Posts About "Jake Bean"
5 Potential Draft Surprises Nobody is Predicting
June 10th, 2016 The NHL draft rarely plays out as anticipated. The actual order often varies greatly from the so-called consensus rankings. Most of the mock drafts that you’ll see over the next couple weeks will be fairly similar, fairly in line with the consensus. Even my own, as hard as I tried to be different here or there, wound up being a...
Top Five WHL Prospects Going into the NHL Draft
May 27th, 2016 This last edition of ranking Canadian Hockey League prospects will further examine the top five Western Hockey League (WHL) prospects headed into the NHL Entry Draft in June. In recent memory the WHL has been known to produce some of the NHL's top talent. Defensemen such as Shea Weber, Dion Phaneuf, Brett Seabrook and Duncan Keith all...
Flyers 2016 Draft Targets: Jake Bean
May 25th, 2016 Currently the Philadelphia Flyers sit comfortably with the 18th overall selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers will be able to add someone with considerable skill and NHL upside to the stable of prospects they've been churning out the last handful of seasons. So, who might Ron Hextall and co. select at the podium when there...
5 Players Calgary Should Select 6th Overall
May 4th, 2016 Last time the Calgary Flames landed the sixth overall draft pick, they walked away with their soon-to-be first line centre, Sean Monahan. The Flames can only hope to repeat their draft success, and with such a talented class, their only trouble should be deciding who fits into the system. Here are five top draft prosects who could be...
2016 NHL Draft Watch: April Risers and Fallers
May 2nd, 2016 The 2016 NHL Draft is only a couple of months away now. Rankings are being finalized, but not before some minor tweaks are made after the month of April provided some extra insight. The rankings don't change drastically throughout the course of the year, but April is a huge month. Not only do most league playoffs take place in April,...
2016 NHL Draft: Who is the Top Defenceman?
April 5th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Draft quickly approaching, prospect rankings are virtually set. However, there is one remaining unknown. Who is the consensus number one defenceman? At the beginning of the 2015-16 season, Jakob Chychrun of the Sarnia Sting (OHL) looked like the runaway number one defenceman, with a possibility of becoming the first...
