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Nick Baptiste – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Nick Baptiste THW Close-Up: Team: Sudbury Wolves (OHL) Birthdate: August 4, 1995 Hometown: Ottawa, ON Height: 6’1″ Weight: 200 lbs Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter: @nickbaptiste THW (Midterm) Ranking: 85 Other Rankings: CSS Final Rankings (NA skaters): 61 NHL Consensus Ranking (NHL Numbers): 88 War Room Combined CSS Rankings: 84 ...

Zach Fucale and Drafting A Goaltender in the First Round

Zach Fucale isn’t the Halifax Mooseheads’ star player.

But really, no one else is, either. It’s not because Fucale isn’t good enough to be the star; it’s more about Fucale being one of three elite players on Halifax’s roster. And one who’ll probably be gone by the time the first round of the NHL draft concludes.

2013 NHL Draft Spotlight: The Masked Men

The NHL Entry Draft is little more than a month away, and as usual there is a flood of interest in 2013 mock drafts, player profiles and NHL team needs. Most of the talk centers around the consensus top prospects and big name talents. Just how good will Seth Jones be? Will Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin be franchise cornerstones? ...

2013 CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup Preview

The 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup gets underway this Friday in Saskatoon with the hometown Blades getting things started against the London Knights. There are plenty of interesting storylines in this year’s tournament including the amount of draft eligible talent and potentially the first three picks in this year’s NHL Entry Draft with Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon and ...

Cody Corbett – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Cody Corbett THW Close-up: Team: Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) Birthdate: December 14, 1993 Hometown: Lakeland, MN Height: 6’1″  Weight: 196 lbs Position: Defence Shoots: Left NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 (2nd year eligible) Twitter: @nippintwine THW The Next Ones Ranking: NR CSS Final Rankings: NR ISS: NR **** [NHL 2013 Draft Guide - The Next Ones Draft ...

London Knights’ Nikita Zadorov Defies European Stereotype

Nikita Zadorov isn’t who London Knights fans imagined when hearing their team had drafted a Russian defenseman in the first round of the 2012 CHL Import Draft.

A silky-smooth, offensive-minded, 5-foot-10 blueliner was pictured by many. Instead, Knights supporters found themselves looking at a 6-foot-5, 230-pound mammoth.

Dakota Mermis – The Next Ones: 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Dakota Mermis - THW Closeup: Team: London Knights (OHL) Birthdate: January 5, 1994 Hometown: Alton, IL, USA Height: 5′ 11″  Weight: 190lbs Position: Defence Shoots: Left Twitter: @dmermis06 THW Ranking: 115 CSS Final Rankings: 95 (NA skaters)   Mermis was originally drafted by the London Knights as a 12th round draft pick in 2010. The reason for going so low however, had nothing to do ...

Laurent Dauphin – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Laurent Dauphin THW Closeup: Team: Chicoutimi Sagueneens Birthdate: March 26, 1995 Hometown: Repentigny, QC Height: 6′ 0″  Weight: 166lbs Position: Centre Shoots: Left Twitter: @flippers27 THW Ranking: 30th CS Final Ranking: 28th (North American skaters) TSN Craig Button Ranking: 26th   A player who’s stock is trending up, Dauphin has continued to impress as the year has gone on. ...

Kerby Rychel – The Next Ones: 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Kerby Rychel THW Closeup: Team: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Birthdate: October 7, 1994 Hometown: Tecumseh, Ontario Height: 6’1″  Weight: 200lbs Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Twitter: @krychs THW Ranking: 22nd CSS Final Rankings: 17th (North American skaters) The Hockey News Ranking: 21st   Kerby Rychel, like many players who have ex-NHLers for fathers can never escape the comparisons. However with Kerby and Warren, ...

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 ...

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