Welcome to the Thursday Prospect Ramblings. I am going to post my top 50 prospects for the NHL Entry draft. It is pretty similar to my last rankings out in March/April because I try not to give in to recency bias, which I will also highlight. I am also going to discuss which [...]
Feature image and player banners courtesy of Andrew Armstrong. The DobberProspects' Scouting Team 2020 Draft Rankings are a collaborative effort from the scouting team assembled at DobberProspects. These are a real-world draft ranking rather than a Fantasy Hockey focused ranking. For your fantasy hockey needs, the DobberProspects Fantasy Prospect Report and Fantasy [...]
On this episode of Dobber's DraftCast, hosts Tony Ferrari and Jokke Nevalainen are joined by the majority of the DobberProspects' scouting team to sort out the teams top-100 2020 NHL Draft rankings! This behind the scenes look gives a bit of an idea of what a scouting meeting is like, our evaluations of over [...]
Well, that sure was exciting! Thanks to COVID-19, we were given a summer full of playoff hockey and a glimmer of light in an otherwise dreary period. Plus, with some lottery luck, we were gifted a second set of ping pong balls to bounce around the vacuum chamber and determine who would be fortunate enough [...]
Photo courtesy of Frölunda Hockey Club The 2020-2021 SHL season has started. From now on, we finally get to see some of the most talented NHL prospects going toe to toe against men competition in one of the best European leagues. However, the first preseason games began in late August so there [...]
Welcome back to the Thursday prospect ramblings. This week I am going to go over the rookie, drafted prospect, and 2020 draftee shot totals in various leagues. You may be wondering why I am going over this but I have found that high shot totals are good indicators of future/helpful fantasy production whether [...]
Feature image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong What if I told you that there was a player who stood at 6'4" and 215lbs but he had all the agility of a high-level player who was 5'11" and 180lbs? How intriguing would that same player be if he was an elusive and skilled playmaker who had [...]
Feature image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Draft Diaries: Logan Stankoven is going to be an ongoing monthly series in which writer Jeff Rea and Kamloops Blazers forward Logan Stankoven will be collaborating to document Logan's season. Logan will be providing commentary and quotes, telling the story from his perspective while Jeff helps [...]
In Episode 8 of Dobber’s DraftCast, hosts Tony Ferrari and Jokke Nevalainen are joined by ESPN's NHL Draft analyst Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) to discuss the best American prospects for the 2020 and 2021 NHL Drafts. Follow us on Twitter: @DobberDraftCast, @theTonyFerrari, @JokkeNevalainen. Timestamps: 0:20 Early 2023 NHL Draft thoughts: Connor Bedard & Matvei [...]
The KHL regular season exploded into action this month after a full pre-season schedule. It has been nice to see fans in the stands again, albeit with limited numbers due to COVID restrictions that are still in place. Hearing crowds cheer a goal or a save has been a welcome change to the empty [...]
