Posts About "Ty Smith"

Oilers Defense Options for the Draft

April 21st, 2018 There are two crucial needs for the Edmonton Oilers this summer. One of them is finding a top-six winger that can score 20-30 goals and potentially play with Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The other need is to find a top-four offensive defenseman. When it comes to finding an immediate solution for the defense, they may need to...

Oilers Options at the 2018 NHL Draft

April 20th, 2018 The NHL Draft Lottery takes place a little over a week from now and the Edmonton Oilers have the ninth-best odds (five percent) of winning the thing. There are various lottery simulators for fans to enjoy as the lottery approaches, namely two, like Tankathon, and NHL Lottery Simulator. Regardless, there are only a few instances where the...

Ty Smith - 2018 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

March 29th, 2018 Ty Smith 2017-18 Team: Spokane Chiefs (#24) Date of Birth: March 24, 2000 Place of Birth: Lloydminster, Alberta Ht: 6'2" Wt: 200 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defenseman NHL Draft Eligibility: 2018 first-year eligible Rankings THW (Pike's Picks): 12th (final) Future Considerations: 9th (final) ISS: 19th (May) Bob...

Smith, Veleno Named Captains at CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

January 18th, 2018 With the rosters already set for the 23rd annual Sherwin-Williams CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, there was still some logistics that needed to be determined - with one of them being who would captain Team Cherry and Team Orr. But on Wednesday, it was announced that Spokane Chiefs’ Ty Smith along with Drummondville Voltigeurs’ Joe...

Parallel Paths to NHL Draft for WHL Prospects

October 24th, 2017 As far as the Western Hockey League is concerned, the 2018 NHL Draft class is defenseman-heavy at the high end. The only A-rated WHL player on the Central Scouting early season "Watch List" is Spokane blueliner Ty Smith, and three of the five B-rated WHLers (Lethbridge's Calen Addison, Red Deer's Alexander Alexeyev and Moose Jaw's Jett...

2018 NHL Draft: WHL Prospects to Watch

October 4th, 2017 The beginning of a new season is also the beginning of a new draft year. A whole crop of new up-and-coming hockey players with dreams of National Hockey League stardom are now in their first year of eligibility of the annual entry draft. Only a few will actually be selected. Here are 22 Western Hockey League players to watch for the...