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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 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...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #60: Gemel Smith

Selected 104th Overall by the Dallas Stars. Score another victory for Canada’s Program of Excellence. Gemel Smith was a surprise addition to Team Canada for the 2011 Ivan Hlinka tournament. Smith...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #59: Nick Ebert

Drafted 211th Overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Nick Ebert entered the season as a near consensus top 5 ranked prospect. The young Ebert was expected to take over the role...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #57: Adam Pelech

Drafted 65th Overall by the New York Islanders. Adam Pelech opened the year on a high note. The defenceman played for Team Canada at the 2011 Ivan Hlinka tournament. Originally starting...
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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 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...
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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 #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 #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 #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...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #31: Tom Wilson

Drafted 16th overall by the Washington Capitals. In our internal discussions, Tom Wilson was the toughest and most controversial of our prospect rankings. There was a ton of debate over Wilson. ...
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NHL Draft Prospect Profile #21: Slater Koekkoek

Drafted Number 10 Overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Our #21 rated prospect, Slater Koekkoek is a perfect example of the two big themes of this year’s draft class. Koekkoek is...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #18: Matt Finn

Drafted 35th overall by The Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Finn is one of the most improved players in the OHL this season. This two-way defender with the Guelph Storm has really...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #16: Olli Maatta

Drafted 22nd Overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins Our next prospect was the 1st overall pick in the 2011 CHL Import Draft. The London Knights used their pick to draft Finnish defenceman...
NHL Draft Prospect Profile #13: Brendan Gaunce

Drafted 26th Overall by the Vancouver Canucks Brendan Gaunce is our top ranked Canadian born forward prospect. At #13 overall this really shows the lack of high end Canadian forwards available...