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NHL Draft Set to Refuel Passion in Sunbelt Markets

David OConnor | May 31, 2013

Jonathan Drouin, Seth Jones, and Nate MacKinnon have dominated the Canadian Hockey League this season. They’ve done it surrounded by analysis, expectations, and media pressure. All three of them have that in common. But only two of them are expected to end up in Sunbelt markets come June 30.

And those sunny, southern cities are about to receive a massive shipment of elite talent.

Zach Fucale and Drafting A Goaltender in the First Round

David OConnor | May 17, 2013

Zach Fucale isn’t the Halifax Mooseheads’ star player.

But really, no one else is, either. It’s not because Fucale isn’t good enough to be the star; it’s more about Fucale being one of three elite players on Halifax’s roster. And one who’ll probably be gone by the time the first round of the NHL draft concludes.

2013 NHL Draft Spotlight: The Masked Men

Carl Maloney | May 17, 2013

The NHL Entry Draft is little more than a month away, and as usual there is a flood of interest in 2013 mock drafts, player profiles and NHL team needs. Most of the…

2013 CHL MasterCard Memorial Cup Preview

Carl Maloney | May 16, 2013

The 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup gets underway this Friday in Saskatoon with the hometown Blades getting things started against the London Knights. There are plenty of interesting storylines in this…

London Knights’ Nikita Zadorov Defies European Stereotype

David OConnor | May 11, 2013

Nikita Zadorov isn’t who London Knights fans imagined when hearing their team had drafted a Russian defenseman in the first round of the 2012 CHL Import Draft.

A silky-smooth, offensive-minded, 5-foot-10 blueliner was pictured by many. Instead, Knights supporters found themselves looking at a 6-foot-5, 230-pound mammoth.

Dakota Mermis – The Next Ones: 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Carl Maloney | May 10, 2013

Dakota Mermis – THW Closeup: Team: London Knights (OHL) Birthdate: January 5, 1994 Hometown: Alton, IL, USA Height: 5′ 11″ Weight: 190lbs Position: Defence Shoots: Left Twitter: @dmermis06 THW Ranking: 115 CSS Final Rankings: 95…

Ryan Pulock – The Next Ones: NHL 2013 Draft Prospect Profile

Christopher Ralph | April 24, 2013

Ryan Pulock THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 10/06/1994 Place of birth: Grandview, MB, CAN Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 211 Shoots: Right Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 1st year eligible Twitter:…

Erie Otters’ Dylan Strome Next in Elite Hockey Family

David OConnor | April 6, 2013

When the Erie Otters announced Dylan Strome’s name as the second overall pick in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection, it marked a new arrival in hockey’s family of brothers.

A 6-foot-2, 165 pound forward, Strome played his minor midget season with the Toronto Marlboros.

Travis Konecny Selected 1st Overall, Day Waits Another Day

Brendan Ross | April 5, 2013

For the first time in the history of the exceptional status rule, the player deemed “exceptional” will not be selected first overall after the Ottawa 67’s announced Friday afternoon that team will be selecting forward Travis Konecny with the first pick of the 2013 OHL Priority Selection Draft.

The Future of Hockey: 2013 OHL Mock Draft

Brendan Ross | April 4, 2013

For the third time in as many years, an underage player has been granted exceptional status in the Ontario Hockey League allowing Sean Day, a standout defenseman from Detroit…

Seth Jones Ready to Take the NHL By Storm

David OConnor | March 28, 2013

The name “Seth Jones” and the word “tank” have been used in the same sentence a lot lately. In some ways it’s a compliment regarding Jones’s physical strength; in many other ways it’s just referring to teams selling at the trade deadline with the hopes of “[writing off the rest of this season and “[engineering]” my team the best way possible to get the first pick.”

Welcome to the life of the league’s basement dwellers. And welcome to the dilemma they’re to be facing with a potential first overall pick.

Jimmy Lodge – The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Carl Maloney | March 27, 2013

Jimmy Lodge THW Close-Up: Team: Saginaw Spirit (OHL) Hometown: Downingtown, PA, USA Height: 6’2″ Weight: 165lbs Position: Centre Shoots: Right THW Ranking: 39th CSS Final Rankings (North American Skaters): 21st TSN’s Craig…