The 2025 World Junior Championship is set to begin in under a week and I can hardly wait for the games to start on December 26. This tournament is a bright spot in the hockey world’s calendar each year as the best U20 players from around the world come together and give us nearly two
NHL Prospects
The beginning of the 2024-25 season has seen a lot of prospects shine in their respective leagues. From first goals in the NHL and NCAA to dominant performances from a couple of 2025 Draft eligibles, the first Prospects News and Rumors column has a lot of fun things to talk about. Let’s dive in! Seamus
The 2024 Memorial Cup was definitely one for the history books. The Saginaw Spirit’s storybook win over the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) champion, the London Knights, gave the franchise its first trophy since relocating from North Bay in 2002 as well as the first time the trophy ever came to Michigan. The Spirit also became
If you thought the race for the Calder Trophy was a fun one last season, the battle for the award in 2024-25 could be even better. With numerous of the NHL’s best prospects entering the league, who are the top contenders to be crowned as the best rookie this season? In order to be eligible
Every year, talented players are not drafted. With dozens of junior leagues and hundreds of eligible players, NHL teams have to focus on who they believe will help their team the most, which unfortunately leaves more than a few excellent junior stars on the cutting room floor. It’s not a new phenomenon, and more often
The Detroit Red Wings will pick 15th in the 2024 Draft, the lowest selection they have earned since the 2016 Draft (20th overall after trading from the 16th pick with the then-Arizona Coyotes) when they selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski. While the Cholowski pick did not work out as hoped, the organization has had some luck
Five of the top prospects of the 2024 NHL Draft took time on Friday afternoon to address the media from the NHL Combine at Buffalo’s Harborcenter. Macklin Celebrini, Artyom Levshunov, Zeev Buium, Cayden Lindstrom and Zayne Parekh all spoke about how their weeks have gone as they hope to make their best impression for teams
Ondrej Kos 2023-24 Team: KOOVEE (Finland)Date of Birth: March 7, 2006Place of Birth: Kurim, CzechiaHt: 6-foot-1 Wt: 185 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: LWNHL Draft Eligibility: 2024 first-year eligible Rankings: Ondrej Kos caught lots of attention at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he and Team Czechia delivered an impressive performance. Despite being Czech-born, Kos has spent the last
Nathan Villeneuve 2023-24 team: Sudbury Wolves (OHL)Date of Birth: April 13, 2006Place of Birth: Ottawa, ON, CANHt: 6-foot Wt: 190 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: CenterNHL Draft Eligibility: 2024 first-year eligible Rankings As a player who found himself shifting up and down the lineup for the Sudbury Wolves this season, Nathan Villeneuve showed that he is more than
After all three of the championship series’ ended in sweeps in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), the field is finally set for the 2024 Memorial Cup, which will be held in Saginaw, Michigan. All four teams had stellar seasons so far and have been carried by a handful of high-level prospects and 2024 draft-eligible players.
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is set to take place June 28–29 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The 2024 draft class has been overshadowed by last year’s stacked class, headlined by Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, and Matvei Michkov. Nonetheless, many prospects in this draft are worth getting excited about – who of
The 2023-24 NHL regular season has been completed, and the playoffs are underway. This season was expected to have one of the greatest rookie classes ever, consisting of generational star Connor Bedard, as well as Adam Fantilli, Leo Carlsson, Logan Cooley, and Brock Faber. As a result of this stacked class, a lot of rookies
The sport of hockey has never been in a better position, with stars Connor McDavid, Cale Makar, Auston Matthews, and others leading the NHL into financial growth, bringing in fans from across the globe. In addition to the superstars, the talent among youth has never been better, with the league bringing in top prospects in
The Buffalo Sabres are in a very tough situation where they essentially need to win out the remainder of the season, while simultaneously needing about four other teams to lose more than half their games, in order to make the playoffs. With the odds being so slim, combined with this team’s poor track record this
For every NHL team, prospects are always coming and going. As they finish off their junior, college careers or make the jump over from their European leagues, they all have the same goal, to someday leave their mark on the NHL. The pressure and attention surrounding these players is magnified if they are going to
Under general manager Jim Nill, the Dallas Stars have done an admirable job of accumulating talent, especially on the draft floor. While the team’s 2017 draft class receives (and deserves) a ton of praise for shaping the future of the franchise, the Stars’ scouting team hasn’t stopped adding quality prospects since then. Life of a