Posts About "2017 NHL Draft"
Red Wings 2017 Draft Class: Expectation vs. Reality
July 22nd, 2020 Red Wings’ 2019 Draft ClassRed Wings' 2018 Draft Class When the Detroit Red Wings finished the 2016-17 season with the sixth-worst record, the expectation was that they would be able to draft a cornerstone player for their much-anticipated rebuild. Expectations remained high even after the Red Wings were dealt a tough hand and...
THW Throwback - Revisiting the 2017 NHL Draft Guide
May 27th, 2020 Take a walk down NHL Draft memory lane by taking a look at all of our great coverage of the 2017 Entry Draft. Check out where our prospect experts got their rankings right, and where they were a little off. See what the draft professionals were saying about these guys before they were selected. Refresh your memory on how the draft went...
Flyers Can Still Salvage 2017 NHL Draft
March 19th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers must have felt pretty good after the 2017 NHL Draft. They had the No. 2 and No. 27 overall picks and wound up drafting nine players in the seven rounds. With the No. 2 pick, the Flyers selected Nolan Patrick after the New Jersey Devils drafted Nico Hischier first overall. NHL analysts expected both players to...
Pierre Dorion's History at the Draft
June 3rd, 2019 The 2019 NHL Entry Draft will mark general manager Pierre Dorion’s fourth draft at the helm of the Ottawa Senators. Looking back over his picks, his record is pretty solid so far. He’s drafted 17 players, a number of which will be a large part of the Senators rebuild in the near future. Related: Dorion’s Trade Deadline...
Ryan Poehling - 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
December 31st, 2018 (Originally published Apr. 27, 2017) Ryan Poehling 2016-17 Team: St. Cloud State Huskies Date of Birth: January 2, 1999 Place of Birth: Lakeville, Minnesota Ht: 6’2” Wt: 185 lbs. Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year eligible Rankings THW Alternate Rankings: 14th (February) Future Considerations:...
Oilers 2017 Draft Picks Revisited
June 12th, 2018 The upcoming 2018 NHL Draft comes at a pivotal point in the Edmonton Oilers current trajectory. The club has now missed the playoffs in two of the first three seasons of Connor McDavid's career and will look to right that wrong in 2018-19. With this year's draft, the Oilers should be able to add a significant piece to their puzzle with...
Oilers Prospect Kailer Yamamoto Is Tearing Apart the WHL
February 12th, 2018 Since coming back from the 2018 World Junior Championships, Edmonton Oilers prospect Kailer Yamamoto has absolutely torn apart the WHL. The 22nd overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft has had an impressive nine multi-point games since the WJC. He was riding an 11-game point streak that went back to Dec. 9 that was finally snapped the other...
Kirill Maksimov: A Thrilling Oilers Prospect
January 22nd, 2018 We've talked a fair bit since last June about the Edmonton Oilers and their picks from the 2017 NHL Draft. As promising as Kailer Yamamoto (22nd overall) is, this wasn't a one trick pony draft for the Oilers. Believe it or not, after all these years of poor drafting, something looks like it's clicking from this group. Yamamoto might be...
Gadjovich Adds to Canucks Prospect Cupboard
October 29th, 2017 With the recent signing of prospect Jonah Gadjovich to a three-year, entry-level contract, the Vancouver Canucks continue to add to their prospect cupboard. The Canucks grabbed Gadjovich in the second round, 55th overall in the NHL Entry Draft this past June after he put up 46 goals and 28 assists in 60 games for the Owen Sound Attack of...
Golden Knights Need Cody Glass on Opening Night Roster
July 26th, 2017 Now that the dust has settled on the expansion draft, entry draft, and free agency for the Vegas Golden Knights, one of the biggest questions is who will score goals for the team in its inaugural season? Golden Knights general manager George McPhee selected some solid players during the expansion draft, but none of them are considered...
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 Flyers, the event was generally a good news story for the...
Cale Makar Makes AJHL History at 2017 NHL Draft
July 9th, 2017 Junior A hockey has gotten a bad rap in drafting circles. Seemingly a casualty of the ongoing "war" between the collegiate leagues and the Canadian major junior circuit, leagues like the Alberta Junior Hockey League, British Columbia Hockey League and their eastern counterparts have been somewhat looked down upon by talent evaluators –...
2017 Mock Entry Draft Revisited: Comparing Team Results
June 30th, 2017 2017 NHL Mock Draft Revisited: Surprisingly Impressive Results 2017 NHL Mock Draft: Rounds 1 to 7 2017 NHL Mock Draft: Sneak Peek It’s way too soon to be declaring winners and losers from the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, and it’s even too early to be ranking the results. However, fans of all 31 teams have an...
