Posts About "Vasili Podkolzin"
2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 217 for January
January 14th, 2019 Fisher’s Top 186 for December Fisher’s Top 186 for November Fisher’s Top 124 for October Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings Kaapo Kakko got the golden goal, but Jack Hughes did enough to stay one step ahead, while Vasili Podkolzin solidified his status as the third-best prospect for this year’s NHL draft...
2019 World Juniors: USA-Finland, Hughes-Kakko to Battle for Gold
January 5th, 2019 VANCOUVER — Jack Hughes did his best to downplay the marquee matchup that has scouts salivating over Saturday’s gold-medal game at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship. In a near-perfect script — perfect still would have saw Canada defend gold on home ice — Hughes, of the United States, and Kaapo Kakko, of Finland, will...
2019 World Juniors: Favourites Prevailing Thus Far
December 29th, 2018 VANCOUVER — Through three days at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship, there haven’t been any real surprises or upsets. Those of us in pick ’em pools and bracket drafts are probably doing pretty good since the favourites have been prevailing thus far. Canada and Russia both have 2-0 records in Group A, as do the United...
2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 for October
October 9th, 2018 Could we have a two-horse race developing for first overall in 2019? Dare I say three? Four? Five? Don’t get me wrong, Jack Hughes is still the frontrunner and may very well go wire-to-wire as No. 1, but I’m sensing some serious challengers. A “Big Five” is emerging amongst the top forwards and that order could...
2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 Following Hlinka Gretzky Cup
August 24th, 2018 Brace for a bit of recency bias. Let’s face it, we live in a ‘what have you done for me lately’ world. As it relates to the 2019 NHL draft and my initial Top 124 rankings, I’m admittedly putting a lot of stock in this month’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Reality is, that under-18 tournament in Edmonton was the first best-on-best...
