Sebastian Egerton-Read
Seb has been writing about the NHL and ice hockey for nearly five years. He has written for a number of different sites and is currently lead writer of The5Hole.com and Hockeyschedule.me. He covers the Minnesota Wild for The Hockey Writers. Follow him on twitter @seberead
Author's Posts
Critiquing Chuck Fletcher's Offseason: Minnesota Wild GM Gambles
July 23rd, 2013 Compared with the remarkable transformation that occurred last summer, the 2013 offseason has featured only a small trickle of news for Minnesota Wild fans. There were no high draft picks, there were no headline grabbing free agent signings and there were no major trades. Make no mistake about it though, the 2013 offseason has the...
The Minnesota Wild Select "El Nino" In The 2013 NHL Draft
July 3rd, 2013 Nino Niederreiter knows how the bright young prospects selected in the top five of the 2013 NHL Entry draft on Sunday felt and will feel. He knows almost exactly how Elias Lindholm will have felt, the fifth overall pick by the Carolina Hurricanes, having been selected in the same spot three years earlier. However, the example of...
Will Mikael Granlund Explode Next Season ?
June 20th, 2013 Just about everything has gone perfectly for Mikael Granlund in his hockey career so far. Or at least everything went right until he got into the NHL. One of the world's most promising young hockey players stumbled and stuttered when offered the opportunity to be a top nine forward with the Minnesota Wild. It was an opportunity that...
NHL Entry Draft 2013: Five Fringe European Prospects
June 11th, 2013 The deeper into an NHL draft you get, the less certain things become. Every NHL team employs its separate scouting staff to different leagues all around the world searching for the best young talent. A lot of the focus will be on finding the team's future stars in the first few rounds, but just as much attention needs to be paid to...
Saku Salminen - The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Prospect Profile
June 8th, 2013 Saku Salminen THW Close-Up: Date of Birth: 10/20/1994 Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland Height: 6'3" Weight: 198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing/Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: not ranked (April Edition) Other Rankings THW Mid-Term Ranking Collation: 215 NHL European Skaters:...
Marcus Hogberg - The Next Ones - 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 7th, 2013 Marcus Hogberg THW Close Up: Date of birth: 11/25/1994 Place of birth: Orebro, Sweden Ht: 6'3" Wt: 196 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking: 85 (April edition) Other Rankings: CSS (EUR Goalies): 3 NHL Aggregate: 96 Click here for Notes Up Front for...
