A great deal has occurred in the month since the last Mailbag. Prospects have blossomed into full-time NHLers. Others have faded and been sent to the minors. Junior players are hitting new heights – or slagging down low. We're starting to see measurable results that can be chalked up as more than just streaks. [...]
Andrei Svechnikov, Elias Pettersson and Filip Chytil Highlight Pool B The Canadian Junior team has had a challenging start to their camp. Wednesday night saw them lose their first match 3-0 to the U Sports All-Stars (plus Carter Hart and Colton Point [...]
We’re 68 days into the NHL season. The Stanley Cup playoffs bracket will be set in 117 days. The entry draft is another 76 days after that, but my absolute favorite part of the entire season kicks off 15 days from now at the New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. About that time [...]
Victor Mete with the London Knights – 2016-17 [...]
Overview The 2017 draft was the first time the New York Rangers selected in the first round since 2012; and more than ten years since they had two first round selections. Overall the Rangers had a positive draft with two potential impact players selected early on in Andersson and Chytil. In the later round [...]
