Here’s a fun little anecdote: Back in the 1970’s my uncle was invited to the New York Rangers training camp. He was a speedy, skilled and hard-nosed winger who put up some big point totals. Sounds perfect for the goon-era of hockey, right? Well, he was also 5’7. When he arrived at [...]
Last year the Leafs had a massive influx of rookie talent that had a profound positive impact on the roster, but at the same time depleted the reserves significantly as well. That being said the cupboards are far from empty and the Leafs Management team has done an admirable job of feeding the beast this [...]
With the conclusion of the Memorial Cup the junior hockey season has officially ended, and now all eyes shift towards the NHL Scouting Combine and the NHL draft. Congratulations to the host team the Windsor Spitfires on winning their third Memorial Cup title, and full value for their win beating three league champions including the [...]
In my Prospect Ramblings last week I talked about how the NHL draft and the World Juniors are the two biggest prospect events of the year. As a result I was invited to guest on NHL Game Day with Steve Kouleas on Sirius XM Radio, and you can listen to that segment here You [...]
The OHL season is in full swing and while it is still early in the season, here are some players you should be watching as the OHL season progresses. Jeremy Bracco (Toronto Maple Leafs prospect) After joining the Kitchener Rangers later in the season last year, Jeremy Bracco has only missed 3 games at [...]
