Western Hockey League
Without a doubt goalie is one of the most vital positions on a hockey club. You need look no further than the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings for proof of how important good goaltending is. When it comes to ranking NHL Draft prospects most pundits rate goalies lower than other players for some ...
As a hockey fan, have you ever wondered what would have happened if your team had drafted a certain player instead of another? Like in 2000, when the New York Islanders drafted goaltender Rick Dipietro 1st overall instead of taking Dany Heatley (drafted 2nd overall) or Marian Gaborik (drafted 3rd overall)? We all know what ...
It’s that time again…the 10 days where the best young players from the CHL and Russia come together to renew hockey’s biggest rivalry: Canada vs. Russia. Tonight marks the first game of the Subway Super Series. Each CHL league continually produces top-notch talent and puts together a team capable of achieving great things domestically and ...
With the lack of talks between the NHL and the NHLPA, the entire 2012-13 season is on the brink of being wiped out. As a result, hockey fans from all-around the world have to turn their attention to other leagues such as the KHL, the AHL or the CHL. For Habs fans, the options to ...
Just because the National Hockey League’s locked out doesn’t mean there isn’t another NHL Draft coming up next June. Here’s The Hockey Writers’ first mock draft of the season.
In an earlier post, we listed the five best prospects in the New York Rangers farm system. Although the five prospects previously mentioned are the cream of the crop in the Blueshirts organization, by no means are they the only talented prospects that the Rangers possess. Without further ado, let’s take a look at five ...
The 2012-13 NHL lockout has officially passed the one-month mark and as optimism continues to elevate with the owners, players and, most importantly, the fans, there could be a few less-than-thrilled faces around the major junior hockey rinks. With the ending of the lockout looming, Canadian Hockey League fans across parts of Canada and ...
Andrey Makarov and Michael Houser were glossed over during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but that doesn’t mean they won’t strive to be NHL players one day.
The 2005 Canadian Under-20 World Junior team was dubbed the “best world junior team ever assembled” as Hockey Canada had the opportunity to handpick the nation’s best junior eligible players because of the NHL lockout. Sidney Crosby, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Mike Richards, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter, Shea Weber, Dion Phaneuf and Brent Seabrook were ...
The New York Rangers were successful in recent years because of the amount of young players that were drafted and developed by their organization. While some of the Rangers top prospects are now a part of the NHL club, the Blueshirts do have a plethora of young talent that has yet to reach hockey’s top ...
