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Sebastian Egerton-Read

Seb has been writing about the NHL and ice hockey online for over a decade. A long-time passionate Bruins fan, it's a dream of his to be writing about this team, but don't expect him to hold back from telling some hard truths when necessary. Follow him on twitter @seberead

NHL Entry Draft 2013: Five Fringe European Prospects

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 11, 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…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

Saku Salminen – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 8, 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…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

Marcus Hogberg – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 7, 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…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

Rushan Rafikov – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 6, 2013

Rushan Rafikov THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 05/15/1995 Place of birth: Saratov, Russia Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking: not ranked (April edition) Other Rankings:…

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Joose Antonen – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 4, 2013

Joose Antonen THW Close Up: Date of birth: 04/28/1995 Place of birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 179 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: 118 (April edition) Other Rankings: NHL Aggregate: 125 CSS (EUR skaters): 23…

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Ville Husso – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 3, 2013

Ville Husso THW Close Up: Date of birth: 02/06/1995 Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 185 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: not ranked (April Edition) Other Rankings: CSS Aggregate(THW): 178 CSS (EUR…

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Martin Kokes – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 2, 2013

Martin Kokes THW Close Up: Date of birth: 06/13/1995 Place of birth: Most, Czech Republic Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: not ranked Other Rankings: CSS (EUR Skaters): 36 CSS Aggregate…

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Maxim Mamin – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | June 1, 2013

Maxim Mamin THW Close Up: Date of birth: 01/13/1995 Place of birth: Moskva, Russia Ht: 5’11” Wt: 161 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: not ranked (April edition) Other Rankings: CSS (EUR…

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Rinat Valiev – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 31, 2013

Rinat Valiev THW Close Up: Date of birth: 05/11/1995 Place of birth: Nizhnekamsk, Russia Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Ranking: 94 (April Edition) Other Rankings: CSS (N.A.): 141 CSS Consensus (THW): 193 Click…

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Minnesota Wild 2013 Season Player Grades: The Goaltenders

Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 25, 2013

Our player-by-player grading breakdown appropriately finishes with the goaltenders. The 2013 shortened NHL season can be viewed as the first step towards bringing ultimate NHL success to the State of…

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Eddie Ellis – The Next Ones – 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 23, 2013

Eddie Ellis THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 01/12/1995 Place of birth: Burlington, MA, USA Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 THW Rankings: not ranked (April edition) Other Rankings: CSS Mid-term (NA Skaters): 120…

Categories NHL Entry Draft

Minnesota Wild 2013 Season Player Grades: The Blue Liners

Sebastian Egerton-Read | May 23, 2013

The Minnesota Wild were most concerned about their blue line heading into the shortened 2013 NHL season, even with the addition of Ryan Suter, and it proved to be the…

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