Cristoval “Boo” Nieves – 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Pigeonholed Prospect
Cristoval Nieves THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/23/94 Place of birth: Baldwinsville, New York Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 176 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Forward Draft eligibility: 2012 Despite his commitment to High School hockey, Cristoval “Boo” Nieves is still being talked about as one of the top prospects in this year’s NHL draft class. We here [...]
Charles Hudon – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile – How Hudo-ing?
Charles Hudon THW Close-Up: Date of birth: June 23rd, 1994 Place of birth: Boisbriand, Quebec Ht: 5-10 Wt: 170 Shoots: Left Position: Left wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 *** Click here for the live updated NHL 2012 Draft Preview Guide – The Next Ones - your quintessential draft resource. *** After a rookie campaign during which he recorded 23 [...]
2012 NHL Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones
Consider this your live home page for information for the 2012 NHL entry draft. Bookmark and check back often as it will be constantly updated leading up to hockey’s version of Christmas. THW’s 2012 NHL Entry Draft Guide – The Next Ones is your quintessential draft resource featuring: Detailed unique prospect profiles in The Next Ones format Mock Drafts Exclusive [...]
Soaring with the Eagles: Flames prospects enjoy NCAA title win
For much of the past several years, the Calgary Flames were criticized by some for their rather narrow focus when it came to prospects. Flames draft picks had a tendency to be large, physical and predominantly Western Canadian. The 2010 draft began a bit of a departure from that model, as the Flames – completely [...]
An April 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Full First Round)
Now that the Edmonton Oilers will have the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft for an astounding third time in three years, things are beginning to shape up near the top of the draft board. The number one question still remains though: will the Oilers pick a dynamic offensive threat, or a potential [...]
Off season? Not for the Minnesota Wild.
The natives are getting restless. Clearly the Wild are not making a post-season run. Again. And fans here, well, they tend to frown upon that fact. See, Minnesota nice only lasts as long as the fans like what they see on the scoreboard. They’ll boo their own boys’ right out of the barn to get [...]
Rangers Gamble By Signing BC’s Chris Kreider
On the eve of their first round series with the Ottawa Senators, the Rangers signed Chris Kreider to a three-year entry level contract. Kreider, the Rangers 1st round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, has been the Rangers top prospect since he entered the organization. Rangers President and GM Glen Sather’s opinion of Kreider [...]
Tampa Bay Signs J.T. Brown
As the college hockey season winds down there is the typical flurry of players signing deals with NHL teams. The team hosting the Frozen Four, the Lightning, is no exception. Last week they signed 2007 draft pick Alex Killron from Harvard and assigned him to Norfolk. Then in a bit of a surprise to the [...]
Taylor Fedun’s Long Road to Recovery
The Edmonton Oilers 2011-12 season is one where there has been plenty to talk about, and most of it not on the positive side. They remain near the bottom of the NHL’s standings, which I guess depending on your view of their current state could be a good or a bad thing. The fact is they have [...]
The Pro versus College Fan Experience
I’ve been going to NHL games for about fifteen years now. I have experienced crowds in Philadelphia, New York, Denver, and others. I’ve attended regular season games, playoff games, outdoor games, and retirement night games. But for the last two years, most of my time has been spent at Cornell University’s Lynah Rink, where, as [...]
A March 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 1-15)
Last month, I wrote two mock drafts for The Hockey Writers: A February 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 1-15) and A February 2012 NHL Mock Draft (Picks 16-30). You can view the first half of round one here, and the second half here. As I said in those posts, it’s never too early to look ahead to [...]
St. Louis Kid Gets a Crack at Professional Hockey
St. Louis is not your typical hockey hotbed. Players such as Cal Heeter are looking to disprove that belief. Heeter, born in St. Louis Missouri on November 2, 1988, was inked to a two-year, two-way contract last week by the Philadelphia Flyers. He played for The Ohio State Buckeyes throughout his four-year college career. Before [...]
Danny DeKeyser: The Top NCAA Free Agent Available
The U.S. college free agent signing season for the National Hockey League has officially begun. The playoffs have commenced in some of the conferences in the NCAA, but the signing frenzy is just getting started. On March 6th, the party began when the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to a two-year contract with Ohio State University goaltender [...]
Avalanche Deal for McGinn, Prospects; Winnik, Galiardi to San Jose Sharks
The 2012 trade deadline was more a trade dudline (how many times have you heard that one) but the Avalanche managed to be involved in one of the bigger transactions of the day. Colorado shipped forward Daniel Winnik and T.J. Galiardi, along with a 7th round pick in the 2012 draft to San Jose for [...]
DePaul Hockey: Blue Demons End Regular Season on High Note
CHICAGO — The DePaul University hockey team ended their regular season on a high note with a pair of 6-2 wins over the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Blue Demons finished their regular season competition with a record of 24-0-3. The Blue Demons now head into the American Collegiate Hockey Association, Division II, Regional competition which [...]
