WHL October Update: Welcome Wenatchee!
Cover image: WHL.com We're back, folks, and it's time to dust off those fantasy hockey notebooks! If you've been spending your summer in a hammock instead of analyzing fantasy lineups, players, and prospects fear not [...]
Prospect Ramblings – DraftCast Division Talks
Welcome to the Friday ramblings. This is just a quick highlight (in case readers missed) of recent DraftCast episodes that highlight prospects in each of the four NHL divisions. These are meant to give an [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Top Defencemen by PNHLe
Checking back in this week with NHL RankKing, which sorts NHL prospects by PNHLe, I noticed that an incredible 13 of the top 20 prospects are defencemen right now. So this week is all about defence. Given that the 2023 Draft class is considered light on high-end blue line talent, [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Looking at the OHL’s top 2022 undrafted players
The 2022 NHL Draft was an interesting one in regard to the OHL. Due to the pandemic, the OHL skipped the entire 2020-21 season, which meant the players that would be eligible for the 2022 Entry Draft missed their entire rookie season. Losing a whole year of development is impactful, [...]
Prospect Rambling: Rizzo and Mazur shining for UDenver; Voit, Stankoven, Bolduc leading CHL
How deep is the 2023 draft class? Six out of the top 20 prospects ranked by PNHLe will be drafted this June. That list includes all prospects playing outside the NHL right now, and six of them haven’t even been drafted yet: Adam Fantilli (1st, 128 PNHLe), Connor Bedard (3rd, [...]
WHL Report: Andrew Cristall – The Undersized WHL Forward Passing Under the Radar
When discussing undersized WHL draft-eligible forwards with an abundance of skill, Connor Bedard is the first name to come to mind, and Zach Benson’s the second. Andrew Cristall, however, should be the third, and he is no slouch. Cristall is a shade under 5’9.5” and weighs 167 lbs, but he [...]
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Prospect Ramblings: Rookie TOI, Clague, Krebs, OHL notes and Caldernomics update
When it comes to a prospect panning out it comes down to talent plus opportunity. Really, the same could be said for any NHL player but it is especially true with prospects as it’s tough [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Cold Caufield, Rashevsky’s Red-Hot Start, a Word on Kayumov
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, and let you [...]
PNHLe: Early Evaluations
It has been far too long since I have had the opportunity to sit down and record some thoughts on some interesting prospects that are making noise early on this season. I hope this is [...]
Ramblings: 2022 Draft-Eligibles on the Rise
Welcome to my biweekly ramblings! I am proud to say I am now a Junior Editor here at DobberProspects and will be providing some insight into the prospect world every other Friday. I wanted to [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Everybody Loves Raymond, Lundell Catching Up, & A Word on 2022 Draft-Eligibles
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, and let you [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Prospect Ranking Tiers
Welcome to the Thursday prospect ramblings again. I will be pretty sporadic with ramblings for the next couple of months, but I am here to bring you a fun topic for this week. [...]