This week we’re going to dig into three draft-plus one players who are off to tremendous starts in their respective European professional leagues. Eeli Tolvanen, Elias Pettersson and Miro Heiskanen are making some of Europe’s top pro circuits look like pee wee house leagues. Each is doing so by a harnessing their [...]
The hockey world has become spoiled in recent years with tremendous rookie classes. First it was Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Artemi Panarin and Shayne Gostisbehere in 2015. That was followed up by the ridiculous outputs by Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine, Matt Murray, Zach Werenski and company in 2016. 2017 was expected to [...]
Rasmus Dahlin with Frolunda of the SHL Before we dive into the draft rankings, we’ll take a quick spin around the world of prospects. ** Eeli Tolvanen is back to being a [...]
Leagues across North America and Europe are now in full swing with highly and newly regarded prospects making their marks. With that in mind, we at DobberProspects are here to answer all your prospect-related fantasy questions every month. Without further ado, let the mailbag [...]
The CHL has begun announcing their rosters for the always enjoyable Canada-Russia Super Series. The six-game series also will see teams representing the WHL (Nov. 6-7), the QMJHL (Nov. 14, Nov. 16) and the OHL (Nov. 9 and 13). These games are crucial for bubble players to crack the National team for [...]
Aleksi Heponiemi (Swift Current Broncos) These are the golden days of fantasy hockey. Granted we won’t ever see the 200-plus point campaigns with ten or more players cracking triple digits like we had [...]
Victor Mete with the London Knights – 2016-17 [...]
Dobber Prospects’ Fantasy Mailbag: The time has finally come! The most commonly selected draft date is the Saturday before puck drop and that is this Saturday! Congrats on surviving another grueling offseason filled with sun, BBQs, friends and family. Tough times. With a new season and an upcoming draft comes loads of [...]
Eeli Tolvanen warms up with Jokerit - 2017-18 This week, we’ll dig into some early returns on some prospects plying their trade in European men’s leagues and the CHL. ** Despite the NHL preseason just getting under way, the Kontinental Hockey League is already in full swing. Most clubs have played 10-13 games and we’re [...]
Here’s a fun little anecdote: Back in the 1970’s my uncle was invited to the New York Rangers training camp. He was a speedy, skilled and hard-nosed winger who put up some big point totals. Sounds perfect for the goon-era of hockey, right? Well, he was also 5’7. When he arrived at [...]
