The AHL season is about a quarter of the way to completion, more or less with the unbalanced schedules. Some young players have put themselves on the radar of their parent clubs with strong starts in the AHL and perhaps entering the conversation for call-ups to either shake up the lines or to fill in [...]
| Derek Grant, C/W | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-3 | Weight: 197 |
| Born: 1990-04-20 | Hometown: Abbotsford, BC | Drafted: 2008 by the Ottawa Senators, 119th overall |
Last week was a busy week on the road for me as I was able to take in four OHL live games in Peterborough and Kingston, seeing the Windsor Spitfires, Peterborough Petes, Kingston Frontenacs twice each as well as the Oshawa Generals and Sarin Sting. Here are some notes and observations. The Eastern Conference leading [...]
The Finnish Elite League is one the top European leagues. This year was a historic one for Finland as there were three players selected in the top five at the NHL entry draft. Before that night in Buffalo, only five Finnish players had ever been selected within the first five picks of an NHL draft. [...]
The Canada Russia series ended last week which means the World Junior is just around the corner. The QMJHL won both their games against the Russians led by Carolina Hurricanes prospect Julien Gauthier in game one, and 2017 NHL draft prospect Maxime Comtois in game two. Other players who made a case for their inclusion [...]
Throughout the year there are so many leagues, prospects and situations to keep an eye on, it sometimes gets overwhelming. There are draft eligible players I want to gather information on, prospects from my fantasy teams I own I need to keep abreast on and the list goes on. With so much happening here are [...]
In just another example of how youth has served notice, this season, 22 teenagers have begun the season with their parent clubs. Now, more than ever an astute fantasy hockey manager needs to have a firm grasp on the skills and potential of an increasingly wide array of prospects. To assist with that never-end [...]
Dealing with the Devils has proven to be a losing position thus far in the AHL season. The Albany Devils, farm club to the NHL's New Jersey Devils organization, got off to a hellacious start right from the opening bell. Team scoring and defense and star goaltending have been the early story. Netminders Mackenzie Blackwood, [...]
Now that the hockey season is back in full effect I can get back to a more traditional rambling style ramblings and less themed type articles. First off, in case you had not heard this season DobberProspects will be adding more editorial content to the site. In the summer we tested the water with the [...]
The NHL regular season has begun, which means fantasy hockey leagues are in full swing. The draft is done, maybe you have a player with an injury already, or maybe you just want a do-over on a pick. Well there are plenty of rookies who broke the roster to start the season and are fantasy [...]
