KHL Update For January we shall go over how the 2018 class is fairing in the KHL Vitali Kravtsov (NYR; #9, 1st round) – Kravtsov is having a good season on a pretty poor Traktor team with 17 points in 39 games, which is pretty good for an 18/19 year old. He [...]
Draft Eligible Nils Höglander is making pro strides for SHL's Rögle December and January are interesting months when it comes to prospects tuning their craft in professional European leagues. With the World Juniors in mid-swing to start off the New Year, many teams lose their talented young players for those exciting few weeks. Upon [...]
Welcome to January’s edition of the Liiga report, where I will be going over players from Liiga, Mestis, and Jr. A SM-liiga who have caught my attention lately. You can always follow me on Twitter at @lassialanen and check out my Jr. A SM-liiga data tracking project, in which I recently added a [...]
The WHL is full of draft-eligible talent in 2018-19 but especially with five particular defensemen. 2018 saw four defensemen selected in the top two rounds… Ty Smith (17th - Spokane) - Devils Alexander Alexeyev (31st - Red Deer) - Capitals Jett Woo - (37th Moose Jaw) - Canucks Calen Addison - (53rd - Lethbridge) [...]
*** Another trip around the sun and we find ourselves looking ahead to the fast approaching NHL and AHL all-star games. While the NHL All Star classic has became a slight bit of a nuisance for those nominated, the AHL All-Star Classic remains a sole honor for the young players involved. Often, these are [...]
USHL Report – January, 2018 It is great to be back covering even more prospects from the USHL. The Top Prospects Game was as fun as advertised. There was also a memorable WJC for Team USA which just did not end quite like anyone expected. Overall, it was a month of great [...]
Prospects like Moritz Seider and Ville Heinola may seem controversial because North Americans don’t have a chance to watch them frequently, so it surprises people when Europeans rank them so highly. But Anttoni Honka is controversial even among people who scout him regularly. In fact, he may just be the most controversial player in [...]
image courtesy of Eyes on the Prize *** WJC Special January OHL Report December has been a wacky month as the league moves on, filled with a few large trades and the winds of change blowing the league into different directions as the top teams start to pull away from [...]
KHL Update – The World Junior Championship Russian roster: Latest cuts: Ivan Chekhovich, F, SJ - A back injury forced the skilled Russian out of the tournament a day before the last preliminary game versus the Swiss Artyom Nikolayev, F, not drafted – Has 10 points in 16 VHL games for [...]
*** Click HERE to see Mason's PNHLe breakdown of Group A teams The World Junior Championship is the premier hockey prospect tournament and gives fans an opportunity to see their country’s, and favourite NHL team’s top prospects perform in a playoff intensity induced environment smack dab in the middle of the hockey season. [...]
