Draft Review Round 4 (111th overall) – Jachym Kondelik, C Kondelik is a 6-6 centreman who completed his second year of the USHL where he increased his points from 15 to 34, which was also his second year in North America. He put up 71 points in 49 games in the Czech [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: New York Islanders Draft Review A sign that reads “under new management” at the Islanders draft table would be understatement. They have a new GM in veteran Lou Lamoriello, a new head coach in veteran Barry Trotz and soon they’ll have a new captain, with star center John Tavares [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: New Jersey Devils Draft Review Ray Shero has been focusing on building through the draft and in the development and implementation of young players into the New Jersey lineup. The results on the ice cannot be questioned as the Devils made the playoffs out of nowhere in 2017-18. [...]
*** Thanks for joining us for our July 31-in-31 series! Every day this month we will be taking a look at how each team fared in the NHL Entry Draft, as well as checking in on incoming/outgoing prospects and Development Camp notes. Check back every day for a new team profile, and next month when we [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Minnesota Wild Draft Review It was Paul Fenton’s first draft as the GM of the Wild. He didn’t make any trades during the draft weekend and instead just decided to use the picks that were available for him. The Wild had previously traded away their second and fourth [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Los Angeles Kings Draft Review The Kings were not meant to make any big wave at the 2018 draft, holding the 20th overall selection but they still managed to do so by announcing the imminent signing of elite Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk to a three year deal on [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Florida Panthers Draft Review Going into the draft, the Panthers only had a total of five draft picks because they had previously traded away their own draft picks from rounds two through five. But they had also acquired a second-round pick from Arizona and a seventh-round pick from [...]
Edmonton Oilers July 31-in-31 With very little cap space and only six draft picks coming into the weekend, Edmonton, as expected, had a relatively quiet draft. The biggest surprise for Edmonton was the opportunity to draft Evan Bouchard, a player they didn’t think would still be available, at 10th overall. If the rumors are [...]
31 in 31 Series, July: Detroit Red Wings Draft Review The Detroit Red Wings absolutely killed the 2018 NHL entry draft. At least, that’s the prevailing story that’s out there. While I’m not quite as convinced just yet, I do believe the Wings did very well overall, especially in the first two rounds. [...]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for joining us for our July 31-in-31 series! Every day this month we will be taking a look at how each team fared in the NHL Entry Draft, as well as checking in on incoming/outgoing prospects and Development Camp notes. Check back every day for a new team profile, and next month when we [...]
