Canada - 2015 World Junior Champions (Terry Wilson/OHL Images) The World Junior are the most wonderful time of year. The Holiday tradition of the best junior tournament in the word has a special kind of magic. Each year the tournament has breakout players that use the tournament to propel their careers towards stardom. [...]
Feature image courtesy of Andrew Armstrong I got in six games with Kamloops and eight at the U18s, including the exhibition game. That’s fourteen games total this season. MY DRAFT YEAR Team-wise, we didn’t really know what to expect. We felt we had a young team this year, in Kamloops. [...]
On this episode of the DraftCast, Tony is joined by Steven Ellis from The Hockey News to preview Group A at the World U18's in Texas! After some general thoughts on the tournament, the pair discuss the top players and expectations for all five teams in the group. Defender Dmitri Kuzmin and goalie Ivan Zhigalov [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Throughout this week, the DobberProspects’ team is going to be bringing you a full World Junior Championship preview! From team breakdowns to hot takes and picks and predictions to cap off the week on opening day and Christmas! Be sure to check back all week for [...]
Graphic Courtesy of Andrew Armstrong Throughout this week, the DobberProspects' team is going to be bringing you a full World Junior Championship preview! From team breakdowns to hot takes and picks and predictions to cap off the week on opening day and Christmas! Be sure to check back all week for more [...]
The ability to play all three forward positions. Safe middle-six projectability. Dual-threat offensive talent. Competitive defensive player. These traits are all reasons that lead many to believe that Dawson Mercer could be one of the safest picks outside of the top-ten. Every step that he takes and every level he plays at, Mercer is [...]
In these strange times, we have been forced to find unique ways to get things done. From scouting meetings to player interviews and everything in between, almost everything has been done on video calls via Zoom or Skype. While the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup has been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Hockey [...]
2020 World Junior preview of Team Canada with special guest Steven Ellis of The Hockey News Steven and Peter review the Canadian roster, the outlook for the tournament. There are questions in goal and more cuts still to come but Canada may be an underrated team this year and may rally around the under dog, [...]
Every year we all sit down on Boxing Day (or just December 26th for non-Canadians) to watch the World Junior Championship. An annual tradition that is the Canadian equivalent to March Madness. The best players under the age of 20, from all around the world get together for two weeks of fun. One [...]
Image Courtesy of https://paherald.sk.ca Welcome to the first edition of a new series called "Shift Work". I'll be bringing you some comprehensive breakdowns of a player's game as we go over an entire game of tape from a player. We will be focusing in on that player's shifts and getting a peek at [...]
