Now that we got some clarity on the draft order, it’s time to do a mock draft. The goal of this mock draft is to be as realistic as possible, so you won’t see any wild swings here. But instead, you’ll see a mock draft with 93 selections instead of just the usual 10 [...]
This is the fourth article where I analyze the results of NHL Drafts between the years 2000 and 2009. This time, I’m looking at probabilities for fantasy hockey purposes. That means, skaters who can put up points and goalies who play a lot of games with good save percentage. The first three parts [...]
This is the third and final article about the topic of finding NHL players from NHL Drafts. I have been going through a span of 10 years – from the year 2000 to 2009 – and reviewing the results from different angles. In the first article (link), I focused on general probabilities of finding [...]
After the first article about NHL Draft Pick Probabilities (link) was released, there were some asking for something similar but with different player positions being separated to see if there are any differences there. That raised my interest, so I decided to use the same data I had already available to see what type [...]
Whenever an NHL draft is approaching, the excitement level and hype around the players go through the roof. It’s an exciting time for sure but it seems like most people don’t have realistic expectations when it comes to the draft. To help with that, I decided to look at a 10-year span of draft [...]
Today, I decided to look at a topic that’s often discussed: how good exactly are NHL teams at scouting? NHL teams spend a lot of money on scouting. Every team has a large scouting crew on their payroll, and those scouts travel around the world to see prospects in action. Nowadays, there are [...]
Anton Lundell is an 18-year-old Finnish center who is eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Lundell is one of the oldest players in his draft class but he has already played two seasons at the men’s level in the Liiga, and his all-around game is much more mature than his age would suggest. [...]
Ruben Rafkin of the Windsor Spitfires. Photo by Luke Durda/OHL Images Ruben Rafkin is an 18-year-old Finnish defenseman who is eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He’s spent the last four years in North America, most recently in the OHL, but he’s returning to Finland for the upcoming season. He is [...]
The 2021 World Junior Championship tournament is scheduled to be played in about eight months, and I’m sure we’re all hoping things to return to normal by that time – not because of the tournament but just to get back to some sort of normalcy within a reasonable time. The tournament will be played [...]
The 2021 World Junior Championship tournament is scheduled to be played in about eight months, and I’m sure we’re all hoping things to return to normal by that time – not because of the tournament but just to get back to some sort of normalcy within a reasonable time. The tournament will be played [...]
