Prospect Ramblings: World Juniors players to Watch – Group B – preview
Group B, or as you patriots and nationalists out there think of it, “not Canada’s division”. I know you, the Dobber Prospects reader, are a fan of the player development aspect of this tournament or [...]
Way Too Early 2026 Olympic Roster Predictions – Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany & Switzerland
Hello and welcome back to the final edition of my way too Early 2026 Olympic Roster Predictions! I will wrap things up by looking at four nations that have all enjoyed various periods of success [...]
DPR Episode 83: Jokke Nevalainen on European Free Agents and Draft Eligibles
Jokke rejoins the podcast to help shed some light on this years crop of free agent talents potentially signing in the NHL, top prospects crossing the pond, and of course, draft eligible prospects. First up is Top players coming tot he NHL. Kirill Kaprizov may be the best player [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Easter Monday Mock Draft
Alexis Lafrenière (right) and Quinton Byfield are the projected top-two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Hockey League) Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Happy Monday to those who do not! Who doesn't love a mock draft? The order was determined [...]
Early Lineup Projections for the 2021 World Juniors (Group A)
The 2021 World Junior Championship tournament is scheduled to be played in about eight months, and I’m sure we’re all hoping things to return to normal by that time – not because of the tournament but just to get back to some sort of normalcy within a reasonable time. [...]
Prospect Ramblings – The New Jersey Devils and Ottawa 67’s Connection
https://postmediaottawasun.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/18-02-10-67s-v-Oshawa-00-Andr-Tourigny-00-Puck-Delivery-jp.jpg?quality=60&strip=all&w=551&zoom=2 Over the years, the Ottawa 67’s have developed a plethora of NHL talent. Since the team’s inception in 1967, the 67’s have had 175 players drafted in either the NHL Entry Draft, the NHL Amateur Draft and the WHA Amateur Draft. Among the 175 players [...]
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Dobber’s DraftCast S2E8: Atlantic Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Atlantic Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E7: Metro Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Metro Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
Dobber’s DraftCast S2E6: Central Division Prospects with a chance to make the roster
On this episode: Pat is joined by Ben to discuss prospects in the Central Division who have a chance to make the roster to start, have cups of coffee, or may be up after the trade deadline. This talk is to help fantasy hockey GMs decide on prospects to add, watch or invest in for […]
AHL Report: Midseason Awards
*** After rounding the corner of the unofficial mid-season mark of the professional hockey season, it’s time to once again have a look at some players in line for some AHL hardware. This month [...]
Tournament Review: U18 Five Nations in Russia
The final U18 tournament before the U18 World Championship tournament was played over the last week in Sochi, Russia. The tournament included teams from Russia, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic and USA. All five teams [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Keeping an eye on the AHL
image courtesy of NHL.com *** As one of the most important pro development leagues, its always a good idea to check on the AHL, and who has been impressing lately. Last month, our own [...]
WHL Report – February 2019
There were few crazy stories in the WHL for the month of January. I'll be blunt. It's tough to get excited over many things when it kind of was business as usual for the league and [...]
USHL Report
USHL Report – February, 2019 It is great to be back covering even more prospects from the USHL. Draft evaluations begin to take over this time of year. However, there [...]
Ramblings: Byram, The Beanpot, U18 5 Nations Tourney, Rankings, & More (Feb 8)
The illustrious Beanpot title is on the line after the semi-finals were completed earlier this week. This mini-tournament pits the top NCAA schools from the Massachusetts region against one another for the prestigious 65-year-old [...]