Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Edmonton Oilers may be continuously scuffling to make the playoffs and still trying to establish themselves, but they are still the envy of many teams in the NHL for their collection of young talent. With names like Hall, Eberle, Nugent-Hopkins, Schultz and Yakupov all in their early 20′s or younger and all with the potential ...
With the NHL’s players being locked out, there’s not a lot of on-ice NHL news for fans. Which appears to be the perfect time to unveil the fall edition of the Oilers top ten prospect list. Between player progression and regression, the June NHL draft and not to mention any other wheelings and dealings there ...
The Edmonton Oilers have an impressive stable of young talent at the NHL already, one of the most exciting collections of young players in the league, and a group soon to be added to at the draft table in June. What gets lost sometimes in all that hype is that they also boast some top end prospects still to ...
For some organizations, training camp is a time for team veterans to get in gear while as prospects watch their heroes in awe. But for a team in the midst of a rebuild, much like the Edmonton Oilers, training camp can be an arena to assess some stellar players who may be ready to ...
86 Jordan Weal LAK F Drafted: 2010-70th
Only Hall and Seguin have compiled more points last season in the CHL amongst draft eligible players. To accomplish this in the toughest of the three CHL leagues, the Dub (WHL) that is, is all the more impressive. In fact, Jordan Weal became the first 17-year-old player in over a decade to record 100 points in a season in the WHL (WHL.ca).
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW. NHL GMs and their respective scouting teams made a mockery of the most brilliantly done mock drafts – my Three Round Mega Mock Draft included. I did manage to tie Bob McKenzie ...
Christopher Ralph is a hockey writer with a focus on prospects and the entry draft, as well as the Leafs’ correspondent here at THW. Last Update: June 24th, 2010 This marks the second year my annual monster draft preview has been hosted here at The Hockey Writers (THW). For last year’s detailed draft preview click ...
Christopher Ralph is a sportswriter with a focus on hockey prospects, the entry draft, as well as occasional Flames coverage here at THW. {A special thanks to THW’s Buffalo Sabres Correspondent, Angela Stefano, who provided exceptional assistance in preparing this prospect profile.} “Full Potential” Prospect Profile: Please “Click Here” for “Notes Up Front” and the ...
