Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. This time around, I wanted [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnO8s7C9-o0 Junior Editor Kyle Watson sits down with Brock Sheahan, head coach of the Chicago Steel, to discuss his superstar forward, Adam Fantilli. The Canadian center currently leads the USHL in goals despite not being NHL draft-eligible until 2023. Last season, he was named Clark Cup MVP at just 16-years-old. Sheahan is a firm believer [...]
Powered by InStat Hockey Welcome to the first DP Draft Reports of 2022! This week's edition features reports on Denton Mateychuk, Matthew Poitras, Simon Forsmark, Rutger McGroarty, and Vladimir Grudinin. Mateychuk, a defenceman with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL, was the DP Scouting Team's top-ranked Canadian blueliner in our midseason rankings, coming in [...]
2021 was a roller coaster of a year for Jesper Wallstedt. It began with him sitting on the bench watching Team Sweden bow out of the 2021 World Juniors in a 3-2 quarterfinal loss to the rival Fins. Despite being led by fellow 2002-born prodigies Lucas Raymond and Alexander Holtz, the Tre Kronor managed to [...]
Here are some quick hits on the top NHL prospects currently playing in the KHL: how they’re producing, when their contracts expire, when they might hit the NHL, and which players their career trajectories resemble at this point. This month, forwards will be highlighted. Besides Matvei Michkov (2023 eligible), there don’t appear to be any [...]
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. This week, I had a [...]
After the World Juniors were unfortunately cut short due to Covid protocols, it is time to look ahead towards the NHL draft. Although teams only played in 2 games, we were able to get a glimpse of the impact some of the 2022 draft-eligible players could have in the future. So for the fans of [...]
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. This week, I wanted to [...]
Welcome to my ramblings, where I’ll be writing down my thoughts on NHL and draft-eligible prospects once a week. I’ll be using the ramblings to keep you posted on the week's events, or let you in on some questions I ask myself often regarding prospects, amateur scouting and player development. First, I want to wish [...]
Team Switzerland Alexander's Predicted Line Combinations The Swiss are coming into a tough group at the World Juniors this year and face an uphill battle to avoid relegation. Sitting in Group B with Russia, USA, Sweden, and Slovakia, they will be put to the test in each game but will not be a [...]
