NHL Entry Draft
2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 186 for November
November 16th, 2018 Fisher’s Top 124 for October Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings I’m trying harder, but this isn’t getting any easier. With every passing year, I’m starting to feel more like a real scout. Realistically, I’m a regional scout — based in...
2010 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
November 15th, 2018 The 2010 NHL Entry Draft is notable for producing many of the NHL's present-day elite, including Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall, who were selected first and second, respectively. It's also notable for having 11 American-born players drafted in the first round. Perhaps...
2019 NHL Draft Consensus Rankings - Early Season
November 9th, 2018 Early Season 2019 Edition The 2018-19 season began in September for many prospects and is now well into its third month. Most entities which rank prospects for the National Hockey League entry draft have released their first (or second) public rankings. As a result, it's...
Pike's Picks: 2019 NHL Draft Rankings - November Edition
November 5th, 2018 The 2018-19 hockey season is more than two months old, meaning that major junior players are roughly a quarter through their seasons and college hockey is in full swing. Every prominent 2019 National Hockey League draft prospect has played a good chunk of hockey, so it's a...
2019 NHL Draft: 10 Fallers from Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 27th, 2018 2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 from October 2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 from August These are a couple weeks behind schedule — as other pieces took priority — but better late than never with my risers and fallers from October. Remember...
2019 NHL Draft: 10 Risers from Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 27th, 2018 2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 from October 2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 from August These are a couple weeks behind schedule — as other pieces took priority — but better late than never with my risers and fallers from October. Remember...
2009 NHL Entry Draft: Five Forgotten Picks
October 19th, 2018 NHL general managers are a little bit like modern-day prospectors. They carefully research where they think the gold is, then plan how to go about getting it. When they get down to the river, (or, in this case, the draft) and pan for the gold (or make their picks), they may...
2019 NHL Draft: Early Season Top 20 WHL Prospects
October 17th, 2018 The National Hockey League's annual entry draft goes through cycles, with different leagues seeing different levels of representation as their own development cycles ebb and flow. The 2019 NHL Draft – coincidentally hosted in Vancouver, BC – is considered by the...
2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 9th, 2018 Could we have a two-horse race developing for first overall in 2019? Dare I say three? Four? Five? Don’t get me wrong, Jack Hughes is still the frontrunner and may very well go wire-to-wire as No. 1, but I’m sensing some serious challengers. A “Big...
2012 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now?
September 28th, 2018 Despite how often people try to evaluate a draft class as players are selected, it can take years for new draftees to grow into their roles with the teams that selected them. As time rolls on, you can begin to see who struck gold with their first-round selections, and who...
2013 NHL Entry Draft: Where Are They Now?
September 26th, 2018 With the 2013 NHL Entry Draft passing its fifth anniversary this offseason, this provides a milestone year to look back at the top picks to see how their careers are progressing. This draft proved to be a transformative year for many teams, with franchise-defining players...
Power-Ranking Every Panthers Entry Draft
September 19th, 2018 It is the Florida Panthers' 25th anniversary season this year, throughout which there will be plenty of attention given to past franchise stars like Olli Jokinen and Ed Jovanovski. Before the season, however, is a good time to look back on all of the Panthers' 26 entry...
Ranking the Last Decade of NHL Draft Results
September 18th, 2018 What follows is a team-by-team analysis of the last 10 years of the NHL draft – 2008 until 2017, inclusive – with regards to the success of said teams’ draft picks at the NHL level. Methodology for Judging NHL Draft Success This article revolves around the...
