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 [...]
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 [...]
Game Tape with Tony: W Matthew Coronato of the Chicago Steel
On this episode of Game Tape, Tony is joined by Chicago Steel forward Matthew Coronato. He has been one of the best players in the entire USHL, second in the league in scoring with 43 points in just 24 games. The 2021 NHL Draft prospect is one of the most [...]
[Robinson] 2021 NHL Draft Rankings (February 2021)
William Eklund Celebrating The year 2020 may finally and mercifully be over, but the strange circumstances remain. Attempting to traverse the scouting of draft-eligible prospects in this pandemic-filled world is no easy feat. That is why you’re seeing my first published board in the New Year instead of in [...]
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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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospects Traded Last Week
Nolan Foote celebrating a goal at the World Juniors Every year around this point of the season, teams start to make moves and improve ahead of the trade deadline. Every trade that [...]
February AHL Report
Gabe Vilardi happy to be back in hockey after back injuries threatened his career. Photo Courtesy of https://mayorsmanor.com/ Welcome back to the AHL Report! For our February edition, we are going extend [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Brendan Brisson Zone Entries and Exits
Brendan Brisson has emerged as one of the top draft-eligible prospects playing in the USHL. Brisson is the son of former QMJHL player and now renounced sports agent, Patrice Brisson, who represents several NHLers [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Calder Power Rankings 009
Welcome back for another edition of the Calder Power Rankings. February has been another exciting month thus far, and some players are making major strides. It’s truly become the year of the defenseman, so [...]