On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by Dylan Krill, a USHL scout for FC Hockey! They preview the Biosteel All-American Game, the USHL draft showcase event. Going through the rosters and chatting about some of the likely stars of the event and also talk about a few guys who could put themselves [...]
Photo courtesy of the U.S. NTDP and Rena Laverty On April 7th, 2021, USA Hockey will host its annual All-American game for draft-eligible players in the United States. The United States National Development Program will face off against top players in the USHL. I decided it would be fun to list some [...]
Photo courtesy of CBC.ca USHL Monthly Report: Deep dive on Cole Sillinger Back in November 2020, the WHL season had to cancel the start of their season due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the risks young student-athletes faced. The USHL, however, had just begun its season, despite the entire country swimming [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong The 2021 NHL Draft, tentatively scheduled for July, will be one of the most unique in the history of the league. There have been a number of challenges for players, teams, coaches, and scouts alike. That's not to say the work stopped for any of those people [...]
Photo courtesy of the Sioux Fall Stampede In hockey, having good center depth is very important to an NHL franchise. Lucky for the NHL teams preparing for the upcoming draft, there are quite a few potential top centers coming out of the leagues in the USA region that are pretty exciting to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Philip Tomasino in his new Oshawa Generals sweater Welcome back to my weekly Prospect Ramblings, this week will be a bit less formal as I go through my notebook and talk about some of the notable performances or players that stuck out in some recent games that I've watched. I'll take a [...]
