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 [...]
The league finals are underway for all three CHL leagues and the drama it gives us as fans could not be any better, especially in the QMJHL finals. This weekend, the Moncton Wildcats and Chicoutimi Sagueneens split the first two games of the series at the Avenir Centre in Moncton. Game one Friday night was [...]
Playoff hockey is back! The best hockey of the year is here and one round is in the books in the CHL. With three game sevens and three sweeps, we got a bit of everything in the Q this month. But playoff time also gives us a glimpse not just into the teams competing for [...]
This time of year represents a great time of year for hockey fans and fantasy owners alike. With playoffs right around the corner, the time is quickly approaching where managers can reflect on what players met, exceeded or fell short of expectations in fantasy leagues or on the ice. Justin Carbonneau, the newest member and [...]
NHL teams are always mining for talent outside of the first two rounds, as it becomes less common to find a hit on day two of the draft. The same can be said for fantasy managers who are looking to gain an edge, especially in deeper dynasty formats that reward finding these talents that do [...]
The World Juniors have come and gone and the junior trade window is now closed, so teams have a good idea where they stand heading into the second half of the season. With the field narrowing and contenders pulling away from the rebuilders and pretenders, three teams in particular stand out as teams to watch [...]
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 [...]
The holidays are right around the corner, and we have a larger sample size in the QMJHL for who is a pretender, contender, and which players have been providing very real value to their teams. The same lessons apply for fantasy owners as we have a good idea where things stand as we approach the [...]
Every season presents a different set of challenges for fantasy managers. From rebuilders to contenders, mining talent beyond the opening rounds of your prospect drafts are vital to building a long window of success. You can use those players in your lineups one day or you can use them as trade bait to upgrade your [...]
Tuesday, October 21st marked the first edition of the QMJHL Top Prospect game at the Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet in Sherbrooke. The game saw the best draft-eligible talents from the QMJHL face-off in front of hundreds of scouts from the NHL and the NCAA. Dobber Prospects Draft Team Crossover Scout Eloi Biondo had boots on [...]
