The U18 World Championship is over and the USA took the Gold Medal, Finland claims Silver while Russia finished with the Bronze. For the USA, it is their tenth Gold and 15th overall Medal. The USNTDP has had a lot of success having their national team play together for the season and the U18 typically [...]
The NHL is providing us with a very entertaining rotation of coaches this offseason, and for fantasy hockey players one major change has already happened. Ken Hitchcock is the new coach of the Dallas Stars - the offensive dynamos who failed to make the post-season and took a major step backwards after seeming so promising [...]
Auston Matthews displays the intense focus that has positioned him to receive the NHL's rookie-of-the-year award. In this new instant-rookie stardom Age of Wonders for NHL-watchers, Calder Trophy voters can expect to have a difficult decision more often than not. After choosing sensational Blackhawk Artemi Panarin a year ago over Oiler savior Connor McDavid [...]
News broke this morning out of the Canucks organization, Nikita Tryamkin and Philip Larsen have both signed contracts in the KHL for the next year or two. This opens the door for multiple Canucks defense prospects to battle for a spot in training camp this fall. Defenseman Nikita Tryamkin returns to @IHCAvtomobilist after one full [...]
This really is the best time of the year to be a hockey fan, there is wall to wall hockey on, and it is also a super important time of year to scout your prospects for next season’s fantasy hockey leagues. The NHL playoffs first round is some of the most entertaining and fast paced [...]
Looking at the best first-goals scored by rookies this season in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Anyone who regularly reads my Sunday Ramblings knows that I always try to wrap-up my column with highlights of NHL rookies scoring their first career goals. Whether they're budding stars or late-blooming grinders, these guys have worked their entire [...]
Signed to an entry-level NHL contract just two days before the Stanley Cup playoffs were to begin, 19-year-old Charlie McAvoy is on the spot to solidify Boston's blueline, which has been ravaged by injuries. The NHL playoffs are the most gruelling championship gauntlet in pro sports. After a daunting 82-game audition that challenges the [...]
If you are getting ready for your playoff fantasy draft there are some obvious strategies to remember, such as draft players from the teams you think will go to the finals. Once you hit the later rounds of the draft you may want to look at potential rookies or prospects that are under the radar [...]
*** The ISS have released their April rankings of 2017-draft-eligible players. The top two names have been around all year long, while after that its been a total scramble, with no two draft previews giving the same order. This is going to make for a very exciting and unpredictable draft day, and to fully understand [...]
CHL's Second Round of Playoffs have already begun, the NCAA Frozen Four begins tonight, a few amateur tryout and entry-level contracts signed and the QMJHL Golden Puck Awards. *** CHL Round 1 Playoffs have come to an end. The Second Round has already begun with Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie playing their first game [...]
