Welcome to the DobberProspects Mock Draft 2.0 In our second edition of our mock we now know the draft order for the top 15 picks as the NHL Draft Lottery was held and the big winners were the New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers. Again most of the team’s writers were able to participate and [...]
We're almost there, the OHL Championship is right around the corner as the Mississauga Steelheads get ready to face the Erie Otters. Arguably the two best teams in each conference vying for a chance at the J Ross Robertson Cup. We've seen some impressive performances this post-season and none of them should come to a [...]
2017 NHL Draft Rankings April 28, 2017 Peter Harling 1. Nolan Patrick, Centre, 6-3, 198 (Brandon, WHL) Has all the tools, size, skill, skating, smarts; Jack of all trades – master of none. 2. Nico Hischier, Centre, 6-1, 176 (Halifax, QMJHL) Dynamic offensive centre, but plays solid defensively as well. 3. Casey Mittelstadt, Centre, 6-1, [...]
Draft Eligible Risers 2017**** ---------- Each year there are risers and sliders from the draft board. The buzz created from exceptional play and new found potential sometimes forces teams to draft players above where they should be simply because they view them as "must have" players. In other cases, when others start the slide down [...]
The final playoff series is under way in the Liiga. And oh boy, was the first game ever an entertaining one. KalPa ground out the win 3-2 after 90 minutes of pure thriller. Maybe the biggest surprise of the season is that KalPa made it all the way up to the finals. It is [...]
The SHL is down to its final two teams and the post-season tournament has had it all; sweeps, seven-game series, blowouts, overtime games and upsets. Let’s see how things have shaken down to this point. Round of 16 The round of 16 saw number seven Farjestad BK going up against 10th seeded Djurgardens IF [...]
DobberProspect’s Fantasy Mailbag April Edition Another regular season complete and another fantasy season in the books. Maybe you won, maybe you didn’t, but that won’t change your insatiable thirst to get a leg up on your competitors. Now is the time to start digging into the coming pool of draft eligibles, and scouring the [...]
KHL GAGARIN CUP PLAYOFFS RECAP Well guess who won the KHL championship last night, just in time for the KHL update (they must have known), it was won in five games by SKA Saint Petersburg. The team that finished tied for first in points with a loaded offense and stellar goaltending. See the brackets below: [...]
Denver wins the National Championship On Saturday in Chicago, The University of Denver Pioneers defeated NCHC rival Minnesota-Duluth 3-2 in the Frozen Four Final to take home the teams eighth NCAA Hockey National Championship and first since 2005. The two teams traded back and forth as the top ranked team in the USCHO [...]
By Zach DeVine The AHL regular season is winding down, and in just five more days, the playoff picture will be complete. In the handful of days between, each division has a battle for the final spot in the end-of-the-year dance. As a refresher, the AHL playoffs are divisional. In each of [...]
