Benjamin Rautiainen, 6-0, C – 108 overall in 2025 (re-entry) 3G, 14A, 16GP Tampa selected the double-over-ager in the fourth round of 2025. Rautiainen is a high-pace centre, driven by an intelligent and composed offensive game. He drives play and has an above average shot. After being taken at the draft, Rautiainen has lit up [...]
Tuesday, October 21st marked the first edition of the QMJHL Top Prospect game at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet in Sherbrooke. The game saw the best draft-eligible talents from the QMJHL face-off in front of hundreds of scouts from the NHL and the NCAA. Dobber Prospects Draft Team Crossover Scout Eloi Biondo had boots on [...]
The 2026 NHL draft features some truly elite Russian talent that could be impactful NHL players. The 2025 Russian class flew a bit under the radar, enhanced by the large number of Canadians selected in the top half of the first round. This year, however, there are a few prospects who could seriously push for [...]
The NCAA men’s hockey season is underway, and there has been parity in the new-look college scene following changes to eligibility rules that allowed CHL players to skate in NCAA games. Several high-profile names transitioned from the CHL to college, including the projected top picks in the 2026 NHL draft - forward Gavin McKenna to [...]
October is an exciting time for rookies in the AHL. They will be hitting the ice for a full pro season in North America for the first time, and they will be the focus of this article. There is a lot of budding talent turning pro this year. Every NHL team — and many NHL [...]
2025 was a great draft year for the QMJHL. It might feel weird to point this out in a year where only three players were picked in the first round from the Q. But, where the record currently sits at six and is from a legendary draft year headlined by Nathan MacKinnon, the three selected [...]
The WHL continues to serve as one of the premier development pipelines for NHL talent, and the 2025-26 season is no exception. A new wave of prospects—combining high-end pace, offensive creativity, and dependable two-way play—is capturing the attention of scouts. Leading the pack are dynamic forward Mathis Preston, and high-impact defensemen Ryan Lin and Daxon [...]
The 2025-26 OHL season is officially underway as we take a look at some highly-anticipated names looking to make a splash as they head into their NHL draft year. Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Roobreck, and Chase Reid lead the pack as projected early first-round picks. Tune in as we track players’ progress throughout the season, covering [...]
The Central Division has a bright future ahead of it. Teams in the Central have fostered high-end prospect pipelines budding with talent on the cusp of NHL roles. Every team in the Central, except for the Blackhawks, projects to compete for a playoff spot in 2025–26, and their prospects could be the difference-maker between that [...]
The Atlantic Division preview is meant to just give keeper league poolies (and one-year league people) a heads up on some late round sleepers, waiver wire watches, and some deep risky selections. *** Toronto Easton Cowan, C/W Cowan is doing all he can to obtain a roster spot with the Leafs. The Scott Laughton injury, [...]
