Tape2Tape: Relegation, the NHL’s Problem Solver Andrew Forbes | November 7, 2017 With tanking among the top hockey stories in recent years with the likes of Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews coming into the league, people have been discussing ways of breaking…
5 Players With a 2nd Chance at the Draft Ryan Pike | October 31, 2017 For young hockey players, there’s no joy greater than being selected in the National Hockey League entry draft and no larger disappointment than not being selected at that event. That…
Early Impressions of Top Prospect Ryan Merkley Mark Scheig | October 29, 2017 The Guelph Storm made their first visit of the season to Erie on Saturday night. With that came my first chance to view top prospect Ryan Merkley live in his…
Parallel Paths to NHL Draft for WHL Prospects Ryan Pike | October 24, 2017 As far as the Western Hockey League is concerned, the 2018 NHL Draft class is defenseman-heavy at the high end. The only A-rated WHL player on the Central Scouting early…
2018 NHL Draft: Top Canadian Centers John Curran | October 23, 2017 The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is roughly eight months away but it’s never too early to start getting familiar with some of the names that will be announced at the…
Riley Sutter Carries on His Family’s Legacy Ryan Pike | October 20, 2017 In the world of sports, few families are as synonymous with their particular sport as the Sutters are with the game of ice hockey. For the better part of four…
Björn Liljander, Assistant General Manager, Frölunda HC Johannes Wheeldon | October 18, 2017 For more than a decade, Frölunda Hockey Club in the Swedish Hockey league has consistently developed a startling number of top prospects drafted into the National Hockey League. Since 1981, they…
Top 5 Goalies from 2000 NHL Draft Shane Sander | October 13, 2017 The 2000 NHL Draft is one of the more infamous drafts in NHL history. The New York Islanders made history by picking a goaltender first overall. It was the first…
2018 NHL Draft: WHL Prospects to Watch Ryan Pike | October 4, 2017 The beginning of a new season is also the beginning of a new draft year. A whole crop of new up-and-coming hockey players with dreams of National Hockey League stardom…
2018 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 93 Preseason Rankings Larry Fisher | September 16, 2017 I don’t typically publish my preseason rankings, but I just couldn’t contain my enthusiasm for the 2018 draft class. It’s shaping up to be elite and deep — stacked throughout…
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…
History Shows Oilers Just Can’t Draft Goaltenders THW Archives | August 15, 2017 This article was originally posted in July, 2016. The Edmonton Oilers aren’t good at drafting, shocking. One of the most commonly known things out there in hockey is how purely awful…
