The Dub is back! It took a little longer than expected but all the teams are now fully underway, facing only teams within their division for this season. Speaking of new divisions, here is how they shake out: The Central Division (which began on February 26th): Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer The [...]
Photo courtesy of JYP Jyväskylä On this installment of Game Tape, Tony is joined by JYP Jyväskylä defender Valtteri Koskela. They talk about his season split between the U20 level and the Liiga, what playing with his brother Santeri is like, and so much more! When they start breaking down tape, they [...]
Photo courtesy of FinnishJuniorHockey.com Samu Tuomaala is a skilled, goal-scoring winger who loves to shoot. The young Finn has been a hot topic around the scouting world as he presents an intriguing offensive skill set that combines flash and finish. He has one of the better wrist shots in the draft with [...]
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings. This week I will continue my series of looking at NHL teams’ goalie prospects, if there is room for them in the near future, and how long I estimate they could take to be on the roster. I have already completed the West division (check it out) and [...]
Photo courtesy of NHL.com By Michael Kosciesza Cole Caufield, the likely Hobey Baker winner, put up 30 goals in 31 games with 52 points for the Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Div 1 this season. This was not Caufield’s coming out party as he was already touted as a gifted goal [...]
Photo courtesy of the U.S. NTDP and Rena Laverty On April 7th, 2021, USA Hockey will host its annual All-American game for draft-eligible players in the United States. The United States National Development Program will face off against top players in the USHL. I decided it would be fun to list some [...]
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. As we wrap up the month of March, we also say goodbye to a very potent list of Collegiate hockey teams from this year's Frozen Four tournament. Surprisingly, this list includes teams such as Wisconsin (upset in round one), Boston College (eliminated in round two), North Dakota (eliminated in [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Matvei Michkov had a season full of broken records, highlight-reel plays, and player comparisons to some of the best NHL forwards we’ve ever seen. While I hate comparing Player A to Player B, it isn’t outrageous to start thinking that Michkov is deserving of that ‘franchise’ tag. In [...]
Canada's captain Barrett Hayton celebrates after defeating Russia 4-3 in the gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Fifth overall pick Barrett Hayton is off to a slow start to his young career. The Peterborough native has amassed just seven points in [...]
Photo courtesy of TSN.ca With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching teams are going to have to decide whether they will be buyers or sellers. With prospects set to be available on contending teams, we will look at some potential prospects who could find themselves in new organizations on April 12th, 2021 and [...]
