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 [...]
Talking with Tony: Dylan Peterson 2020 Draft Interview
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Dylan Peterson, a center for the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, his family's role in his development and he tells a funny [...]
Talking with Tony: Drew Commesso 2020 Draft Interview
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Drew Commesso, the goaltender from the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, the goaltending position in general and we took a look at [...]
2013 NHL Draft Review: NHL Scouts vs Public Rankings
Today, I decided to look at a topic that’s often discussed: how good exactly are NHL teams at scouting? NHL teams spend a lot of money on scouting. Every team has a large scouting crew on their payroll, and those scouts travel around the world to see prospects in [...]
Analysis: Draft Groupthink
Groupthink is a phenomenon where a group of individuals make irrational choices in the decision-making process, because they conform to overall group results. Spend enough time on Twitter and it will not take you long to spot this mentality, both inside and outside of the hockey world, if [...]
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Prospect Deep Dive: Matthew Boldy
I’ve been saying it for months. The 3-10 range in this class is an absolute blender. Once Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko have had their moment on the stage, any combination of selections to [...]
USHL Report – April 2019
USHL Report – April 2019 It is always exciting covering prospects from the USHL. Draft evaluations begin to take over this time of year. However, there is always time for the latest from [...]
WHL Report: First Round of the playoffs… and beyond
The WHL playoffs are upon us! --------------------- The time of the year where the best of the best go head to head and out pops the diamonds from the coal. Teams have the ability to focus on [...]
Prospect Ramblings: NCAA Signing Impacts
*** Welcome to the NCAA signings edition of the Prospect Ramblings! Today we look at the impact of some of the impactful players who were drafted and left college for the professional ranks, and [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Camp Rosters for U18 Worlds (April 8)
Just 10 more days to go before the 2019 U18 World Championship tournament starts! That means most European teams are arranging a training camp of some sorts, and there’s plenty of useful information in [...]
AHL Report: Year in Review
*** With the AHL regular season coming to a conclusion, it’s a great time to take a step back and review the year as a whole. When we kicked the year off in [...]