Larry Fisher
Larry Fisher is a senior writer and head scout for The Hockey Writers, having been an at-large contributor for THW 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 has also been a beat writer for the WHL's Kelowna Rockets since 2008, formerly working as a sports reporter/editor for The Daily Courier in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada from 2008-2019. Follow him on Twitter: @LarryFisher_KDC.
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2020 NHL Draft: 10 Fallers from Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 15th, 2019 Fisher’s Top 124 for OctoberFisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings It’s early days still, but the 2020 draft year is ramping up and prospects are getting up to speed. They may not be in midseason form yet and some will come on stronger in the second half — and into playoffs — but there is enough of a sample size...
2020 NHL Draft: 10 Risers from Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 15th, 2019 Fisher’s Top 124 for OctoberFisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings It’s early days still, but the 2020 draft year is ramping up and prospects are getting up to speed. They may not be in midseason form yet and some will come on stronger in the second half — and into playoffs — but there is enough of a sample size...
2020 NHL Draft Rankings: Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 14th, 2019 Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings The 2020 draft year is now in full swing across the hockey world. It started, in earnest, with the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in August — after which I published my preseason rankings — but most the top prospects have since played around 10 league games to provide a sample size worth...
Oilers Outsider: Opening Week Offers Optimism
October 7th, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers are off to a 2-0 start thanks to a pair of exciting home wins. That is good news for both the standings and ticket sales going forward. It is certainly the start that Daryl Katz, Tom Anselmi and Bob Nicholson wanted to see. The Oilers are a business, after all, and when they are winning — and entertaining —...
NHL Standings Predictions: Could This Be The Leafs’ Year?
October 2nd, 2019 Predictions are always fun but never easy — and rarely right. With the parity in today’s NHL — false or not — making predictions becomes that much more difficult. Especially when it comes to the standings, let alone predicting the playoff picture prior to the puck dropping on the regular season. This year feels as...
NHL Trophy Talk: 31 Calder Candidates
October 1st, 2019 This season’s rookie class has the potential to be among the best in recent memory. Almost every team has at least one notable rookie to watch and some have a few contenders for the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s top rookie. For the fifth year in a row — dating back to 2015, with Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel — the...
