Photo courtesy of https://isport.blesk.cz/ Welcome back to Shift Work! The series where I take a look at a draft-eligible player and breakdown a game tape. I’ll be bringing you some comprehensive breakdowns of a player’s game as we go over an entire game of tape from a player. We will be focusing in on [...]
The World Junior Tournament is fast approaching and I (Like many of you) watch closely to scout prospects for my fantasy roster. Our WJC page has you covered for all the players to watch and I will also be doing a series of podcast episodes for DobberProspects Radio previewing each country and top players to [...]
Image courtesy: @S7Dsn As we enter the halfway mark of the season, players are beginning to separate themselves from the pack. For some, an opportunity to showcase themselves at the recent World Jr. A U19's or on the big stage at the upcoming World Junior Championships is riddled with pressure. The expectation of improvement [...]
*** Back in June, Dobber released the 13th annual Fantasy Prospect Report. It is the best source of fantasy insight on prospects in the business. Now that we're well into the pro and junior seasons, I thought I'd use our 20/20 hindsight to point out some of the fantasy opportunities that have now [...]
Nikkanen is one of the players getting a bigger opportunity in the Finnish Liiga because of the World Juniors. Most of the players on Finland’s current WJC camp roster are full-time Liiga players which means less-established prospects could get bigger opportunities during the World Junior Championship tournament. This increased opportunity only lasts 5-7 [...]
Peter is back with three more prospects you need to look for in your fantasy league Carter Savoie, LW - Sherwood Park Crusaders (2020 Draft) Tyce Thompson, C - Providence College NCAA (New Jersey Devils) Matthew Phillips, C/RW - Calgary Flames Peter also walks you through the rebuild he started in his fantasy league of [...]
Noel Gunler is the forgotten draft-eligible Swede It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The ponds are frozen. The outdoor games are rolling and the toes of countless kids are numb. Best of all, we’re inching closer and closer to the 2020 World Junior Championships. Two weeks to go! This [...]
Earlier today, Team Finland released their roster for their final training camp before the World Juniors. That roster includes 14 forwards, eight defensemen, and three goalies. The final roster can have 20 skaters and three goalies, so they will need to cut two more skaters at some point. At least one of those cuts [...]
Nashville’s 2015 2 nd rounder Yakov Trenin scores his first-NHL goal in his second call-up game for the Predators (Photo courtesy of nhl.com) Highlights & Updates from November's AHL Report Joey Keane, D (Hartford)Since the November AHL Report, Keane has only continued to flourish in his firstprofessional hockey season. Despite the Wolf Pack [...]
“We have a clear goal of finishing this tournament with medal.” On Monday, I, alongside my friend from our hockey blog in Slovakia, spoke to Los Angeles Kings prospect and Czech national under-20 team goaltender, Lukáš Pařík. The 18-year-old goalie was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round of the [...]
