The second wave of the COVID-19 has been sweeping the globe and it is setting new record highs in positive cases in North America. It has reared its ugly head at Canada’s World Junior Championship selection camp is heading into quarantine after two players have tested positive. Meanwhile in Russia, two recent first-round draft picks,
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Unfortunately, most of today’s news focuses on games not being played because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Team Canada’s intrasquad game scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed. Also, one of the top hockey programs in the United States has to wait a little longer before returning to the ice. Finally, we check in on a
Team Canada had themselves a very eventful Saturday. After revealing that a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19, its stacked roster took to the ice for a scrimmage during their World Junior Championship selection camp. Also, the United States Hockey League (USHL) has finally kicked off its season and a recent draft pick of
There are a lot of unknowns regarding the status of the 2020-21 NHL season, let alone this year’s New York Rangers squad. General manager Jeff Gorton and President John Davidson won’t explicitly tell the media that the rebuild is nearing completion, but when you see the talent level currently in Rangers’ blue, we know that
A New York Rangers former ninth-overall pick is excelling in his start to the 2020-21 KHL season. A top Detroit Red Wings prospect registered his first goal in the Swedish Hockey League, and a recent draftee of the Philadelphia Flyers had a night to remember in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Kravtsov Excelling in
Nothing about 2020 has been normal and the NHL Draft was no exception. After a three-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two members of the Windsor Spitfires are finally ready to begin the next step in their hockey careers after hearing their names called at the 2020 NHL Draft. At the start of 2019-20,
The wait is finally over, Rangers’ fans! The New York Rangers selected Alexis Lafreniere first overall, landing the best player in the 2020 NHL draft. After an improbable lottery win landed the Rangers the first selection, fans and staff alike have been awaiting the day where the French-Canadian would virtually put on a Blueshirts’ jersey.
Vitali Kravtsov has used the COVID-19 shutdown as a time to make significant improvements to his game. He’s skating better, generating more shots on goal and scoring at a pretty high pace. Kravtsov already has as many goals in 11 games this season in the KHL than he did in 39 games in the AHL
It was a relatively slow news day in the National Hockey League, but we still had some updates on a few prospects. Two Czech players are loaned to European clubs, the Edmonton Oilers loan one of their top prospects and a 15-year old Russian phenom stars in the MHL. Oilers Loan Bouchard to Sweden On
Four more National Hockey League prospects are planning on playing in Europe; two in Russia and two in Sweden. Also, an undrafted free agent gets a new contract after a successful first professional season. Finally, we take a look at the son of a two-time Stanley Cup champion. Two Prospects Remain in Russia Two
The New York Rangers have one of the most memorable prospect pools in team history because of general manager Jeff Gorton’s willingness to sell veteran assets. Ever since the letter sent to the fans in Feb. 2018, the Blueshirts have stockpiled a considerable number of talented prospects and draft picks. The Rangers’ rebuild is only
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 New York Rangers will be without one of their top prospects for the foreseeable future. Vitali Kravtsov, the 2018 ninth-overall selection, has chosen to use the escape clause in his contract in order to return to his former Kontinental Hockey League club, Traktor Chelyabinsk. The Russian winger had played in five games in the
A lot has changed this offseason for the New York Rangers. With new additions like Artemi Panarin and Jacob Trouba, the Rangers looked to speed up the rebuild. In order to do so, they also had to make some tough decisions. One of these decisions was to buy out New York native defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk.
With the ninth overall pick in the 2018 Draft, the New York Rangers selected Vitali Kravtsov, a highly-skilled winger who showcased his competitive nature in the 2019 World Junior Championships playing for Team Russia. After the draft, Kravtsov returned to Chelyabinsk Traktor and recorded one of the best U20 seasons in KHL history. Vitali Kravtsov,
report this ad For the first time since 1966, the New York Rangers will have the second overall selection in the entry draft. The last time the Rangers owned a top-five selection, they picked Pavel Brendl at fourth overall in the 1999 Draft. He went on to play in just 78 NHL games, none of