How deep is the 2023 draft class? Six out of the top 20 prospects ranked by PNHLe will be drafted this June. That list includes all prospects playing outside the NHL right now, and six of them haven’t even been drafted yet: Adam Fantilli (1st, 128 PNHLe), Connor Bedard (3rd, 117), Leo Carlsson (5th, 114), [...]
When discussing undersized WHL draft-eligible forwards with an abundance of skill, Connor Bedard is the first name to come to mind, and Zach Benson’s the second. Andrew Cristall, however, should be the third, and he is no slouch. Cristall is a shade under 5’9.5” and weighs 167 lbs, but he plays a lot more like [...]
If you don’t have it yet, check out Mason Black’s awesome RankKing app here. It generates a list of all NHL prospects ranked by PNHLe, “a value that projects a prospect's point potential at the NHL level, taking into consideration point production (i.e., points-per-game), the league a prospect plays in, their age and the position [...]
Welcome to my first edition of the OHL news and updates for the 2022-23 season for DobberProspects. Each month I will be bringing you updates on fantasy relevant prospects both drafted and draft eligible, league news and some notes and observations I have from the live viewings I go to. So, without further hoopla [...]
Arber Xhekaj (MON) and Nick Blankenburg (CBJ), two of Twitter’s favourite rookie defencemen of late, have had a noticeable early impact on their respective teams. Both offer limited scoring but solid peripherals: Blankenburg has 10 hits in four games, while Xhekaj is currently tied for fifth in the league for hits with 26 alongside noted [...]
It only took one game for Nick Robertson to prove he is ready to be the missing piece of the Leafs' top six. https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1583277477727641600 In his season debut, Robertson played 11:40 at 5v5, posting a 60 CF% and leading the Leafs with 64.92 xGF%. The 21-year-old left winger lined up beside John Tavares and William [...]
The Swedish Hockey League is already in full swing this year. It is generally one of the first leagues to get going, and all teams are sitting at ten or nine games played to this point. A lot of NHL talent has come from this league, from the likes of Henrik and Daniel Sedin, to [...]
Powered by InStat Hockey Welcome to this week's edition of DP Draft Reports! This week features snapshots of Matvei Michkov, Will Smith, Ethan Gauthier, Ondrej Molnár, and Lenni Hämeenaho. Even the most casual observers have probably heard plenty about Russian phenom Matvei Michkov. Coming into the season, he was considered the clear number two prospect [...]
Watching Samuel Ersson and Felix Sandstrom jockey to claim the Flyers backup job behind the surprisingly hot Carter Hart, I was reminded of Ivan Fedotov, who seemed to have the inside edge on that position heading into the year. He was becoming a popular stash in dynasties due to his excellent KHL numbers, expiring contract [...]
One of the biggest debates coming from the past 2022 Draft Class was determining the top defender. Most pundits landed on either Simon Nemec or David Jiricek as the top potential draftee of that position, with the odd person citing Denton Mateychuk or Lane Hutson as the best rearguard from this class. While it will [...]
