Rookie NHLers, NCAA scoring leaders, three performing goalies, and more… *** Daniel Sprong is in a bit of a confounding position. He is 18, has played eight games with one point, is getting 10 minutes a game and infrequent PP usage, and has had multiple healthy scratches. Yet he is visibly dangerous on the ice [...]

Who’s staying and who’s going? Robby Fabbri returns to action, Eichel hits first scoring slump and a look around the development leagues at top performers.     Almost a month into the NHL regular season and we’re starting to get an idea of who’s going to excel as first year prospects, who’s teetering on the [...]

Updating all 2015 NHL top-10 draft choices not named McDavid or Eichel, two Bruin prospects among the AHL scoring leaders, an early look at how Torts might affect the Columbus roster and a heads-up about the 2016 BMO CHL/NHL top prospects game. The top two players in the 2015 NHL draft are understandably getting the lion's share of attention so far this season [...]

CHL Canada Russia Series rosters announced, AHL assignments, and some rookie scoring updates from around the NHL **** One of the best stages junior players have during the regular season to compete against best of their peers is the annual CHL Canada Russia series, which pits all-star teams from the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL against [...]

Connor McDavid scores his first NHL goal, Jack Eichel earning big minutes, Panarin looks like a gem, CHL standouts and an early look around the AHL.   Everything seems to be falling into place with the highend prospects around the world. Just days after Jack Eichel scored in his very first game with Buffalo when [...]

Training camps makes and breaks, including Sprong, Panarin, Donskoi, Slepyshev and more. *** This is it! The beginning of hockey season, the end of training camps, the realization of many young players dreams even as others’ are delayed.   The past week or so is just about as good as it gets for prospect info; [...]

Prospect thoughts as the regular season draws closer including who’s the top Islanders prospect, Connor McDavid vs. Jack Eichel debate, Pavel Zacha watch and a half-dozen favourite prospects to watch list.     Matt Barzal is turning heads at Islanders camp, outperforming 2014 1st rounder Michael Dal Colle (who was sent back to Oshawa of [...]

Hello and welcome to another edition of Prospect Ramblings! With NHL training camps in full-force, there are prospects galore opening eyes in all 30 big league cities. Let's take a look at a few of those prospects that are turning heads with just a week or so to go before the start of the regular [...]

  The first picks get first stars, looking at next first picks, the Dobber Expert’s League draft and more..       *** I know it is only preseason, but after the summer it sure feels like prime hockey season. Drafts are happening, pre-season scrambles in keeper leagues, actual hockey being played on the ice, [...]