*** Welcome to Part 2 of my curiosity binge into draft statistics. Last week, I took a look at the leagues and countries that selections in the 2019 Entry draft came from. This week, I'm taking a more historical look at the draft. I've listed the heights and weights of first-round picks from [...]
Here we are with the in between ramblings; post draft, pre free agent frenzy. Looking back at the draft held last week in Vancouver there were some obvious winners. New Jersey (Hughes) and the Rangers (Kakko) of course. Colorado got Byram and Newhook which hasn’t been discussed enough. Talk about loading up for the [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings where I will give grades to NHL teams based on my opinion of their drafts and highlight what I liked and did not, or what I found interesting. Basically just my thoughts. The scale will be letter grade ratings because I am boring occasionally But first here is [...]
*** If you've been reading my work over the years, you know that my Ramblings are sometimes just an excuse to find information on certain trends. The draft is a perfect time for this, and I suspect I'll be digging into the results long into the summer. In the immediate aftermath of Round 2-7, I've jumped [...]
Welcome to the Thursday/Friday ramblings. I will share my top 31 prospects for the NHL draft Friday, but mine will be different than most. I will not be picking how I think the draft will go but I will be giving away my fantasy rankings for the top 31 players from the number [...]
*** There are a lot of reasons to get excited about the NHL Entry Draft. Some of us enjoy the process of scouting players and following their development journeys, some of us are invested in teams and want to know who the faces of the future will be, and some of us just like winning our [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings aka an extra hockey thing to read after game seven last night. I am going to go over my top 50 picks that appeared to differ big time from the other writers and poke some fun at some writers (especially Joel, DP’s Flames writer - @dathockeydoe). Those picks being [...]
On Saturday night the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves to capture their first ever Calder Cup. The Checkers were a dominant regular season squad, and under head coach Mike Vellucci, carried that success directly into the postseason. In my December AHL recap, we discussed the “Best Developing AHL Teams”, of which, the Cane’s [...]
image courtesy of WinnipegFreePress *** As we approach the end of the playoffs and the start of the entry draft, trade target lists are hitting the internet. The Athletic posted a Top 20 trade list this week TSN is updating their Trade Bait list Imagining how different our favorite teams will look like in a [...]
The NHL Entry Draft is almost here, so a few weeks away I thought I would make this Thursday ramblings about my BOLD predictions for the day of the draft! Let’s Go (Raptors)!!!!!!!!!! Big win! Despite his fantastic goal scoring numbers Cole Caufield gets drafted between picks 21-26 as an [...]
