August 32-in-32: San Jose Sharks
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: Philadelphia Flyers
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 [...]
Talking with Tony: Drew Commesso 2020 Draft Interview
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Drew Commesso, the goaltender from the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, the goaltending position in general and we took a look at [...]
2013 NHL Draft Review: NHL Scouts vs Public Rankings
Today, I decided to look at a topic that’s often discussed: how good exactly are NHL teams at scouting? NHL teams spend a lot of money on scouting. Every team has a large scouting crew on their payroll, and those scouts travel around the world to see prospects in [...]
Analysis: Draft Groupthink
Groupthink is a phenomenon where a group of individuals make irrational choices in the decision-making process, because they conform to overall group results. Spend enough time on Twitter and it will not take you long to spot this mentality, both inside and outside of the hockey world, if [...]
Prospect Ramblings: 2021 Calder Candidates – Metropolitan Division
Last week I kicked off yet another mini-series with the goal of revealing a player from every NHL pipeline, who has the potential to contend for the 2021 Calder Trophy. Obviously, we're bound to see several newly drafted prospect put their name in the hat, but at this point, [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Matthew Phillips (10 pts in last 4 AHL games)
Matthew Phillips - Stockton Heat - AHL When I added the profile for Matthew Phillips to DobberProspects for the first time, I watched closely many of his games for the Victoria Royals and gave [...]
Prospect Deep Dive: The Curious Case of Anttoni Honka
Prospects like Moritz Seider and Ville Heinola may seem controversial because North Americans don’t have a chance to watch them frequently, so it surprises people when Europeans rank them so highly. But Anttoni Honka [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WJC Fantasy Risers & Fallers
image courtesy of Yle *** That's a wrap! Team Finland are the 2019 WJC Champions. Hopefully our Canadian readers didn't quit following the tournament early after their unfortunate early exit, and our American readers [...]
Prospect Ramblings: All-Rookie Team, Tampa’s SHP Threats & Jokiharju
I was fortunate enough to be in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia over the Christmas break and was stoked when my wife suggested I go watch the Finland-Kazakhstan game. As the Chicago Blackhawks prospect writer [...]
OHL Report – January 2019 (WJC Special)
image courtesy of Eyes on the Prize *** WJC Special January OHL Report December has been a wacky month as the league moves on, filled with a few large trades [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Team Finland WJC Thoughts
It’s the final day of 2018, and that means the only thing worth discussing right now is what’s happening at the World Juniors. The games are played at a terrible time for us Finns [...]
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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 […]