By: Luke Sweeney & Kareem Ramadan Earlier this year, many of our staff were (rightfully) kicking ourselves for a glaring omission from our preliminary rankings: Jake O’Brien. After an exceptional D-1 where he won the OHL’s rookie of the year, O’Brien fell a bit flat in the opening months in the season, enough for us [...]
The OHL Playoffs have come and gone, with the London Knights crowned OHL Champions, for the second year in a row. With the playoffs still on going in the NHL we are seeing the difference between the players who shy away from playoff type hockey, and those who thrive in it. Let’s look at some [...]
As the playoffs near their conclusion in leagues across Russia, some players have put together impressive postseason performances to help their teams. Let’s go around and look at some of these efforts among drafted players and those who hope to hear their names called in June. Matvei Korotky - SKA-1946 St. Petersburg - MHL (Drafted [...]
Early Takeaways from the AHL Playoffs The month of May brings the playoffs into full frame and it is no different in the AHL. In some ways, it becomes an arms race to add other prospects from different leagues who could help in a run for the Calder Cup. That is the case for some [...]
This month we look at three of the top defencemen in the OHL, all coming out of the 2024 Draft. We’ll look at the biggest CHL prospect to date, to make the jump over to the NCAA, the Max Kaminsky Award winner as the OHL’s defenceman of the year, and the defenceman leading all skaters [...]
I had the opportunity to attend the U18 World Championships in Frisco and Allen, Texas this week, seeing 22 players from Dobber Prospects' most recent ranking. The annual spring U18s are among the most important events on the draft calendar, signaling a last opportunity for prospects to make an impression on the 200-plus scouts in [...]
By: Ethan Lindley It is surely an exciting time of year in the hockey prospect industry. The U18 World Championship is the last tournament of the season for scouts and analysts to evaluate the best draft eligible players against their peers. Although the scheduling conflicts with the CHL playoffs (leaving some high-end talent at home) [...]
With the NHL draft rapidly approaching and the Russian leagues nearing the end of their playoffs, teams are looking to find impact players in the middle and later rounds. These players play an underrated role in the success of the organization. Let’s take a look at some of these day-two options from Russia. Daniil Prokhorov [...]
The goalie position is such a hard position to figure out. Sometimes, you can take a goalie in the first round and get a premier talent. Prime examples being Jake Oettinger and Andrei Vasilevskiy, both taken in the first round and have developed into top ten goalies in the NHL. But then you will have [...]
The Milestone Men: The OHL Season has come to an end. There were some big milestones reached this season in many different categories. A defenseman breaking the 100-point mark for the first time in 14 years, a goal scorer breaking the 70-goal mark for the first time in 18 years, and a Maple Leafs prospect [...]
