August 32-in-32: Chicago Blackhawks
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 Series: Carolina Hurricanes
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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: CHL/Russia Series Recap
*** The annual CIBC Canada/Russia series kicked off earlier this month and wrapped up this week as Team Russia made their way to Western Canada. CHL team were comprised of top players who left their CHL teams to participate, making this tournament a good chance to see top prospects [...]
Interview: 2020 NHL Draft Prospect Eemil Viro
17-year-old Finnish defenseman Eemil Viro is an interesting prospect for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has average size (6’0”, 168 lbs) and he hasn’t produced a ton of points in the junior league but he’s already played a few games against men at the Liiga level. Some rankings [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Prospects/Rookies Picking Up Steam
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings. I sadly do not have a great rhyme for this week, I apologize. Anyway, anything controversial go on in this last hockey week, I had not noticed. To start, here is my #GoodTweet of the week {source}<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lol [...]
Talking Goalies with Former NHLer Mike McKenna
Photo Courtesy of TSN Goalies are Voodoo. Or are they? Scouting goaltenders has always been one of the more difficult tasks in the world of evaluating prospects. It is a position that is furthest from any other in terms of evaluation. The position itself is unique in [...]
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Prospect Ramblings: NHL Draft Combine
~~~ I won't lie, in my opinion the draft combine leads to more drama than necessary when it comes to evaluating prospects. From worrying about pull-up counts to puking just for the "has heart" checkmark [...]
The Battle of the Centres – Part Two (Barrett Hayton & Joe Veleno)
In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, today we finish up The Battle of the Centres. As mentioned last time, the 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. It is [...]
The Battle of the Centres – Part One (Kotkaniemi and Kupari)
In continuing my series of comparing draft-eligible players, this week we have a monster. The 2018 crop is littered with high-end defensemen and impactful wingers. However, it is lite on centres. I’ve targeted four [...]
Prospect Ramblings – Not in my Top 50 – May 31 2018
Welcome to the Thursdays ramblings. Today I will just…. Well ramble about prospect things. Yay. Also do not forget the Prospect report comes out tomorrow! Yay exciting! ******** Actually I kind of [...]
Liiga Report – May 2018
Welcome to the May edition of the Liiga Report where I’ll talk about the Liiga Awards, recently signed free agents, prospects who have signed their entry level contracts, and the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [...]
SHL Report – May 2018
Welcome to the May edition of the SHL Report. This time, I’ll focus on the SHL Awards, NHL free agents, prospects who have signed their entry level contracts, and the upcoming 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [...]