We have just witnessed a unique portion of the NCAA hockey season, somewhat akin to years past, when NHL players would leave their teams to compete in the Winter Olympics for their native countries. Some of the top talent in college hockey has been competing in the World Juniors tournament over the course of the [...]
Cover image credit: AHL.com Two less-heralded forwards on Team Canada at this year’s WJC who have caught my eye are Zach Ostapchuk (OTT, 2021 #39) and Nathan Gaucher (ANA, 2022 #22). Neither interested me much in their draft years from a fantasy perspective because their skill sets lay more on the defensive side of things. [...]
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings. One key to consistently winning your keeper leagues is to pick up the hot prospect and trade them for an upgrade to finish your season. What better way to grab a hot prospect than a player on the waiver wire who is lighting it up at the World [...]
Just passing the halfway mark of the season, we are now starting to see some separation in team standings and player statistics. Before we dive into all things WHL, lets first touch on a few items on the WJC. The IIHF WJC Quarter finals are over. At the beginning of the tournament, things looked as [...]
This month we will look at OHL players playing in the World Juniors Tournament. I am watching the quarter final games as I write this so this update will include the round-robin play. The big question here is after the WJC, where will Shane Wright and Brandt Clarke play? Both started the year in the [...]
Welcome to my return to prospect ramblings. This one will be a quick one as I only have a quick annual topic to cover. That being my annual World Junior Championship pool. What is it? A quick pool of five friends picking four Canadians and two international skaters, the idea being to mainly [...]
Photo credit: NHL.com I’ll start today’s Ramblings with a few observations about the World Juniors, then shift over to highlighting a few players elsewhere. I have a soft spot for Team Germany after previewing their roster ahead of the tournament, and they put on an entertaining show as the clear underdog in their 1-0 loss [...]
Photo by Peter Kovalev\TASS via Getty Images The World Juniors are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the world holds a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In turn, [...]
We are approaching the most exciting time of the year for hockey fans as the World Junior Championships are right around the corner. Brace yourself for the ultimate best versus best U20 hockey tournament in the world, as memories will be made to last a lifetime. This tournament will showcase talent from ten [...]
The 2023 NHL Draft class has long been lauded for both its depth and star quality, and the group has certainly lived up to expectations through the first few months of the 2022-23 season. Sure, there are generational talents and potential franchise cornerstones like Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov, and Leo Carlsson, but there [...]
