Prospect Ramblings: Johnston & Johnson sniping; Blanks and WiFi laying the body; Brannstrom, Valimaki, Tarasov
Arber Xhekaj (MON) and Nick Blankenburg (CBJ), two of Twitter’s favourite rookie defencemen of late, have had a noticeable early impact on their respective teams. Both offer limited scoring but solid peripherals: Blankenburg has 10 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Nick Robertson is here to stay
It only took one game for Nick Robertson to prove he is ready to be the missing piece of the Leafs' top six. https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1583277477727641600 In his season debut, Robertson played 11:40 at 5v5, posting a [...]
Finland’s U18 Camp and Scrimmages Review
Photo courtesy of http://www.leijonat.fi/ By Eetu Siltanen The best U18 players of Finland (excluded Liiga players) gathered to play two intrasquad games in Vierumäki at the start of February and it was really interesting. Both of the games needed overtime and the first one even went [...]
Prospect Ramblings: The AHL Prospect Frenzy
Welcome back to Tuesday's Ramblings. It would be a crime not to begin this week by sending out a farewell, along with a few additional congratulations. If you missed the news, Cam Robinson, our former Managing Editor and highly touted Vancouver Canucks scout has officially moved on from his role(s). [...]
QMJHL Report: February 2021
The QMJHL has now returned to action after its mid-season pause and moved forward with its Protected Environment Plan. The Quebec-based teams resumed their season on January 22nd using their host city format highlighted in last month’s article. Heading into the Protected Environment Event the League announced that through [...]
Scouting Point of View: NHL Draft Top-15 Roundtable
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft is unlike any that we've seen recently. For a number of reasons, this year's class is unique. From the difficulty of dealing with a global pandemic to the stop-and-starts in their playing schedule, if they've started playing at [...]
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NHL Trade Deadline: Prospect Live Blog
New Isles forward Jean Gabriel Pageau Welcome to the NHL trade deadline day! Many outlets have a live blog breaking down each deal and how they will affect each club's playoff chances [...]
Employment Opportunity: Application for Positions at DobberProspects
DobberProspects is searching for motivated, knowledgable and committed people to join the growing team of writers, scouts, and analysts. Openings Team Coverage - Junior Position (Dallas, NYI, Montreal & Carolina) Successful applicants will be responsible [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Long Awaited NHL Debut of Gabriel Vilardi
Photo Courtesy of https://mayorsmanor.com/ On Thursday, the Los Angeles Kings called up center prospect Gabriel Vilardi from the AHL’s Ontario Reign. In his first game with the Kings, against the Florida Panthers, [...]
Prospect Rambling: 2019 First Round Mid-Season Expectation vs Reality Grades | Pacific Division
Back as promised and by popular demand, the mid-season expectation versus reality grades have quickly become the three-quarter-season expectation vs reality grades. To recap the concept of this piece, the 2019 NHL [...]
PNHLe February 2020
The Bakersfield Condors hosted the Ontario Reign on Field Trip Day at Rabbobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA. Photo by Owen Main - Fansmanship.com. 11/29/18 (Image: credit to mayorsmanor.com) As the NHL [...]
Prospect Rambling – Potential Prospects for the Trade Deadline – Part 2
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings. This week I will go over what teams I think will make deals to make the playoffs as they assume they are in. Same format as two [...]