On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by DobberProspects' scout Dylan Griffing who focuses on the Russians. They talk about some of the best Russian prospects for the 2021 NHL draft including Nikita Chibrikov, Daniil Chayka, Fyodor Svechkov, and more! Dylan always talks about some deeper sleepers and confuses Tony with a guy [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft is unlike any that we've seen recently. For a number of reasons, this year's class is unique. From the difficulty of dealing with a global pandemic to the stop-and-starts in their playing schedule, if they've started playing at all, it has been a [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft is setting up to be one of the most unique in recent memory. There is no clear-cut number one prospect as there is most years with a player such as Alexis Lafrenière or Auston Matthews. The 2021 class has doesn’t even have a [...]
Image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Usually around this time of the year, the current year's NHL Entry Draft would have happened over a month ago and scouts would have moved on from it. This is also the time when the Hlinka Gretzky Cup usually starts the new scouting season. But this is [...]
In these strange times, we have been forced to find unique ways to get things done. From scouting meetings to player interviews and everything in between, almost everything has been done on video calls via Zoom or Skype. While the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup has been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Hockey [...]
Photo Courtesy of IIHF.com The 2020 NHL Draft hasn't happened and at this point, thanks to COVID-19, we don't know exactly when it will happen but it's never too early to start looking ahead to the 2021 draft class. The beauty of next season is that we don't have an Alexis Lafrenière-level prospect. [...]
