William Eklund Celebrating The year 2020 may finally and mercifully be over, but the strange circumstances remain. Attempting to traverse the scouting of draft-eligible prospects in this pandemic-filled world is no easy feat. That is why you’re seeing my first published board in the New Year instead of in the summer as usual. The [...]
Oscar Plandowski (#7) plays defense for the Islanders. Photo courtesy of Charlottetown Islanders. (charlottetownislanders.com) On this edition of Game Tape, Tony sits down with Oscar Plandowski of the Charlottetown Islanders to talk about growing up with a father who scouts and a mother who is a skating coach, how developing during a [...]
Welcome back to Tuesday's Ramblings. We are right in the thick of things with regards to the fantasy hockey season, and it has been as hard as it gets trying to keep up with the waiver wire early on. With the abundance of COVID cases, postponed games, and of course, injuries, making multiple add/drops each [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.shl.se/ Welcome to the very first SHL report in 2021. A lot has happened since the year began, so I did my best to keep you all posted. The most important news and player reports, including my own observations, backed up by some interesting stats. It is all here in [...]
BUFFALO, NY - JANUARY 15: Dylan Cozens #24 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up before playing in an NHL game against the Washington Capitals on January 15, 2021 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Photo by Sara Schmidle/NHLI via Getty Images Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings and excuse my [...]
You can be honest. How much hockey have you watched since opening night last Wednesday? I won't judge. We have all been patient, and are now being blessed with hours, upon hours of entertainment. Congratulations everyone, we made it. There have been a handful of storylines thus far, with prospects making up a good chunk [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.southernminn.com/ On this episode of Game Tape, Tony sits down with Scott Morrow from Shattuck St. Mary's Prep. They discuss his family, the philosophy behind being an offensive defender, his progression to this point and so much more! When they get to breaking down some game film, they talk [...]
With the 2020-2021 National Hockey League season having just begun, all eyes are on the league's newest prospects to see which will live up to the expectations placed upon them. Sometimes, a prospect can draw the ire of a fanbase when their rate of production in the NHL does not quickly reflect the hype that [...]
Graphic courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The World Juniors have come and gone once again. The Americans defeated the Canadians in a game where Trevor Zegras proved that Canada hadn't faced a team like them. The Finns showed their typical cohesion, picking the Russians apart slowly to take the bronze medal. We saw [...]
The KHL Report is back! It feels good to be writing those words after a difficult few months in my personal life, which included a bereavement. Hockey has a way of helping people through hard times and it certainly has for me. I’m excited to be back writing about the KHL and interacting with other [...]
