Western Hockey League
Back In The Saddledome Again Caps blueliner Dennis Wideman was traded to the Calgary Flames in return for a fifth round draft pick and the rights to minor league prospect Jordan Henry. In layman’s terms, he was given away for a pittance rather than lost to free agency and given nothing at all in return. ...
The Ottawa Senators have been riding high lately. Erik Karlsson has just been signed to a new seven-year contract worth $45.5 million, he has won his first career Norris Trophy and, next month, he is getting married. Additionally, captain Daniel Alfredsson won the King Clancy Award this year for his many philanthropic contributions to the ...
There was one player Toronto Maple Leafs’ general manager Brian Burke really wanted to select at the NHL Entry Draft on Friday, and his name wasn’t Nail Yakupov. Meet Morgan Rielly, the fifth overall pick of the draft, and Toronto’s latest top prospect. A smooth skating, offensive defenseman, Rielly was one of the top defensemen ...
There was much anticipation before Marc Bergevin’s first NHL Entry Draft. Montreal’s new general manager and fans were eager to see what the team would do this weekend. Trevor Timmins’ scouting staff evidently did their homework as the Canadiens made several great selections, including Alex Galchenyuk, who, unless he turns into the second coming ...
With the third straight first overall pick, the first team to do so since the early ’90′s, the Edmonton Oilers took the dynamic Nail Yakupov. Here’s a look at the Oilers work at the 2012 draft table. Nail Yakupov 1st Round,# 1, Sarnia Sting (OHL), RW With the most uncertainty surrounding the first overall pick ...
Just days before his call to the NHL, Portland Winterhawk Brendan Leipsic was recognized by his home community in Winnipeg, taking home the Ida and Max Nusgart Memorial Award as Jewish Athlete of the Year at the 40th Annual “Y” Sports Dinner. The Dinner, held on June 19, featured Mark Messier as keynote speaker and ...
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft will take place in Pittsburgh this coming Friday. It may be touted as the worst draft in the past decade, but that won’t stop The Hockey Writers from putting together another 2012 mock draft. This mock draft will feature Fred Poulin (FP) of TheHockeyWriters.com and Corey Krakower (CK) of ProSportsBlogging.com. We ...
Scouting future hockey stars remains primarily an art given that there is no guaranteed scientific test to identify the perfect fusion of skill, character and drive. Beyond on ice observations, scouting teams have implemented thorough physical and psychological testing using modern day methods to assess the many qualities experts deem admirable in the make-up of ...
The toughest part is to ascertain what a team needs. There are no sure things in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, The New Jeresy Devils were just a couple games from winning the Stanley Cup and some may say a play or two (err call). However with the draft less than a week away and ...
The season of NHL Mock Drafts is in full force as hockey fanatics begin the seven-day countdown to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Mainstream media personnel, online bloggers, self-proclaimed hockey experts, forum members and even your ninety-year-old neighbour who claims he created the game of hockey has dabbled in their own versions of mock drafts. ...
