SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman prepares for the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Welcome to the Thursday ramblings. This week I decided to [...]
Image courtesy of NHL.com The day is finally here! The 2020 NHL Draft has been the class that never seems to end but tonight, it finally comes to an end! We get the answer to whether the New York Rangers do what everyone expects and take Alexis Lafrenière. We finally [...]
Feature image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong What if I told you that there was a player who stood at 6'4" and 215lbs but he had all the agility of a high-level player who was 5'11" and 180lbs? How intriguing would that same player be if he was an elusive and skilled playmaker who had [...]
Image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Draft year is often the time we see junior-aged players take a jump and really start to contribute to their teams. The 2020 draft year is no exception with players like Jack Quinn taking a huge step in the production and Jake Sanderson going from second-round prospect [...]
2020 NHL draft-eligible prospect Mavrik Bourque of the Shawinigan Cataractes In hockey, manipulating and deceiving the defense is an art form. Some of the best playmakers in today's NHL are masters of the craft. Players such as Connor McDavid, Mitch Marner, and Artemi Panarin show how much misdirection and creativity can aid [...]
Cole Perfetti of the Saginaw Spirit celebrates a goal. Photo courtesy of the Yahoo Sports When we look back at the 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, we think of two players primarily. The first of which was Russian star netminder, Yaroslav Askarov, who was the backbone for a gold medal finish. The second was [...]
Photo courtesy of NHL.com The wait is over. We finally know what is going on. Kind of. The NHL and Commissioner Gary Bettman released a video out of Gary Bettman's man cave to fill the hockey world in on what the plan is for the return to play format, how the [...]
Jake Neighbours lines up for a faceoff against the Prince Albert Raiders. Photo courtesy of the oilkings.ca I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Edmonton Oil Kings forward Jake Neighbours. The 2020 draft-eligible prospect was having a strong year with 70 points in 64 games. We chatted about [...]
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Dylan Peterson, a center for the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, his family's role in his development and he tells a funny story about the shootout. We [...]
Photo by Rena Laverty, courtesy of the U.S. NTDP I had the chance to jump on a Zoom call with Drew Commesso, the goaltender from the U.S. National Team Development Program. We chatted about his season, the goaltending position in general and we took a look at some of his game tape [...]
