Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Suzuki, Shestyorkin, Byfield &
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The end of December means two things in the hockey world: the National Hockey League season begins to get serious, and the best under-20 players in the world converge for two weeks of high-octane action. Pitting 10 teams of junior-aged players against each other for global supremacy, the IIHF World Junior Championship is one of
Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Batherson, Tracey, Askarov,
The 2019 CIBC Canada-Russia Series is all wrapped up, and it came right down to the wire. Some of the best under-20 players from Russia faced off against the best from the QMJHL, OHL, and the WHL, with Russia playing each of these groups twice, splitting each mini-series. Of the six games played, four of
Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Caufield, Sorokin, Lundell &
It’s time again for one of the premier prospect tournaments in hockey. The annual Traverse City prospect’s tournament gets underway on Friday. This year, a new team enters the mix. The Toronto Maple Leafs will replace the Carolina Hurricanes in the eight-team tournament. The Hurricanes announced that they will partake in the 2019 NHL Prospects’
Cole Perfetti finally got his hat trick — as part of an incredible five-goal game, two in regulation and three more in the shootout — in lifting Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the semifinals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic. It was shades of Jonathan Toews from 2007 as
report this ad Jackson LaCombe 2018-19 Team: Shattuck-St. Mary’s Prep School (#2)Date of Birth: January 9, 2001Place of Birth: Eden Prairie, MinnesotaHt: 6-foot-2 Wt: 189 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings Every draft class has a few enigmas, player that are a challenge to place within the rankings because of a few
report this ad Adam Beckman 2018-19 Team: Spokane Chiefs (#34)Date of Birth: May 10, 2001Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SaskatchewanHt: 6-foot-1 Wt: 168 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: CentreNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings Within the Western Hockey League, rookie forward Brayden Tracey made the jump to the Dub and pushed his way into the periphery of the
By Bruce Hollingdrake June 2nd, 2019 report this ad Consider The Hockey Writers your go-to source for everything related to the NHL Draft and this page your live home page for information on the upcoming 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Bookmark this page and check back often as it will be constantly updated leading up to
report this ad BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Wroblewski wasn’t entirely sure what he was getting into in 1997 as a member of the inaugural group of players selected to participate in USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Nor could he have envisioned during those humble beginnings how much the program would eventually evolve. Some 22
report this ad BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dan Marr will never forget the first time Jack Hughes landed on his radar as a potential top NHL draft prospect. It happened last summer, when the NHL Central Scouting director was attending a skills camp in Toronto. United States’ Jack Hughes (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File) After listing
report this ad Mikko Kokkonen 2018-19 Team: JukuritDate of Birth: Jan. 18, 2001Place of Birth: Mikkeli, Finland Ht: 5-foot-11 Wt: 198 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: DefenseNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings With 19 points through 56 games in the Liiga, Mikko Kokkonen doesn’t exactly jump off the page for the upcoming draft. But digging deeper, his
Maxim Cajkovic 2018-19 Team: Saint John Sea Dogs (#88)Date of Birth: January 3, 2001Place of Birth: Bratislava, SlovakiaHt: 5’11” Wt: 186 lbs.Position: RWNHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible Rankings The number one pick in the CHL Import Draft in 2018, Maxim Cajkovic was selected by the Saint John Sea Dogs of the QMJHL. He is