2017 NHL Entry Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now? Eugene Helfrick | July 7, 2022 Heading into the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the big story wasn’t just the players who were going to hear their names called on draft night. No, this time the talk…
Should the Flyers Trade or Keep Their 5th-Overall Pick in 2022 Draft? Rob Couch | May 18, 2022 The Philadelphia Flyers have a decision ahead of them for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Typically, trades go down on draft day if a player is left available and another…
Canucks News & Rumors: Ekman-Larsson, NHL Draft, Boudreau & More Sartaaj Bhullar | May 13, 2022 In this edition of Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, the club is exploring the trade market for defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The NHL held the 2022 Draft Lottery on Tuesday, and…
Jets NHL Draft Days Ranked Declan Schroeder | June 24, 2021 The Winnipeg Jets have always stressed the importance of their “draft and develop” strategy: that is, building a contender through patience, deft selection, and molding of promising youngsters into top…
Calgary Flames Have Never Been Good at Building Through the Draft Paul Quinney | January 17, 2021 Outside of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the NHL Entry Draft is the most exciting time of the year on the hockey calendar. In the lead up to the traditional June…
Red Wings’ Biggest Draft Misses of the 2000s Devin Little | December 6, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings have built up a reputation around the league as an organization that excels at finding talent up and down the draft. The likes of Nicklas Lidstrom,…
Top 5 Canadiens Draft Picks in the Bergevin Era Peter Kapelanski | November 22, 2020 On May 2, 2012, the Montreal Canadiens announced that former NHL defenseman Marc Bergevin would be serving as the team’s new general manager. The announcement came a month after the…
Analyzing Isles GM Garth Snow’s Past Drafts Jon Zella | July 20, 2020 Garth Snow became the general manager of the New York Islanders after Neil Smith was let go just over a month into his tenure in July 2006. It was a…
1st Overall Draft Picks: Which League Does it Better? Josh Bell | May 7, 2020 The draft is an essential part of professional sports. It’s there to promote a level playing field. It gives those who finished with poor seasons a chance at the top…
NHL Draft: 50 Twitter Accounts to Follow Josh Bell | April 27, 2020 The NHL Draft is an exciting time and over recent years, it’s appeal has been growing among fans of all levels. Whether you’re a casual fan or a die-hard draft…
2019 Columbus Blue Jackets Offseason Guide Mark Scheig | June 20, 2019 The Columbus Blue Jackets enter a very interesting and uncertain next few weeks. It starts with the NHL Entry Draft Friday. Then free agency and the rest of the offseason…
NHL Draft Strategy: ‘For Need’ vs. ‘Best Available Player’ Earl Jessiman | June 14, 2019 The history of the NHL Entry Draft has shown that selecting players outside of the early rounds is a crap shoot, guesswork at best, or just plain luck. A study,…