By: Zack Szweras DobberProspects Russian Regional Scout It has been a difficult season to scout players due to COVID-19 restricting in-person viewings, as well as some leagues, like the OHL, not playing at all. That being said there were some teams that took advantage of this scenario and nabbed a lot of value with [...]
Daniel Tiffany The 2021 NHL Draft is finally almost here. It has been a long, crazy road to get to this point. After hours and months of hard work, I have compiled my complete ranking of the draft eligible goaltenders. Looking back on past drafts, I took into consideration how many goalies have been drafted [...]
Feature image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong I got in six games with Kamloops and eight at the U18s, including the exhibition game. That’s fourteen games total this season. MY DRAFT YEAR Team-wise, we didn’t really know what to expect. We felt we had a young team this year, in Kamloops. [...]
We are now just a couple of weeks away from the 2021 NHL Draft and the conclusion of one of the most difficult scouting cycles the hockey world has ever seen. Players have had seasons cut short or canceled altogether, others were forced to travel across the world in a pandemic to play competitive hockey [...]
The Pittsburgh Penguins turned a lot of heads last year when they used their first two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft to select two goaltenders. However, with one year of hindsight, picking Joel Blomqvist at 52nd overall and Calle Clang 77th looks like it was a good idea. Although the Penguins prospect pool is [...]
The 2021 NHL Draft is almost here and that means that final rankings are due! This year has been wild thanks to a global pandemic and a wide-open draft class. While Owen Power seems to be the favorite at the top of most boards, he does not hold down that spot on this board. [...]
Last month, some under the radar 2021 eligible players were profiled for the monthly Liiga report. In June, we have a 2022 draft eligible with a much larger profile name: Brad Lambert. The flashy forward has represented his native country of Finland at the U17, U18, and U20 levels in the last two years, [...]
Welcome back to another edition of the USHL monthly report. This time around, we will take a look at a polarizing defenseman from the U.S. National Team Development Program, Sean Behrens. The 5-10, 175-pound left-handed blueliner has put up 18 points in 23 USHL games, showing decent distribution and puck-moving abilities. His size and point [...]
Courtesy of NHL.com Team JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga) Birth 2002-11-26, Järvenpää, FIN Position C Shoots L Height 199 cm / 6’6’’ Weight 94 kg / 207 lbs Brief scouting report Samuel Helenius is a defensive-minded two-way center with an occasional offensive contribution. He is very responsible defensively and brings physical impact to [...]
Under-the-Radar Finns Eligible for the 2021 NHL Draft In the last decade, Finland has been producing more and more high-end NHL players. Whether it’s star players such as Aleksander Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, Patrik Laine, Sebastian Aho, Miro Heiskanen, or more recently selected players such as Kaapo Kakko and Anton Lundell, the country has a lot [...]
