Over the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing a lot of consensus rankings. First off, Peter Harling is putting together a fantasy hockey ranking of the 2019 NHL Draft. If you’re not familiar with the concept, here’s one from a year ago: Fantasy Hockey Ranking The 2018 NHL Entry Draft. This is a great [...]
*** Last week, the DobberHockey team released the annual Mid-Season Guide. This is an essential tool for gaining a tactical edge in the second half of the fantasy season, including info on schedules, historical risers and fallers, stats on who is under-and over-performing, and of course - profiles on prospects likely to receive call-ups. [...]
NOTE: I made the picture so terrible I had to keep it because I cannot stop laughing. I hope to make a better one for next time! Formidable Opponent 2019 Welcome to the Thursday ramblings that are on Saturday today due to a conflicting schedule. I am going to answer questions from my [...]
Welcome to January’s edition of the Liiga report, where I will be going over players from Liiga, Mestis, and Jr. A SM-liiga who have caught my attention lately. You can always follow me on Twitter at @lassialanen and check out my Jr. A SM-liiga data tracking project, in which I recently added a [...]
The WHL is full of draft-eligible talent in 2018-19 but especially with five particular defensemen. 2018 saw four defensemen selected in the top two rounds… Ty Smith (17th - Spokane) - Devils Alexander Alexeyev (31st - Red Deer) - Capitals Jett Woo - (37th Moose Jaw) - Canucks Calen Addison - (53rd - Lethbridge) [...]
Episode 48, the mid-season episode talks about Fantasy Hockey strategy, is your team a contender, or is it time to rebuild? Is tanking in fantasy hockey ethically acceptable? Who are this years top NCAA hockey free agents? Players discussed include; Jimmy Schuldt, Jack Achan, Cale Morris, Max Veronneau, Ryan Kuffner, Adam Rockwood, Bobo Carpenter, Taro [...]
The WJC is still fresh in our minds but now it’s time to start focusing on the other world tournament which is actually even more interesting for people who scout draft-eligible players: the 2019 U18 World Championship tournament which is played in northern Sweden in the cities of Örnsköldsvik and Umeå. The tournament [...]
*** Another trip around the sun and we find ourselves looking ahead to the fast approaching NHL and AHL all-star games. While the NHL All Star classic has became a slight bit of a nuisance for those nominated, the AHL All-Star Classic remains a sole honor for the young players involved. Often, these are [...]
USHL Report – January, 2018 It is great to be back covering even more prospects from the USHL. The Top Prospects Game was as fun as advertised. There was also a memorable WJC for Team USA which just did not end quite like anyone expected. Overall, it was a month of great [...]
Quick Hits Around the CHL for 2019 Draft Hopefuls (Rankings as of the last update – December 2018) WHL Bowen Byram (7th overall) is on a nice little streak. He has five points in his last four games and 33 in 38 on the season. The 17-year-old is the top defensive [...]
