Auston Matthews Determined to Make the NHL in 2016
Leading up to the 2015 draft there were a multitude of stories surrounding the race between Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel and who would be selected No. 1 overall. This year, Auston Matthews is a near...
View ArticlePowerhouse Kitchener Rangers Add Miles Liberati
The Kitchener Rangers have been off to quite the impressive start in 2015-16 season, currently sitting two points back of the first-place Erie Otters both in their division and in overall league...
View Article5 Most Disappointing Fantasy Hockey Players
The 2015-16 NHL season has reached its quarter mark. All 30 teams have played at least 22 games and in some cases, squads have played 26 contests. That can only mean one thing: it is time to hand out...
View ArticleTSS Top 100 Prospects in Hockey: 100-96
The NHL is becoming more of a young man’s league as the speed and skill continue to improve. With the introduction of the salary cap as well, the emphasis on an NHL team’s ability to draft and develop...
View ArticleVancouver Giants Holding Back Top Draft Prospect
When the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants named Tyler Benson team captain just prior to the 2015-16 WHL regular season kicking off, expectations for the former first overall pick and his...
View ArticleTop-5 Canadian 2016 NHL Draft Prospects
The 2016 NHL Draft – like most in recent years – is dominated by Canadian (170), American (67) and Russian (50) prospects. But, the exorbitant amount of prospects from each of these three countries...
View ArticleTop-5 American 2016 NHL Draft Prospects
The 2016 NHL Draft – like most in recent years – is dominated by Canadian (170), American (67) and Russian (50) prospects. But the exorbitant amount of prospects from each of these three countries does...
View ArticleSamuel Girard Could Be Late Riser In 2016 NHL Draft
It’s a storyline that has become all too familiar for those who pay close attention to the NHL Draft. A high-scoring draft prospect has taken his league by storm, but although his dominance is...
View ArticleColumn: It’s Time to Expand the NHL Draft
Since 2005, the NHL Entry Draft has consisted of seven rounds. Picks from the later rounds are, as a general consensus, viewed as longshots to ever play an NHL game. Yet each season, we see teams...
View ArticleRight NHL Team Can Put Sean Day on Path to Success
When it comes to the 2016 NHL Draft, defensive prospect Sean Day’s situation is confusing at best and polarizing at worst. In scouting, it is often just as important to scout a player off the ice as it...
View Article2016 Draft Prospects: Adam Mascherin
Last year, Adam Mascherin had 29 points (12 goals, 17 assists) in 62 games. It’s not a stretch to say that his performance last season fell short of expectations for a guy who was picked second overall...
View ArticleAuston Matthews shifting focus to 2016 NHL Draft
After his Zurich Lions were swept by SC Bern in the Swiss National League A playoffs, top 2016 NHL Draft prospect Auston Matthews is heading home to North America disappointed. However, he only has to...
View Article2016 NHL Draft: Jakob Chychrun aims to be top defender
The emergence of London Knights defender Olli Juolevi in the second half of the 2015-16 season has garnered the Finn quite a bit of attention. Scouts loved his World Junior performance and they have...
View ArticleNHL announces draft lottery date as April 30
Tonight on Hockey Night in Canada, it was announced that the NHL Draft Lottery would be held on April 30. As @DamoSpin reported, draft lottery to be held April 30. — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC)...
View ArticleLuke Green: Forgotten 2016 NHL Draft prospect
The 2016 NHL Draft features an unusually large group of talented players who have fallen in the rankings: Tyler Benson, Sean Day, Kale Clague, Chad Krys and many more. But chief among those who have...
View ArticleMax Jones is tanking his own NHL draft stock
This season, draft-eligible London Knights forward Max Jones is shooting the puck in the net—and himself in the foot. Jones, an OHL rookie, is a skilled left wing who has put up impressive point...
View ArticleDillon Dube again proving that skill beats size
Talented, skilled players who fall in the draft because of their size are not a new phenomenon, and it looks like this year’s draft may follow the script. Dillon Dube, 17 year old left-shooting center...
View ArticleDoes Shane Doan have a solution to end tanking?
In the 2015 NHL draft lottery, the 28th-place Edmonton Oilers usurped the last-place Buffalo Sabres for the first overall pick. But under an alternative draft pick assignment method proposed...
View ArticleRolf Nilsen punishment hurts Flint Firebirds fans too
The Ontario Hockey League announced strict sanctions on Flint Firebirds owner Rolf Nilsen on Wednesday for mismanaging his team throughout the 2015-16 regular season. Commissioner David Branch’s...
View Article2016 NHL Mock Draft: Top 10
With the Stanley Cup Playoffs officially here, 16 NHL teams have a lot to play for in the coming weeks and months. Which means the 14 other clubs have some scouting to do before the draft in June — and...
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