What’s Behind NHL Jersey Numbers? Dennis Schellenberg | November 2, 2017 Choosing a jersey number sometimes has a philosophy of its own. Each NHL player has his own number logic and usually keeps this number for the rest of his career…
Scouting the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Dennis Schellenberg | August 17, 2016 The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is held annually and gives scouts the first sightings of the season in a competitive tournament for U18 players.…
Reviewing the 2016 NHL Draft Dennis Schellenberg | June 28, 2016 There have been a couple of days between the draft and now, some thinking time to identify trends, losers, winners, surprises and more. Let’s have a look at the biggest…
Kieffer Bellows – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 24, 2016 Kieffer Bellows 2015-16 Team: NTDP (#22) Date of birth: 6/10/1998 Place of birth: Edina, USA Ht: 6’0 Wt: 196 Shoots: Left Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible…
Ready, Set, Draft! Dennis Schellenberg | June 24, 2016 Only a couple of hours until the 2016 Draft gets under way and you don’t have the insights of a scout and are not yet fully prepared for the draft?…
Auston Matthews – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 23, 2016 Auston Matthews 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#34) Date of birth: 9/17/1997 Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Ht: 6’2 Wt: 194 Shoots: Left Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year…
Patrik Laine – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 20, 2016 Patrik Laine 2015-16 Team: Tappara Tampere (#29) Date of birth: 4/19/1998 Place of birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 6’4 Wt: 201 Shoots: Right Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible…
Why There Is No Battle for 1st Overall Dennis Schellenberg | June 15, 2016 Auston Matthews started the season as the clear front-runner for the first overall selection in the upcoming draft in Buffalo, but Patrik Laine’s outstanding performance over the past few months…
Mitch Eliot – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 11, 2016 Mitch Eliot 2015-16 Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks (#2) Date of birth: 06/02/1998 Place of birth: Grosse Pointe, USA Ht: 6’0 Wt: 190 Shoots: Right Position: Defence NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st…
Markus Nurmi – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 5, 2016 Markus Nurmi 2015-16 Team: TPS Turku U20 (#48) Date of birth: 6/29/1998 Place of birth: Turku, Finland Ht: 6’3 Wt: 168 Shoots: Right Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st…
Antti Kalapudas – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 3, 2016 Antti Kalapudas 2015-16 Team: Karpat (#21) Date of birth: 7/22/1996 Place of birth: Oulianen, Finland Ht: 6’0 Wt: 179 Shoots: Left Position: C/LW NHL Draft eligibility: 3rd year eligible in…
Aapeli Rasanen – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile Dennis Schellenberg | June 1, 2016 Aapeli Rasanen 2015-16 Team: Tappara U20 (#17) Date of birth: 1/6/1998 Place of birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 6’0 Wt: 183 Shoots: Right Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year…