After watching both an AHL game and the CHL Top Prospects game live in the past week Peter gives some scouting notes and observations from each game. Vitali Abramov and Russ Cohen were interviewed in the intermission of each game (Apologies for background audio) Peter asks Vitali about the differences between junior, AHL and NHL [...]
Peter was at two games last week taking in the Montreal Canadiens farm team Laval in Belleville playing the Sens. Players discussed include Vitali Abramov, Josh Norris, Parker Kelly, Max Lajoie, Jack Dougherty and Marcus Hogberg from Belleville. From Laval Peter looks at Alex Belzile, Ryan Poehling and Cayden Primeau. October 25th the Sarnia Sting [...]
Andrei Svechnikov, Elias Pettersson and Filip Chytil Highlight Pool B The Canadian Junior team has had a challenging start to their camp. Wednesday night saw them lose their first match 3-0 to the U Sports All-Stars (plus Carter Hart and Colton Point [...]
Here’s a fun little anecdote: Back in the 1970’s my uncle was invited to the New York Rangers training camp. He was a speedy, skilled and hard-nosed winger who put up some big point totals. Sounds perfect for the goon-era of hockey, right? Well, he was also 5’7. When he arrived at [...]
DobberProspects Ramblings Tough decisions at the top of the draft, prospect tournaments and some Q&A. […]
The Blue Jackets have been a team in flux since the trade that sent center Ryan Johansen to Nashville in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones. The rift between Johansen and the front office was never a secret but it was an issue that had seemed to have been solved until the trade was completed. Losing [...]
Calgary Hitman defenseman Jake Bean turned 18 today. Bean is the top WHL prospect in the draft and shifting through a group of defensemen which includes Bean, Dante Fabbro, Olli Juolevi, Mikhail Sergachev and Jakob Chycrun is a great problem to have if you are an NHL general manager with a pick in the top [...]
