December 23, 2012 Team USA has announced their (almost) final roster for the upcoming WJC, and among the final cuts was a bit of a surprise. Expected to cut one forward and two defensemen, Team USA cut just one of each, pending the medical condition of one of the remaining blueliners. The playing [...]
December 16, 2012 There are less than two weeks before the WJC begins, and USA Hockey has announced the preliminary 27-man roster for the tournament. With John Gibson, J.T. Miller and Jacob Trouba as the only holdovers from last year’s squad, Team USA will be young and inexperienced, but should be fun to [...]
Thursday, December 13th Thirteen long days until the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships kick off in Ufa, Russia. This tournament is, by far, my favourite hockey there is and I won’t even flinch at having to wake up at 4:00 am EST to catch most of these games. It’s all for the love [...]
December 3, 2012 Since it can sometimes be difficult to keep up on all the prospects in hockey, which is probably why you’re here, I’m going to devote my next few Ramblings to updating you on some prospects. Alex Galchenyuk (#4 on Dobber’s latest Top 215 Prospects list) – Galchenyuk started [...]
November 19, 2012 Obviously the NHL lockout has brightened the spotlight on the AHL, and the prospects of the parent teams. Ever wondered about those players that dominate in the AHL yet have little impact in the NHL? Most scouts say that the biggest difference between the AHL and NHL game [...]
Tuesday, November 6th Hopefully all of you hockey-starved fans out there tuned into Sportsnet (or NHL Network in the USA) to catch some of the world’s top prospects in action. Here are my quick thoughts on who stood out and those that didn't impress as much as I would have liked. Earlier [...]
Sunday, November 4, 2012 Rich here with the weekend in college hockey, as it relates to NHL prospects, starting with Friday night's action: * John Gaudreau (Cgy) and Kevin Hayes (Chi) each scored a goal in Boston College's 4-2 win over Maine. For those who are worried about Gaudreau because of [...]
Thursday, November 1st, 2012 Justin Schultz (Edmonton Oilers) has been named American Hockey League Player of the Month (October) after posting 12 points in seven October games to lead the entire AHL as a defenseman. There is no guarantee that Schultz’ AHL production will translate seamlessly to NHL production whenever action resumes but [...]
Tuesday, October 23rd In case you missed it, I wrote a piece last week on Canadian Hockey Players who are likely to head to NHL (mini) training camp if the lockout ends…soon. If the lockout ends, who is staying? Who is going? Another piece of mine, CHL Import Draft: Sarnia Sting [...]
October 21, 2012 Here is a look at some prospect action from last night, beginning with the NCAA: Johnny Gaudreau (CAL) had a goal and assist and six shots on goal as Boston College shut out Northeastern 3-0. Kevin Hayes (CHI) pitched in with a goal and Parker Milner (FA) got the clean [...]