The Century Mark: Dylan Cozens, Ty Smith, Erik Brännström
Every month, Alex Wyatt digs into some players who have reached the 100 NHL games played threshold, as this is the mark, or near it, that many leagues use as their threshold for players casting [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Calder Race Update — Bunting Making A Case, Lundell On A Tear, & More
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospect Purgatory
Last night Larry Brooks of the New York Times reported that 2017seventh-overall draft pick, Lias Andersson intends on remaining in Sweden this summer, as opposed to joining the Rangers for whatever is left of their 2019-20 campaign. Earlier in the COVID-19 pause, John Davidson and the Rangers brass [...]
Prospect Rambling: Decade of Drafting (USHL)
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings where I continue my “Decade of Drafting” series this time looking at the most drafted league from the NHL draft that I looked at: the USHL. A reminder that I only looked in North America and not at the CHL, the leagues [...]
NHL Draft Pick Probabilities for Fantasy Hockey
This is the fourth article where I analyze the results of NHL Drafts between the years 2000 and 2009. This time, I’m looking at probabilities for fantasy hockey purposes. That means, skaters who can put up points and goalies who play a lot of games with good save percentage. [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Picking Team Canada from their Virtual Hlinka-Gretzky Camp
In these strange times, we have been forced to find unique ways to get things done. From scouting meetings to player interviews and everything in between, almost everything has been done on video calls via Zoom or Skype. While the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup has been canceled this year because of [...]
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Prospect Deep Dive: Philip Tomasino
Philip Tomasino of the Niagara IceDogs is a rising prospect in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. His ability to produce at the offensive end with his well-balanced attack along with being one of the [...]
Guest Feature: Breaking Down the Top Russian Prospects (2019 NHL Draft)
With the 2019 NHL Draft just 10 days away, we're ramping up our coverage. Today we have a guest feature from the man simply known as Russian Prospects (@RUSProspects). ** Tier 1 [...]
Long Read: Sweet 16 – The Top 16 Finnish Prospects for the 2019 NHL Draft
I base these rankings on many live viewings and comprehensive video scouting. I’ve seen every player who played in Finland this season live (except for the top-ranked player), a big chunk of them many [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Fantasy Takeaways from the AHL Champion Charlotte Checkers
On Saturday night the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Chicago Wolves to capture their first ever Calder Cup. The Checkers were a dominant regular season squad, and under head coach Mike Vellucci, carried that success [...]
Prospect Ramblings – On the block roster openings
image courtesy of WinnipegFreePress *** As we approach the end of the playoffs and the start of the entry draft, trade target lists are hitting the internet. The Athletic posted a Top 20 trade list this [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Entry Draft Bold Predictions
The NHL Entry Draft is almost here, so a few weeks away I thought I would make this Thursday ramblings about my BOLD predictions for the day of the draft! Let’s Go [...]