Question: “It is the question that everyone keeps asking, do you take Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko if you are New Jersey?” Answer: It has been the same choice since day one for me. For as good as Kaapo Kakko is, Jack Hughes presents the best fit for the New Jersey Devils. Let’s deep [...]
I’ve been saying it for months. The 3-10 range in this class is an absolute blender. Once Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko have had their moment on the stage, any combination of selections to follow are reasonable and plausible. Most years, selecting the best player available is an intelligent avenue. However, with this group [...]
USHL Report – April 2019 It is always exciting covering prospects from the USHL. Draft evaluations begin to take over this time of year. However, there is always time for the latest from the league. Overall, it was a month of great plays, saves, and more. Two things stood out in the [...]
The WHL playoffs are upon us! --------------------- The time of the year where the best of the best go head to head and out pops the diamonds from the coal. Teams have the ability to focus on star players and see if they can contain them. The trade deadline proves whether a team who bolstered for a [...]
*** With the AHL regular season coming to a conclusion, it’s a great time to take a step back and review the year as a whole. When we kicked the year off in October, I reviewed three groups of players to watch in the AHL - "High Profile Vets", "Rookies to watch", and [...]
Western Conference #1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (4) def. #8 Shawinigan Cataractes (2) After a successful season which saw the Huskies finish 12 points ahead of the second-place team in the league, a first-round series win was inevitable. However, it didn't come easy as Shawinigan found themselves tied at 2-2 in the series going [...]
As April rolls around, so does the draft lottery and a taste of draft season starts to appear. As most hockey fans have a good idea on the 2019 draft class, this is a good time to share my thoughts on the 2020 draft class, one in which we will be analyzing for [...]
(Photo Credit to Icing.no) Over the course of a long season, a prospect’s point production can swing greatly based on many variables: linemates, usage, time-on-ice, slumps and streaks, only to name a few. However, the pattern that has been developed over the course of an entire season can give great insight into how that [...]
The St. Cloud State University Huskies finished this season as the number one ranked team in the nation for the second consecutive year, with a 28-4-3 record. Led by an experienced group of older players, St. Cloud was elite across the board. They scored a total of 142 goals – the second highest [...]
Welcome to another edition of the SHL Report! Before taking a quick hit approach as to the latest and greatest in Swedish hockey prospects, if you do not follow the SHL closely it is important to mention that the 2019 SHL Playoff brackets are now underway! Concluding the 52-game regular season on March 14th, [...]
