I was recently reminded that I published my first 2020 NHL Draft ranking all the way back in November of 2018 – a whopping 16 months ago! I’ve never published a ranking so early, so I figured it would be fun to see how it’s holding up. To do that, I took my [...]
USNTDP U18 Team prior to a game against the University of Minnesota What have you been up to during the COVID-19 social distancing and quarantines? That's the main question I asked the players who had their final U.S. National Team Development Progam season cut short. I was granted a bit of access [...]
Topi Niemelä is a 17-year-old right-handed shot defenseman who plays for Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga, the top men’s level in the country, and he is eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Here are the basic facts of him: Name: Topi Niemelä Team: Kärpät (Liiga) Position: defenseman Date of Birth: March 25, [...]
Welcome to the February edition of the 2020 NHL Draft Report! This monthly column will take an in-depth look at the prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft. Each month we will have a feature story, prospect spotlight and a “Team of the Month”. If there is any prospect you’d like to hear a [...]
Raymond, Stützle, Holtz, and 42 other European prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Here is DobberProspects’ third ranking of European prospects for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. This ranking was put together on January 31st because from February 4th onwards, there will be a U18 Five Nations tournament and a U20 Four [...]
Welcome to the first 2020 NHL Draft Report! This monthly column will take an in-depth look at the prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft. Each month we will have a feature story, prospect spotlight and a "Team of the Month". If there is any prospect you'd like to hear a bit more about, [...]
The Mock Draft episode is here! DobberProspects writers and draft experts Jokke Nevalainen, Tony Ferrari and Josh Tessler join Peter to mock draft live to podcast the first round of the draft. Follow the fantasy style draft as the boys take turns picking for NHL teams through the first round. Who makes the top ten [...]
Tim Stützle, Lukas Reichel and John-Jason Peterka are three 2002-born prospects who are eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and playing in Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), the top league in Germany. Stützle seems like a lock for top 10 at this point, and depending on who you ask, Reichel and Peterka are [...]
USNTDP U18 Team prior to a game against the University of Minnesota After the success of last season's record-breaking US National Team Development Program (USNTDP) squad, this season's group hasn't been getting nearly as much attention. While this year's team isn't likely to come close to those records, they still have a lot [...]
Back to normal life resumes as the holiday season has concluded along with the World Junior Championship. There has been so much excellent WJC coverage here I decided to go back to a more regular ramblings style, so here goes. On Wednesday I am going to watch the Utica Comets in Bellville as the Canucks [...]
