Well it’s December now, which means Christmas is coming fast, and with it the World Junior. Teams are starting to name preliminary rosters as Finland and the United States have recently done so, let’s start there. Looking back at the World Junior summer showcase, the American top line of Logan Brown, Casey Mittelstadt and Kailer [...]
| Mathew Barzal, RC | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 181 |
| Born: 1997-05-26 | Hometown: Vancouver, BC, CAN | Drafted: 2015 by the New York Islanders, 16th overall |
Prospects News Peter and Aynsley discuss some prospect news starting with the prospects Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic acquired in the Matt Duchene trade and the fantasy outlook for Sam Girard, and Vladislav Kamenev. Sticking with trade talk, they discuss some CHL trades including PHI prospect German Rubtsov and Habs Cale Fleury. The Russian [...]
New Jersey Devils prospect Nikita Popugaev has left the WHL and signed a two-year deal in the KHL with CSKA Moscow. At first glance this would seem to be the latest example of the “Russian Factor” at play, and killing his fantasy keeper value as many owners will be believing he will now never play [...]
I Want to Say One Word To You... Just One Word... Advantage. Montreal Victorias, 1897 Stanley Cup Champions Since the dawn of life on Earth, a battle for survival has raged. Organisms have evolved more and more mechanisms to help stay a step ahead of potential threats to ensure successful proliferation of their kind. [...]
| Matej Stranksy, RW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 201 |
| Born: 1993-07-11 | Hometown: Ostrava, Czech Republic | Drafted: 2011 by Dallas, 165th overall |
Before I joined the staff of DobberProspects, one thing I was always searching for when reading the Ramblings was little known prospects that are worth knowing for my deeper fantasy leagues. Finding these hidden gems is getting harder and harder with more spotlight being shone on the junior and minor league levels these days but [...]
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| Kevin Labanc, LW | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 185 |
| Born: 1995-12-12 | Hometown: Brooklyn, NY, USA | Drafted: 6th round 2014 (171st overall) |
| Kirill Petrov, RW/LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 209 |
| Born: 1990-04-13 | Hometown: Kazan, Russia | Drafted: 2008 by New York Islanders, 73rd overall |
| Pavel Buchnevich, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-0 | Weight: 157 |
| Born: 1995-04-17 | Hometown: Cherepovets, RUS | Drafted: 2013 by New York Rangers, 75th Overall |
