Posts About "Next Ones"
Travis Sanheim - The Next Ones: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 8th, 2014 Travis Sanheim THW Close-Up Date of Birth: March 29, 1996 Place of Birth: Elkhorn, MB Ht: 6'4” Wt: 205 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 Travis Sanheim is a very interesting hockey player, particularly as we approach the 2014 NHL Draft. The Manitoba product successfully made the leap from...
Jake Virtanen - The Next Ones: 2014 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 3rd, 2014 Jake Virtanen THW Close-Up Date of Birth: August 17, 1996 Place of Birth: New Westminster, BC Ht: 6'1” Wt: 210 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Right Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 You could say that based on his early hockey career, Jake Virtanen was seemingly destined for great things. After tearing up his bantam league...
Jonathan-Ismael Diaby - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 17th, 2013 Jonathan-Ismael Diaby THW Close-Up Date of Birth: November 16, 1994 Place of Birth: Blainville, Quebec Ht: 6'5” Wt: 230 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Jonathan Diaby has both the benefit and the misfortune of being an older draft-eligible player. Due to his mid-November birthday, he's...
Jacob de la Rose - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 10th, 2013 Jacob de la Rose THW Close-Up Date of Birth: May 20, 1995 Place of Birth: Arvika, Sweden Ht: 6'2” Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center/Winger NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 In the later rounds of the NHL Entry Draft, particularly in years such as this one that are touted as being extremely deep, very interesting role...
Brett Pesce - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 10th, 2013 Brett Pesce THW Close-Up Date of Birth: November 15, 1994 Place of Birth: Tarrytown, NY Ht: 6'3” Wt: 175 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 The hardest thing for scouts to project is how a player will translate his performance from one level of hockey to another. There are so many weird nuances...
Elias Lindholm - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 6th, 2013 Elias Lindholm THW Close-Up Date of Birth: December 2, 1994 Place of Birth: Boden, Sweden Ht: 6'0” Wt: 192 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Every year, quite a few young Europeans turn heads prior to the NHL Draft. Unlike their North American counterparts, the best European prospects are able...
Tommy Vannelli - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
June 3rd, 2013 Tommy Vannelli THW Close-Up Date of Birth: January 26, 1995 Place of Birth: Minnetonka, MN Ht: 6'2” Wt: 175 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 The NHL Draft is, even at the best times, a bit of a gamble. Clubs pour over scouting reports, video and statistics, criss-cross the world and spend...
Mack Shields - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 22nd, 2013 Mack Shields THW Close-Up Date of Birth: February 13, 1995 Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SK Ht: 6'3” Wt: 190 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 One of the challenges in projecting goaltenders is seeing how they have adjusted to increases in competition level in the past and guessing how they'll do...
Bogdan Yakimov - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 21st, 2013 Bogdan Yakimov THW Close-Up Date of Birth: October 4, 1994 Place of Birth: Nizhnekamsk, Russia Ht: 6'4” Wt: 201 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 Due to the tenuous relationship between the National Hockey League and the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, there's been speculation that a lot of NHL clubs...
Cole Ully - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
May 8th, 2013 Cole Ully THW Close-Up Date of Birth: February 20, 1995 Place of Birth: Calgary, AB Ht: 5'11” Wt: 165 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 In hockey, size is important but it isn't everything. Bigger players can have mobility problems, while smaller players are often faster. That said, size is...
Artturi Lehkonen - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
April 24th, 2013 Arturri Lehkonen THW Close-Up Date of Birth: July 4, 1995 Place of Birth: Piikkiö, Finland Ht: 5'10” Wt: 152 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing/Right Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 It's hard to develop as a hockey player without experience. At a young age, Finland's Artturi Lehkonen is amassing a lot of experience at...
JC Lipon - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
April 22nd, 2013 JC Lipon THW Close-Up Date of Birth: July 10, 1993 Place of Birth: Regina, SK Ht: 6'0” Wt: 181 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Right Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2011 Draft eligible for the third and final time in 2013 is Kamloops Blazers winger JC Lipon. The performance of Lipon this season has turned a few heads and opened...
Lucas Wallmark - The Next Ones: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
April 18th, 2013 Lucas Wallmark THW Close-Up Date of Birth: September 5, 1995 Place of Birth: Umeå, Sweden Ht: 6'0” Wt: 175 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2013 European players are always fun to watch develop. The higher-end Europeans tend to play against men sooner than their North American counterparts, giving a...
