Jack Dawkins
Jack Dawkins is a freelance scout, analyst and avid watcher of "way too much hockey." He has joined The Hockey Writers team to cover all things Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes and Florida Panthers. He's an absolute data hound and loves using stats and analytics to calculate and extrapolate data for analysis.
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Capitals Face Tough Roster Decisions
June 30th, 2020 It has been reported that the NHL salary cap might be effectively frozen at $81.5 million until 2023. During that time period, Alex Ovechkin's current contract will expire, several players will hit free agency, and drafted prospects will be trying to break into the NHL. This puts the Washington Capitals into an interesting position with...
Flyers' 2020 Mock Draft 2nd Round and Beyond
June 25th, 2020 In the second round of THW's Mock Draft, I took over the Philadelphia Flyers from fellow writer, Johnny Berman. When all was said and done, I looked back at the picks that had been made and had to confess that this was my favorite group of players among the teams that I had picked for. I specifically tried to find players who were the...
Coyotes' 2020 THW Mock Draft Recap
June 8th, 2020 For the 2020 THW Mock Draft, I was the general manager for a couple of teams, including the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes had no picks in the first round, so the second round was where I started my work for them. With these picks, I tried to use a mix of my scouting and the team's general manager John Chayka's usage of analytics to try...
Capitals' 2020 Mock Draft Picks
June 1st, 2020 The Washington Capitals have five picks in the upcoming draft and I volunteered to try my best to impersonate general manager Brian MacLellan and select for them in the mock draft. Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan, 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Finals (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) When it...
Wild's Late Streak Secures Spot in Proposed 2020 NHL Playoffs
May 27th, 2020 Since Feb. 1, the Minnesota Wild are 12-6-1. It's a short span of time, but that's a standing point percentage of .658. If the Wild had been able to maintain that points percentage over the course of the entire season, they would have been the second-ranked team in the entire Western Conference. Kevin Fiala, Minnesota Wild (Jess...
Capitals Ready for One Last Cup Run With This Roster
May 24th, 2020 With the NHLPA voting to approve a 24-team playoff format, the Washington Capitals are likely to be one of the favorites to go all the way. They have successfully lifted Lord Stanley's Cup very recently, and have many of the pieces that got them there still on the roster. Though there have been some bumps in the road this season,...
