Every NHL Team’s Top Prospect: 2017 Edition Brett Slawson | August 21, 2017 Prospects are absolutely essential to prosperity in the National Hockey League. Without a wealth of excellent young talent, league franchise’s can struggle to maintain consistent success throughout long periods of…
THW’s List of Prospects in the KHL in 2017-18 season Alessandro Seren Rosso | August 20, 2017 In the 2017-18 season, a total of 42 prospects will skate in the KHL (or in their affiliate teams in the VHL or MHL). This number is up from last…
Pike’s Picks: 2018 NHL Draft Rankings – Preliminary Edition Ryan Pike | August 15, 2017 The annual Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament for under-18 players has come and gone, which officially kicks off the scouting season for the 2018 National Hockey League draft class. Based on…
5 Breakout Rookies in 2017-18 Season Joseph Ochs | August 11, 2017 Every year, NHL fans are treated to a new wave of youthful talent making names for themselves on the ice, as the question marks of yesterday become the stars of…
Canada Seeks Redemption at Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Ryan Pike | August 3, 2017 One year after their worst-ever showing at the annual Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, Hockey Canada is returning to the Czech Republic with gold on their minds. The 2017 edition of…
Possible Landing Spots for Will Butcher Melissa Burgess | July 31, 2017 Will Butcher, a defenseman from the University of Denver, will reportedly become a free agent next month. Adrian Dater of BSNDenver reported the news, that was confirmed by Butcher’s agent,…
No NHL Draft Guarantees for Canada’s Hlinka Hopefuls Ryan Pike | July 30, 2017 For players dreaming of being selected in the annual National Hockey League entry draft, the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament is a big deal. Held annually since 1991, the Hlinka Tournament…
Fan Guide to NHL Prospects Tournaments Melissa Burgess | July 23, 2017 Most, if not all, NHL teams will put their prospects to the test in one of a number of tournaments in September. As of mid-July, 27 teams are slated to…
Golden Opportunity Awaits Pierre-Luc Dubois Mark Scheig | July 22, 2017 Welcome back to Blue Jackets’ Pressure Points. This is part three of our summer series answering hard questions about the Columbus Blue Jackets. In part one, we recapped the offseason…
Kings Top 4 Prospects 2017 Gavin Corcelli | July 12, 2017 The old adage in all parts of life is “quality over quantity”. Given the significant investments in their recent cup runs where they traded away numerous high picks and quality…
Tampa Bay Lightning Top 4 Prospects 2017 Eugene Helfrick | July 12, 2017 When Steve Yzerman took over the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010, the organization had one of the weakest prospect pools in the NHL. Since then Yzerman and company have placed…
Coyotes Top 4 Prospects 2017 Louis Pannone | July 12, 2017 For the last few seasons, the Arizona Coyotes have been touted as having one of the deepest and most talented prospect pools in the NHL. Indeed, years of solid scouting and…