Friday, June 22nd – DRAFT DAY! The Big Day is here…2012 NHL Entry Draft has finally arrived! The NHL Entry Draft is a time for every franchise to add a top prospect to their system and, specifically, this season there are several interesting storylines to follow. I am spitballin’ [...]
Saturday, June 16 With the NHL draft this weekend, and the plethora of highly-rated defensemen for the taking, I'm going to share how I have the top draft-eligible blueliners ranked for fantasy. These ranking are based on potential ability to produce points at the NHL level only, not on defensive ability, the team they [...]
Friday, June 15th Seven beautiful days until the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. I have been working the past twelve-plus months profiling and following these draft-eligible players that I cannot wait until the this event gets underway. Following the draft, I will begin writing a series of articles for Dobber Hockey featuring the fantasy [...]
The Norfolk Admirals, the top farm team of the Tampa Bay Lightning, are the AHL Calder Cup Champions for the 2011-12 season. I will now break down the key young players on the team, and whether I believe they will have an NHL career (prospect), or will be career minor-leagues (non-prospect). Cory [...]
Thursday, June 7, 2012 @ 11:00 am EST 15 days until the 2012 NHL Entry Draft..... Be forewarned, today’s ramblings speak often of the Toronto Maple Leafs… Mikhail Grigorenko - Boom or Bust? NHL Scouting Combine Results are in! Notable Winners.... Alex Galchenyuk topped the Anaerobic Fitness peak power output showing how [...]
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 @11:10 am The Toronto Marlies fell to the Norfolk Admirals in game one of the AHL Calder Cup Final 3-1. Nazem Kadri did not suit up for the baby Leafs as he continues to nurse his injury. As reported earlier, Matt Frattin is out for the remainder of the season [...]
Go ahead and check out my 2012 NHL draft profile of Mikhail Grigorenko over at The Hockey Writers. There has been plenty of criticism surrounding Grigorenko but I have a hard time believing that he'll fall too far in the draft because of his "lack of work ethic", especially considering the few offensive players available [...]
Tuesday, May 29th @ 9:30pm EST Congratulations to the Shawinigan Cataractes as they defeated the London Knights’ in a thrilling overtime game 2-1 to become the 2012 CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions Sunday night! Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospect Michael Chaput was simply dominant when it mattered most ending the tournament as the top [...]
Sunday, May 27th After the Shawinigan Cataractes demolished the Edmonton Oil Kings in the CHL Memorial Cup tie-breaker game, they cruised past the Saint John SeaDogs, who have been the best CHL team over the past few seasons. The loss means that the Panthers Jonathan Huberdeau (5G 2A in 4 games), Wild's Charlie [...]
Wednesday, May 23rd The Anaheim Ducks signed 29-year-old Swedish goaltender Viktor Fasth to a one-year one-way deal speculating that he will backup Jonas Hiller. That would mean that Jeff Deslauriers also with a one-way contract could be on the move and Dan Ellis (UFA) will not be resigned. Not overly big, Fasth is a butterfly [...]