2023 World Junior Preview: Canada
Canada - 2015 World Junior Champions (Terry Wilson/OHL Images) The World Junior are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Highlighting Rookies from the Atlantic Division
There have been plenty of impactful rookies around the league this season. Each division is spoiled with young talent, and in this week’s Prospect Ramblings, I wanted to highlight the Atlantic Division rookie class. Only [...]
Prospect Ramblings: A Look Ahead at the 2021 All-American Game
Photo courtesy of the U.S. NTDP and Rena Laverty On April 7th, 2021, USA Hockey will host its annual All-American game for draft-eligible players in the United States. The United States National Development Program will face off against top players in the USHL. I decided it would [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Ready or Not?
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. As we wrap up the month of March, we also say goodbye to a very potent list of Collegiate hockey teams from this year's Frozen Four tournament. Surprisingly, this list includes teams such as Wisconsin (upset in round one), Boston College (eliminated in round [...]
Breaking Down Matvei Michkov: Russia’s Exceptional Talent
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Matvei Michkov had a season full of broken records, highlight-reel plays, and player comparisons to some of the best NHL forwards we’ve ever seen. While I hate comparing Player A to Player B, it isn’t outrageous to start thinking that Michkov is deserving [...]
Should Coyotes Fans be Worried about Barrett Hayton?
Canada's captain Barrett Hayton celebrates after defeating Russia 4-3 in the gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Fifth overall pick Barrett Hayton is off to a slow start to his young career. The Peterborough native has [...]
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DPR Episode 85
This episode takes a close look at QMJHL players turning pro and top 2020 draft eligible prospects. Players discussed include: Kevin Mandolese - Recently signed by Ottawa Senators Mikhail Abramov - Recently signed by Toronto [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Under-owned Fantasy Prospect Forwards
The ongoing social distancing mandate has given me an excellent opportunity to begin working on my fantasy draft lists for this offseason. Typically I would’ve begun earlier and tweaked the lists throughout the season, [...]
Early Lineup Projections for the 2021 World Juniors (Group B)
The 2021 World Junior Championship tournament is scheduled to be played in about eight months, and I’m sure we’re all hoping things to return to normal by that time – not because of the [...]
DPR Episode 84: NCAA Prospects Turning Pro with Joe Meloni of CHN
It seems each year the NCAA keeps producing more and more and better prospects. The NCAA has become quite a feeder league for the NHL and Fantasy Hockey. This year has a weak class of [...]
DPR Episode 83: Jokke Nevalainen on European Free Agents and Draft Eligibles
Jokke rejoins the podcast to help shed some light on this years crop of free agent talents potentially signing in the NHL, top prospects crossing the pond, and of course, draft eligible prospects. First [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Easter Monday Mock Draft
Alexis Lafrenière (right) and Quinton Byfield are the projected top-two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Hockey League) Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Happy Monday [...]