There is plenty of debate surrounding when teams should select a goaltender at the National Hockey League Entry Draft. There are teams who have benefited greatly from selecting goaltender early. Conversely, there are teams who have kept their eye on a particular player and were fortunate enough to select him later in the draft. These ...
After the Stanley Cup playoffs, one of the most exciting times for hockey fans (especially fans whose teams failed to make the playoffs) is the NHL Entry Draft. It’s a chance to discover tomorrow’s NHL superstars and equip teams for the future. Keeping in mind the money Buffalo threw at Ville Leino, Christian Ehrhoff and other ...
Nail Yakupov THW Close-Up:
Nail Yakupov. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Taylor Hall. John Tavares. Steven Stamkos.
Detailed hockey analytics are not required to decipher the connection between the above five hockey players.
No matter how hockey media and the experts tried to convince hockey fans, there was ultimately no doubt as to who would get drafted first overall in the past four drafts. Nail Yakupov looks to make it five years running that this trend continues.
With the actual 2012 NHL Entry Draft taking place on June 22nd-23rd in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, mock draft madness sweeps the hockey universe as the NHL’s regular season and battle to get into the playoffs come to a close. Notes: This is not an attempt to rank prospects – rankings will follow similar to preceding years. This is ...
In all the games I’ve watched this year there has been one draft eligible prospect that has stood out among the rest. As far as the WHL goes, Matt Dumba is the most desirable player that I have seen in this year’s draft class. Throughout this season he has shown more and more glimpses of ...
The actual 2012 NHL Entry Draft takes place on June 22nd-23rd in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Every year it seems I contemplate whether or not to go through the intriguing yet dubious task of putting together a mock draft. We all know how fascinating it is to go through the process of formulating which team should ...
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst. This goal has been highlighted by Yahoo Sports recently, but I thought it deserves exposure here at THW as well. Innovation definitely deserves recognition. Just when we’ve thought we’ve seen it all in terms of puck creativity, there seems to be another dazzling puck artist ready to ...
