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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.

Wild Wheel and Deal to Move Up on Day 2

Jack Dawkins | October 8, 2020

The Minnesota Wild started the day with the 39th, 101st, 132nd, 163rd and 194th picks on Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. They finished the day picking 37th,…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Wild Prospects

Capitals Quiet and Unassuming on Day 2

Jack Dawkins | October 8, 2020

Less than 24 hours after trading up to gamble on Hendrix Lapierre, the Washington Capitals made four picks in Rounds 4-7. GM Brian MacLellan did make the most of his…

Categories Capitals Prospects, NHL Entry Draft

Panthers Stock Cupboard With High Value and Potential Draft Steals on Day 2

Jack Dawkins | October 8, 2020

I recently mentioned on Twitter what I thought the Florida Panthers needed to do at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft: I was going to do a pre-draft primer for the…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Panthers Prospects

Panthers Score Big at 12 with Lundell

Jack Dawkins | October 7, 2020

With the 12th-overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers selected center Anton Lundell from HIFK of Liiga. With this pick, the Panthers have added an excellent center…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Panthers Prospects

Wild Get Their Center with Marco Rossi

Jack Dawkins | October 7, 2020

With the ninth-overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild selected Austrian forward, Marco Rossi from the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Rossi is…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Wild Prospects

Capitals Gamble With Hendrix Lapierre on NHL Draft Day 1

Jack Dawkins | October 7, 2020

With the 22nd pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected Hendrix Lapierre. He is a player who was ranked very highly on his ability, but because…

Categories Capitals Prospects, NHL Entry Draft

Wild 2020 Draft Preview: Searching for a Franchise Prospect

Jack Dawkins | October 6, 2020

The Minnesota Wild have a cut and dry draft mandate, with immediate positions of need on their roster and obvious holes in their prospect system. Given the draft projections, with…

Categories Minnesota Wild, NHL Entry Draft

Coyotes’ New GM Prepares to Contain Draft Dumpster Fire

Jack Dawkins | September 30, 2020

I’m not sure Arizona Coyotes fans would believe it, if you were to go back in time to December 2019 and tell them that acquiring Taylor Hall would be a…

Categories Coyotes Management, NHL Entry Draft

Coyotes Hire Bill Armstrong as General Manager

Jack Dawkins | September 17, 2020

The Arizona Coyotes have hired former St. Louis Blues assistant general manager Bill Armstrong to be their new full-time general manager. He takes over from interim general manager Steve Sullivan,…

Categories Coyotes Management, NHL News

Wild Ink Brodin to 7-year Extension

Jack Dawkins | September 15, 2020

Per Michael Russo and other sources, the Minnesota Wild have handed defender Jonas Brodin a seven-year contract extension worth $42 million. Brodin’s year-by-year (all salary, no SB) breakdown: Year 1:…

Categories NHL News, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Wild Transactions

Capitals’ 2020 Draft Preview

Jack Dawkins | September 15, 2020

The Washington Capitals will pick 24th overall in the 1st round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft which will take place on Oct. 6-7. They also have picks in rounds…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Previews and Predictions, Washington Capitals

Dale Hawerchuk: A Legacy Beyond the Hall of Fame

Jack Dawkins | August 31, 2020

After a long battle with cancer, NHL legend and Hall of Fame member Dale Hawerchuk left this world on August 18, 2020. He left behind a legacy that will affect…

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