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A new NHL season brings with it a fresh crop of rookies, and a fresh set off hopes for the futures of nearly every NHL team. Along with helping their teams win, those rookies will also be chasing a prestigious individual award – the NHL’s Calder Trophy. The following article looks at pre-season favorites and […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2016 edition of “Top Shelf NHL Prospects”. As we go through the Summer of 2016 I will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You can find all […] READ MORE
The pre-tournament games are in the books, and teams are making their final preparations for the 2016 World Juniors taking place from December 26, 2015 through January 5, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland. Today we take a look at players to watch in Group B. Group B includes the host Finns, and thus will be playing in […] READ MORE
When the 2015-16 hockey season begins all eyes will be on Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, both household names across the hockey world, both dubbed generational talents, both set to begin their NHL careers in October. While McDavid and Eichel will most certainly provide entertaining storylines for hockey fans for the next 20+ years there are a […] READ MORE
After being the first overall pick in last year's CHL Import Draft, Pavel Zacha is a possible top 10 pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft. READ MORE
Welcome to part two of our 2015 NHL Draft February Rankings. In this section we profile three high profile defencemen, and a pair of strong forwards. READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Future Stars. Over the next week or so, we will be previewing the 2014 World Junior Championships, a tournament that will be played in Toronto and Montreal from December 26, 2014 to January 5, 2015. As always, you can check out the previous Top […] READ MORE
Welcome back to Top Shelf Prospects, the column looking at Hockey’s Stars. Over the next few days we will be previewing the 2014 NHL Draft by ranking our top 30 prospects and honourable mentions. As always, you can check out the previous Top Shelf Prospects articles here. With the CHL season a good 6 weeks […] READ MORE
Olympic gold in men’s hockey at the Nagano Games in 1998. Three straight gold medals at the IIHF men’s world hockey championships from 1999-2001. Back-to-back gold at the World Juniors in 2000 and 2001. During this period, the Czech Republic was a certified force on the world stage, belonging with the usual perennial powerhouse countries. […] READ MORE
