Connor McDavid scores his first NHL goal, Jack Eichel earning big minutes, Panarin looks like a gem, CHL standouts and an early look around the AHL. Everything seems to be falling into place with the highend prospects around the world. Just days after Jack Eichel scored in his very first game with Buffalo when [...]
Prospect thoughts as the regular season draws closer including who’s the top Islanders prospect, Connor McDavid vs. Jack Eichel debate, Pavel Zacha watch and a half-dozen favourite prospects to watch list. Matt Barzal is turning heads at Islanders camp, outperforming 2014 1st rounder Michael Dal Colle (who was sent back to Oshawa of [...]
Live observations from Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament, Connor McDavid survives the Oilers hype and early standouts at Traverse City and Youngstars Prospect Tournaments. […]
Taking a look at some potential impact NHL rookies, breaking down the Top 10 NHL Draft prospects for 2016 and a look at some OHL alumni who could be making noise in the NHL sooner than later. […]
The Pittsburgh Penguins are tight against the cap forcing the team to look to youngsters to fill important roster spots. Alexander Burmistrov ready to return to the Jets and the Los Angeles Kings still figuring out their players' legal matters. […]
| Olivier Roy, G | ||
| Catches: L | Height: 6’0 | Weight: 180 |
| Born: 1991-07-12 | Hometown: Amqui, PQ, CAN | Drafted: 2009 by Edmonton, 133rd overall |
| Vladimir Tkachev, LW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-8 | Weight: 165 |
| Born: 1995-10-05 | Hometown: Omsk, RUS | Drafted: 2015 Eligible |
The opening round of the NHL Draft is in the books and boy, was that a dandy of a day!
Saturday, June 27
Friday of the NHL Draft was one of the more entertaining opening rounds that I can recall at the draft. We had trades – with the Boston Bruins to thank for that, we had some unsuspecting bigs – again, Boston to thank, and plenty of drama left for the remaining six rounds today. With the second round set to begin at 10am EST, I wanted to quickly check in on my thoughts from day one.
| Tanner Faith, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 216 |
| Born: 1995-10-05 | Hometown: Terrace, BC, CAN | Drafted: 2014 by the Minnesota Wild, 139th overall |
NHL Draft sleepers, Leafs draft focus, re-entries and other draft muslings Saturday, June 6, 2015 The 2015 NHL Draft is less than three weeks away. Every year the draft is one of the most anticipated NHL events of the season but this year, the hype seems to be amped up. Surely, franchise [...]
