AHL Update: December
Cover Image: Blackout Dallas. Since our last update in November, the AHL has been dominated by players from the West. Four out of the top five scorers in the league come from Western organizations. In [...]
The Century Mark: Matias Maccelli and Kirill Marchenko
Cover image via Union and Blue. Welcome back for another edition of the Century Mark, where we will dive into some of the underlying numbers on a couple players who are reaching the threshold of [...]
2023 World Junior Preview: Slovakia
We are approaching the most exciting time of the year for hockey fans as the World Junior Championships are right around the corner. Brace yourself for the ultimate best versus best U20 hockey tournament in the world, as memories will be made to last a lifetime. This tournament [...]
DP Scouting Team’s Mid-Season Rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft
The 2023 NHL Draft class has long been lauded for both its depth and star quality, and the group has certainly lived up to expectations through the first few months of the 2022-23 season. Sure, there are generational talents and potential franchise cornerstones like Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Matvei Michkov, [...]
2023 World Junior Preview: Germany
Photo Credit: Jason Franson, Sportsnet The World Juniors are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. In [...]
The Century Mark: Podkolzin, Liljegren, Jarvis
Image credit: Mike Ehrmann, CanesCountry.com Every month, Alex Wyatt digs into some players who have reached the 100 NHL games played threshold, as this is the mark, or near it, that many leagues use as their threshold for players casting off their minors eligibility. I am back for another season [...]
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DraftCast: “There’s no question” that Adam Fantilli will be a superstar in the NHL
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 [...]
DP Draft Reports: Denton Mateychuk, Matthew Poitras, Simon Forsmark, Rutger McGroarty, Vladimir Grudinin
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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Could Jesper Wallstedt be the next Henrik Lundqivst?
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 [...]
KHL Update: Gritsyuk catching fire, Kravstov excelling, Khusnutdinov re-signs in Russia
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 [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Goaltenders and Height Biases in NHL Drafting
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 [...]
Post-World Juniors Way-Too-Early 2022 NHL Mock Draft
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 [...]