Prospect Ramblings: CHL Playoffs continue, AHL First Round and NHL Playoff rookies
OHL Finals is set, AHL playoffs are midway through the first round and the other two CHL league finals are almost set. […]
Prospect Ramblings: U18 wrap, AHL move to Belleville, prospect news
Team Finland has won the Gold Medal at the 2016 U18 World Championships with a convincing 6 -1 win over rival Team Sweden. 2016 draft eligible prospect Jesse Puljujarvi led his country to victory with a three goal performance and helped secure his ranking as a top three draft prospect. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Sleeper Prospects from CHL and U18
Max Marko: The Canadian Hockey League has all three leagues fairly deep in their respective playoff schedule as the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL are all in their conference finals. The teams left in contention are the Rouyn Noranda Huskies (QMJHL), Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL), Saint Johns Sea Dogs (QMJHL), Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL), Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Finns stun U.S. in IIHF semi-final (April 19)
The stubborn Finns refused to submit to the Americans, upsetting their hosts 4-2 Saturday in the first of two semi-finals final at Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the IIHL Under18 hockey championship tournament. Center Aapeli Rasanen, who scored twice, potted the winning goal with 37 seconds left to thwart the two-time defending USA and move [...]
Prospect Ramblings – AHL prospects to watch in the Atlantic and Central
As the Calder Cup playoffs have fully geared up, it is always a matter of curiosity to see which players may be playing their final game in the AHL. While it is by no means a certainty, the Calder Cup is a chance where prospects get to show what they can do when it matters [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Playoff hockey galore, AHL additions & the Knights trio (Apr 21)
Hockey playoffs are in full flight; OHL, WHL, QMJHL, AHL and NHL. If you like playoff hockey, you are tuning in at exactly the right time. […]
Prospect Ramblings-U18 updates, OHL awards
The Under 18 World Championship tournament is in full swing in North Dakota. The tournament is chock full of prospects eligible for the 2016 NHL draft but heading into Mondays games it was a 2017 draft eligible player who was the leading scorer. Kailer Yamamoto from USA is making a name for himself with four [...]
Prospects Rambling – AHL Awards, All-Star Squads and All-Rookie Teams
Wrapping-up the top honors that have been awarded in the AHL in this week's Sunday Ramblings... As the AHL season comes to a close today, the league has named their All-Stars, All-Rookies, and winners of several awards. Mastering the AHL is usually a good that a player is ready to take the next step in [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Hope in AHL; signings keep coming (April 16)
An RFA after the season ends, is Seth Griffith doing enough to earn a new contract from the Boston Bruins? With the AHL regular season ending Sunday, it appears Boston prospect Seth Griffith will finish second in league scoring, and that’s not the only promising news for the NHL Bruins. Entering today’s [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Canucks fretting about Demko?
Is Thatcher Demko (VAN) a No-Go in Vancouver? This statement is two things – a bit of a play on words (har-dee-har-har), but also the worst fears of many a Vancouver Canuck fan. With the case of Jimmy Vesey making the headlines as a potential beneficiary of the CBA loophole involving drafted players [...]