Prospect Ramblings: Rookie TOI, Clague, Krebs, OHL notes and Caldernomics update
When it comes to a prospect panning out it comes down to talent plus opportunity. Really, the same could be said for any NHL player but it is especially true with prospects as it’s tough [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Cold Caufield, Rashevsky’s Red-Hot Start, a Word on Kayumov
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, and let you [...]
Prospect Deep Dive: Topi Niemelä
Topi Niemelä is a 17-year-old right-handed shot defenseman who plays for Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga, the top men’s level in the country, and he is eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Here are the basic facts of him: Name: Topi Niemelä Team: Kärpät (Liiga) Position: defenseman [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Which Drafted College Players Could be in the NHL Soon?
The NCAA regular season is done and the playoffs are underway. At this point in the year, several college hockey players have made their way to the NHL once their program is officially done. In years past, we have seen several college hockey players jump to the NHL [...]
QMJHL Report – March 2020
One Season Ends, Another Begins The winter freeze is melting down and the action in the QMJHL is heating up as well. With the change of the seasons comes the fast-approaching second season of junior hockey, the playoffs. The standings are beginning to be marked up with Xs [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Calder Power Rankings 010
Welcome back for another edition of the Calder Power Rankings. For a look at any of the previous revisions of the Calder Power Rankings, check out the following links: 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 1. D, Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche (-) | [...]
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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 […]
USHL Report – December 14 2018
USHL Report – December 14, 2018 It is great to be back covering even more prospects from the USHL. With the WJC coming up in less than two weeks. The top prospects game does [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Projecting Team Canada’s World Junior Roster
The Canadians always have a target on their backs at the World Junior Championships. None more than this year. The defending champions are also the hosts. The last time this tournament was on [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Top 17 Fantasy Hockey Prospects
Top 17 fantasy hockey prospects Why 17? Well because I do things differently! I too will not add Pettersson and not add goalies, but I will do a list of players with NHL games [...]
AHL Report: December 2018
It’s been more than a year now, that I’ve been writing this monthly piece on the trends and events of the American Hockey League. Few months go by where I don’t reference the league [...]
Top 75 Fantasy Hockey Prospects – December 2018
Welcome to the first ever Fantasy Hockey Prospects consensus ranking at DobberProspects. The way this worked was that each participating writer provided their personal top 50 ranking, and then average ranking was calculated based [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Even-strength heroes and PP studs
image courtesy of TSN *** When it comes to breaking into the NHL, there's a couple ways to do it. There's the prototypical grinders who give 110% and help the team win [...]