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Author archives: Christopher Ralph

Chris is THW's senior draft/prospect analyst and a Managing Editor. Watch for Chris' regular column "The Next Ones" Prospect Profile series as well as the annual THW NHL Entry Draft Guide. Follow @ChrisRalphTHW on Twitter as he infiltrates, dissects and analyzes all happenings of hockey prospects and the NHL entry draft. Email: cralph[at]thehockeywriters[dot]com

Website: http://thehockeywriters.com/author/cralph

2013 NHL Draft Guide: The Next Ones

The 2013 NHL Draft The 2013 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 28th and 29th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey Consider this your live home page for information for the 2013 NHL entry draft. Bookmark and check back often as it will be constantly updated leading up to hockey’s version of Christmas. THW’s 2013 NHL ...

2013 NHL Draft Prospect Index

In addition to The Next Ones 2013 NHL Entry Draft Guide  Headquarters, THW brings you the 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Index, giving you access to in depth player profiles on this year’s fabulous draft class. From our team of ten The Next Ones prospect profilers to David O’Connor’s in depth articles all the way to Eldon MacDonald’s War Room series ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings War Room Top 120 – The Sleepers

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) The Sleepers Everybody loves sleepers when it comes to the NHL entry draft. Everyone would love for their team to draft the next Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel Alfredsson, Ryan Miller or Henrik Lundquist, to name but a few draft day steals. My definition of a sleeper for purposes ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room May Edition Top 30 (Round 1)

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) This is the last of four posts highlighting the top 120 prospects for this year’s entry draft in June in Newark, New Jersey – the 2013 NHL Draft Rankings: War Room May Edition. The Race is On Here are some of the interesting stories and races to report on. 1. The ...

2013 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones Memorial Cup Edition

Whether it be the Phoenix Coyotes going off the board to take a Blake Wheeler or the Los Angeles Kings selecting Thomas Hickey seemingly out of nowhere, one’s mock draft can be wrecked quicker than Nathan MacKinnon can do a lap around the rink. Sill, inevitably it is difficult to hold back and not go through the futile process of creating a NHL mock draft. ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room May Edition (Round 2: 31 – 60)

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) This is the third of four posts highlighting the top 120 prospects for this year’s entry draft in June in Newark, New Jersey – the 2013 NHL Draft Rankings: War Room May Edition. U18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia Well, I think it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room, the U18 ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room May Edition (Round 3: 61-90)

by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) This is the second of four posts highlighting the top 120 prospects for this year’s entry draft in June in Newark, New Jersey – the 2013 NHL Draft Rankings: War Room May Edition. Gangs of New Jersey Here are some of the groupings for the round 3 crowd. 1. The Goalies: Yes, you are ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room May Edition (Round 4: 90-120)

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) This is the first of four posts highlighting the top 120 prospects for this year’s entry draft in June in Newark, New Jersey – the 2013 NHL Draft Rankings: War Room May Edition. Gangs of New Jersey There have been some major changes in the round 4 crowd as compared with THW’s ...

Hunter Shinkaruk – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Hunter Shinkaruk THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1994-Oct-13 Place of birth:  Calgary, AB Ht: 5’11  Wt: 175 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter:  @H_S_9 THW The Next Ones Ranking (January 2013): 5th Other Rankings NHL Central Scouting Combined Final Rankings: 7th THW War Room Rankings (April): 9th ISS: 13th Future Considerations: 10th Craig Button: 12th ...

NHL Draft Lottery Odds and How It Works

Since 1995, non-playoff teams have been secretly following hockey superstitions in an effort to steer Lady Luck their way and win the NHL Draft Lottery. The NHL utilizes a weighted system in determining the order of selection for the first 14 picks of the entry draft. This year’s installment takes place Monday, April 29th at ...

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