Cover image: https://winnipegice.ca/article/mcclennon-returns-to-ice-from-philadelphia-flyers The 3rd round of the WHL playoffs are now finalized, and both the Winnipeg Ice and Seattle Thunderbirds have punched their tickets to the finals. So let’s do a quick overview of what we saw this past round. Winnipeg Ice vs. Saskatoon Blades (Winnipeg wins series 4 – 0) The Winnipeg Ice [...]
Welcome to April’s edition of Dobber’s QMJHL update! With one round in the books, junior hockey fans were treated to a little bit of everything in the first taste of playoff hockey. From a few upsets to emerging rivalries, and of course, plenty of hostilities to go around as the temperature gets ratcheted up [...]
The first round of the WHL playoffs has now finished: the top-four teams in both conferences have moved on to the next round. To many, the most disappointing outcome of Round One was the Regina Pats, who put up the best fight against the Saskatoon Blades, because that means that Connor Bedard's run at the Memorial [...]
Cover image: https://oakvillenews.org/ This year’s 2023 NHL Draft is absolutely loaded with diverse talent. At the very top is Connor Bedard, who has established himself as a franchise talent and is on another planet compared to the rest of the field. Bedard led the CHL in scoring this year with 143 points in only 57 [...]
************* March is upon us, and that means that the road to the Frozen Four is officially started, with Conference tournaments underway, each wrapping up on March 18th. This year’s Frozen Four will take place in Tampa Bay on April sixth and eighth. Before diving into some of the players leading the charge in [...]
QMJHL Playoff Bound Draft Eligible Players Welcome to the March update for the QMJHL with Dobber Prospects! The playoff race is in full swing and with the standings broken up into different tiers as you go down the list, the star power of the contending teams will take centre stage as teams battle for [...]
Playoff push Last month’s trade news feels like a long time ago as since then there have been a good chunk of teams that have clinched a playoff position and others still vying for a spot in the playoffs. As I write this seven teams in the Western Conference – Seattle Thunderbirds, Kamloops Blazers, Portland [...]
With the OHL regular season winding down in the final month of the regular season, we are now in the prime season for NHL teams to recruit CHL free agents. This month the OHL Update will look at potential candidates to sign as free agents. These players are low risk, with limited upside from a [...]
2023 NHL Draft Fantasy Rankings If you are not winning or competing in your fantasy league, this is a good year to be tanking. The NHL Draft for 2023 is littered with potential impact fantasy players and at the tip of the sword is the crown jewel, Connor Bedard. Each year the senior writers at [...]
Jordan Harris It’s been an exciting start to the new calendar year in the KHL with many noteworthy team and individual performances, both good and bad. SKA St. Petersburg, and their powerhouse squad, remain atop the standings by a wide margin (11 points), while HK Sochi finally snapped a miserable 21-game losing streak that started [...]
