We are almost there! After a day of travel on Wednesday, I touched down in (overly) hot and humid Dallas to begin the coverage for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. My esteemed co-worker and Managing Editor, Peter Harling is here as well. DobberProspects has you well covered for this premier event. This [...]
The time has come! The skates have long been dried and hung up. The combine has finished, and the kids have sweated their way through dozens of interviews. We’re now just days away from the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. More so than any draft I’ve scouted (going back to 2013), this crop has [...]
In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, today we finish up The Battle of the Centres. As mentioned last time, the 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. It is without question, lite on centres. I’ve targeted four pivots who could conceivably go in any order this June. Two from [...]
In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, this week we have a monster. The 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. However, it is lite on centres. I’ve targeted four pivots who could conceivably go in any order this June. Two from the Finnish Liiga and two from the CHL. [...]
Question: “After Svechnikov and Zadina, who is the next best forward for points only?” Answer: Just last week I broke down the consensus third and fourth forward from this class in Brady Tkachuk and Oliver Wahlstrom. My findings, that coincide with my long-held belief, was that Wahlstrom possesses the higher upside. If [...]
In preparation for the NHL Entry Draft, I've been breaking down mini-battles on the draft boards. Earlier in the season, I took a look at the consensus top two forwards in this draft class – Andrei Svechnikov vs Filip Zadina. I followed that up with a comparison of Quinn Hughes vs Adam Boqvist. More [...]
Fans of disgustingly long playoff games were given a rare treat on Wednesday evening. In what ended as the longest game in AHL history, Alex Krushelnyski tallied for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the fifth overtime frame. The goal sent the Charlotte Checkers and what remained of their in-house fans to bed [...]
2018 NHL Draft Rankings April 2018 Edition The final stretch drive for draft-eligible prospects, and the opportunity to wow the scouting community is drawing to a close. Many players have had the opportunity to showcase themselves in marquee tournaments. The Ivan Hlinka Memorial, Five Nations, World Junior Championships and the U18’s have provided [...]
Question: “Who are your top 10 players for the 2019 NHL Draft?” Answer: I won’t be focusing on the 2019 crop until mid-summer so it's too soon for a definitive ranking yet. That said, there are a handful of players who have the early markers of a top 10 selection. Anytime [...]
We continue our dive into the upcoming World U18 Hockey Championships. This is the last major scouting event for most 2000-born draft eligible prospects and features some prominent names and some others looking to improve their position leading up to the June Entry Draft. Earlier this week our lead European scout, Jokke [...]
