Cover image: https://oakvillenews.org/ This year’s 2023 NHL Draft is absolutely loaded with diverse talent. At the very top is Connor Bedard, who has established himself as a franchise talent and is on another planet compared to the rest of the field. Bedard led the CHL in scoring this year with 143 points in only 57 [...]
For those who aren’t familiar with pNHLe, it is a tool that attempts to estimate the peak production of a prospect in the NHL. This is based on many years of data and statistical similarities. It isn’t perfect, but it generally does a good job of identifying those who stand out both in a positive [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Self-Proclaimed President of the Lane Hutson Fan Club I love Lane Hutson. This is no secret to anybody who knows me personally, or to anybody who knows me online, or to anybody who’s been in my presence any time in the past year. While all of my prospect ramblings thus far have [...]
***** Welcome to the Friday ramblings at night. As fantasy playoffs and seasons start to wind down there are always a few call ups that can put up a nice point streak to end the season. Your pool mates may not be as prospect in tune as you, so make sure to take advantage [...]
Prospect Ramblings: 2023 Eligible Goalies, a Two-Way Race at the Top I'm no goalie scout. It's the thing that confuses me the most in this sport, as when looking at some of the most highly hyped netminders of the past, I can't figure out what went wrong with their development. It feels like [...]
************* March is upon us, and that means that the road to the Frozen Four is officially started, with Conference tournaments underway, each wrapping up on March 18th. This year’s Frozen Four will take place in Tampa Bay on April sixth and eighth. Before diving into some of the players leading the charge in [...]
QMJHL Playoff Bound Draft Eligible Players Welcome to the March update for the QMJHL with Dobber Prospects! The playoff race is in full swing and with the standings broken up into different tiers as you go down the list, the star power of the contending teams will take centre stage as teams battle for [...]
Image Credit: Predlines.com Welcome back to my weekly ramblings, where I provide news and updates, highlight intriguing prospects, and track the development of junior players across the hockey world. Klingberg Acquisition Hurts Addison As Ian Gooding indicated in the Dobber Fantasy Take over at the main site, John Klingberg joining the Wild was likely to [...]
Playoff push Last month’s trade news feels like a long time ago as since then there have been a good chunk of teams that have clinched a playoff position and others still vying for a spot in the playoffs. As I write this seven teams in the Western Conference – Seattle Thunderbirds, Kamloops Blazers, Portland [...]
The 2023 trade deadline has come and gone, but not before a slew of deals were made across the NHL. Teams outside the playoff mix added draft picks and prospects, while some engaged as “salary brokers,” collecting a draft pick or two in order to help facilitate trades and allowing acquiring teams to fit their [...]
