Posts About "Samuel Hlavaj"

QMJHL's Top 5 Goalies

April 25th, 2020 Goalies are one of the most important positions in hockey. Not only do they make highlight-reel plays night in and night out, but they are the backbone on almost every team. Even if the players in front of him are having a bad game, a goalie must still be at the top of his game to try and calm the storm. Although most players cannot...

2020 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 217 Overagers

February 17th, 2020 This isn’t a particularly good year for overagers. Don’t get me wrong, several overagers will get drafted in 2020 and go on to become good pro players, but there isn’t a Samuel Fagemo or Brett Leason garnering first-round consideration like last year. In fact, I would be surprised if any overagers were taken in the top two...

THW's Goalie News: Slovakian Standouts, Kuemper's Big Day

December 28th, 2019 We return to the Goalie News after the Christmas break with NHL games and the World Junior Championship (WJC) in full swing. That meant great news for two Slovakian-born goaltenders. But the best news of the week goes to Arizona Coyotes' goaltender Darcy Kuemper. Halak Stands Tall Born May 13, 1985, in Bratislava, capital of...

2020 WJC Team Slovakia Final Roster

December 24th, 2019 Although 2019 was disappointing for Slovakia, expect more of the same for the 2020 World Junior Championship. Placed in Group A with Finland, Sweden, Switzerland and Kazakhstan, they will have their work cut out for them. Additionally, with only two players returning from last year, and with only one NHL-drafted prospect, they will have...