The QMJHL has now returned to action after its mid-season pause and moved forward with its Protected Environment Plan. The Quebec-based teams resumed their season on January 22nd using their host city format highlighted in last month’s article. Heading into the Protected Environment Event the League announced that through their first wave of COVID-19 [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft is unlike any that we've seen recently. For a number of reasons, this year's class is unique. From the difficulty of dealing with a global pandemic to the stop-and-starts in their playing schedule, if they've started playing at all, it has been a [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.shl.se/ Welcome to the very first SHL report in 2021. A lot has happened since the year began, so I did my best to keep you all posted. The most important news and player reports, including my own observations, backed up by some interesting stats. It is all here in [...]
Graphic courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The World Juniors have come and gone once again. The Americans defeated the Canadians in a game where Trevor Zegras proved that Canada hadn't faced a team like them. The Finns showed their typical cohesion, picking the Russians apart slowly to take the bronze medal. We saw [...]
The KHL Report is back! It feels good to be writing those words after a difficult few months in my personal life, which included a bereavement. Hockey has a way of helping people through hard times and it certainly has for me. I’m excited to be back writing about the KHL and interacting with other [...]
Here is an early look at next year's WJC Group A potential rosters. Check back tomorrow for our Group B predictions. From the beginning, the 2021 World Junior Championship was a battle between two of the greatest teams in tournament history: Team Canada, composed of 23 first-round picks, and Team USA, led by the best [...]
Three players to watch on the USNTDP With the 2020-2021 USHL season well underway, the members of the United States National Team Development Program, or USNTDP, have already played a handful of games against their USHL counterparts; the improvement of the other USHL programs in the circuit, outlined in last month’s [...]
Photo Courtesy of the New Jersey Devils Twitter Although it is a new year we are still faced with the same challenges due to the pandemic. Hopefully, these challenges begin to disappear soon with COVID-19 vaccinations becoming more readily available. Unfortunately, until this happens the QMJHL will still be faced with hurdles [...]
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of the DobberProspects 31-in-31 Series! This month, we will be diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers and top 20 prospects. ** As was discussed in last month’s article, the Jets have fallen out of the playoff picture in the last two [...]
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of the DobberProspects 31-in-31 Series. This month, we are diving into the depth of each organization, looking at their recent graduates, risers, fallers and top-20 prospects. ******************* Last month I went over the Washington Capitals’ draft recap and off season moves seen HERE. I [...]
