2017 NHL Draft Prospects This week I started creating 2017 NHL Draft prospect profiles for the site. Starting at the top of the draft with about eight profiles so far including Nolan Patrick, Nico Hischier, Timothy Liljegren, Owen Tippett, Gabriel Vilardi, Casey Mittelstadt, Elias Pettersson, Eeli Tolvanen. To find these profiles and scouting reports look [...]
Discussing pre-holiday trades in the QMJHL in this Sunday Ramblings... *** The NHL holiday trade freeze is approaching without much more than a few assignments and recalls from the AHL so far. Listing them quickly: Minnesota has loaned Teemu Pulkinnen to the Iowa Wild of the AHL Toronto has loaned Antoine Bibeau to the [...]
Recapping the CIBC Canada vs Russia series so far in this Sunday Ramblings… […]
Every month we take a closer look at some of the biggest standout prospects from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and this month happens to be that of the 14th annual Canada-Russia CHL Series. The puck drops November 7th in Prince George, British Columbia, as the Russians will play in three more games across [...]
NHL Central Scouting recently released their initial draft rankings for the year, and 34 Quebec Junior Major Hockey League players were on that list. Swiss-born Nico Hischier of the Halifax Mooseheads was one of only two players to receive an “A” rating on this inaugural list, while the majority received “C” ratings. [...]
| Mikhail Grigorenko, RW | ||
| Shoots: L | Height: 6-2 | Weight: 191 |
| Born: 1994-05-16 | Hometown: Khabarovsk, Russia | Drafted: 2012 by Buffalo Sabres, 12th overall |
Draft Breakdown The Carolina Hurricanes were armed with nine picks at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and in turn, had many different directions they could move in. Lets take a closer look at the nine players that joined Carolina’s prospect ranks this season. Jake Bean – D – Calgary Hitmen – First Round, 13th [...]
Alexis Pepin, LW Shoots: R Height: 6-02 Weight: 225 Born: 1996-04-24 Hometown: Candiac, QC, Canada Drafted: 4th Round 2014 (114th overall) by Colorado Observations: June 2016 - Colorado has opted not to sign Pepin to an entry-level contract. This is unsurprising given his failure to achieve consistancy over his years in the QMJHL. He [...]
CHL finals have begun, the AHL second round underway and some more CHL series predictions… […]
OHL Finals is set, AHL playoffs are midway through the first round and the other two CHL league finals are almost set. […]
