Our panel of scouting experts predicts Mitch Mattson will be picked 46th overall in the 2016 NHL entry draft. Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! This week, I conclude the mock draft that has been carried out by myself and six other members of the scouting community with picks 46 through [...]
Calgary Hitman defenseman Jake Bean turned 18 today. Bean is the top WHL prospect in the draft and shifting through a group of defensemen which includes Bean, Dante Fabbro, Olli Juolevi, Mikhail Sergachev and Jakob Chycrun is a great problem to have if you are an NHL general manager with a pick in the top [...]
The QMJHL Entry Draft was held on Saturday in Charlottetown and it was loaded with trades. The big deal of the many made in the first round involved the Halifax Mooseheads who owned the first overall, trading to acquire the second overall as well. There is a full recap of the first round and the [...]
Looking at the fantasy impact of combine testing results in this week's Sunday Ramblings... *** The 2016 NHL Draft Combine was hosted in Buffalo, NY, where top prospects participated in a number of activities to show off their physical capabilities. Everyone assigns different weights to these results, and scouts look for more than just numerical [...]
Islander prospects such as Mathew Barzal might get a shot at several vacancies in the next year or two depending how significantly GM Garth Snow decides to retool his roster. The in-flux lineup of the New York Islanders solidified this week when Casey Cizikas averted restricted free agency by signing [...]
Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! As you may know, over the past two weeks I have released the first round of a mock draft carried out by myself, and 6 other members of the scouting community. For the first 15 picks of the first round, as well as some information on myself [...]
Game 1 of the AHL Final goes to the Lake Erie Monsters (CBJ), a 4-1 road victory for the Monsters takes away home-ice advantage for the Hershey Bears (WSH). The Bears took the lead 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Jakub Vrana (WSH), but after the first intermission, the Monsters came [...]
The London Knights are the Memorial Cup Champions, The AHL Calder Cup Finals begin, and the scouting combine begins and more in this week’s ramblings… […]
Continuing my look at the development of playoff performers in this Sunday Saturday Ramblings... *** Last week I took a look at whether age and playoff experience are related to how well a player performs on the playoffs. One outcome I found was that out of the best of the best in this year's post-season, [...]
A panel of experts predicts Russian center German Rubtsov will be drafted 16th overall by the Detroit Red Wings. Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! This week, I have decided to post the second-half results of the first round of a mock draft of the upcoming NHL entry draft. To [...]
