NHL Entry Draft
Pike's Picks: 2018 NHL Draft Rankings - Preliminary Edition
August 15th, 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 the early buzz, the two standouts of the 2018 class are Swedish defenseman Rasmus...
Canada Seeks Redemption at Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
August 3rd, 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 Canada's under-18 national men's team was announced earlier this week by Hockey Canada as...
No NHL Draft Guarantees for Canada's Hlinka Hopefuls
July 30th, 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 is the first major event of the draft cycle – pitting the top under-18 players from...
Highest-Drafted Swedish Players in NHL History
July 27th, 2017 Sweden is routinely voted as one of the best places to live on earth. Maybe that's why Sweden churns out some of the best hockey players in the world. Ever since the end of World War II, Sweden has found themselves among one of the better teams in the yearly World...
All-Star Value in Every NHL Draft Round
July 12th, 2017 When it comes to the NHL draft, teams can have it easy. Maybe they won the draft lottery and are rewarded with a Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews. Or perhaps they have the top pick and their decision comes down to choosing between Taylor or Tyler, or Nico or Nolan. But...
Nolan Patrick Goes Second, But WHL Has Strong 2017 NHL Draft
July 9th, 2017 The 2017 National Hockey League draft was a mixture of good and bad news for the Western Hockey League. While the most prominent player in the WHL's 2017 draft class, Nolan Patrick, slipped from projections of going first overall to being taken second by the Philadelphia...
