Welcome to my return to prospect ramblings. This one will be a quick one as I only have a quick annual topic to cover. That being my annual World Junior Championship pool. What is it? A quick pool of five friends picking four Canadians and two international skaters, the idea being to mainly [...]
Photo credit: NHL.com I’ll start today’s Ramblings with a few observations about the World Juniors, then shift over to highlighting a few players elsewhere. I have a soft spot for Team Germany after previewing their roster ahead of the tournament, and they put on an entertaining show as the clear underdog in their 1-0 loss [...]
Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images The World Juniors are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the world holds a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In turn, [...]
We are approaching the most exciting time of the year for hockey fans as the World Junior Championships are right around the corner. Brace yourself for the ultimate best versus best U20 hockey tournament in the world, as memories will be made to last a lifetime. This tournament will showcase talent from ten [...]
The 2023 NHL Draft class has long been lauded for both its depth and star quality, and the group has certainly lived up to expectations through the first few months of the 2022-23 season. Sure, there are generational talents and potential franchise cornerstones like Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov, and Leo Carlsson, but there [...]
Photo Credit: Jason Franson, Sportsnet The World Juniors are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In turn, that raises the fantasy [...]
Image credit: Mike Ehrmann, CanesCountry.com Every month, Alex Wyatt digs into some players who have reached the 100 NHL games played threshold, as this is the mark, or near it, that many leagues use as their threshold for players casting off their minors eligibility. I am back for another season of the Century Mark and [...]
The World Junior are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In turn, that raises the fantasy value of prospects as well. [...]
Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images The World Juniors are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the World has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In turn, that raises the fantasy [...]
Shane Wright Wright has a lot to prove at this tournament. There is no doubt he is still a top prospect and the Seattle Kraken are playing the long game with him. A strong tournament at the under 20 World Junior Championship (U20WJC) will no doubt improve his confidence, though I’m not sure it will [...]
