About Ben Gehrels

Ben Gehrels covers the Detroit Red Wings for Dobber Prospects. He went along to his dad’s office pool draft at age seven and has been hooked on fantasy hockey ever since. Now he is a teacher in rural BC who loves picking morels, playing Mario Kart, and scheming about how to get an edge in his dynasty pools. Follow him @beegare on Twitter for prospect observations and fantasy insights.

Ramblings: Latest on Fedotov; Addison on PP1; Rossi scratched; Clarke hanging with L.A.

By |2022-10-18T16:25:44-04:00October 19th, 2022|Prospects Rambling|

Watching Samuel Ersson and Felix Sandstrom jockey to claim the Flyers backup job behind the surprisingly hot Carter Hart, I was reminded of Ivan Fedotov, who seemed to have the inside edge on that position heading into the year. He was becoming a popular stash in dynasties due to his excellent KHL numbers, expiring contract [...]

Prospect Ramblings: Valimaki & Ingram in the Desert; Samuelsson signs; Frost

By |2022-10-12T22:45:41-04:00October 12th, 2022|Prospects Rambling|

The Coyotes grabbed Juuso Valimaki (D) and Connor Ingram (G) off waivers recently from Calgary and Nashville respectively. Both immediately made the opening night roster and will kick off the year with Arizona. Both have solid pedigrees from their draft positions and production at lower levels but they also share an uncertain future. It is [...]

September 32-in-32: Florida Panthers

By |2022-09-13T23:27:40-04:00September 14th, 2022|32-in-32 Series|

Welcome to the September 2022 edition of the DobberProspects 32-in-32 Series. This month, we are diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers and top-20 prospects.  Despite going into the year with a deep roster at all three positions, the Florida Panthers had several rookies play key roles in [...]

August 32-in-32: Florida Panthers

By |2022-08-12T01:00:12-04:00August 12th, 2022|32-in-32 Series|

The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in August we will bring you a complete breakdown of a team’s Draft, and insights into their off-season movements thus far. Following this up in September, we will dive into every team’s prospect depth charts with fantasy insights and implications for the upcoming [...]

KHL Update: Gritsyuk catching fire, Kravstov excelling, Khusnutdinov re-signs in Russia

By |2022-02-11T18:01:19-05:00January 13th, 2022|Feature Story|

Here are some quick hits on the top NHL prospects currently playing in the KHL: how they’re producing, when their contracts expire, when they might hit the NHL, and which players their career trajectories resemble at this point. This month, forwards will be highlighted. Besides Matvei Michkov (2023 eligible), there don’t appear to be any [...]

KHL Update: KHL Players to Highlight

By |2021-11-15T17:27:16-05:00November 17th, 2021|Feature Story|

So, you want to keep tabs on your favourite Russian prospects but don't speak Russian or enjoy watching hockey at six in the morning? You're in the right place! Welcome to my monthly series where I break down the recent performance and track the development of top prospects playing in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), [...]

September 32-in-32: Tampa Bay Lightning

By |2021-09-28T01:27:14-04:00September 29th, 2021|32-in-32 Series|

Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the DobberProspects 32-in-32 Series! This month, we will be diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers, and top 20 prospects.  *********** After winning the Cup two years in a row, the Bolts aren't exactly worried about the state of their prospect [...]

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