Prospects in the AHL are giving hockey fans a lot to be excited about. The number of rookies and young players making noise this season is unlike anything in recent memory. This report highlights a few of the loudest prospects in the league. Many others could have made the list, and they will be featured [...]
Benjamin Rautiainen, 6-0, C – 108 overall in 2025 (re-entry) 3G, 14A, 16GP Tampa selected the double-over-ager in the fourth round of 2025. Rautiainen is a high-pace centre, driven by an intelligent and composed offensive game. He drives play and has an above average shot. After being taken at the draft, Rautiainen has lit up [...]
October is an exciting time for rookies in the AHL. They will be hitting the ice for a full pro season in North America for the first time, and they will be the focus of this article. There is a lot of budding talent turning pro this year. Every NHL team — and many NHL [...]
The Central Division has a bright future ahead of it. Teams in the Central have fostered high-end prospect pipelines budding with talent on the cusp of NHL roles. Every team in the Central, except for the Blackhawks, projects to compete for a playoff spot in 2025–26, and their prospects could be the difference-maker between that [...]
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may be [...]
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may be [...]
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may be [...]
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may be [...]
*** The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects and has been condensed from two articles to one. The article will bring you: The highlighted team’s draft; insights into its off-season moves; looking at prospect risers, fallers and likely prospects to play NHL games; and of course, the writers’ top-20 prospects. Articles may [...]
There were big swings taken on Day 2 of the 2025 draft — and just as many missed chances. These five teams made significant impacts on their future. By taking high-reward swings, filling key pipeline needs, or — on the flip side — adding redundancies and missing opportunities, teams defined their next steps. NHL managers [...]
