Posts About "Swiss Prospect"

The Swiss Version of McDavid

February 22nd, 2016 When the Edmonton Oilers selected Canadian prodigy Connor McDavid at first overall on June 26, a new era in Canadian hockey started. McDavid has been announced as the new Sidney Crosby, the next Canadian superstar. Like Canada has McDavid, every nation has its own once-in-a-century-talent. Switzerland has only produced a handful of...

Is Christian Marti Going to Play NHL-Hockey for the Flyers?

September 8th, 2015 On May 1, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Swiss defenceman Christian Marti from Geneva-Servette to an entry-level contract. The 22-year-old Buelach-native played the past two season in Switzerland and spent the 12/13 season with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL. He is going to compete for a roster spot with the Flyers in...

Andrighetto Knocking at Montreal's Door

July 31st, 2015 As the Montreal Canadiens’ opening night roster starts to take form with the latest addition of Alexander Semin, there are a couple of Habs prospects who will push hard to make the team. Among them is Swiss born winger Sven Andrighetto, who had a first taste of NHL hockey last season when he played in 12 games with the big boys. He...

Timo Meier Leading Best Swiss Draft Class

June 11th, 2015 Switzerland is not a country that's known to produce many high end draft talents. Nino Niederreiter, selected by the New York Islanders fifth overall, was an exception and is the highest drafted Swiss player in history. There have been only seven Swiss first round picks, though the country shows a positive trend. Since 2008,...

Does Prospect Denis Malgin Have NHL Potential?

June 9th, 2015 Team: ZSC Lions/GCK Lions – Swiss National League A/B Date of Birth: 01/18/1997 Place of Birth: Olten, Switzerland Ht: 5’ 9″ Wt: 176 lbs Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 NHL CS final rankings: 20 EU skaters Future Considerations: 63 --- Denis Malgin’s hockey career was carved in stone...