Prospect Ramblings: CHL Playoff update, Blue Jackets NHL and AHL debuts (Mar 31)
A couple of Blue Jackets debuts; AHL and NHL, the CHL playoffs have begun and a few teams have swept the first round and a few are all tied up… […]
Prospect Ramblings, Jimmy Vesey Watch is on, Frozen Four
The Jimmy Vesey watch just took an interesting turn. The Hobey Baker finalist has informed the Nashville Predators he will be exercising his right to unrestricted free agency via TSN insider Bob McKenzie {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Representatives for Jimmy Vesey today informed NSH their client will be exercising his right to unrestricted free agency [...]
Prospects Rambling – Development based on draft ranking
Taking a look at how long you should expect your freshest draft picks to take to become NHL-ready in this Sunday's Ramblings... *** This is me every year: draft day just wrapped up, my team and rival teams just drafted their supposed future of the franchise...and now I wait. Maybe the lucky teams who pick [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Two Frozen Four top seeds fall (March 26)
The final eight NCAA men’s hockey squads, minus top bracket seeds St. Cloud State and Providence, are set to battle Sunday for Frozen Four glory after two days of intense competition. The top overall-seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats play the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks in the East final at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., the [...]
Prospect Ramblings: NCAA players to watch, Top draft prospects at World Championships and Alex DeBrincat
Take a glance at your calendar, people. The Frozen Four is upon us… and it couldn’t come a minute too soon. […]
Prospect Ramblings: CHL Playoffs, NCAA bracket, Mangiapane signs (Mar 24)
CHL playoff predictions, NCAA Bracket updated, Marlies clinched and a few signings… […]
Prospect Ramblings: NCAA Frozen Four, College Free Agents, OHL Cup
As the 2015-16 hockey season winds down in some leagues, and has ended for some leagues there will be some prospect movement coming. The NCAA regular season has already ended and the playoffs are well under way. As some players season ends they may choose to join the pro ranks for the balance of the [...]
Prospects Rambling – OHL Cup news, and examining past Calder winners
Taking a look at how Calder winners are chosen and the OHL Cup in this Sunday's Prospects Rambling... *** After once appearing to be no race at all, the competition for the Calder is gettng more and more exciting every game. Panarin still leads the way in points but the likes of McDavid, Gostisbehere, Eichel, [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Strome one of two Coyote pups in top 10 (March 19)
Dylan Strome of the OHL's Erie Otters and the crown jewel in the Arizona Coyotes' pipeline is the top-ranked prospect in the 2016 Future Watch. If your favorite NHL team hasn’t made the playoffs for awhile and shows no inclination to do so, Future Watch might cheer you up with its annual update of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospects intrigue Dobber scout (March 18)
Owen Tippett caught the eye of one of Dobber's many prospect scouts. Photo courtesy Mississauga Steelheads. I recently attended a Mississauga Steelheads/Oshawa Generals, in anticipation of checking out some of the more notable names for the 2016 NHL entry draft. We’ve all heard the name Alexander Nylander, courtesy of the pedigree that his father [...]