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Jack LeGwin

After covering college and high school basketball for six years as a college student and after graduating for various outlets, I've turned to hockey the past couple years. Most recently, I started the BTS Hockey Podcast, on which I interview players and dive a bit deeper into how they achieve the heights that they have and what their goals are. My main goal is just to tell stories about people, and learn about them beyond just being an athlete.

How Are Top Prospects and Players Training During the Pandemic?

Jack LeGwin | July 21, 2020

In the past couple of months, I have chatted with some of the top prospects and players in the game and asked them how they are handling staying safe, but…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects

Kris Versteeg: A Well-Travelled and Successful NHL Career

Jack LeGwin | July 17, 2020

Kris Versteeg has officially retired from professional hockey at the age of 33, he announced in a statement on Tuesday. Here’s a look at his long journey through hockey, and…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Ryan Hardy’s Journey to the Chicago Steel – and How He’s Getting the Job Done

Jack LeGwin | June 11, 2020

“It’s relatively easy to sustain being competitive. It’s very difficult to sustain a program to compete for the championship every year.”- Ryan Hardy Ryan Hardy is creating a winning atmosphere…

Categories USHL

Top Prospect Rutger McGroarty Discusses Future With USA NTDP

Jack LeGwin | May 28, 2020

Rutger McGroarty is heading to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) next year as one of the most hyped hockey prospects in the world in the 2022 draft…

Categories NHL Prospects

Perreault’s Bloodlines Helping Him Prep for the 2020 NHL Draft

Jack LeGwin | May 24, 2020

Some might say that Jacob Perreault has a lot to live up to, but if you ask him, he doesn’t think about it. Perreault’s whole family plays the game. His…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects, OHL

Top Euro Draft Prospect Tim Stützle Talks About His Rise to the Top

Jack LeGwin | May 8, 2020

Not many players in the 2020 draft class have had the rise to the top that Tim Stützle has had. Currently mocked in the top five by practically every outlet…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects

The Evolution of the Carolina Hurricanes

Jack LeGwin | May 6, 2020

The Carolina Hurricanes have completely re-vamped. From officially hiring Rod Brind’Amour as the team’s head coach in 2018, to strong drafting in the past eight years, the team has gone…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Editor's Choice

North Bay’s Ty Nelson Reflects on the OHL Draft

Jack LeGwin | May 5, 2020

Ty Nelson has joined some elite company. The Toronto native was selected first overall in the 2020 OHL Draft by the North Bay Battalion, joining the likes of Connor McDavid,…

Categories OHL

Predators Prospect Afanasyev: Improving & Getting Closer to Nashville

Jack LeGwin | May 1, 2020

Egor Afanasyev has continued his upward trajectory this season. Scoring 67 points in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 62 games for the Windsor Spitfires, some believe that he has…

Categories OHL, Predators Prospects

Flyers’ Prospect Jay O’Brien Discusses His Journey

Jack LeGwin | April 30, 2020

There is always a level of expectation that comes with being a first-round pick, and Jay O’Brien is no exception. Selected No. 19 overall in the 2018 draft by the…

Categories Flyers Prospects

Predators’ Prospect Farrance: Options After BU

Jack LeGwin | April 29, 2020

David Farrance exploded onto the scene this season at Boston University in a big way. The third-round pick for the Nashville Predators in 2017 tallied 43 points in 34 games…

Categories NCAA, Predators Prospects

Rangers Prospect Nils Lundkvist: One Step at a Time

Jack LeGwin | April 28, 2020

Nils Lundkvist is taking things one step at a time. Selected No. 28 overall by the New York Rangers in 2018, the Swedish blueliner has made his mark in the…

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