Posts About "Dominik Bokk"
Carolina Hurricanes' 'Untouchable' Prospects
December 31st, 2020 In nearly three years as general manager (GM) of the Carolina Hurricanes, Don Waddell has taken a proactive approach in the trade and free-agent markets. Now that the Hurricanes are evolving into serious contenders, his aggressive style of management has only grown broader. But how far is he willing to go to sacrifice the team's...
Prospects News & Rumors: Bokk, Lapierre, Verbeek & More
September 14th, 2020 The Carolina Hurricanes have decided to loan a highly touted German prospect to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the start of the season. The Montreal Canadiens loaned prospect Hayden Verbeek to the Czech Extraliga and an intriguing 2020 NHL Draft prospect shines in the QMJHL preseason. Hurricanes' Bokk Heads Home To...
Revisiting Doug Armstrong's Drafts — 2018
May 13th, 2020 When we began this series well over a year ago, we could not have known that the draft picks we were profiling would win the franchise its first-ever Stanley Cup in 2019. But that was precisely the purpose of the series: to investigate St. Louis Blues' general manager Doug Armstrong's ability to draft a successful team. At this...
Carolina Hurricanes Top 10 Prospects - March Update
March 10th, 2020 With the end of the 2019-20 season nearing, teams should have a pretty good idea of how their recruits from the 2019 Draft are turning out. In the case of the Carolina Hurricanes, their 2019 Draft was especially historic for having the most picks of any draft in their history (12), adding to an already dynamite collection of...
Weekly Prospect Report: Bokk, Rafferty, Quinn & Foerster
January 20th, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Suzuki, Shestyorkin,...
2020 WJC Team Germany Final Roster
December 25th, 2019 Germany's final roster for the 2020 World Junior Championships has been decided. The talent is there, but is there enough of it to make this team a viable one? The hope is that head coach Tobias Abstreiter's roster has the potency to keep them in the Top Division for at least another year. Their top-end talent makes them a team that...
2020 WJC Team Germany Preview
December 10th, 2019 Germany has not been in the top division since 2015's tourney played in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Having earned a return by going undefeated throughout 2019's Division I-A U20 championship - held on home ice in Füssen, no less - the Germans will look to stay just where they're at when all is said and done in Ostrava and Třinec. ...
Faulk Trade a Win-Now Gem for the Blues
September 25th, 2019 The St. Louis Blues had had a very quiet offseason as defending Stanley Cup Champions through the early part of training camp. But that all changed Tuesday when news broke that they acquired right-handed defenseman Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes. Though Faulk was a frequent feature of the rumor mill, the trade still...
Faulk Trade a Long-Term Win for Hurricanes
September 24th, 2019 When news broke Tuesday that Justin Faulk wasn’t on the ice for the Carolina Hurricanes’ morning scrimmage, questions immediately rose about his absence. When asked later that day, head coach Rod Brind’Amour said Faulk was healthy, but that he was told to keep him off the ice. Any hope we would see a week – or even a day –...
5 Draft Possibilities for Ducks in First Round
June 10th, 2018 After acquiring Patrick Eaves from the Dallas Stars in the 2016-17 season and eventually advancing to the Western Conference Final, the Anaheim Ducks were left without a first-round draft pick in 2017. This season, general manager Bob Murray exercised a conservative approach at the trade deadline, specifically mentioning his...
