The Ottawa Senators are getting close to finishing their rebuild. With Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot, and Tim Stutzle emerging as true NHL stars, and top prospects Jake Sanderson, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Lassi Thomson, and Ridly Greig developing into top-line performers, it’s only a matter of time before the Senators will be looking
NHL Entry Draft
Frank Nazar 2021-22 Team: USNTDP Juniors (USHL)Date of Birth: Jan, 14, 2004Place of Birth: Mt. Clemens, MI, USAHt: 5-foot-10 Wt: 174 poundsShoots: RightPosition: Center/Right WingNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings Frank Nazar is no stranger to high expectations. The 18-year-old forward has produced over a point-per-game at every level that he’s played at, and
Dylan Silverstein 2021-22 Team: United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP Juniors)Date of Birth: Feb. 07, 2004Place of Birth: Calabasas, CA, USAHt: 6-foot-0 Wt: 179 lbsCatches: LPosition: GNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings When you look at a player like Dylan Silverstein, you see a lot of those intangibles that general managers love in
Owen Pickering 2021-22 Team: Swift Current BroncosDate of Birth: Jan. 27, 2004Place of Birth: St. Adolphe, MB, CANHt: 6-foot-4 Wt: 179 PoundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings Owen Pickering wasn’t considered a top-two-round pick by many before the season and has since flown up draft boards to be ranked a first-round pick
Alexander Pelevin 2021-22 Team: Chaika Nizhny Novgorod (MHL)Date of Birth: May 16, 2004Place of Birth: Balakhna, RussiaHt: 5’11” Wt: 179 poundsShoots: LPosition: DNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings Alexander Pelevin is one of the riskier defensemen of the prospects available in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The Russian defenseman has not produced a promising
Filip Mešár 2021-22 Team: HK Propad (Slovakia)Date of Birth: Jan. 3, 2004Place of Birth: Spišská Belá, SVKHeight: 5-foot-10, Weight: 172 poundsShoots: RightPosition: W/CNHL Draft Eligibility: First-Year Eligible Rankings Filip Mešár is a Slovak forward who plays for HK Propad in Slovakia’s top pro league. He finished the regular season with eight goals and 16 points
Brad Lambert 2021-22 Team: Pelicans (Liiga)Date of Birth: Dec. 19, 2003Place of Birth: Lahti, FinlandHt: 6’0” Wt: 179 poundsShoots: RPosition: C/RWNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings He may be one of the more controversial picks in the first round — not because he’s not a talented forward, rather his consistency has lacked over the
Over the last decade, the Philadelphia Flyers have undergone one of the NHL’s more subtle rebuilds. The team never bottomed out following their Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2009-10, but strong drafting and scouting have helped them establish one of the league’s best prospect pipelines. There have been hits and misses, but the club’s last
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Nathan Gaucher 2021-22 Team: Quebec RempartsDate of Birth: Nov. 06, 2006Place of Birth: Longueuil. QC, CANHt: 6-foot-3, Wt: 207 poundsShoots: RightPosition: CenterNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 First Year Eligible Rankings Lacking flash and high-end puck skills, one word will always be associated with Nathan Gaucher: reliable, because head coach Patrick Roy utilizes Gaucher in all situations.
Isaac Howard 2021-22 Team: USNTDP JuniorsDate of Birth: March 30, 2004Place of Birth: Hudson, WI, USAHt: 5-foot-10 Wt: 183 poundsShoots: LPosition: LWNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings Isaac Howard is an offensively gifted forward, a natural scorer who is developing into an excellent playmaker as well. He scored 54 goals in 91 games spread
Conor Geekie 2021-22 Team: Winnipeg IceDate of Birth: May 05, 2004Place of Birth: Strathclair, MB, CANHt: 6-foot-4 Wt: 205 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: CenterNHL Draft Eligibility: 2022 first-year eligible Rankings The younger brother of Seattle Kraken forward Morgan Geekie, Conor Geekie possesses one of the most unique skillsets in the 2022 NHL Draft. Few players combine his size
Originally written April 2015 It’s been almost 15 years since one of the most noteworthy drafts in recent NHL history took place in Ottawa, Ontario. The 2005 NHL Draft was the first one after the lockout that caused the cancellation 2004-05 season. Because of that, every team in the league was put into the lottery
The NHL Draft is used to try and level the playing field in the league. The teams near the bottom of the league standings get the opportunity to draft first in the draft, getting the first chance at some of the best players of that class. Every prospect is different, however, and they develop in
The Ottawa Senators have not started the 2021-22 season the way they wanted. After Pierre Dorion declared that they were finished their rebuild and on to the fun part of competing for a playoff spot, the team dropped 10 of their first 15 games. A COVID outbreak and subsequent postponement haven’t helped their record, but
The NHL Draft can be a bit of a crapshoot. Even the best prognosticators of talent make mistakes from time to time. Teams spend months scouting the best young players in the world, gathering as much information as they can so that when they’re on the clock, they can make the pick they believe can
The Anaheim Ducks had seven picks in their pocket for Day 2 of the 2021 NHL Draft. After securing another big-bodied, scoring forward in Mason McTavish on Day 1 with the third overall pick, general manager Bob Murray and co. targeted some high-upside prospects while adding depth at every position in their pipeline. Olen Zellweger
Welcome to a brand new series here at The Hockey Writers called “Road to the Draft.” In this series, our draft contributors will count down from 32nd overall all the way to 1st overall and revisit each player taken with that pick between 2010 and 2021. Now that the 2021 NHL Draft is in the
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