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2013 NHL Draft: A Banner Year? Not So Fast

Welcome to your new 2013 NHL Draft Headquarters! For a Complete Listing of all our 2013 Draft Articles Click here. Over the next several months leading up to June’s NHL draft,...
Top Shelf Prospects: Which Route is Best, Major Junior or College?

Last summer we watched many NHL drafted prospects give up commitments to play at various NCAA Universities, and instead decided to play major junior hockey in the CHL. The changes of...
Early Look: Top 10 NHL Draft Prospects for 2013

Its early and there is still a full year of hockey to be played before the 2013 NHL draft, but today I take an early look at the prospects expected to...
Justin Schultz: Set for Free Agency

Justin Schultz, the Anaheim Ducks 2nd round draft pick (43rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry draft is now officially a Free Agent, able to receive contract offers from all 30...
NHL Draft Weekend: Winners and Losers

Okay, I know its early to judge the winners and losers of this year’s NHL Entry draft. And yes, its true, the real winners and losers of Draft Day will not...
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Announcement: NHL Podcast Draft Coverage

Tonight during the NHL draft I will be appearing as a guest on Eric Smith’s “Fire The Cannon” podcast. Eric will be talking NHL Draft with myself and a panel of...
Report: Damien Brunner chooses Detroit

Earlier we told you that this year’s sought after European free agent was Damien Brunner of Switzerland. You can read the article and see videos of Brunner here. It appears Brunner...
NHL Draft Prospect Profiles: #71 – 80

So here we are, draft day… and so far we’ve brought you our top 70 Draft Prospect Profiles plus three honourable mentions. You can find them all here of course: NHL...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #70: Mitchell Moroz

Drafted 32nd Overall by the Edmonton Oilers. A hard working winger, capable of being used in any situation, Mitch Moroz was a key component of the WHL Champion Edmonton Oil Kings...
NHL Draft Prospect HM3: Devin Shore

Drafted 61st Overall by the Dallas Stars. Today we bring you another of our honourable mentions. Devin Shore spent the year playing for the Whitby Fury in the Ontario Junior A...
NHL Draft Combine 2012, Official Heights and Weights

I’ve had many people ask about heights and weights of players in the NHL Draft. The official team released numbers by the prospects current clubs are often inaccurate. But I’ve managed...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #69: Matia Marcantuoni

Drafted 92nd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matia Marcantuoni is a player who possesses great individual skills, but is unable to put it all together on the ice because he can’t...
NHL Mock Draft Part 4: Picks 49-65

Yesterday I brought you the Part 3 of our 2 Round NHL Mock Draft. You can read Part 1 (Picks 1-14) here and Part 2 (Picks 15-31) Here, and Part 3...
NHL Mock Draft Round 2: Picks 31 – 48

Earlier I brought you the Round 1 of our NHL Mock Draft. You can read Part 1 (Picks 1-14) here and Part 2 (Picks 15-31) Here and Part 4 (Picks 49-65)...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #68: Troy Bourke

Drafted 72nd overall by the Colorado Avalanche. It was a difficult season for Troy Bourke and the Prince George Cougars as their 24-46-0-2 record saw the team finish 2nd last in...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile HM2: Brian Hart

Drafted 53rd Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. We’ve got a 2 for 1 Draft Special today, as we already published Brett Kulak. Our next prospect plays for Exeter High School...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #67: Brett Kulak

Drafted 105th Overall by the Calgary Flames. We’ve remarked on it before, but it really is amazing how many good defence prospects there are in this year’s draft, and the greatest...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #66: Brandon Whitney

Drafted 191st Overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. Its pretty rare for a rookie goaltender to get a lot of minutes on a quality CHL club, but thats exactly what Brandon Whitney...
Devils Decide to keep First Round Pick in 2012 Draft

As a result of the Ilya Kovalchuk circumvention ruling by the NHL in the summer of 2010, the New Jersey Devils were ordered to forfeit one of their next 4 first...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile HM1: Mark Jankowski

Drafted 21st Overall by the Calgary Flames Today we bring you a draft prospect who is getting a ton of buzz across the internet, and seems to be a favorite of...