Posts About "Cale Makar"
Colorado Avalanche Top 4 Prospects
January 6th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche are just now restocking prospects into their organization. Recent drafts have been above average for the team. The fairly new Director of Amateur Scouting Alan Hepple has done an admirable job since taking the reigns. Hepple and his team of scouts are responsible for finding these players, and ultimately, that...NCAA Player Development Shining at World Juniors
December 31st, 2017 On Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, Team Canada faced off against Team USA for the World Juniors' first outdoor game, which was played at New Era Field in Orchard Park, N.Y. Although the Canadians started off strong in the first period, they couldn’t prevent another shootout from happening. After a well-played game in minus-15-degree weather...
Team Canada Prepares for Team USA at Selection Camp
December 17th, 2017 Now that Team Canada’s selection camp is done, there’s a full 22-man roster getting ready to face the world’s top junior teams. Beginning on Tuesday, December 26, 2017, are the preliminary games for the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo, NY and from now until then, the Canadians have a lot of preparation to...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...
Colorado Avalanche 2017 Draft Grades
June 27th, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche came into the 2017 NHL Draft on a mission to continue building a pipeline so the future looks better than the 48 point disaster that was the 2016-17 season. Continuing their recent trend of good drafts was a key to delivering more hope, but there were more boxes the Avalanche needed to check during draft weekend....