Posts About "Gabriel Vilardi"
LA Kings: Cup Contenders or Pretenders?
May 1st, 2018 For the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings were unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs in the first round, this time at the hands of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Having won Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, the Kings have struggled to maintain that level of success as the league has shifted to a more speed-based,...
Kings-in-Waiting: Gabriel Vilardi
April 26th, 2018 In this third installment of "Kings-in-Waiting", I focus my attention on Los Angeles Kings top prospect Gabriel (Gabe) Vilardi. The 18-year-old center was taken by the Kings with their first-round pick, 11th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. Vilardi's Story Like fellow King-in Waiting Matt Villalta, Vilardi was born in the hockey breeding...
2018 OHL Trade Deadline Tracker
January 5th, 2018 Welcome to our 2018 OHL Trade Deadline tracker. We will keep you updated as trades come in from now until the regular deadline (Jan 9, noon) and the overage deadline (Jan 10, noon.) We will also offer instant analysis including who might have the upper hand in the deals. Bookmark this page and check back often. When a trade breaks,...
Q & A With Windsor Spitfires Captain Aaron Luchuk
November 5th, 2017 Windsor Spitfires captain Aaron Luchuk is off to an incredible start this season. Saturday night in Erie, he made sure that start continued. Luchuk scored unassisted at 2:02 of overtime to lift the Spitfires to a 4-3 win over the Erie Otters. That goal capped off a four point night for him. He factored in on every goal. For the...
2017 NHL Draft: Kings Pick Gabriel Vilardi #11 Overall
June 23rd, 2017 With the 11th Pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft the Los Angeles Kings Have Selected Gabriel Vilardi From the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL. About Gabriel Vilardi The Los Angeles Kings used their 11th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft to take Gabriel Vilardi out of the Ontario Hockey League - a player that some had ranked as high as...
Could Wild Trade For Dallas' Draft Pick?
May 30th, 2017 The Minnesota Wild are looking to make some changes to their team this summer. As Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher has already stated, he is "open for business", so they will try to improve via trades and free agency. The Wild aren't the only team looking to make some deals this summer. With a new team joining the league, along with...
Gabriel Vilardi - 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
April 22nd, 2017 Gabriel Vilardi 2016-17 Team: Windsor Spitfires (#13) Date of Birth: August 16, 1999 Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario Ht: 6’2” Wt: 192 lbs Shoots: Right Position: C/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year eligible Twitter: @Gabe_Vilardi13 Rankings THW Alternate Rankings: 6th (January) Future Considerations: 3rd...
2017 NHL Draft Rankings: March Madness Edition
March 16th, 2017 The National Hockey League is a frantic and endlessly dubious beast, especially so come the month of March. With the push towards the postseason in full swing, each and every franchise is fully committed to claiming Lord Stanley's mug, well, at least those who remain in the picture. So, with most, if not all, mesmerized by the play on...
CHL Prospects Game Takeaways
January 31st, 2017 Offence was on full display at the CHL Top Prospects Game in Quebec City on Monday night. Team Cherry got the better of Team Orr for only the third time in the last eight years, taking the 24th installment of the game 7-5. Besides having the most goals in a prospects game since 2008, when it was still Team White vs. Team Red, what did...
2017 NHL Draft Ranking: New Year's Edition
January 5th, 2017 Nolan Patrick. Yes, in case you were wondering, and as you will see in the full ranking below, Patrick is still the top player available at the 2017 NHL Draft despite having played in just six games at the turn of the calendar. Although his 2016-17 season has been marred by injury, TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button believes...
Windsor Duo Makes Return
December 30th, 2016 It was a much-anticipated return for Windsor Spitfires’ forwards Logan Brown and Gabriel Vilardi and they certainly made the most of it. The duo returned to the Spitfires’ lineup on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 40-days, picking up right where they left off. Brown suffered a wrist injury in a game against the Flint...
2017 NHL Mock Draft: The Next Ones Holiday Edition
December 27th, 2016 The Windy City Draft What if the 2017 NHL entry draft took place today? While the actual draft takes place June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, The Next Ones Holiday Edition Mock Draft forecasts what might go down if the draft were to be held now. The Perils of Mock Draft Creation Why even bother to go through the...
Who Should the Leafs Draft in 2017?
November 11th, 2016 Given the Toronto Maple Leafs' current state as a franchise, there is arguably no date over the course of a given year more important than the annual NHL Entry Draft. As a team in the midst of a full-fledged rebuild, the Leafs, and the potential success of their organization in the future is largely dependent on the addition of highly...
