On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined once again by Brayden Olafson, DobberProspects QMJHL Scout, and the pair breaks down the pre-season favourites for the NHL's Rookie of the Year and then we make our picks for the Calder as well as a lightning round through the other NHL awards! We couldn't leave [...]
With the 2020-2021 National Hockey League season having just begun, all eyes are on the league's newest prospects to see which will live up to the expectations placed upon them. Sometimes, a prospect can draw the ire of a fanbase when their rate of production in the NHL does not quickly reflect the hype that [...]
"Out of an abundance of caution, we have canceled our upcoming session due to potential exposure of COVID-19". Get used to this statement. We are likely to it hear often. We are roughly two weeks removed from NHL training camps opening their doors, and we have had four teams cancel practice, with one postponing their [...]
Photo courtesy of Frölunda Hockey Club The 2020-2021 SHL season has started. From now on, we finally get to see some of the most talented NHL prospects going toe to toe against men competition in one of the best European leagues. However, the first preseason games began in late August so there [...]
The 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship tournament is now over. Canada got the gold, leaving Russia to take home the silver, and Sweden got the bronze. It was an entertaining 11 days of great hockey action, and I was lucky enough to be able to watch 25 out of the 31 games played in that [...]
The World Junior Championships are underway and the tournament has lived up to the hype yet again! With early upsets, blowouts, and battles that have gone down to the wire, the World Juniors is delivering all of the excitement that we all crave at this time of year. The stars have certainly come out [...]
Welcome back to my mid-week Prospect Ramblings. Today, in honour of Halloween tomorrow, we are going to look at some spooky stats and scary starts from the first month of the season. Some will be scary good, some will be downright terrifyingly bad, but there's certain to be ghoulish feel to this week's Ramblings! [...]
The season is rolling, and my workload is massive. However, I'm here to catch you up on some of the comings and goings of Vancouver Canucks prospects so far in 2019-20. ** Vasily Podkolzin - the most recent 10th overall selection had been hanging out in the VHL for about three weeks after living [...]
