December 31-in-31: Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres' near-decade of futility in the National Hockey League should have produced a very rich and exciting group of prospects to lead the team into the 2020s. With eight top-ten draft [...]
December 31-in-31: Boston Bruins
As referenced in the November edition, the Bruins have focused their offseason on the veterans. Between their most recent draft crop and free-agent signings, the team prioritized experience first and foremost. This article will recap [...]
World Junior A Challenge
*** Even though most people spend December thinking about the World Junior Hockey Championships, the World Junior A Challenge kicks off the month each year with the best players playing Tier 2 hockey in North America, and junior/European pro elsewhere. The tournament typically doesn’t feature the top prospects around [...]
Prospect Ramblings: WJC Lines & Final Cuts
The World Junior Championship tournament is just two days away. All teams have been playing pre-tournament games which are a great way to see how players are being utilized. Anything can change during a tournament but final pre-tournament lines are usually what you’ll see in the first game of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Goalies take time
image courtesy of Philly.com *** Keeper poolies have been excited about Carter Hart for a while, and justifiably so. He has dominated the WHL for 3 years, won gold with Team Canada, was a top goaltender prospect in the 2016 draft, and now has 17 AHL games under his [...]
World Junior PNHLe Breakdown – Group A
The World Juniors is the premier hockey prospect tournament and gives fans an opportunity to see their country, and favorite NHL team’s top prospects perform in a playoff intensity induced environment smack dab in the middle of the hockey season. As the World Junior Championship fast approaches, I [...]
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NHL Draft Rankings
2017 NHL Draft Rankings April 28, 2017 Peter Harling 1. Nolan Patrick, Centre, 6-3, 198 (Brandon, WHL) Has all the tools, size, skill, skating, smarts; Jack of all trades – master of none. 2. Nico [...]
Josh Morrissey
Josh Morrissey, D | ||
Shoots: L | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 190 |
Born: 1995-03-28 | Hometown: Calgary, AB | Drafted: 2013 by Winnipeg Jets, 13th Overall |
Patrik Laine
a Patrik Laine, RW/LW Shoots: R Height: 6-04 Weight: 209 Born: 1998-4-19 Hometown: Tampere, FIN Drafted: 2nd overall 2016 by Winnipeg Jets Observations: May 2017 – I don’t know if [...]
Prospects Rambling: Playoff Prospects Poised for 17-18 Breakout
Each year, prospects make a name for themselves in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and go on to contribute for their clubs as full time NHL players the following season. It happened a season ago with [...]
Auston Matthews
Auston Matthews, C Shoots: L Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Born: 1997-09-17 Hometown: Scotsdale, AZ Draft Eligible: 2016 by Toronto Maple Leafs, 1st Overall Observations: April 2017 – With his rejection [...]
Prospects Ramblings: U18 wrap up, OHL Eastern Conference Final Scouting Notes
The U18 World Championship is over and the USA took the Gold Medal, Finland claims Silver while Russia finished with the Bronze. For the USA, it is their tenth Gold and 15th overall Medal. The [...]