Is Marner NHL bound? Only two more games to be played at the Memorial Cup and two potential AHL series sweeps in the making… Mitchell Marner (TOR) has already won the OHL MVP (Rod Tilson Trophy), the OHL Playoff MVP (Wayne Gretzky 99 Award) and is on course to win the Memorial Cup MVP [...]
Team Canada won the Gold Medal at this year’s World Championship but the predominant story line this year was the head-to-head matchup of Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine for the top ranking heading into the 2016 NHL Entry draft in Buffalo on June 24th. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finland's <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrikLaine29">@PatrikLaine29</a>, 18, missed out on [...]
Is there a learning curve when it comes to youngsters performing in the playoffs? Taking a look in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** Every year, both rookie and veteran players are judged for their playoff performance, hailed as clutch and poised or as chokers. This is inevitably often tied to a team's result rather thn the [...]
Although he had only one assist, Matthew Tkachuk had 10 shots on goal as the London Knights breezed to a Memorial Cup-opening 6-2 victory Friday over the host Red Deer Rebels. Three of the brightest young prospects in hockey did nothing to dim their stars Friday in the opening game [...]
Son of former NHLer Michael Nylander and younger brother of Toronto Maple Leafs' prospect William Nylander, Alexander Nylander has future star written all over him. In this mock draft, he's taken fourth overall this year by Edmonton. Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column. This week, I post the results of the [...]
Quarter finals of the IIHF, AHL Conference Finals begin and a few more entry-level contracts signed… […]
The Memorial Cup begins on Friday May 20 and the quest for the hardest trophy in all of sports begins. The final four teams include the Host Red Deer Rebels and the WHL Champions Brandon Wheat Kings. They are joined by the QMJHL Champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the OHL Champions London Knights. The Memorial Cup [...]
Taking a swing at the goaltending situation in Tampa Bay, some AHL top plays, and more talk about the upcoming NHL draft in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** A prospect on everyone's radar right now is Tampa Bay backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy - one of the highest regarded prospects in his position for quite a few [...]
Columbus Blue Jackets' GM Jarmo Kekäläinen, a native of Finland and the first European GM in the NHL, would love to draft either of Finnish right wingers Patrik Laine or Jesse Puljujarvi on June 24 in Buffalo. Wearing a Maple Leaf jersey, anticipated first overall pick Auston Matthews is on the cover of [...]
Welcome back to my weekly Prospects Ramblings column! While I had planned on unveiling a mock draft that was conducted by myself and a few other members of the scouting community, the multiple seven game series have delayed that to next week. Stay tuned, as I’ll unveil the first round next Friday, coupled with the [...]
