Posts About "NHL Draft"
Jets NHL Draft Days Ranked
June 15th, 2019 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 talent rather than through finagling blockbuster trades for established elites. Through the draft is how Jets' general manager Kevin...
NHL Draft Strategy: 'For Need' vs. 'Best Available Player'
June 14th, 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, conducted by Peter Tingling, has shown that the draft success rate (measured by a player competing in 160 games or more in the NHL which qualifies them for the league pension)...
Emptying the 2019 NHL Combine Notebook
June 2nd, 2019 The 2019 NHL Combine is done. Over 100 prospects spent the week in Buffalo making their case in front of potential future employers. Then Saturday, they put their fitness skills to the test. What happened this week? What kind of chatter was there? Who really stood out? It's time to empty my Combine notebook out. We will go over a...
10 Biggest Oilers Draft Busts Since 2000
September 16th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers struggles at the draft table have been well documented over the years. Poor drafting and developing has been a critical factor in why the Oilers have made the playoffs just four times since the 2000-01 season. Edmonton even went through a recent string where they had four first overall picks in six years. They...
5 Jets 1.0 Draft Misses & Who They Didn't Pick
August 15th, 2018 It happens to every NHL team. A player they draft doesn't work out, while other players who were available and selected soon after go on to have long, illustrious careers. The Bruins took Gord Kluzak first overall in 1982 over future Hall-of-Famers Scott Stevens and Phil Housley. The Columbus Blue Jackets took Gilbert Brule sixth...
How Much Do Young NHLers Make?
May 17th, 2018 Many 18-year-old hockey stars will be watching the NHL Conference Finals that are underway, but their focus is on something completely different: the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. With under six weeks left, these players are preparing for one of the biggest days in their lives. With all of the scouting reports, draft lists, mock drafts and...
