Photo courtesy of JYP Jyväskylä On this installment of Game Tape, Tony is joined by JYP Jyväskylä defender Valtteri Koskela. They talk about his season split between the U20 level and the Liiga, what playing with his brother Santeri is like, and so much more! When they start breaking down tape, they [...]
Photo Courtesy of IIHF.com Not too long ago, Aatu Räty was perceived as the top player in the 2021 NHL Draft. While he was never looked at as a McDavid or Matthews caliber player, he was nevertheless considered the best player in his age group. When the 2020-21 season rolled around, however, he [...]
Welcome back to Tuesday's Prospect Ramblings. Before I get started, I must remind you to grab Dobber's Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide. It's full of mid-season updates, prospect predictions, and second-half projections. Click here to purchase. ******* Since the NHL is alive and well, It's been quite some time since I chatted about prospects from across the [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.kaleva.fi/ Almost every professional hockey league has been forced to adapt this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Liiga is no exception. In December, the league was postponed for over two weeks, and since then all players have been required to wear ‘fishbowl’ visors to lower in-game transmission [...]
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 [...]
Photo courtesy of NHL.com We have had a rough year. I don't think that's an unusual statement. There are so many things that happened this year that have made 2020 a year to forget and so many others that have made this such an impactful year that will weigh on our minds [...]
Jokke rejoins the podcast to help shed some light on this years crop of free agent talents potentially signing in the NHL, top prospects crossing the pond, and of course, draft eligible prospects. First up is Top players coming tot he NHL. Kirill Kaprizov may be the best player outside the NHL and his [...]
Welcome back to Shift Work! The series where I take a look at a draft-eligible player and breakdown a game tape. I’ll be bringing you some comprehensive breakdowns of a player’s game as we go over an entire game of tape from a player. We will be focusing in on that player’s shifts and getting a [...]
Almost two months of play in the Liiga has gone by, and in this article, I will go through the success and results of how the most interesting Finnish NHL prospects have done. Jesse Ylönen, RW, Pelicans The Montreal Canadiens prospect has had a rather slow start to his season with Pelicans. Ylönen has been [...]
Photo courtesy of https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/ Welcome to my weekly Wednesday ramblings! No more bi-weekly Friday thoughts, now you'll get me mid-week, every week! Today we're going to take a look at some of the early returns from the 2019 NHL Draft. Who's been hot to start the year and who is already making [...]
