Danish centre, Phillip Schultz warming up for a WJC appearance With less than a month until the World Juniors, the top under-20 talent across the globe have made their presence known as the season nears the halfway mark. Many of the top players are looking [...]
Welcome back to the Thursday best prospect ramblings on the internet. I will touch on a few topics being Shumakov’s return, what Hextall’s firing means for the Flyers prospects, and a recent trade in a one year pool. ********** Shumakov returned for the Hershey Bears over the weekend posting two points in [...]
A great deal has occurred in the month since the last Mailbag. Prospects have blossomed into full-time NHLers. Others have faded and been sent to the minors. Junior players are hitting new heights – or slagging down low. We're starting to see measurable results that can be chalked up as more than just streaks. [...]
KHL, MHL, VHL prospects / updates Anton Vasilyev – a 20 year old players (not drafted) moving between St. Petersburg’s system in the VHL and MHL. He currently has 40 points in 28 MHL games, to lead the league, but only managed two points in eight games in the VHL. He has never [...]
Article has been updated on December 3rd after the release of the final camp roster, and again on December 15th after confirmation that Kristian Vesalainen has declined invitation to join the team. The World Junior Championship tournament is a month away, so it's time to start projecting which players are likely to be playing [...]
image courtesy of NBC *** We've seen a number of coaching changes recently in the NHL. This has huge implications for all roster players, but the ones we care about most on this site are the kids still figuring out their spot in the lineup. So let's take a look and [...]
Welcome to the Liiga report. Since October’s version was a very long deep dive into every Liiga team, this month’s edition will go detail some names I have been able to watch over the past four weeks. If you wish, you can also give me a follow on Twitter at @lassialanen. Without further ado, [...]
A developing story came out on Thursday morning that Oliver Wahlstrom wasn’t happy with his situation at Boston College. The freshman right-winger has two goals in nine NCAA games while playing secondary offensive minutes. Not exactly the early production that Islanders' fans and fantasy owners would hope for, but not uncommon for first-year college [...]
Hanging out in the WHL (Personal thoughts and highlights) Just want to remind everyone about my talk on Zacha from last week as he is now finally scoring! It helps when he gets competent wingers and you put Zajac where he should be (i.e. Line 3): https://dobberprospects.com/prospect-ramblings-zacha-and-the-surprises-november-15-2018/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Also I am TOTALLY [...]
This month, as players begin to stabilize their progression and have established a role on their respective team, I wanted to take a look at the top NHL prospects from each of the development leagues that PNHLe is evaluated for. To qualify, a prospect must currently have their rights owned by an NHL team [...]
