The OHL doesn't exactly believe in easing into things. The season starts with a blender full of NHL camp returnees, European imports learning that North American ice has fewer escape routes, 19- and 20-year-olds trying to eat teenagers alive along the wall, and coaches quietly deciding who gets the keys to the good minutes. The [...]
We’ve finally reached the end of draft season, which means the Dobber Prospects Draft Team’s Final Ranking has arrived. The team presents an article featuring 105 draft eligible players for the 2026 NHL Draft. Compared to our mid-year ranking, there have been modest changes within the top-10 of the draft, and more stark changes through [...]
Throughout the 2025-26 season, I’ve had the opportunity to write monthly features highlighting some of the league’s top-performing players. From October to now, we’ve covered 15 standout names – all pushing to earn their place at the next level. With playoffs now underway, it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at how each [...]
2026 Eligible - Nikita Klepov, F (Saginaw Spirit) OHL: 59GP - 34G, 51A, 85PTS Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 lbs Klepov leads the OHL scoring race with 85 points in 59 games - some impressive stats for a 2026 NHL draft-eligible prospect. His dominant February, highlighted by 23 points in 12 games, earned him OHL Rookie of [...]
OHL Scoring Leaders NYR - Nathan Aspinall, LW (Flint Firebirds) OHL: 46GP - 24G, 43A, 67PTS 5th round, 2024; Height: 6-7; Weight: 207 lbs Let’s break down the season Aspinall has been having. After being named Captain of the Firebirds, he opened the year with 10 points in his first six games, earning himself an [...]
The hockey season is in full swing as we approach one of the marquee events on the scouting calendar—the World Junior Championship—making this a perfect time to release our second ranking of the draft cycle. There has been a fair amount of movement since our preliminary board in September. What initially looked like a promising [...]
MIN - Adam Benak, C (Brantford Bulldogs) 24GP: 14G, 26A, 40PTS 104th overall, 2025 Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 lbs Benak’s performance to start this season in the OHL already has people wondering if he might be one of the biggest steals of the 2025 NHL Draft. To be able to get that type of skill [...]
SEA - Jake O’Brien, C (Brantford Bulldogs) 13GP: 8G, 20A, 28PTS 8th overall, 2025; Height: 6-2; Weight: 175 lbs O’Brien had a hell of a month of October for Brantford. He earned himself Player of the Week honours during the 2nd week of October where he put up eight points over three games in which [...]
The 2025-26 OHL season is officially underway as we take a look at some highly-anticipated names looking to make a splash as they head into their NHL draft year. Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Roobreck, and Chase Reid lead the pack as projected early first-round picks. Tune in as we track players’ progress throughout the season, covering [...]
Welcome back to the beginning of another NHL Draft cycle with the Dobber Prospects Draft Team. This year comes with a swath of changes to our group, bringing some exciting infusions of new blood into our ranks. Among the people we’ve added—whose info you can locate below—you’ll find a group of highly motivated and knowledgeable [...]
