Slovakia’s Slafkovsky is Ready for Playoff Clash with Germany Luke James | February 14, 2022 Beijing 2022 wasn’t meant to provide the backdrop for Juraj Slafkovsky’s breakout moment. The 17-year-old, already forecasted to be selected early in this year’s draft, was included on Team Slovakia’s…
2022 NHL Draft: Zator’s Top 64 February Rankings Matthew Zator | February 11, 2022 Welcome to my first edition of NHL Draft rankings here at The Hockey Writers. Joining my fellow prospect gurus, Peter Baracchini and Andrew Forbes, my set will round out the…
NHL Prospects Playing at the 2022 Winter Olympics Matthew Zator | February 9, 2022 The 2022 Olympics in Beijing are underway and we are just hours away from the beginning of the men’s hockey tournament. Without NHL players for the second-straight time, countries had…
Red Wings Prospect Update: Niederbach, Johansson & More Devin Little | January 27, 2022 Even the most casual fan of the Detroit Red Wings knows that the pipeline to Motown more often than not goes through Sweden/Scandinavia. Players like Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and…
Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: 2021-22 Midseason Update Devin Little | January 25, 2022 Entering the 2021-22 season, the Detroit Red Wings had one of the deepest prospect pools across the NHL. Led by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond, their pool consisted of high-end…
2022 NHL Entry Draft: Baracchini’s Mock Draft 1.0 Peter Baracchini | January 24, 2022 As soon as the calendar flipped to January, the attention starts to shift over to the NHL Draft. Recently, Central Scouting released its midterm rankings and I thought it would…
Oilers’ Prospect Report: Holloway, Broberg, Niemelainen & More Rob Couch | January 21, 2022 With the Edmonton Oilers in shambles despite giving solid efforts many nights, there aren’t many positives to talk about with the big club. Let me point your attention to the…
Red Wings Prospect Update: Post-WJC, Prospect Rankings & More Devin Little | January 13, 2022 It has been a while since our last prospects update. In the time in between, we’ve seen the World Junior Championship Tournament (WJC) start up, shut down, and ultimately get…
Checking in on the Wild’s 2021 Draft Picks Devon Platana | January 12, 2022 Despite a series of interruptions due to COVID-19 and a brief losing skid, the Minnesota Wild are still in the thick of the battle for the top spot in the…
Hurricanes’ Top 10 Prospects: January 2022 Update Brandon Stanley | January 11, 2022 It’s been a weird year. The World Juniors started with great promise only to be abruptly canceled amid a coronavirus outbreak – just one of many examples of players’ seasons…
Sharks’ 2021-22 Midseason Prospects Report Victor Nuño | January 10, 2022 After a strong start, the 2021-22 San Jose Sharks are starting to look like the 2020-21 team. Regardless of if they make the playoffs or not, it’s probably not a…
Ducks Prospects: Bowen, McTavish & More Derek Lee | January 7, 2022 With players returning from the World Juniors shutdown and collegiate and junior hockey resuming play, there’s plenty of Anaheim Ducks prospects news this week. Bowen Commits to D1 Hockey Next…
