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 [...]
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 [...]
2018 NHL Draft Rankings: Top 75 – January 2018 Edition
With the conclusion of yet another tremendous World Junior Hockey Championships, it’s time to revisit the 2018 NHL Draft Rankings. The scouting world gleaned a great deal of information over the last two weeks and while it’s important not to make too many hasty decisions based off a [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Regina Pats – Head start on the Memorial Cup (Jan 10 2018)
Sam Steel (ANA). Jake Leschyshyn (VGS). Josh Mahura (ANA). Nick Henry. (COL) Just a few names who are holding down the fort as help arrives. Regina Pats currently sit 16th overall in the WHL standings. With a 21-19-3 record, the Pats haven't shown even close to the dominance they showed last season. However, [...]
Advanced Stats Series
Welcome back, and a happy holiday season to you all! Last month we left off with the advent of tracking shots on goal, and making an attempt to justify finding even the smallest of competitive advantages through mathematics and analysis. Post-expansion, the NHL game transitioned through phases of exorbitant [...]
Prospects Ramblings: World Junior Breakout Prospects, AHL All-Star Prospects to Watch and CHL Super Stars Traded
The World Junior concluded this weekend and what a show it was. As always the tournament never disappoints from an entertainment standpoint and there were breakout performances from all sorts of players. In case you missed it, our NHL Draft feature writer Steve Kournianos from the Draft Analyst yesterday submitted [...]
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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 […]
Andrey Makarov
| Andrey Makarov | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 193 |
| Born: 1993-04-20 | Hometown: Kazan, Russia | Drafted: Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Brown
| Connor Brown, C/RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 170 |
| Born: 1994-01-14 | Hometown: Etobicoke, ON | Drafted: 2012 by Toronto Maple Leafs, 156th Overall |
Prospect Ramblings-U18 updates, OHL awards
The Under 18 World Championship tournament is in full swing in North Dakota. The tournament is chock full of prospects eligible for the 2016 NHL draft but heading into Mondays games it was a 2017 [...]
Joni Ortio
| Joni Ortio, G | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 183 |
| Born: 1991-04-16 | Hometown: Turku, Finland | Drafted: 2009 by Calgary Flames, 171st Overall |
Prospects Rambling – AHL Awards, All-Star Squads and All-Rookie Teams
Wrapping-up the top honors that have been awarded in the AHL in this week's Sunday Ramblings... As the AHL season comes to a close today, the league has named their All-Stars, All-Rookies, and winners of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Hope in AHL; signings keep coming (April 16)
An RFA after the season ends, is Seth Griffith doing enough to earn a new contract from the Boston Bruins? With the AHL regular season ending Sunday, it appears Boston prospect Seth [...]