Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsJT Compher THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: 4/8/1995 Place of Birth: Northbrook, Illinois Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 161 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings (January 2013): 28 Other Rankings: ISS: 25 CSS (N.A. Skaters): 20 Future Considerations: Craig Button: 26 The past few years the U.S. National Development Program have been spitting out top talent left and ...
Kurt Etchegary THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 11/12/1994 Place of birth: St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Ht: 5’11″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Twitter Handle: @etchy19 NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking (January 2013): 72 Other Rankings: CSS (N.A. Skaters): 52 Being injured for 3 months during your draft year can really hinder a player’s stock on his ...
Paul Holmgren is at it again! It’s been the GM’s blueprint for a few seasons now: go out and find the next big NCAA player and sign him to a contract. Although not a star, Matt Read has done relatively well for himself, signing with Philadelphia soon after leaving Bemidji State. Could Kyle Flanagan be ...
Since Ron Hextall, being a goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers has been a “kiss of death”. Much of the Flyers faithful have been pegging the team’s misfortunes on the shoulders of the man between the pipes, Ilya Bryzgalov. It’s pretty simple to do given Bryzgalov carries with him a $51 million dollar price tag. A ...
What’s wrong with the picture above? No, Pekka Rinne did not decide to ditch his Reebok pads in favor of Bauer ones and practice a little garage ball hockey. The answer is more complex than just a kid from Idaho gets his hockey fix from strapping on leg pads to let his brother pepper him ...
Everything was going swimmingly for Kurt Etchegary of the Quebec Remparts. The team was coming off a solid season and he was slotted in the 2nd line in between two very high-skilled wingers, Adam Erne and Nick Sorensen. In his first 13 games he picked up 11 points. The 2013 draft eligible center seemed to ...
With the World Junior Championship upon us, it officially marks the midseason on this year’s hockey schedule. Check out Shawn Reznik’s midseason rankings.
Check out Shawn Reznik’s predictions for the the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships. You may be suprised about his gold medal prediction.
Fans of the Quebec Remparts have much to be thankful for this holiday season. The team has been on a tear the past two seasons, and with hall-of-famer, Patrick Roy at the helm, the Remparts have revamped and continually push to claim the QMJHL title. Much of the success has been due to one key ...
It’s official! Thomas Welsh has signed with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. It’s been a long time coming for the 16-year old. Welsh was originally drafted by the Sarnia Sting in the 5th round, but after agreements on a contract could not be made, Welsh decided to come to the States to ...
