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Dennis Schellenberg

Independent Scout covering European Hockey and Prospects for TheHockeyWriters. Located in Switzerland and blogging on www.scouting-factory.blogspot.com. Opinions on blog are my own

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…

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