Photo courtesy of https://www.hockeywilderness.com/ With injuries, postponements, and COVID-19 beginning to pile up for teams during this young season more and more rookies are getting their opportunity this season. While the teams may not be too happy having to rush the development of their prospects it sure gives the fans around North [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined once again by Brayden Olafson, DobberProspects QMJHL Scout, and the pair breaks down the pre-season favourites for the NHL's Rookie of the Year and then we make our picks for the Calder as well as a lightning round through the other NHL awards! We couldn't leave [...]
The 31-in-31 Offseason Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in December we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s prospect depth chart, riser & fallers, and top prospect ranking. *** With yet another shiny new top-two selection coming into the fold in Manhattan, the Rangers’ are poised 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 [...]
There are so many questions going into the NHL Draft. One question that was answered pretty emphatically throughout this season was who the best player is today. It's Alexis Lafrenière. There is a conversation to be had about whether Quinton Byfield challenges Lafrenière as the best prospect but if you need to win one game [...]
Amateur scouting departments were thrown a curveball the minute the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No CHL playoffs, Memorial Cup, or U18 World Championships. Massive opportunities for young players were swiftly wiped aside. Heck, we still don't even know if this group will even have their moment on stage on draft [...]
MOSCOW, RUSSIA SEPTEMBER 27, 2018: CSKA Moscow's Kirill Kaprizov (L) and Spartak Moscow's Robin Hanzl in action in their 2018/19 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match at CSKA Arena. Mikhail Japaridze/TASS (Photo by Mikhail JaparidzeTASS ) Welcome to this week's ramblings! We are taking another crack at some Player A vs. Player [...]
The NHL Draft Report is a monthly column that highlights a number of topics in the NHL Draft world at the time. Each month will have the main feature story, a themed ‘Team of the Month’, and a Prospect Spotlight that takes a bit of a deeper look at a player. This month the [...]
Image courtesy of NHL.com This season, there were a quite a few draft eligible prospects in the QMJHL that put on a clinic and could be useful fantasy assets down the stretch. So, if you are already trying to bone up on which fantasy hockey prospects that you should have on [...]
Alexis Lafrenière (right) and Quinton Byfield are the projected top-two picks in the 2020 NHL Draft (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Hockey League) Happy Easter to those who celebrate and Happy Monday to those who do not! Who doesn't love a mock draft? The order was determined through Tankathon.com and the big winners [...]
