Prospect Ramblings – Prospects Buried in Yahoo & ESPN Draft Pre-rankings
Which prospects are lost deep into the ranked draft lists, waiting to be added by a resourceful owner? Find out in this Sunday Ramblings… […]
Prospect Ramblings: First-rounders — where are they now? (Oct. 8)
Drafted third overall by Columbus, power forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has struggled at the Columbus main training camp and will likely return for another dominant junior season before making his inevitable NHL debut down the road. By the final weekend of the pre-season, the bulk of NHL training camp rosters have been returned to junior, [...]
Prospect Rambling: College Hockey Countdown (Part Two)
Last week the Preseason USCHO’s Division I Men’s College Hockey Poll was released. After breaking down teams 20-11 in Part One of this series, we take a closer look at teams 10-1. Each team breakdown will dig a little deeper into the Top 10 and provide some veterans to watch as well as some [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Carrying over World Cup Hot Streaks (Oct 2 2016)
Investigating whether hot streaks will effect regular season point totals in this Sunday Ramblings... *** The World Cup has come and gone, with Team Canada taking home the title as expected. Out of the tournament came a number of players who looked absolutely ready to start the NHL season, carrying tons of jump in their [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Notable players returned, Matthews first Leafs skate (Sep 29)
Notable CHL players returned to their clubs, checking in after the first week of Junior Hockey and Auston Matthews takes part in an official Maple Leafs skate… After just a few games played by all the junior teams and still missing their full lineups due to NHL training camps, the teams are starting to [...]
Prospects Rambling: College Hockey Countdown (Part One)
This week the Preseason USCHO’s Division I Men’s College Hockey Poll was released. With the college hockey regular season starting in full force on October 1st, I figured now was a good time to dig a little deeper into the Top 20 and provide some veterans to watch and some incoming freshmen to keep a [...]
Prospects Ramblings: World Cup, CHL, NHL Training Camp
There is plenty happening in the hockey world to talk about, World Cup, CHL season, NHL training camp, All-American Top Prospects game, so let’s get to it. Team North America is a roster composed of recent DobberProspects graduates and captured the imagination of the hockey world. The team played with speed and skill and were [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Injuries Providing Opportunity (Sept 25 2016)
Looking at the beneficiaries of training camp and World Cup injuries in this Sunday Ramblings... *** Every year, injuries sustained in pre-season action give real-season ice time to prospects who weren't scheduled to earn it quite yet. With training camps underway and the World Cup chewing up some elite talents, the time is here [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Injuries, hotshots news at training camps (Sept. 24)
After suffering a broken hand during the World Cup, Pittsburgh goalie Matt Murray is missing three to six weeks of hockey action. Some players don’t wait for the NHL season to begin before being hurt, which creates opportunities for others. Injuries: Pittsburgh’s outstanding young netminder Matt Murray won’t need surgery, but will be out [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Traverse City NHL Prospects Tournament Recap
The NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City wrapped up this week with the Carolina Hurricanes finishing off an undefeated tournament with a win over the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 to win the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. Carolina trailed just once during the tournament in their first contest against the New York Rangers that was eventually [...]