As the season slowly winds to a close and teams are quickly eliminated from their fantasy playoffs, the urge to consider next season is natural and enticing. After months of diligent work, you’re left with a, ‘better luck next year’ and a kick in the ass. Now begins the work for 2017-18 and with it, [...]
Hudson Elynuik, F Shoots: L Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 Born: 1997-10-12 Hometown: Calgary, AB, CAN Drafted: Carolina, 74th Overall - 2016 Observations: March 2017 - With Spokane missing the WHL playoffs, Elynuik signed an amateur tryout with the AHL's Charlotte Checkers for the remainder of the season. Coming off a [...]
The prospects leagues are wrapping up and starting playoffs. CHL matchups are almost all set save a few make up games and the NCAA brackets are good to go. Fantasy hockey leagues are in playoff modes and sadly I was just eliminated in the DPFHL. With my fantasy season over I sympathize with my fellow [...]
In hockey’s version of NCAA basketball’s March Madness, pro teams begin signing undrafted or free agent players, often once their collegiate season ends. NHL teams or their AHL affiliates sometimes sign players to amateur tryout deals for the remainder of the season to get players under contract without complicating the parent club’s cap situation [...]
Looking at available roster spots for next season's rookie class in this Sunday Ramblings... *** It's never too soon to start thinking about the next season, and as playoffs start thinning the fantasy field its likely that alot of us already are. For the record - my fantasy squad in the deep deep DobberProspects head-to-head [...]
Roope Hintz was drafted in the 2015 entry draft, by the Dallas Stars (second round, 49th overall). He has since played with the HIFK. In 44 games this season, he has 19 goals and 11 assists. Hintz shattered the previous season's totals of 20 points in 33 games. At times, he has been the [...]
The 2016-17 SHL regular season wrapped up last week and saw the Vaxjo Lakers capture the regular season crown after the 52 games schedule, besting HV71 by one point in the overall standings led by such ex-NHLers as Dennis Everberg and Ville Leino. The honor of scoring leader went to Joakim Lindstrom who scored 18 [...]
Welcome to the first edition of the DobberProspects Mock draft for the 2017 NHL draft. Many of the DobberProspects staff of scouts and writers have contributed to this project to give you as close to an accurate mock draft as possible. This mock draft was held on the message board of our fantasy league the [...]
Jamie Murray, G Catches: Left Height: 6-03 Weight: 161 Born: 1991-09-15 Hometown: Scituate, MA Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent Observations: March 2017 – Murray is a depth professional goaltender for the Sharks organization and is serving as the backup with the ECHL’s Allen Americans. Murray was a four-year standout with Babson College [...]
Mantis Armalis, G Catches: L Height: 6-04 Weight: 194 Born: 1992-09-04 Hometown: Plunge, Lithuania Drafted: Signed as Free Agent by San Jose Sharks Observations: March 2017 – Teal Steel as he is affectionately known has had a hard time finding starts behind Troy Grosenick, who has been lights out [...]
