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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #55: Dane Fox

It has been a tumultous season for Dane Fox, but one that featured his personal growth as a player. Fox started the season with some offseason rumors where he was apparently...
NHL Prospect Profile #54: Matt Murray

Drafted 83rd overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite being just 17 years old, Matt Murray started the season as the starting goalie for the OHL’s Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. While Murray...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #53: Trevor Carrick

Drafted 115th Overall by the Carolina Hurricanes. Trevor Carrick graduated from the OJHL to play in the OHL for the Mississauga St. Mike’s Majors this year. As a rookie he needed...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #52: Mike Winther

Drafted 54th Overall by the Dallas Stars. From a team standpoint, it was a disappointing year for Mike Winther, as he spent the year playing for one of the WHL’s basement...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #51: Brady Vail

Drafted 94th Overall by the Montreal Canadiens. Brady Vail has improved by leaps and bounds this year, after a disappointing rookie season. A Centre for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL,...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #50: Andreas Athanasiou

Drafted 110th Overall by the Detroit Red Wings. Last summer, it appeared as if the sky was the limit for Andreas Athanasiou. The London Knights player wowed the Scouts with a...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #49: Lukas Sutter

Drafted 39th Overall by the Winnipeg Jets. Hockey’s 1st family is back with yet another member. Young Lukas Sutter of the Saskatoon Blades is the latest of the Sutter clan...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #48: Patrick Sieloff

Drafted 42nd overall by the Calgary Flames. Patrick Sieloff is yet another American defenceman in this year’s draft class. The native of Ann Arbor, Michigan was able to stay close to...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #47: Scott Kosmachuk

Drafted 70th Overall by the Winnipeg Jets. With decent size, a non-stop motor, and the ability to play the game on edge, Scott Kosmachuk is an intriguing prospect for this June’s...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #46: Jake McCabe

Drafted 44th Overall by the Buffalo Sabres. After spending 2 years with the United States National Team Development program, and winning a gold medal at the 2011 IIHF Under 18 World...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #45: Jarrod Maidens

Drafted 82nd Overall by the Ottawa Senators. The ending of last season, and the start of the 2011-12 campaign must have seemed like a dream for Jarrod Maidens, but that dream...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #44: Daniil Zharkov

Drafted 91st overall by the Edmonton Oilers. Due to the lack of a transfer agreement, and the ever present lure of big money jobs in the KHL, we have seen a...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #43: Ville Pokka

Drafted 34th Overall by the New York Islanders Sometimes all a young player needs is the opportunity to showcase his skills to a wide audience. This year Ville Pokka received this...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #42: Cristoval “Boo” Nieves

Drafted 59th Overall By the New York Rangers. Its often extremely difficult for us to see footage of players playing in the United States High School system. With Cristoval “Boo” Nieves...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #41: Nicolas Kerdiles

Drafted 36th overall by the Anaheim Ducks. We can debate the success of the NHL’s expansion to the southern United States in many ways, and it has been done many times. ...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #40: Jordan Schmaltz

Drafted 25th Overall by the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Schmaltz has had what some would describe as a very tumultuous year. At the start the season he began his second full...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #39: Scott Laughton

Drafted 20th Overall by the Philadelphia Flyers. Scott Laughton has made great strides improving his game this year, and this has led to a corresponding rise up the draft boards for...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #38: Oscar Dansk

Drafted 31st Overall by Columbus Blue Jackets Sweden has really started to develop a number of quality goaltending prospects in recent years, and Oscar Dansk is hoping to join a group...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #37: Tanner Pearson

Drafted 30th Overall by the Los Angeles Kings. They say that the third time is the charm and for late blooming prospect Tanner Pearson, he certainly hopes the old adage holds...