Christopher Ralph
Chris is THW's senior draft/prospect analyst and a Managing Editor. Watch for "The Next Ones" Prospect Profile series, exclusive rankings, mock drafts, as well as the annual THW NHL Entry Draft Guide. Follow @ChrisRalphYQ on Twitter as he infiltrates, dissects and analyzes all happenings of hockey prospects and the NHL entry draft. Email: cralph[at]thehockeywriters[dot]com
Author's Posts
2016 NHL Draft Team Grades and Top Prospects: Central Division
July 27th, 2016 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by Chris Ralph)This is an in-depth look at the NHL's Central Division's team's:Top 15 prospects 2016 NHL Draft team grades Impact prospects by team Sleeper prospects Under 21 players 2016 NHL Draft results compared to rankings Stats from last season for all of the aboveThe...
2016 NHL Draft Top Prospects for Fantasy Hockey
July 25th, 2016 Hand-crafted specially for fantasy hockey junkies, although certainly not exclusive to.The following rankings are based on a prospect’s pure offensive potential. Goalies get no love here. Apologies to the vital guardians of the goal, but your potential is just too monumentally difficult to predict from a fantasy armchair GM’s...
2016 NHL Draft Team Grades and Top Prospects: Metropolitan Division
July 22nd, 2016 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by Chris Ralph) The Metropolitan Division The Metropolitan Division: Draft and Prospect TableHurricanes Blue Jackets Devils Islanders Rangers Flyers Penguins CapitalsDraft RankingB+ A B+ B C- B+ C+ B-Prospect...
2016 NHL Draft Team Grades and Top Prospects: Atlantic Division
July 5th, 2016 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphYQ) The Atlantic Division The Atlantic Division: Draft and Prospect TableBoston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa TorontoDraft GradeB- A B- B- A A B A+Prospects GradeB- B+ A- B- B A B- A3...
2017 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones Summer Edition
July 4th, 2016 Why even bother go through the futile task of mock-draft creation? Given there is a complete season yet to be played, eligible players’ stocks will rise and fall, as will NHL teams' placement in the standings. It is admittedly intriguing this far out to envision where teams may slot in for the 2017 draft and which...
2017 NHL Draft Rankings: The Next Ones Preliminary Edition
July 3rd, 2016 Goodbye Buffalo. Hello Chicago.With the highly touted, talent laden 2016 NHL entry draft now in the rear view mirror, it’s time to switch focus to the intriguing 2017 draft class which has the makings of a deep one. There will undoubtedly be plenty of jockeying for position amongst the eligible prospects with offseason training...
