In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, this week we have a monster. The 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. However, it is lite on centres. I’ve targeted four pivots who could conceivably go in any order this June. Two from the Finnish Liiga and two from the CHL. [...]
Welcome to the Thursdays ramblings. Today I will just…. Well ramble about prospect things. Yay. Also do not forget the Prospect report comes out tomorrow! Yay exciting! ******** Actually I kind of have no idea what to write about, which is a silly thing to admit to you, the reader, but I [...]
Welcome to the May edition of the Liiga Report where I’ll talk about the Liiga Awards, recently signed free agents, prospects who have signed their entry level contracts, and the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft. If you want to read about Liiga Playoffs, check out my April Report. Liiga Awards Miro Heiskanen (Stars) [...]
Welcome to the May edition of the SHL Report. This time, I’ll focus on the SHL Awards, NHL free agents, prospects who have signed their entry level contracts, and the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft. If you want to read about SHL Playoffs, check out my April Report. SHL Awards To the surprise [...]
*** Lots of CHL action this weekend so no sense dillydallying. The league announced its award winners for the 2017-18 season, as follows: Sportsnet Player of the Year: Alex Barre-Boulet (TBL) Not that 116 points in 65 games is bad or anything, but this was definitely a shocker for me, as I thought goaltender [...]
http://chl.ca/article/2018-mastercard-memorial-cup-logo-unveiled Welcome to the Thursday ramblings, I will go over the latest KHL awards Kontroversy (Yes I have always been a Mortal Kombat fan, minus the new and improved micro-transactions) and memorial cup updates. Yay, fun happy time! Let’s go! ************ On Wednesday the KHL handed out its awards to [...]
LAND OF THE LIVING SKIES Living in Regina, SK means that I happen to get a live look at many of the prospects who come through Regina or Moose Jaw throughout the regular season and I have to rely on watching games online from other leagues... Enter the Memorial Cup. MY HOME. MY PROVINCE. MY [...]
Question: “After Svechnikov and Zadina, who is the next best forward for points only?” Answer: Just last week I broke down the consensus third and fourth forward from this class in Brady Tkachuk and Oliver Wahlstrom. My findings, that coincide with my long-held belief, was that Wahlstrom possesses the higher upside. If [...]
*** NHL Playoffs and World Championship aren't the only excitement going on right now - The 2018 Memorial Cup began on Friday which means there is lots of play to discuss! Each of the 4 teams will play each other once before one gets eliminated, one gets a bye to the final, and the middle [...]
In preparation for the NHL Entry Draft, I've been breaking down mini-battles on the draft boards. Earlier in the season, I took a look at the consensus top two forwards in this draft class – Andrei Svechnikov vs Filip Zadina. I followed that up with a comparison of Quinn Hughes vs Adam Boqvist. More [...]
