Prospect Ramblings: OHL Champs, AHL news and some coaching changes (May 12)
Knights crowned OHL champions, some AHL news and a few coaching jobs announced in the AHL, OHL and WHL… […]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospects at World Championships and Free Agent Prospect Signings
The 2016 World Championship is underway in Russia and it has proven to be an excellent source for scouting prospects for fantasy hockey. Last year Russian sniper Artemi Panarin gave a sneak peek to North America as to his skill set, and the astute fantasy player took notice and drafted him early in their league [...]
Prospects Ramblings – Junior Playoff Finals, Prospects heading to Europe, Caggiula signs
Looking at action all over the hockey world in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** The final series in the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL playoffs are underway and many to prospects are making their mark. Here's quick recap of the latest action: OHL: London Knights 2 - Niagara Ice Dogs 0 Matthew Tkachuk (2016 Eligible) had [...]
Prospects Rambling: Several youngsters rocket up scouts’ rankings
Cam Dineen of the OHL's North Bay Battalion rose from 117th to 39th among North American skaters, as ranked by NHL Central Scouting. Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! This week I’ll look at some of the big risers in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings. * * * While the [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Rising Prospects heading into the 2016 NHL Draft
Cam Dineen of the North Bay Battalion. Photo by Aaron Bell/OHL Images Welcome back to my weekly Prospects Ramblings column! This week I’ll look at some of the big risers in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings. […]
Prospect Ramblings: CHL finals & AHL second round underway & some predictions (May 05)
CHL finals have begun, the AHL second round underway and some more CHL series predictions… […]
Prospect Ramblings: Leafs add key players, Black Aces, Calder Nominations
The Toronto Maple Leafs organization has been making plenty of news as of late. The headline news of winning the draft lottery has Toronto fans buzzing but that’s not all that’s happening. […]
Prospects Rambling – AHL Playoffs Report
Wrapping-up the state of the AHL playoffs in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** The first round of the AHL playoffs is nearly complete, with seven-of-eight series finished with teams ready to roll into Division Finals. Our April 29th Ramblings by Dave McDonald took a good look at some high-profile players to keep an eye on; to [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Leafs earn first shot at Matthews (April 30)
The Maple Leafs will have the first shot at the Terrific Trio when the 2016 NHL entry draft begins June 24 in Buffalo. Toronto’s name was drawn first today in the league’s annual draft lottery, held to discourage sadsack teams from tanking late in a season to sweeten their draft position. The [...]
Prospect Ramblings: AHL Prospects to Watch In North and Pacific
Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings column! After last week’s examination of the Atlantic and Central Divisions, this week I will look at prospects in the AHL’s North and Pacific Divisions who may be in the NHL next season. * […]