A look back at how the average age of NHL rookies has changed (or not?) over the last decade in this Sunday Ramblings... *** 2017 is officially now with the posting of the first DobberPropsects Ramblings of the year! There were many storylines that captivated us in 2016, and one that just kept giving was [...]
Mikhail Sergachev is a future two-way blueline stud for the Montreal Canadiens. If you follow hockey prospects on their various paths to the pro ranks, you’re undoubtedly riveted to the action in the IIHF world junior championship. After dining on Christmas turkey, there’s still plenty of drama to feast on. Both 3-0 atop Group [...]
Getting excited for tomorrow's start to the World Junior Championhips in this Christmas Sunday Ramblings... *** Happy Holidays everybody! To those celebrating Christmas today, thanks for reading, I know for myself there's just something that feels right about relaxing after a hectic morning and getting some hockey reading in. So lets get to it! [...]
One of several outstanding blueline prospects for the Anaheim Ducks, Brandon Montour is posting impressive numbers in the AHL. Santa Claus has checked his list twice and was kind enough to share it with Dobber Prospects so we can tell you which top-10 prospects for each NHL team have been naughty or nice. Anaheim [...]
WJC Notes Both Team Canada and Team USA have exhibition contests tonight prior to the World Junior Championships starting on December 26th. A couple things to watch for... *** Team USA will make a few final cuts tonight following their pre-competition game tonight at 7PM against Switzerland. The game in Oshawa is the second to [...]
Discussing pre-holiday trades in the QMJHL in this Sunday Ramblings... *** The NHL holiday trade freeze is approaching without much more than a few assignments and recalls from the AHL so far. Listing them quickly: Minnesota has loaned Teemu Pulkinnen to the Iowa Wild of the AHL Toronto has loaned Antoine Bibeau to the [...]
I have been behind in my ramblings, but I am back and I hope you are excited to get back to Thursday Prospect Ramblings. We will begin with the World Junior Championships! Team Canada’s roster has been announced, with the final five cuts (Sam Steel (ANA), Zach Senyshyn (BOS), Guillaume Brisebois (VAN), Samuel Girard (NSH) [...]
On January 30th, the annual CHL Top Prospects game will take place in Quebec City at the Centre Vidéotron. This annual game is an integral part of the scouting calendar, allowing NHL teams to evaluate 2017 NHL Draft Talent. The Full 2017 Sherwin Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game rosters are as follows: Team Cherry [...]
In my Prospect Ramblings last week I talked about how the NHL draft and the World Juniors are the two biggest prospect events of the year. As a result I was invited to guest on NHL Game Day with Steve Kouleas on Sirius XM Radio, and you can listen to that segment here You [...]
How rookies perform away from home in this Sunday Ramblings... *** We all know that playing on home ice is a different beast than when you're on the road. The fans are cheering against you, you slept in a hotel rather than your own bed, and most importanty - your coach can't match your ice [...]
