2019 NHL Draft in Review: Risers and Fallers Josh Bell | April 18, 2020 With junior hockey seasons over, we’ve completed our first campaign since the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. There were many storylines to follow from this draft class and many questions surrounding…
Bruins’ 2019 Draft Catch-Up Tim Kearns | March 26, 2020 With the sports world on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the remainder of the National Hockey League season in doubt, it is time to look back and thus…
Maple Leafs 2019 NHL Draft Picks: Grading Abruzzese, Koster & Loponen The Old Prof | March 25, 2020 As I noted in a recent post, the Toronto Maple Leafs are similar to other NHL teams in that they build their roster in several ways, including free agency, trading…
New York Rangers 2019 Draft Catchup Dylan Spilko | March 24, 2020 The NHL and the world of sports is on pause in the midst of the outbreak of the coronavirus. Hockey might resume in June, or July, or not at all…
Maple Leafs 2019 Draft Picks: Grading Robertson, Kokkonen & Abramov The Old Prof | March 23, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs – like any other NHL team – are made up players, but what will the team look like in the future? That’s one of the most…
Blue Jackets’ 2019 Draft Picks Exceeding Expectations Dave Hall | March 11, 2020 Three. That’s the number of draft picks that general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and the Columbus Blue Jackets brass had to work with during the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The club…
Lightning: 2019 Draft Catch-Up Eugene Helfrick | January 10, 2020 With the Tampa Bay Lightning reaching the midpoint of their season, January is the perfect time to check back in on their selections at the 2019 NHL Draft. This draft…
Revisiting Preseason Rankings for 2019 NHL Draft Larry Fisher | August 15, 2019 Scouting is not an exact science and hindsight can be hilarious at times. The draft year offers a ton of time for development and so much can change from September…
NHL Power Rankings: 2019 Offseason Edition Josh Bell | August 12, 2019 The 2019 offseason has been a busy one to date, with many of the free agents coming off the board, blockbuster trades and a 2019 NHL Draft that left some…
CHL and Canadian Players Drafted Hits 10-Year Low Earl Jessiman | July 18, 2019 During the months leading up to the 2019 NHL Draft, the media focused on who would be the first-overall pick: American Jack Hughes or Finnish superstar Kaapo Kakko? Following that,…
Sabres Ink Cozens: Thumbs Up Jeff Seide | July 17, 2019 It’s two, errr… rather one thumb up for Dylan Cozens. The Buffalo Sabres signed their 2019 first-round pick Cozens to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC) yesterday. Cozens, the seventh overall…
Senators Sign Lassi Thomson to Entry-Level Contract The Canadian Press | July 15, 2019 OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators signed 2019 first-round draft pick Lassi Thomson to a three-year, entry-level contract on Monday. Selected 19th overall last month in Vancouver, the 18-year-old defenceman had 17 goals and 41 points with the Western Hockey …