Larry Fisher
Larry Fisher has been an at-large contributor for The Hockey Writers since August 2014. Fisher covers both the NHL and the WHL, specializing in prospects and NHL draft content, including his annual mock drafts that date back to 2012. Fisher is also a sports reporter/editor for The Daily Courier in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, where he has been covering the WHL's Kelowna Rockets since 2008 and has been credentialed for several NHL games in various cities. Follow him on Twitter: @LarryFisher_KDC.
Author's Posts
Revisiting Preseason Rankings for 2019 NHL Draft
August 15th, 2019 Scouting is not an exact science and hindsight can be hilarious at times. The draft year offers a ton of time for development and so much can change from September to June. Still, it’s both fun and educational to look back — to laugh and learn. After publishing my preseason rankings for the 2020 NHL draft — my...
Revisiting Preseason Rankings for 2018 NHL Draft
August 14th, 2019 Scouting is not an exact science and hindsight can be hilarious at times. The draft year offers a ton of time for development and so much can change from September to June. Still, it’s both fun and educational to look back — to laugh and learn. After publishing my preseason rankings for the 2020 NHL draft — my top 124...
2020 NHL Draft: 15 Risers From Hlinka Gretzky Cup
August 12th, 2019 The Hlinka Gretzky Cup always impacts my preseason rankings for the NHL draft. This year was no exception, with several prospects on the rise for 2020 thanks to their performances at that best-on-best showcase to start the draft year. Others improved their stock, even if they didn’t rise much in my rankings. That includes the...
2020 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings
August 12th, 2019 Recency bias can be a real thing. That is the risk in holding off until after the Hlinka Gretzky Cup to publish my preseason rankings for the 2020 NHL draft. However, that summer under-18 tournament is also the first best-on-best showcase of the draft year and thus a key evaluation tool in seeing how the top talents perform amongst...
Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada Dethroned By Russia Thanks To Goaltender
August 10th, 2019 Alexander Pashin kept his hot hand but Yaroslav Askarov was the real hero for Russia in dethroning Canada with a 3-2 victory in the gold-medal game of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Askarov was amazing in making 35 saves and Pashin scored twice — including what stood up as the winner — after previously netting a hat trick in the...
Hlinka Gretzky Cup: Canada Shades Sweden in Semifinal Shootout
August 9th, 2019 Cole Perfetti finally got his hat trick — as part of an incredible five-goal game, two in regulation and three more in the shootout — in lifting Canada to a 3-2 win over Sweden in the semifinals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Breclav, Czech Republic. It was shades of Jonathan Toews from 2007 as far as shootout heroes go, with...
