July 32-In-32: Montreal Canadiens
The off-season is certainly off to quite the start for the Canadiens, who are now concretely in year two of their rebuild. Not active in free agency, management has focused their energy on retaining [...]
July 32-in-32: Minnesota Wild
*** The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in July we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s Draft, and insights into their off-season movements thus [...]
Breaking Down and Interviewing 2021 NHL Draft Prospect Samuel Helenius
Courtesy of NHL.com Team JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga) Birth 2002-11-26, Järvenpää, FIN Position C Shoots L Height 199 cm / 6’6’’ Weight 94 kg / 207 lbs Brief scouting report Samuel Helenius is a defensive-minded two-way center with an occasional offensive contribution. He is very responsible defensively [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Pod Signs, Caufield Moves On & Knight Shines
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. While some get the privilege of enjoying cutthroat playoff hockey, the remaining fanbases are forced to look towards much less nail-biting events. In this case, it's the NHL Draft Lottery, which is set to run on Wednesday, June 2nd. This will be our first [...]
Liiga Report: May 2021
Under-the-Radar Finns Eligible for the 2021 NHL Draft In the last decade, Finland has been producing more and more high-end NHL players. Whether it’s star players such as Aleksander Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, Patrik Laine, Sebastian Aho, Miro Heiskanen, or more recently selected players such as Kaapo Kakko and Anton Lundell, [...]
Prospect Ramblings: From Russia with Glove, a look at Goalie Prospects
If the NHL has taught us anything about goalies over the past few seasons, it’s that being an NHL number one goalie is tough. You can probably count on one hand, if you are being generous, the number of goalies you know will be bonafide number one's next year. By [...]
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 [...]
DPR Episode 82: Craig Button and 2020 NHL Draft Rankings
You know what the internet needs? One more NHL Draft rankings, so here we go. Peter gives his top 31 prospects for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with a short comment on each player. [...]
Interview: 2020 NHL Draft Prospect Joni Jurmo
Joni Jurmo is a 17-year-old Finnish defenseman who is eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has a very intriguing package of size (6-4, 190), skating ability, and skill. That type of package is [...]
OHL Report: April 2020
Nick Robertson of the Peterborough Petes. Photo by Terry Wilson - OHL Images. Hi everybody! I hope y’all are staying safe, healthy and inside. We will all get through these trying times [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Expectations for Recently Signed NCAA Drafted Prospects
Welcome to the Thursday Ramblings. I have found a topic to write about for this week. Hopefully everyone is safe. I miss sports. No idea what else to say! I could discuss where [...]
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