Over the course of the last two seasons the Minnesota Wild moved both their first and second round picks in the 2017 NHL Draft. With a pick in the third round, two picks in the fourth, and a pick in each remaining round, the chance at acquiring significant upside was considered minimal entering the draft. [...]
KHL GAGARIN CUP PLAYOFFS RECAP Well guess who won the KHL championship last night, just in time for the KHL update (they must have known), it was won in five games by SKA Saint Petersburg. The team that finished tied for first in points with a loaded offense and stellar goaltending. See the brackets below: [...]
KHL season wrap up and playoff update Skaters Nikita Gusev (TB) – Gusev finished the KHL season with 71 points in 57 games as he continues to be one of the best players in the KHL. He was one of four players from SKA in the top five scoring showing how dominate [...]
VHL and MHL in relation to the KHL When looking into the KHL there are other two Russian leagues that work along with it. In this post I will run through of them and highlight their top scorers, as when looking at a prospects production overseas I always saw points in these three leagues [...]
2017 World Junior Championship catch up for KHL players By now you should know Russia won bronze at the IIHF World Junior Championship over Sweden, and that was thanks to the strong performance of four key players listen below. They really did not have the best squad but battled through it none the [...]
The NHL Prospects Tournament in Traverse City wrapped up this week with the Carolina Hurricanes finishing off an undefeated tournament with a win over the Detroit Red Wings 6-4 to win the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. Carolina trailed just once during the tournament in their first contest against the New York Rangers that was eventually [...]
| Alex Gudbranson, D | ||
| Shoots: R | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 214 |
| Born: 09-03-1994 | Hometown: Orleans, Ontario | Drafted: Undrafted |
This time of year, we watch closely on those players who are headed for Salary Arbitration… ***JULY 27 UPDATE – Only Tyson Barrie (Jul 29), Martin Marincin (Aug 3) and Michael Stone (Aug 4) are left unsigned, the rest have settled. **JULY 25 UPDATE – Brayden Schenn (Jul 25), Peter Holland (Jul 25) and Frank Corrado (Jul 26) have signed. [...]
| Raphael Bussieres, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-1 | Weight: 195 |
| Born: 1993-11-05 | Hometown: Longueuil, PQ | Drafted: 2012 by Minnesota Wild, 46th overall |
| Louis Nanne, LW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 5-11 | Weight: 181 |
| Born: 1994-06-18 | Hometown: Edina, Minnesota | Drafted: 2012 by the Minnesota Wild, 188th overall |
