The World Junior concluded this weekend and what a show it was. As always the tournament never disappoints from an entertainment standpoint and there were breakout performances from all sorts of players. In case you missed it, our NHL Draft feature writer Steve Kournianos from the Draft Analyst yesterday submitted his piece and it looks [...]
Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great holiday. Im just getting back into some hockey coverage after a busy Christmas season of work and family so lots to get caught up on. The Kingston Frontenacs made a blockbuster trade acquiring Kingston native Gabriel Vilardi (LA Kings) and defenseman Sean Day (New [...]
Great news Dobber readers, Dobber has announced he will be releasing a Midseason Fantasy Guide. There was some doubt due to his health battle but the good news is he is well enough to make it happen. I will be contributing again this year and as you may have guessed, my contribution will be prospect [...]
Well it’s December now, which means Christmas is coming fast, and with it the World Junior. Teams are starting to name preliminary rosters as Finland and the United States have recently done so, let’s start there. Looking back at the World Junior summer showcase, the American top line of Logan Brown, Casey Mittelstadt and Kailer [...]
Leading off today’s prospects ramblings is the news of DobberProspects Radio new host Aynsley Scott making his debut on the podcast. Aynsley joins myself on the show and we introduce two new segments we think will be well received in Draft profile and prospect spotlight. Have a listen to the podcast here. We talk about [...]
Prospects News Peter and Aynsley discuss some prospect news starting with the prospects Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic acquired in the Matt Duchene trade and the fantasy outlook for Sam Girard, and Vladislav Kamenev. Sticking with trade talk, they discuss some CHL trades including PHI prospect German Rubtsov and Habs Cale Fleury. The Russian [...]
New Jersey Devils prospect Nikita Popugaev has left the WHL and signed a two-year deal in the KHL with CSKA Moscow. At first glance this would seem to be the latest example of the “Russian Factor” at play, and killing his fantasy keeper value as many owners will be believing he will now never play [...]
Kathryn Jean It’s the end of October and that only means one thing for major junior hockey in Canada - the Canada/Russia Series is right around the corner. In existence since 2003, this series consists of Russian junior players facing off against the three CHL member leagues in a six-game showdown. The CHL has the [...]
Before I joined the staff of DobberProspects, one thing I was always searching for when reading the Ramblings was little known prospects that are worth knowing for my deeper fantasy leagues. Finding these hidden gems is getting harder and harder with more spotlight being shone on the junior and minor league levels these days but [...]
In this season's inaugural edition of the QMJHL Report we'll be taking a look at four pairs of rookie teammates to keep an eye on for the next few years. Alexis Lafreniere, the highly touted first overall pick from this summer's Midget Entry Draft is off to a solid start with two goals and [...]
