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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5 Thoughts on Capitals 2020-21 Training Camp
January 11th, 2021 Today, teams are trimming down rosters. It's another chaotic day in the chaotic couple weeks leading up to the start of the NHL season. The Washington Capitals wrapped up their second scrimmage game of training camp last night. Before the season starts, here's five thoughts from training camp, so far. Crowded Defense With the...
Slovakia's 2021 World Juniors a Resounding Success
January 8th, 2021 I needed a little time to reflect on Team Slovakia's tournament because I was convinced there was more to it than just the expected quarterfinal round exit. I've gone back and re-watched some game film trying to fully grasp what went well, what went poorly and everything in between. There's more good than bad to talk about. They...
4 Takeaways From Slovakia's Ugly Loss to Finland
December 31st, 2020 There's a famous clip from one of the early seasons of America's Next Top Model where Tyra Banks screams, "I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you." If somebody could take that video and edit in a globe over Tyra's face and a Slovak flag over the model she was yelling at, it would sum up this game better than any amount of...
The 1 Takeaway From Slovakia's Overtime Loss to Germany
December 29th, 2020 Slovakia earned a single point from their 4-3 overtime loss to Team Germany to put them in third in the Group A standings with four points. Unless Switzerland miraculously takes a point from Canada later today, that will be good enough for Team Slovakia to earn a place in the elimination round. While their effort in this game could be...
4 Takeaways From Slovakia's Gritty Defeat At the Hands of Canada
December 28th, 2020 Slovakia came into this tournament without a lot of expectations placed upon them by the hockey world. Ranked ninth in the IIHF World Ranking, the focus for Slovakia was on their trio of 16-year-old skaters. Now after a first game win against Switzerland and a surprising low-scoring tight game against Canada, expectations are changing...
Team Slovakia Players to Watch at 2021 World Junior Championship
December 27th, 2020 Slovakia comes into the 2021 World Junior Championships as one of the lower-ranked teams from the top division on the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world ranking list. With some of the stacked teams appearing in this tournament, medal contention might be a far-off dream. That doesn't mean that Slovakia is not a team...
