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
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Reviewing the 2016 NHL Draft
June 28th, 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 stand outs from the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The Obvious There was a big fuss on a potential first overall selection of Patrik Laine prior to the draft. However, every...
Kieffer Bellows – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
June 24th, 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 Twitter: @bellowskieffer THW ranking: 13 Other Rankings Future Considerations: 16 ISS Hockey: 17 Hockeyprospect:...
Ready, Set, Draft!
June 24th, 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? Then it is high time you get prepared in the best way. There has been a lot of chatter on the top three picks, but let’s dig deeper. I’ve come up with a couple of things you need to...
Auston Matthews – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
June 23rd, 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 eligible Twitter: @A_Matthews34 THW The Next Ones Ranking: 1 Other Rankings Central Scouting EU skaters:...
Patrik Laine – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
June 20th, 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 Twitter: @PatrikLaine29 THW rankings: 2 Other Rankings Future Considerations: 2 McKeen’s Hockey:...
Why There Is No Battle for 1st Overall
June 15th, 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 started to heat up the discussion on who should go first overall. Laine has picked up his play so much that there are scouting services which...
