Photo courtesy of the IIHF That was fun! The World Under-18 Championships had an exciting opening day with a 7-6 overtime comeback win by Russia after being down 5-1 to their rival Americans. We also saw Fabian Lysell and Isak Rosén do some fun stuff for Sweden in their win over [...]
Photo courtesy of https://newsbeezer.com/ By Mikael Holm With all the talk about the worth of this year's draft picks this trade deadline, the upcoming draft class has almost become underrated. The way some people talk about this draft it sounds like you will not find any quality outside the top-15 or even [...]
The most exciting part of the SHL season has officially begun. The first playoff rounds are now behind us, so it is the perfect time to look at the most important news and updates from the past month. We have seen wins, defeats, and all kinds of emotions behind it. Prospects went through [...]
With just under a month left of the season, we have seen some amazing plays from some of the league’s most promising young stars. Some of the rookies mentioned in the “Early Season Calder Trophy Race” article have continued their dominance, some have faded out of the picture, and some have emerged from the [...]
Well, this sucks. There's no way around it. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the plans of everyone in and outside of hockey. We've had to isolate, social distance, wear masks, and make numerous other sacrifices for the greater good and most of us are perfectly fine doing so because we know it's [...]
Welcome to the Thursday Prospect Ramblings, with the trade deadline “snoozily” passing by I thought I would grade the trades based on the prospect / pick returns. It will be a different way to look at these trades. It will be different than the Tuesday’s “New Homes and Terrific Debuts” ramblings by Mark [...]
Photo courtesy of Kamloops This Week This year's draft has had a narrative of being a weaker one. This is partially due to the actual talent available, partially due to the whole global pandemic that has made it difficult (but not impossible) for scouts to evaluate talent and partially because the past [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.southernminn.com/ The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone with six teams coming out on the other side with no first-round pick this year, five of which were traded and Arizona's being forfeited. Trading a first-round pick to bolster your current roster is a practice that's become commonplace for [...]
Welcome back to Tuesday's Ramblings. We are fresh off of yet another trade deadline, and to be honest, it was much more entertaining than expected. Given the unique circumstances this season, it was tough to gauge how active managers would be. As it turned out, the market flourished. For a full recap on each transaction's [...]
Today was the NHL trade deadline, which usually marks the trade deadline in fantasy hockey leagues as well. Going hand-in-hand with the trade deadline is the roster freeze period as we head into the playoffs and the winding down of the season. For those of you who are buyers and selling prospects and picks for [...]
