Posts About "Dawson Mercer"
3 Takeaways from Team Canada's First Intrasquad Scrimmage
November 22nd, 2020 Team Canada's selection camp kicked into high gear on Saturday night, as Team White took on Team Red in the first of three intrasquad scrimmages from the oddly quiet Westerner Park Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. In an event that usually draws in dozens of journalists and media personnel, the best junior players from across the country...
Devils' Top 20 Prospects: Preseason 2020-21
November 11th, 2020 The New Jersey Devils' prospect pool has come a long way over the last few years. Most of it is because of their own draft picks, but they've also managed to strengthen their system through trades. It may take another couple of years before they feel the impacts of the young talent they've acquired, but there do seem to be brighter days...
Devils News & Rumors: Offer Sheets, Mercer, & More
November 1st, 2020 It was perhaps the quietest week the New Jersey Devils have had since the draft on Oct. 6 and free agency on Oct. 9. There were no trades, no free-agent signings, and not much in the way of rumors either. But there are some things to catch up on, and they still had plenty of prospects in action overseas. Plus, a look at which...
Devils News & Rumors: Holtz, Duclair, & More
October 8th, 2020 The NHL Draft concluded yesterday evening, and it was a busy one for the New Jersey Devils. They had eight picks in total, including three in the first round, the latter of which we'll cover here. The Devils also extended qualifying offers to all but two of their restricted free agents. And with the deadline to extend...
Devils Take Care of Both Ends of the Ice With 3 Picks on Draft Day
October 7th, 2020 Day 1 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is in the books and the New Jersey Devils made quite the splash keeping all three of their first-round selections, adding more valuable prospects to an already impressive pipeline of young talent. Despite speculation surrounding the possibility of maneuvering around the draft board, it is now abundantly...
Devils Pick Dawson Mercer #18 Overall
October 6th, 2020 With the 18th Pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Devils Have Selected Dawson Mercer From the Chicoutimi Sagueneens of the QMJHL About Dawson Mercer The underrated forward from Newfoundland possesses a high motor, superb puck retrieval skills, and excellent playmaking abilities. Mercer can also play center ice, so that will make...
Prospects News & Rumors: Mercer, Lapierre & Kuzmin
October 3rd, 2020 The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) officially got underway last night, after a 205-day absence, when the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) began their 2020-21 season. Two potential first-round picks in next week’s NHL Entry Draft had big nights in their season debuts. Also, an import is headed to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)...
Predicting the Predators' First-Round Pick
September 15th, 2020 Anytime a team's season ends early there are stages to getting over the end of a lost season. At first, you're sad, you may drown your sorrows, you may break down the game tape and find out where things went wrong or you may find yourself mad online trying to find answers on your Twitter timeline (spoiler alert, they're not there)....
5 Good Draft Options for the Flames at 19th Overall
September 14th, 2020 With the recent announcement that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft will be held on Oct. 6 and 7, the Calgary Flames have just under a month to finalize their plan. The draft is crucial to helping bad teams get better, and can allow the best teams to stay atop the league. Related: 2020 NHL Draft: Bell's Top 155 Final Rankings The Flames...
4 Top QMJHL Prospects, Not Named Lafreniere, for NHL Draft
September 7th, 2020 In just over a month, all eyes in the hockey world will be focused on the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. For the young men who have been waiting to hear their names called, the wait will finally be over after a four-month delay. Over the last calendar year, Rimouski Oceanic star Alexis Lafreniere has clearly emerged as the consensus...
Prospects News & Rumors: AHL, NAHL, Bednar & Mercer
August 26th, 2020 The American Hockey League (AHL) is trying to figure exactly how they are going to return play. One of the members of the task force in charge sorting this out shared a possibility of how the upcoming season could shake out. Plus, a team from the North American Hockey League (NAHL) will not take part in the 2020-21 season. Finally, we...
After Panthers' Early Postseason Exit, What's Next?
August 11th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft will likely be one that is remembered for a long time to come. Nevermind the fact that COVID-19 completely changed the formatting of the playoffs, the lottery couldn’t just be pushed to the background. It had to up the ante. Related: The Legendary Career of Roberto Luongo When Gary Bettman announced during...
5 Jets' First-Round Draft Targets
June 27th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery was different this year — just like everything else in the hockey and sports worlds — due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the objective of the Entry Draft will remain the same: to select the player who can best bolster your franchise in the future. There's certainly no shortage of talent in this year's draft...
