The ongoing social distancing mandate has given me an excellent opportunity to begin working on my fantasy draft lists for this offseason. Typically I would’ve begun earlier and tweaked the lists throughout the season, but this year I simply didn’t have the time. As such, one tool that I’ve relied on to form a [...]
For last Friday's Prospect Ramblings, I offered up some of my raw observations from live QMJHL competition throughout the 2019-20 campaign in which fourteen of the leagues' top draft-eligible prospects were discussed. After this week's announcement of the NHL Central Scouting's year-end rankings, most of those players look to still be in contention for [...]
Why are you here? That's not an existential question, I just mean, what brought you to DobberProspects today? If you're anything like me, it's probably the draft rankings. The thing that brought me to DobberProspects in the beginning and a large part of what still brings me in now is simple, to the point [...]
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has brought an end to the 2019-20 hockey season across the globe, as we know it. With the abrupt conclusion of nearly every league, several NHL affiliated prospects around the world will have played the final game their respective amateur, collegiate or European squad. This week's announcement by the CHL [...]
The hockey world is still reeling from the ongoing pandemic that is COVID-19. While the NHL is still persistent that a conclusion of the season in some capacity will be possible, most minor leagues have made the decision to officially cancel their remaining regular season. Somewhat ironically, the CHL leagues have gone as far [...]
Wow. That's all I can really say. The rate that the COVID-19 pandemic has engulfed the sporting world has been alarming to say the least. It's to the point that even as I begin to write this relatively benign coverage piece, I can't help but think that the moment it's published it [...]
Welcome back for another edition of the Calder Power Rankings. For a look at any of the previous revisions of the Calder Power Rankings, check out the following links: 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 1. D, Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche (-) | 12-35-47 Cale Makar [...]
This year's NHL trade deadline seemed particularly more involved than several of the past few years, with one of the biggest reasons being because so many teams still seem to be in playoff contention. Despite a disproportional amount of teams buying, there were still a significant amount of prospects who have found themselves new [...]
Back as promised and by popular demand, the mid-season expectation versus reality grades have quickly become the three-quarter-season expectation vs reality grades. To recap the concept of this piece, the 2019 NHL Entry Draft is more than 200 days old we’re quickly beginning to get a picture of how last year’s draft [...]
Welcome back for another edition of the Calder Power Rankings. February has been another exciting month thus far, and some players are making major strides. It’s truly become the year of the defenseman, so in addition to glancing over Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes, make sure you dig deeper into some of the blueliners [...]
