It’s the final day of 2018, and that means the only thing worth discussing right now is what’s happening at the World Juniors. The games are played at a terrible time for us Finns because the first games start at 11 PM whereas the last games start at 5:30 AM. Because of that, I’ve [...]
image courtesy of NESN *** Around this time last year, I wrote a Ramblings looking at whether players from different leagues dropped off at different rates in the 2nd half of the NHL season (click anywhere here to read it). The conclusions weren't definitive, but: Prospects coming from the AHL more consistently improved [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings (anyone else super thrown off by the holidays?), I did a World Junior Championship pool with four other friends again, and now I will go over it. Yay. Rejoice. Stats are simple: Pick all Canadian players and one international player (no goalies) in a snake style draft, [...]
Hi everyone! My name is Lucas Main (@LAM1926) and I take care of the Anaheim Ducks prospects here on DobberProspect. I also write a bi-weekly ramblings over at GoaliePost, your home for all your starting goaltending needs. I am thrilled to be part of such a great group of guys and talented writers. Hope [...]
KHL Update – The World Junior Championship Russian roster: Latest cuts: Ivan Chekhovich, F, SJ - A back injury forced the skilled Russian out of the tournament a day before the last preliminary game versus the Swiss Artyom Nikolayev, F, not drafted – Has 10 points in 16 VHL games for [...]
*** Click HERE to see Mason's PNHLe breakdown of Group A teams The World Junior Championship is the premier hockey prospect tournament and gives fans an opportunity to see their country’s, and favourite NHL team’s top prospects perform in a playoff intensity induced environment smack dab in the middle of the hockey season. [...]
*** Even though most people spend December thinking about the World Junior Hockey Championships, the World Junior A Challenge kicks off the month each year with the best players playing Tier 2 hockey in North America, and junior/European pro elsewhere. The tournament typically doesn’t feature the top prospects around the world, but it does [...]
The World Junior Championship tournament is just two days away. All teams have been playing pre-tournament games which are a great way to see how players are being utilized. Anything can change during a tournament but final pre-tournament lines are usually what you’ll see in the first game of the actual tournament. Because of [...]
image courtesy of Philly.com *** Keeper poolies have been excited about Carter Hart for a while, and justifiably so. He has dominated the WHL for 3 years, won gold with Team Canada, was a top goaltender prospect in the 2016 draft, and now has 17 AHL games under his belt. When he got called [...]
The World Juniors is the premier hockey prospect tournament and gives fans an opportunity to see their country, and favorite NHL team’s top prospects perform in a playoff intensity induced environment smack dab in the middle of the hockey season. As the World Junior Championship fast approaches, I thought I would compile a [...]
