Updates on Kochetkov, McKay, Koivunen, Stromgren, Rizzo
Pyotr Kochetkov 2nd round pick of the Carolina Hurricanes in 2019 has had an expanded role this season with the injury to Frederik Andersen and inconsistent play of Antti Raanta. We saw Kochetkov last season [...]
Liiga Update: December
All teams in Liiga are closing to their 30-game mark, which means the season is almost halfway through. Let’s take a look how the most relevant NHL-related prospects have been doing during the first half [...]
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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Potential Prospects Available in Deadline Deals
Photo courtesy of TSN.ca With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching teams are going to have to decide whether they will be buyers or sellers. With prospects set to be available on contending teams, we will look at some potential prospects who could find themselves in new organizations [...]
What Happened to the Aatu Räty of 2018-19?
Photo Courtesy of IIHF.com Not too long ago, Aatu Räty was perceived as the top player in the 2021 NHL Draft. While he was never looked at as a McDavid or Matthews caliber player, he was nevertheless considered the best player in his age group. When the 2020-21 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Making It Reign
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. With an abundance of rookie skaters, the AHL is at an all-time high with regards to its entertainment value. Of course, we had the San Diego Gulls, who brought us a bundle of exciting pieces in Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale, and goaltender Lukas Dostal. [...]
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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 [...]
Early Lineup Projections for the 2021 World Juniors (Group A)
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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings – The New Jersey Devils and Ottawa 67’s Connection
https://postmediaottawasun.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/18-02-10-67s-v-Oshawa-00-Andr-Tourigny-00-Puck-Delivery-jp.jpg?quality=60&strip=all&w=551&zoom=2 Over the years, the Ottawa 67’s have developed a plethora of NHL talent. Since the team’s inception in 1967, the 67’s have had 175 players drafted in either the NHL [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Raw Observations of D-1 & D-2 QMJHL Players
For last Friday's Prospect Ramblings, I offered up some of my raw observations from live QMJHL competition throughout the 2019-20 campaign in which fourteen of the leagues' top draft-eligible prospects were discussed. After this [...]