Prospect Ramblings – Drafted too high, developed improperly or injury-related 2016
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings. It is time to continue my current series of Drafted too high, developed improperly or injury-related for prospects from the past NHL drafts. Here are the past [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Fantasy Hockey Player A vs. B
MOSCOW, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 27, 2018: CSKA Moscow's Kirill Kaprizov (L) and Spartak Moscow's Robin Hanzl in action in their 2018/19 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match at CSKA Arena. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail [...]
Prospects Rambling: USHL Preview – Mathias Emilio Pettersen
The 2017 USHL preseason schedule begins today, and with marquee 2018 draft-eligible names including Andrei Svechnikov, Brady Tkachuk and Quinton Hughes departing for the OHL and NCAA there are a few prospects that appear primed to take a big step and assume some of that upper-echelon USHL status. One [...]
Prospects Ramblings: Rookie Tournament Reviews
Rookie Tournaments are all done or wrapping up as I write this up tonight, so let’s take a look at some of the noteworthy performances. While many of these games were streamed live I was limited in my ability to see a lot of any of the tournaments but tried [...]
Rookie Tournament Review: Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators Prospects
Toronto hosted their annual Rookie Tournament again this year with the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens participating in a three game mini-tournament. Our Minnesota Wild writer Will Scouching was able to take in the games and here are his notes as to who played well and who did not. Toronto [...]
Preds Rookie Camp Review Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators Prospects
The Tampa Bay Lightning rookie tournament that was originally scheduled to be held in Estero, Florida at the home of the Florida Everblades was cancelled due to concerns with Hurricane Irma. The arena was converted to a hurricane shelter. The Lightning scheduled a three-game mini-tournament with the Nashville Predators in [...]
WJC 2015 Preview – Finland, Sweden, Russia
Previewing Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team Finland before puck drops on the 2015 WJC
Colby Robak
| Colby Robak, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 194 |
| Born: 1990-4-24 | Hometown: Dauphin, Man. | Drafted: 2008 by Florida Panthers, 46th Overall |
J.T. Miller
| J.T. Miller, C | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 198 |
| Born: 1993-03-14 | Hometown: East Palestine, OH, USA | Drafted: 2011 by New York Rangers, 15th overall |
Prospect Ramblings – Canadian and American WJC Camp Rosters
Wednesday, December 3rd
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – World Junior countdown is on! 23 days remaining until puck drop!
Hockey Canada released it’s 29-player list for the National Junior Team Roster on Monday and as always, there was a lot of upset people at their decisions. Canada’s decision to only invite two goaltenders to the final camp seemed to be one of the biggest stories and it appears Zach Fucale (Montreal Canadiens) and Eric Comrie (Winnipeg Jets) will be the only two goaltenders vying for the starters position. While it is Fucale’s spot to lose, there has been lots of criticism about his underwhelming save percentage with the Halifax Mooseheads this season. I’m not overly concerned with stats but save percentage is one of the more telling stats for goaltenders. In the end, I trust Fucale and he’s proven (most recently at the Subway Super Series) that he can win games on individual talent alone. The Habs pick is going to be there and should be there.
In saying that, I don’t agree with only bringing two netminders into final camp. In a short tournament, it’s all about riding the hot players and why not add a couple more goaltenders to challenge for spots. This is especially true in a year where Canada’s goaltending is particularly strong with veteran puck stoppers such as Philippe Desrosiers (Dallas Stars) and Tristan Jarry (Pittsburgh Penguins), both equally as deserving to be considered for spots. Ironically, Tristan Jarry was named Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week one day after getting snubbed from the roster.
Kevin Connauton
| Kevin Connauton, D | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6’2 | Weight: 198 |
| Born: 1990-2-23 | Hometown: Edmonton, AB | Drafted 2009 by Vancouver Canucks, 83rd Overall |
Rossy’s Prospect Ramblings
David Pastrnak makes NHL debut, William Nylander injured, Nick Baptiste traded to play with potential future NHL linemate in Erie's Connor McDavid and much, much more.
Tuesday, November 25th
I sat in the Windsor Spitfires scouts’ room last week prepping my notes for the Sarnia Sting game and just happened to hear a couple of Anaheim Ducks’ scouts talking about an outstanding game #42 had play. “Yup, he’s ready to play in the NHL” said the one scout. After quick research, I came to realize they were speaking about Josh Manson, Anaheim’s 6th round selection from the 2011 draft. Manson is the son of former NHLer Dave Mason and began his season with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL), where he was expected to spend the season. However, on October 31st the Ducks quickly changed their plans and he’s been up with the big club ever since. The former Captain of Northwestern University, Josh isn’t quite as nasty as his father was but he is a 6-foot-3 physical defenseman who won’t be easy to win battles against. From a fantasy hockey standpoint, his value lies in the peripheral categories for now but with him earning over 20 minutes per night, he’s bound to add a few points here and there.
Mason is way ahead of schedule for the Ducks
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Sticking with the Ducks, William Karlsson and Emerson Etem have been reassigned to Norfolk. The duo just wasn’t finding their way onto the gamesheet as Etem posted two goals and four points in 21 games while Karlsson notched a pair of goals and three points in 16 games. It won’t be the last time we see either of these kids this season but Norfolk might provide an opportunity for them to regain their scoring touch.
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