We’ve finally reached the end of draft season, which means the Dobber Prospects Draft Team’s Final Ranking has arrived. The team presents an article featuring 105 draft eligible players for the 2026 NHL Draft. Compared to our mid-year ranking, there have been modest changes within the top-10 of the draft, and more stark changes through [...]
The hockey season is in full swing as we approach one of the marquee events on the scouting calendar—the World Junior Championship—making this a perfect time to release our second ranking of the draft cycle. There has been a fair amount of movement since our preliminary board in September. What initially looked like a promising [...]
Even though my work this season at Dobber has focused mainly on skaters playing in the USA and Finland (big sigh), I’ve put together a final ranking that reflects my opinion on the top players from the Class of 2025. While this isn’t the deepest class by any means, there’s some unique talent available in [...]
*** By: Anni Karvinen *** It is no secret the 2025 NHL draft class from Finland will be weaker than the 2024 class. It wouldn’t be surprising if no players from the Finnish leagues are selected in the first round come draft day. However, that does not mean there aren't interesting prospects to follow [...]
