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WJHC: Who to Watch, Team Finland

The Day is nearly here, the Pre-Tournament Games are done, and its time for the World Juniors. In October I did early looks and predictions on what the rosters might look...
Early Look: World Juniors, Team Finland

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. If you missed any of my previous articles you can find a complete listing of them here. With the CHL seasons now well...
Top Shelf Prospects: 2012-13 OHL Preview, Western Conference

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects”. I’ve taken a couple of weeks off from the Prospect Beat since completing a review of the prospects of all thirty NHL teams. ...
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – The Top 15

Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of...
Top Shelf Prospects: Pittsburgh Penguins

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. As I continue my alphabetical journey, I bring you a look at...
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...
NHL Draft Headquarters Directory

Official NHL Combine Heights and Weights Preview The Year of the Injury Review: NHL Draft Weekend Winners and Losers Mock Draft Part 1 – Picks 1-14 Mock Draft Part 2 –...
NHL Mock Draft – 1st Round (Part 1: Picks 1-14)

Instead of our normal draft profiles today I begin the first round of my NHL mock draft. Today I bring you picks 1-14, or the selections that belonged to teams that...
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...
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NHL Draft 2012: The Year of the Injury

Just one year ago, NHL GMs and Scouts were salivating at the thought of the 2012 draft class. It was originally thought to be one of the deepest in years and...