Only one game will be played tomorrow (Dec. 17) and then it is time for the Liiga’s Christmas break. The grind resumes Dec. 26. We are halfway through the regular season in the Liiga and the world junior tournament is just around the corner. Team Finland’s camp roster is out and this time [...]
I have been behind in my ramblings, but I am back and I hope you are excited to get back to Thursday Prospect Ramblings. We will begin with the World Junior Championships! Team Canada’s roster has been announced, with the final five cuts (Sam Steel (ANA), Zach Senyshyn (BOS), Guillaume Brisebois (VAN), Samuel Girard (NSH) [...]
The most wonderful time of the year is right around the corner for prospects fans as the 2017 World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway in less than two weeks in the Montreal and Toronto. Sweden is one country that is always a medal threat and this year looks to be no exception. {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" [...]
On January 30th, the annual CHL Top Prospects game will take place in Quebec City at the Centre Vidéotron. This annual game is an integral part of the scouting calendar, allowing NHL teams to evaluate 2017 NHL Draft Talent. The Full 2017 Sherwin Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game rosters are as follows: Team Cherry [...]
In my Prospect Ramblings last week I talked about how the NHL draft and the World Juniors are the two biggest prospect events of the year. As a result I was invited to guest on NHL Game Day with Steve Kouleas on Sirius XM Radio, and you can listen to that segment here You [...]
With the World Junior preliminary rosters announced and the tournament starting this month, the guys discuss key players from each nation that can have an impact in both the tournament, and for your fantasy roster in the future North American Teams Players to Watch from Canada Dylan Strome (ARI), Tyson Jost (COL), and Thomas [...]
KHL Update Going over the top 2017 prospects as of right now. Klim Kostin - RW Kostin is routinely touted as a top 10 pick for the 2017 draft, often ranked in the four to eight range. Kostin is a 6’3, 196-pound, right winger who can take over games on the right side using [...]
How rookies perform away from home in this Sunday Ramblings... *** We all know that playing on home ice is a different beast than when you're on the road. The fans are cheering against you, you slept in a hotel rather than your own bed, and most importanty - your coach can't match your ice [...]
Still just 22, Derrick Pouliot of the Penguins has yet to make the impact on the NHL that his talent suggests he can. The past couple of days have been rough on several highly touted prospects who find themselves back in the AHL or junior. For instance, Pittsburgh demoted Derrick Pouliot on Thursday [...]
Minnesota Duluth hangs on to College Hockey’s top spot Minnesota Duluth continues to hold top billing in the USCHO Top 20 poll, although their grip has slipped slightly as Denver has gained six first place votes from the Bulldogs. As we move forward in the month of December it will be interesting to see how [...]
