Two weeks ago, I looked at how Team Canada and USA could line up at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In terms of overall depth, the North American nations certainly look like the teams to beat. However, the European nations are certianly on the come-up and anything can happen in a tournament format. Should [...]
Since the National Hockey League and its player association agreed to let their players participate in the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics, there has been plenty of speculation about how the world’s best teams will line up in Beijing this winter. There is an abundance of hype surrounding the tournament, given that it will [...]
Welcome to my biweekly ramblings! I am proud to say I am now a Junior Editor here at DobberProspects and will be providing some insight into the prospect world every other Friday. I wanted to start the season off by talking about some 2022 draft-eligible prospects that did not play last season - or experienced [...]
Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the DobberProspects 32-in-32 Series! This month, we will be diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers, and top 20 prospects. *********** Since new management took over in February, the Penguins prospect pool has seen some significant additions in Filip Hållander and [...]
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in August we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s Draft, and insights into their off-season movements thus far. Following this up in September, we will dive into every team’s prospect depth charts with fantasy insights and implications [...]
Considering their only other picks in the draft were in the fifth and seventh rounds, there was a lot of weight on the Penguins' shoulders when they selected Tristan Broz with the 58th overall pick. Hockey operations were evidently very confident in their decision. In a year where many prospects struggled to find ice, the [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins turned a lot of heads last year when they used their first two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft to select two goaltenders. However, with one year of hindsight, picking Joel Blomqvist at 52nd overall and Calle Clang 77th looks like it was a good idea. Although the Penguins prospect pool is [...]
Despite the tournament being the first look scouts have gotten at some of the 2021 NHL Draft eligibles, discussion surrounding the 2021 IIHF World Championship was dominated by players not eligible until next year - and in the case of Matvei Michkov and Connor Bedard, not eligible for two years. Those two, along with Team [...]
PHOTO : THE CANADIAN PRESS / JASON FRANSON Yesterday, we took a look at how the teams in Group A could line up at the 2022 World Junior Championship. Today, we will examine Group B, led by the host Canadians. Once again, they will face off against Finland, who have 11 returnees, [...]
Here is an early look at next year's WJC Group A potential rosters. Check back tomorrow for our Group B predictions. From the beginning, the 2021 World Junior Championship was a battle between two of the greatest teams in tournament history: Team Canada, composed of 23 first-round picks, and Team USA, led by the best [...]
