For those who aren’t familiar with pNHLe, it is a tool that attempts to estimate the peak production of a prospect in the NHL. This is based on many years of data and statistical similarities. It isn’t perfect, but it generally does a good job of identifying those who stand out both in a positive [...]
Jordan Harris It’s been an exciting start to the new calendar year in the KHL with many noteworthy team and individual performances, both good and bad. SKA St. Petersburg, and their powerhouse squad, remain atop the standings by a wide margin (11 points), while HK Sochi finally snapped a miserable 21-game losing streak that started [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Year of the Short King The NHL will always have an inherent bias against small players. This isn’t necessarily wrong, since it’s an inevitable reality that players under 5-10 are less likely to make an impact in the league. While players like Alex DeBrincat, Cole Caufield, and Quinn Hughes have found important [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nStvuy0VqM4 Host Kyle Watson talks to The Athletic's Scott Wheeler about the 2023 NHL Draft. Prospects discussed include Matvei Michkov, Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Zach Benson, Riley Heidt, Brandon Yager, Quentin Musty, and Calum Ritchie. Video Courtesy: Chicago Steel and Ontario Hockey League.
Despite the tournament being the first look scouts have gotten at some of the 2021 NHL Draft eligibles, discussion surrounding the 2021 IIHF World Championship was dominated by players not eligible until next year - and in the case of Matvei Michkov and Connor Bedard, not eligible for two years. Those two, along with Team [...]
Photo courtesy of the IIHF The 2021 World Under-18 Championships are four days in now with four games on the schedule again after a light two-game day on day three. Canada and Finland, the top team in each group after two games, had the night off with others looking to push their way [...]
Photo courtesy of the IIHF That was fun! The World Under-18 Championships had an exciting opening day with a 7-6 overtime comeback win by Russia after being down 5-1 to their rival Americans. We also saw Fabian Lysell and Isak Rosén do some fun stuff for Sweden in their win over [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by Chris Peters from Hockey Sense with Chris Peters to preview Group B 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. The Czech Republic roster has [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Matvei Michkov had a season full of broken records, highlight-reel plays, and player comparisons to some of the best NHL forwards we’ve ever seen. While I hate comparing Player A to Player B, it isn’t outrageous to start thinking that Michkov is deserving of that ‘franchise’ tag. In [...]
