Prospect Ramblings: Updates on Nelson, Wright, Fantilli, Voit, Heimosalmi, and Norlinder
Ty Nelson Ty Nelson was taken in the 3rd round in 2022 by the Seattle Kraken. The 5’10” right-handed defender had 51 points in 66 games in his draft season. He is now up to [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Three AHL Prospects That Look Ready for NHL Duty
We are two months into the NHL season, so we have also gone through a solid chunk of the American Hockey League (AHL) season. There have been plenty of impressive prospects making an impact in [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WHL Draft Eligibles Return to Action, and Prospects Making Noise in the AHL
2021 Draft Eligibles (WHL) With the WHL recently returning to action we will finally be able to check in on some of the top prospects in the upcoming 2021 NHL Draft. Despite the limited amount of exposure and scouting players will need to make strong impressions with [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospect Goalie Chances – West Division
Welcome to the Thursday Prospect Ramblings. I have decided to run a little four-part series looking at NHL teams’ goalie prospects, if there is room for them in the near future, and how long they could take to be on the roster. Goalies can take a long time [...]
DP Scouting Team’s 2021 NHL Draft Rankings (March 2021)
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft, tentatively scheduled for July, will be one of the most unique in the history of the league. There have been a number of challenges for players, teams, coaches, and scouts alike. That's not to say the work stopped [...]
QMJHL Report: March 2021
The QMJHL has done a great job in evolving its initial plan from the beginning of the season and is getting increasingly better at continuing the season in a safe manner that adheres to Public Health guidelines, while also ensuring staff and player safety is at the highest priority. [...]
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Prospect Ramblings: Raw Observations from a QMJHL Season Cut Short
Why are you here? That's not an existential question, I just mean, what brought you to DobberProspects today? If you're anything like me, it's probably the draft rankings. The thing that brought me [...]
March NHL Draft Report: Where We Go From Here
The Montreal 2020 Draft Logo March Draft Report is a monthly column that highlights a number of topics in the NHL Draft world at the time. Each month will have the main [...]
Prospect Rambings – Answering Last Weeks Questions
Photo courtesy of https://isport.blesk.cz/ Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings where I answer questions asked to me last week. The last time I attempted this I had zero responses and like [...]
Robinson: 2020 NHL Draft Rankings – April 2020
Image Courtesy: @S7Dsn Amateur scouting departments were thrown a curveball the minute the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No CHL playoffs, Memorial Cup, or U18 World Championships. Massive opportunities for young [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Comparing 2020 NHL Draft Rankings Published 15 Months Apart
I was recently reminded that I published my first 2020 NHL Draft ranking all the way back in November of 2018 – a whopping 16 months ago! I’ve never published a ranking so [...]
Prospect Ramblings: What do the Minnesota Wild have in Mitchell Chaffee?
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild signed undrafted free agent Mitchell Chaffee to a two-year entry-level contract. Chaffee has spent the last three years playing collegiate hockey with the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Minutemen. [...]