August 32-in-32: Toronto Maple Leafs
The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in August we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s Draft, and insights into their off-season movements thus far. Following [...]
August 32-in-32 : Tampa Bay Lightning
This past off-season saw the Tampa Bay Lightning make it to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third year in a row. The first two trips resulted in back to back Stanley Cups. For their [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Decade of Drafting Preview
Welcome to the Thursday ramblings, thanks to my last month series on players drafted too high, developed improperly, or injured (see here for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017-2019) it gave me a new idea on a series. I want to look at the decades of drafting from the North [...]
We Have A Draft Lottery (Or Two)!
Photo courtesy of NHL.com The wait is over. We finally know what is going on. Kind of. The NHL and Commissioner Gary Bettman released a video out of Gary Bettman's man cave to fill the hockey world in on what the plan is for the return [...]
Prospect Ramblings: The NHL Draft and Looking back at Last Years Top-50 Prospects
Photo courtesy of the Canadian Hockey League With the recent news of the NHL and NHLPA agreeing upon a return-to-play format, it comes with the hope that certain timelines will follow in the near future. That means an increase in the amount of pre-draft hype that [...]
Talking with Tony: Jake Neighbours 2020 Draft Interview
Jake Neighbours lines up for a faceoff against the Prince Albert Raiders. Photo courtesy of the oilkings.ca I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Edmonton Oil Kings forward Jake Neighbours. The 2020 draft-eligible prospect was having a strong year with 70 points in [...]
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 [...]
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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 […]
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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 […]