggest prospect news from last night, Mitch Marner left the game early after crashing awkwardly into the boards after a hit with Boone Jenner. He played a few more shifts, but just didn’t seem to feel right. He was favouring his right arm on the bench. Marner left the game with 15 minutes left in [...]
We’re headed down the home stretch in the 2016-17 SHL season. Which for 2017 draft eligible prospects means that time is ticking to make a memorable impression on NHL scouts in hopes of improving their draft stock. At this point in the season for poolies, there should be some kind of indication whether your team [...]
Wrapping Up the Beanpot On Monday night, the 2017 Beanpot was decided at TD Garden in Boston with #3 Harvard facing off against #4 Boston University in the tournament's championship game. Earlier in the day, Northeastern defeated #11 Boston College 4-2 in the third place game, with goals coming from Matt Filipe (CAR - 2), [...]
Stanislav Galiev, RW Shoots: R Height: 6-1 Weight: 193 Born: 1992-01-17 Hometown: Moscow , RUS Drafted: 2010 by Washington, 86th overall Observations: February 2017 - Galiev is back playing impressive hockey for the Bears and being (again) one of their most dangerous forwards. He missed a large chunk of the season [...]
TSN Analyst Bob McKenzie lends his insight to help you find some potential fantasy hockey free agent prospects in his TSN column where he features Ohio State defenceman Josh Healey and Czech defenceman Jakub Jerabek. McKenzie calls Healey a “throwback blueliner” as he is known as a big 6-0, 196 pound 22-year-old senior who throws [...]
VHL and MHL in relation to the KHL When looking into the KHL there are other two Russian leagues that work along with it. In this post I will run through of them and highlight their top scorers, as when looking at a prospects production overseas I always saw points in these three leagues [...]
Comparing current rookie to historical trends in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Full disclosue - I'm writing this a bit prematurely. For fellow readers enjoying the long weekend here in BC - enjoy some relaxation with me in spirit. For everyone else - I apologize for the slightly out-of-date numbers you're about to read. [...]
The Winnipeg Jets' No. 1 goaltending job is available for Connor Hellebuyck. All he has to do is seize it. Injuries are inevitable in sports. Sometimes they can cost a hotshot newcomer a rookie-of-the-year award. For example, Connor McDavid last season. Promising careers have been ruined as up-and-coming youngsters never get untracked due to [...]
As we hit the final third of the 60-game USHL season and head toward the Clark Cup Playoffs, several notable prospects have made lasting impressions. Last year 45 USHL players and alumni were drafted by NHL teams, and quite a few will surely be selected in the 2017 draft as well. Let’s take a look [...]
