Zach Fucale isn’t the Halifax Mooseheads’ star player.
But really, no one else is, either. It’s not because Fucale isn’t good enough to be the star; it’s more about Fucale being one of three elite players on Halifax’s roster. And one who’ll probably be gone by the time the first round of the NHL draft concludes.
Nikita Zadorov isn’t who London Knights fans imagined when hearing their team had drafted a Russian defenseman in the first round of the 2012 CHL Import Draft.
A silky-smooth, offensive-minded, 5-foot-10 blueliner was pictured by many. Instead, Knights supporters found themselves looking at a 6-foot-5, 230-pound mammoth.
The Philadelphia Flyers ruined their chances of a top ten pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft after their resurgence in the last few weeks of the season so unless they decide to move up in the draft, they’ll hold the No. 11 pick on the board. With a draft class that is being referred ...
So, the Edmonton Oilers don’t have the number one overall pick in this year’s draft (hooray for slight improvement!), but not to worry Oil Country, this year’s draft is pretty deep and the Oilers need some help. The defensive unit in Edmonton was downright dreadful at times allowing opponents to shoot the puck 40+ times ...
After making massive changes and gearing up for a long-overdue rebuild of their roster over the last month, the 2012-2013 Calgary Flames found themselves in an unfamiliar position- the win column. Since a 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on April 6th, the Flames have gone 6-3-0 and have earned 12 of a possible 19 points. Ironically, the winning streak could not have come at a worse time
Troy Josephs’s name doesn’t often come up first when discussing Ontario Junior Hockey League prospects for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Typically, teammate Matt Buckles receives the most attention in that department.
But that doesn’t mean Josephs is far behind.
Play for pride No professional athlete or coach will ever purposefully tank for dry higher draft pick. If a coach condones tanking, there’s a very good chance he will not survive long enough to coach the player the team will eventually draft. Players will also never tank as they are playing for their professional lives each ...
With only 4 games remaining in the season, the Predators will be in a position that they have not found themselves in since the 2008-2009. The Predators have officially been eliminated from this season’s playoffs and instead of competing for a chance at the Stanley Cup, they will spend the rest of the season hoping ...
After losing 11 out of their last 14 games, the Colorado Avalanche find themselves firmly ensconced in last place in the Western Conference and in the penultimate spot in the overall standings, tied in points, but with a few games in hand on the lowly Florida Panthers. Although the Avs are not mathematically eliminated from ...
The name “Seth Jones” and the word “tank” have been used in the same sentence a lot lately. In some ways it’s a compliment regarding Jones’s physical strength; in many other ways it’s just referring to teams selling at the trade deadline with the hopes of “[writing off the rest of this season and "[engineering]” my team the best way possible to get the first pick.”
Welcome to the life of the league’s basement dwellers. And welcome to the dilemma they’re to be facing with a potential first overall pick.
