Pike’s Picks: 2017 NHL Draft Rankings (final edition) Ryan Pike | May 7, 2017 The spring is an interesting time in the hockey world. The Memorial Cup is around the corner. The Stanley Cup playoffs are heating up. European and college hockey is over…
Flyers’ Hextall Reliving 2008 Draft Leah Dyck | May 5, 2017 As the Philadelphia Flyers head into year four of their rebuild, Ron Hextall, the team’s general manager has a lot to be happy about. With five, first-round picks coming through…
Tape2Tape Roundtable: The Devils, Kovalchuk and 1st Overall Andrew Forbes | May 4, 2017 Just this week, the New Jersey Devils and their organization had the chance to celebrate something much larger than just a win this season. With just over an eight percent…
Hockey Gods Grant Flyers 2nd Pick Dan Povlich | May 2, 2017 The Flyers caught a huge—and timely—break at the 2017 NHL Draft Lottery, winning the second-overall pick despite their mere 2.4 percent chance of doing so. This is a great opportunity…
Facing Off: Debating Draft Lottery Results, Stanley Cup Favourites Larry Fisher | May 1, 2017 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Luck of the Draw: Devils Win NHL Draft Lottery Will Agathis | April 30, 2017 Sometimes, there is a silver lining to a dreary regular season performance. For the New Jersey Devils, this comes in the form of the first overall pick, which they won in…
Overtime With BSC: Draft Lottery Changing the Game Brandon Share-Cohen | April 29, 2017 The world of professional sports is tough. To even the playing ground between first place and last place teams, the draft is often ordered from the lowest-seeded teams to the…
Nico Hischier – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Zachary DeVine | April 28, 2017 Nico Hischier 2016-17 Team: Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Date of Birth: January 4, 1999 Place of Birth: Naters, Switzerland Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 179 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center NHL Draft Eligibility: 2017 first-year…
2017 NHL Draft Rankings: March Madness Edition Brett Slawson | March 16, 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…
Golden Knights Entry Draft Targets The Hockey Writers | February 10, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights fans have been focusing hard on the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft, and for good reason. The very make-up of the team is defined by this draft,…
February 2017 NHL Draft Consensus Rankings Ryan Pike | February 2, 2017 February Edition We’re now more than halfway through the junior and college hockey seasons. Most rankings entities have put out several lists featuring prospects for the upcoming 2017 NHL Draft,…
Hischier Highlights High-Scoring Prospects Game Dave Holcomb | January 31, 2017 There was not a single NHL game on the schedule for Monday, but hockey fans interested in the league’s future were still glued to their televisions to watch the CHL…