DraftCast: “There’s no question” that Adam Fantilli will be a superstar in the NHL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnO8s7C9-o0 Junior Editor Kyle Watson sits down with Brock Sheahan, head coach of the Chicago Steel, to discuss his superstar forward, Adam Fantilli. The Canadian center currently leads the USHL in goals despite not being [...]
DP Draft Reports: Denton Mateychuk, Matthew Poitras, Simon Forsmark, Rutger McGroarty, Vladimir Grudinin
Powered by InStat Hockey Welcome to the first DP Draft Reports of 2022! This week's edition features reports on Denton Mateychuk, Matthew Poitras, Simon Forsmark, Rutger McGroarty, and Vladimir Grudinin. Mateychuk, a defenceman with the [...]
DPR Episode 90: 2020 NHL Draft Prospects with Steve Kournianos The Draft Analyst
Steve Kournianos from the Draft Analyst joins the podcast to talk some 2020 NHL Draft prospects. Pete opens the show with questions from the listener. Thanks for the great questions. Draft prospects Pete picks Steves brain on include Jake Sanderson (32:50) Dylan Holloway (40:57) Sam Colangelo (53:25) Rodion Amirov (59:24) [...]
Prospect Ramblings: 2021 Calder Candidates – Pacific Division
Welcome back to the third edition of the Prospect Ramblings quarantine mini-series where I’ve been looking into each NHL pipeline with a goal of uncovering each team’s best candidate for the 2021 Calder Trophy. As expected, certain teams have made this activity quite challenging. With the Eastern Conference [...]
DPR Episode 89: Carolina Hurricanes Top Prospects with Mike Dawson Head North American Amateur Scout
Mike Dawson, Head North American Amateur Scout for the Carolina Hurricanes joins the podcast. Mike shares his thoughts on several of Carolinas top prospects, what they like about each player and what the short term future and path to the NHL looks like Players discussed include: Jake Bean (1:45) Ryan [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Drafted too high, developed improperly or injury-related 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2015/06/27/winners-and-losers-from-the-2015-nhl-draft/ Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings where I will continue my project for the next couple of ramblings. If you forget I am taking a look at the past NHL drafts (since 2014) and self-analyzing if the players were: drafted too high, developed improperly or [...]
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Prospect Mailbag: Brannstrom, Thiessen, Knight, & Hughes vs Kakko
Question: “It is the question that everyone keeps asking, do you take Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko if you are New Jersey?” Answer: It has been the same choice since day one for me. [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Youngsters Succeeding Early in the NHL Playoffs
With the first round of the NHL playoffs complete, today’s Prospect Ramblings will take a look at some of the rookies and young players that have made an impact for their teams. The intensity [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Third Update from the U18 Worlds (Apr 24)
The group play phase at the U18 Worlds is now over. I’ve spent six days in Sweden, and during that time I’ve met a lot of great people and interviewed some future NHL stars – [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Second Update from the U18 Worlds (Apr 22)
Day five of the U18 Worlds is about to start here in Sweden. I’ve been in Örnsköldsvik for the past three days but will go back to Umeå for the final two days of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Time for AHL Playoffs
*** We're already knee-deep into NHL playoffs, but this week the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs began as each affiliate franchise battles it out. 16 teams made the post-season, and the first round series are [...]
Prospect Ramblings: First Update from the U18 Worlds (Apr 20)
Day three of the U18 Worlds is about to start here in Sweden. I arrived to Umeå on Thursday to watch Czech Republic vs Belarus and Canada vs Finland games. After that, I traveled [...]