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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 Rankings War Room: Combining Central Scouting’s Final Rankings

by Eldon MacDonald As I said when the mid-term rankings came out, “If you are like me, you are always slightly annoyed when NHL Central Scouting puts one four separate rankings for one draft. Thus, each year I take on the cumbersome task of combining the lists”. It takes about an hour to combine the ...

Ryan Pulock – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Ryan Pulock THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 10/06/1994 Place of birth: Grandview, MB, CAN Ht:  6’1″ Wt: 211 Shoots: Right Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter: @rpulock2 THW The Next Ones Ranking (January 2013): 8th   Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings (April): 13 ISS: 14 Future Considerations: 11 Craig Button: 25 ...

2013 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones April Edition

This is the second edition of THW’s 2013 NHL Mock Draft – The Next Ones April 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. NHL Draft Lottery: NHL Draft ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room April Edition (Round 1: 1-30)

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 NHL 2013 Draft Rankings: War Room April Edition.   Gangs of New Jersey Here are some of the interesting stories and races to report on. 1. ...

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

Guest post 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 NHL 2013 Draft Rankings: War Room April Edition. Gangs of New Jersey Here are some of the major groupings for round two (31 to 60): 1. ...

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

Guest post 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 NHL 2013 Draft Rankings: War Room April Edition.   Gangs of New Jersey Here are some of the groupings for the round 3 crowd. (Statistics as ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room April Edition (Round 4: 91-120)

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW)   This is the first of four posts on the top 120 prospects for the entry draft in June in Newark, New Jersey – the NHL 2013 Draft Rankings – War Room Edition.   Gangs of New Jersey (2013 NHL Draft Host) There have been some interesting changes in the round ...

NHL Trade Deadline: Ten Tempting Prospects

  Picks and prospects will prove to be valuable commodities leading up to the NHL trade deadline. GMs of teams that emerge as buyers (seemingly the vast majority of the league) might have to dangle key assets to land the perceived difference making players they desire in their quest to hoist hockey’s Holy Grail. In no way am I ...

NHL Draft Radar: Team Canada U18 Projected Roster

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW)   I thought that I would take a stab at projecting Team Canada’s U18 team for the upcoming U18 World Championship, commencing April 18th , 2013 in Sochi, Russia. Don Hay announced yesterday as Head Coach of Canada U18 Team. Here is the Schedule. hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Can… #2013WU18 — ...

2013 NHL Draft Rankings – War Room March Edition (Part 4: 1-30)

Guest post by Eldon MacDonald   This is the last of four posts on the top 120 prospects – the NHL 2013 Draft Rankings – War Room Edition. Round 2 (Prospects ranked  31-60) Round 3 (Prospects ranked  61-90) Round 4 (Prospects ranked  91-120)   War Room Prospect Awards This is the post where I list the finalists for ...

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