The 2022 World Junior Championships (WJC) concluded after being cancelled back in December and Canada won the Gold in a thrilling game in over time. Each year this tournament has some breakout prospects and players that have a standout performance that endear them to a bigger audience. Here in Canada, I, and many of those [...]
Peter has released his top 32 draft ranking for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and talks about each player he projects as a first round pick, and where they compare to the Gold Standard of Draft Rankings by TSN Analyst Bob McKenzie. You can find those rankings here Bob McKenzie Final Draft Rankings Peter Harling [...]
International tournaments are a lot of fun to watch and can be very useful in scouting for fantasy hockey prospects. The NHL is not participating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and that is disappointing, but it does lend an opportunity to some up-and-coming prospects to raise their fantasy stock. International tournaments like the World Juniors [...]
The 2021 NHL Draft is almost here and that means that final rankings are due! This year has been wild thanks to a global pandemic and a wide-open draft class. While Owen Power seems to be the favorite at the top of most boards, he does not hold down that spot on this board. [...]
Photo courtesy of the IIHF It was a light schedule for the U18s on day three with Canada playing Latvia and Finland taking on the Czech Republic. In predictable fashion, Canada handled its business beating the Latvian team 4-2 but was it ever close as the Canadians avoid the scare. The Finns and [...]
Photo courtesy of the IIHF Well, this tournament certainly hasn't disappointed! Day two was filled with action and unfortunately, it was a bit one-sided on a couple of occasions. Belarus showed that they aren't going to be pushed around and put a thumping on the Swiss. Group A's other game featured another blowout [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by Steven Ellis from The Hockey News to preview Group A at the World U18's in Texas! After some general thoughts on the tournament, the pair discuss the top players and expectations for all five teams in the group. Defender Dmitri Kuzmin and goalie Ivan Zhigalov [...]
In these strange times, we have been forced to find unique ways to get things done. From scouting meetings to player interviews and everything in between, almost everything has been done on video calls via Zoom or Skype. While the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup has been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Hockey [...]
