Dobber’s DraftCast Ep.5: Toronto Maple Leafs Prospects
For Episode 5: Kyle, Pat, and special guest Sam/Sammy discuss the top Toronto Maple Leafs prospects, along with some underrated and overrated prospects.
Tournament Review: U18 Five Nations (February 2020)
Jake Sanderson, Stanislav Svozil, Emil Andrae, Marat Khusnutdinov and Roni Hirvonen were some of the stars of the U18 Five Nations tournament in Czech Republic. Last week, under-18 teams from Finland, Sweden, Russia, Czech Republic and USA got together in Czech Republic to play a Five Nations tournament. European teams have these kind of [...]
Prospect Ramblings: Bigger Opportunities in Finland because of the WJC (Dec 15)
Nikkanen is one of the players getting a bigger opportunity in the Finnish Liiga because of the World Juniors. Most of the players on Finland’s current WJC camp roster are full-time Liiga players which means less-established prospects could get bigger opportunities during the World Junior Championship tournament. This increased opportunity only lasts 5-7 [...]
Interview: 2020 NHL Draft prospect Roni Hirvonen
17-year-old forward Roni Hirvonen is a rookie in the Finnish Liiga and a potential first round pick for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Although, at 5-foot-8 and 159 pounds, Hirvonen is definitely undersized by NHL standards which means he could end up being more of a second round pick. As a 16-year-old, Hirvonen [...]
Tournament Preview: 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup
The 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup starts on August 5th which is tomorrow! For many, this is the start of the scouting season because most of the world’s top prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft will be playing in this event. The games will be played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and then [...]