Popularizing Hockey Night Brings Pearson to Barrie Leah Dyck | July 7, 2016 Hockey Night in Simcoe County is an annual charity hockey game hosted by provincial Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, MPP for Simcoe North. For the last eight years, the annual event…
Rebuilding Through the Draft: Two Rebuilds. Two Philosophies. Leah Dyck | June 28, 2016 Rebuilding through the Draft is a trend we’re seeing a lot of these days and this strategy is being used not just by the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the Carolina…
Hockey’s Most Coveted Intangibles Rely on Perspective Leah Dyck | June 15, 2016 It’s a sacrifice that’s often overlooked, and under-appreciated, because it’s one of those intangibles that’s hard to spot and easy to criticize. The ability to produce points is a highly…
The Superior Player Development Team Resides in Windsor Leah Dyck | May 12, 2016 Last month, I examined Central Scouting’s (CSS) rankings for North American skaters with a focus on the OHL’s London Knights and Windsor Spitfires. The analysis revealed that according to CSS,…
OHL Gold Cup: Hockey Canada Scouts Can’t Get Enough Leah Dyck | May 5, 2016 Today was the first day of games for the Ontario Hockey Federation’s 2016 OHL Gold Cup. This year, the annual event is taking place at Kitchener’s Activa’s Sportsplex from May…
Quality Person = Quality Player Leah Dyck | April 24, 2016 Watching a quality player like Alex Ovechkin is an act of enjoying beauty and in my opinion, so is listening to Connor McDavid talk. Similar to Bobby Orr, McDavid asserts…
Our Generation’s New Hockey Agent Leah Dyck | April 22, 2016 A hockey agent manages the most important and crucial aspects of a player’s career. Consequently, they’ve become solely responsible for the lifespan of their client’s career. Let that sink in…
Options the Amateur Hockey Player Needs to Know Leah Dyck | April 19, 2016 Amateur hockey players have a ton of decisions to make when it comes to where they’re going to play next. At the end of the day, every player has a…
London’s Contributions to Leafs’ Rebuild Plan Leah Dyck | April 17, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs’ rebuild plan is one of the most controversial and talked about topics in sports news today. It seems that every week something huge is happening for…
Who Are the CHL’s Elite Development Teams? Leah Dyck | April 16, 2016 If I told you the Québec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) produced the least amount of draft eligible players that improved over the 2015-16 season, would you believe me? Furthermore,…
Blue Jackets D-Corps Increases Value Leah Dyck | April 12, 2016 It was in the year 2000 when the Columbus Blue Jackets started making a reputation for themselves. A reputation of always trying and never giving up. It’s admirable, it’s inspiring…
Orillia High School Produces Top Talent to OHL Draft Leah Dyck | April 11, 2016 The day after the OHL Draft is always a day filled with excitement. For many, it’s the first day of new beginnings and it’s 24 hours after letting the great…
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