A good way to gauge just how important NHL general managers consider the center ice position is to look at past draft results, and how centers generally dominate the top half of the first round of every draft. And although only two centers were taken within the first 10 picks of last year’s draft, [...]
Action from Game 5 of the 2017 MasterCard Memorial Cup between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Seattle Thunderbirds at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, ON on Tuesday May 23, 2017. Photo by Aaron Bell/CHL Images By Steve Kournianos @thedraftanalyst NASHVILLE (The Draft Analyst) –There’s no way to sugarcoat it – the 2018 [...]
Top USHL Draft Prospects: LW Blake McGlaughlin, Chicago Steel (Ranked No. 42): A skilled playmaking forward who can man either the wing or center, McGlaughlin is blessed with excellent vision to turn any teammate into a scoring threat. He is one of the more talented set-up men in a draft relatively deep [...]
*** Join us monthly for 2018 Draft Content courtesy of prospect expert Steve Kournianos (aka @TheDraftAnalyst)! *** 1. Jakub Skarek (Jihavla, Czech Extraliga | 6’3, 196): Nightmarish world juniors notwithstanding, Skarek remains the draft’s top goalie prospect. Blessed with size, cat-like quickness and a superior radar for puck movement, Skarek has held him own as [...]
by Steve Kournianos With a lot of attention every year going to the first time eligible NHL Entry Draft eligible prospects at the World Junior it is easy to overlook the players competing for their countries that were passed over in the draft and will be hoping to be drafted as an overager in the [...]
By Steve Kournianos The under-20 world junior hockey championships, which take place in Buffalo next month, is one of the premier prospect events in all of sports. The scope and scale of the tournament certainly has grown in recent years, and the magnitude of fan interest forced organizers to vaulted the WJC's to a place [...]
DobberProspects is excited to host the following 2018 NHL Draft preview courtesy of Steve Kournianos (@TheDraftAnalyst), former DPR Podcast guest and prominent hockey blogger/podcaster. Steve has kindly produced his list of the top 10 defenders available in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft: LHD Rasmus Dahlin (Frolunda, SHL): An easy choice as Dahlin not only [...]
