Montreal Canadiens: Should Alex Galchenyuk play in the NHL this season? Fred Poulin | January 7, 2013 Now that the NHL and the NHLPA finally managed to conclude a deal and agree to a new collective bargaining agreement yesterday morning, NHL training camps are slated to open…
Alex Galchenyuk Primed for World Junior Dominance Brendan Ross | December 16, 2012 Just a few miles from the US-Canada border, Montreal Canadiens’ prospect Alex Galchenyuk, an American slated to star for Team USA in the upcoming 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships…
Thomas Welsh Signs with the Mississauga Steelheads of the OHL THW Archives | December 1, 2012 It’s official! Thomas Welsh has signed with the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. It’s been a long time coming for the 16-year old. Welsh was originally drafted by…
Is Yakky Back? Making Sense of the Yakupov Situation Brendan Ross | September 27, 2012 Over the past few days, Nail Yakupov has been making headlines after receiving word that he was suspended from playing in any more Kontinental Hockey League games until further notice.…
Nail Yakupov Locked Out of Russian Hockey Marcy Di Michele | September 26, 2012 It didn’t take long for players to begin scattering once the NHL owners announced they will be going ahead with a lock-out. Some were assigned to the AHL, some went…
3rd Time’s A Charm for JC Campagna THW Archives | September 24, 2012 As the hockey pundits always say: “There is always next season.” Those five words have become all too familiar for JC Campagna. Having switched teams and leagues twice already, he…
2013 Draft Hopeful Thomas Welsh Decommits From Penn State THW Archives | September 5, 2012 It’s been an up and down roller coaster for Thomas Welsh since I reported on him last October. From having suffered defeat in the Flood Marr Tournament for Salisbury, to…
OHL 2012-13 Season Preview Part 4 Margann Laurissa | August 31, 2012 This is Part 4 of a 4 Part Series. Part 1: Barrie Colts, Belleville Bulls, Brampton Battalion, Erie Otters & Guelph Storm Part 2: Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener Rangers, London Knights,…
Alex Galchenyuk Brings Excitement To Habs Nation David OConnor | June 23, 2012 For a prospect who only played two regular season games with the Sarnia Sting this year, what happened on Friday night speaks volumes about the player he really is. Alex…
Nail Yakupov – The Next Ones: NHL 2012 Draft Prospect Profile Christopher Ralph | June 12, 2012 Nail Yakupov THW Close-Up: Nail Yakupov. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Taylor Hall. John Tavares. Steven Stamkos. Detailed hockey analytics are not required to decipher the connection between the above five hockey players. No matter how hockey media and the experts tried to convince hockey fans, there was ultimately no doubt as to who would get drafted first overall in the past four drafts. Nail Yakupov looks to make it five years running that this trend continues.
Oilers Can’t Afford to Pass on Nail Yakupov Carl Maloney | June 11, 2012 Each year when draft time rolls around, hope springs anew for many teams. Especially for those teams sitting in a lottery position where they hold to the belief that the…
Final Top 60 NHL Prospect Rankings for 2012 Draft THW Archives | April 28, 2012 With the hustle and bustle of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, some hockey fans seem to forget that some of the world’s top prospects are also duking it out in…