The NHL Entry Draft is complete. Teams drafted the players they had their eyes on and the players are now training hard to get ready for rookie camp. The Buffalo Sabres walked away from the draft with eight eager prospects: five centres, two defencemen and a goaltender. Time to evaluate the future Sabres. Mikhail Grigorenko ...
Amidst the boos at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Brian Burke announced his fifth overall selection and newest Toronto Maple Leafs future star: “And with our first selection in the 2012 Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs are pleased to select from the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League and the Canadian Hockey ...
The Calgary Flames entered the 2012 NHL Draft with six draft picks. They left Consol Energy Center on Saturday evening with seven new players and most likely a bit of satisfaction in how they pulled the weekend off. Calgary trades their first round pick (14th overall) to Buffalo for Nashville’s first round pick (21st overall, ...
The National Hockey League released the final order for its annual Entry Draft on Friday. As a result, it is now possible to see just how many teams horded draft picks for this year, while others traded them away. Here are a handful of trivial trivia notes about this year’s NHL Entry Draft. All of ...
Dane Fox THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: October 13, 1993 Place of Birth: Thamesville, Ontario Ht: 6-0 Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 Other than debating the role of the Kontinental Hockey League in luring away talented Russians, there may be no more hotly debated topic during the draft weekend ...
Hampus Lindholm THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: January 20, 1994 Place of Birth: Helsingborg, Sweden Ht: 6-2 Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 Over recent years, Sweden has continued to produce a steady supply of excellent defenders to the National Hockey League. Prior years have seen Adam Larsson, Victor Hedman, ...
How long a future does Enstrom have with the Jets? The Winnipeg Jets, like every other NHL team, have a bunch of decisions to make ahead of the league’s draft on June 22. One of the biggest might be whether or not to move defenseman Tobias Enstrom. Enstrom will become an unrestricted free agent after ...
Gemel Smith THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: April 16, 1994 Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario Ht: 5-9 Wt: 150 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 Size isn’t everything, but it may be the only major shortcoming for Ontario Hockey League stand-out Gemel Smith. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Smith burst into OHL ...
Pontus Åberg THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: September 23, 1993 Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden Ht: 5-11 Wt: 187 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012 Much like Goldilocks had her three bears, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft has its three “Bergs,” a trio of talented Swedish forwards expected to go in ...
One year ago, newly-promoted Calgary Flames general manager Jay Feaster went to the podium at the Xcel Energy Center and pulled a rabbit out of his hat. Drafting 13th overall in the first round, Feaster chose Swiss winger Sven Baertschi. Within the year, Baertschi had dominated the WHL and spent two weeks in the NHL ...
