DraftCast: Owen Power is Canada’s Next Great Defenseman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaDPfgeHGf0&ab_channel=Dobber%27sDraftCast Host Kyle Watson talks to Chicago Steel Head Coach, Brock Sheahan, about his time coaching 2021 first-overall pick, Owen Power. Sheahan also discusses Owen's incredible international career for a 19-year-old: he has already [...]
DraftCast: What’s going on with Brad Lambert?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC3pHKtlE68 Host Kyle Watson is joined by our Head of European Scouting, Eetu Siltanen to discuss Finnish phenom Brad Lambert's up and down draft year. Our 13th ranked prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft recently [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: How valuable is a 100-point 20-year-old?
image courtesy of TipoftheTower *** As the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL seasons move through their respective playoffs, NHL organizations are vying over the best undrafted players who have had strong seasons. Every spring there are [...]