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2020-08-31, 14:00Scouting Reports
5 Players who Could Ascend to Top Prospect Status in the 2020-21 Season
Every year, a handful of prospects take a massive leap. Their development accelerates past their peers drafted around, or even ahead of them. That’s what happened with Nick Robertson, the...
2020-08-03, 19:00NHL RookiesPhilip Broberg Makes Solid First Impression at Oilers Camp, Eager for Encore Opportunity
When Philip Broberg boarded the flight that would take him from Arlanda, Stockholm to Edmonton he didn’t know what to expect. The plan for the 19-year-old was to gain some...
2020-07-08, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020VIDEO: EliteProspects Scouts Meet to set 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...
2020-06-27, 04:42NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Chaos Reigns in Phase 1 of 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to… be determined at a later date. When that will happen, and for whom, we cannot say....
2020-06-26, 17:00Scouting ReportsHEDLUND: Make no Mistake — Lucas Raymond is Absolutely a Top-3 Prospect in 2020 NHL Draft
The scouting community has long regarded Frölunda HC winger Lucas Raymond as one of the 2020 NHL Draft’s top prospects. That gilded reputation took something of a hit in his...
2020-06-26, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Previewing Phase 1 of the NHL Draft Lottery
After months of careful deliberation, the NHL is ready to let the lottery balls spin and forever change the complexion of two or three lucky teams at the annual spectacle...
2020-06-17, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the...
2020-06-02, 14:00RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects Premium Presents Consolidated 2020 NHL Draft Rankings for May 29th
If you’re in this space, then there’s a good chance you’re an avid follower of the NHL Entry Draft. It’s the best place to be for those sorts of people....
2020-04-29, 20:05NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Mocking the First-Round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
Under normal circumstances, I’d have just returned from the U18 World Hockey Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, fresh impressions of many of the 2020 NHL Draft’s best prospects foremost in my...
2020-04-07, 16:00EP NewsHEDLUND: What can an NHL Team Expect if They Sign Mathias Bromé?
The end of each season offers a handful of interesting undrafted free agents on my side of the Atlantic. The SHL is one of the NHL’s greatest trading partners in...
2020-02-17, 18:30NHL RookiesKågström: Hard Work, Perseverance Carry Buffalo Sabres Goaltender Jonas Johansson Through Hard Times to an Unlikely NHL Debut
“When you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom… That’s when you got to dig a little deeper. In the end, it’s always worth it”. The words are Buffalo Sabres goalkeeper...
2020-02-17, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scouting Report: 6 Swedish NHL Draft Re-Entries to Watch in 2020 NHL Draft
The Swedish presence at the NHL Entry Draft is well-established. Their draft year, a little more ambiguous. Most of the Swedes hearing their name called are first-time draft-eligible players, but...
2020-02-05, 17:00NHL ProspectsKarlsson: Arvid Holm is Making a Stellar Career of Proving Everyone Wrong
With two promising seasons at Björklöven under Adam Werner‘s belt, Färjestad made the call and promoted him to the SHL in time for the 2018-19 season. Werner, at one point...
2019-12-23, 18:00World Juniors 2020Meet the Team: Sweden’s World Junior Hockey Championships Roster
The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships did not end the way Team Sweden had hoped for. The Swedes suffered a gruesome defeat in the quarterfinals against the Swiss and failed...
2019-12-05, 15:00World Juniors 2020BODIN: Sweden is Forced to Play Waiting Game Ahead of World Juniors
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The clock is ticking. When Swedish head coach Tomas Montén presented his preliminary roster for the upcoming World Juniors in the Czech Republic, there were some big...
2019-11-20, 15:30Scouting ReportsScouting Report: U18 5 Nations Wrap-Up, Part 2: Sweden & Finland
SUNDSVALL, Sweden — In the second part of my review of the Under-18 5 Nations tournament, we’re going to look to the performance of Sweden and their neighbours to the...
2019-11-12, 15:30Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Swedish Watch List
Many have cited the 2020 NHL Entry Draft as having potentially the strongest Swedish class in a long time. There’s a good chance we’ll see at least two Swedish players...
2019-11-08, 20:30Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Goaltenders Watch List
It’s rare in the modern NHL for goaltenders to draw high enough praise for teams to consider spending a top ten pick in the NHL Entry Draft to land one....
2019-10-04, 09:00NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Arvid Costmar No. 215 to the Vancouver Canucks
Arvid Costmar is as close to a household name as you’ll find in the Swedish junior hockey circuit. He played in the national TV-Pucken tournament as an underage player in...
2019-10-03, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Axel Bergkvist No. 200 to the Arizona Coyotes
Despite putting together a solid 2017-18 season, Axel Bergkvist didn’t hear his name called in Dallas at the end of his first year of draft-eligibility. What did Berqkvist do in...
2019-10-02, 14:30NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Nikola Pasic No. 189 to the New Jersey Devils
Nikola Pasic‘s 2018-18 season had its fair share of highs and lows alike, culminating in a seventh-round selection by the New Jersey Devils at the NHL Entry Draft. He started...
2019-09-12, 20:01NHL RookiesBURKE: One Prospect to Follow From Every NHL Team’s Training Camp
Now that NHL rookie camps and their outsized import are firmly in the rearview mirror, our focus shifts to training camp. That’s when it all gets real. Well, at least...
2019-09-09, 19:30NHL Entry Draft 2018“Up to me to be as good as I can…hopefully, that’ll take me to North America,” Adam Ginning on his Pending Journey From Linköping to the NHL
This article was written by Sixten Funquist, as a guest contribution to EliteProspects Rinkside. Sixten Funquist covers the NHL for NHL.com/sv and the SHL for Hockeysverige.se and Corren in Linkoping,...
2019-09-06, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Elmer Söderblom No. 159 to the Detroit Red Wings
Elmer Söderblom, of the 6-foot-7, 220-pound frame, was among the largest players to hear their name called at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft when the Detroit Red Wings drafted him...
2019-08-19, 13:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 1 Ranked New York Rangers
I’m sure the excitement of most New York Rangers fans at seeing their team’s top spot in the EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings is met with equal parts bewilderment. We’re...
2019-08-17, 14:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 2 Ranked Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have an embarrassment of prospect riches. They’re rocking a running total of 38 prospects eligible for the EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking, many of which rank...
2019-08-15, 19:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 4 Ranked Vancouver Canucks
Our seventh and final Canadian club lands at No. 4 league-wide. The Vancouver Canucks have been one of the very worst teams in hockey the last four seasons, so you...
2019-08-14, 19:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 5 Ranked Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have a deep prospect pool. It just might be the fifth-deepest pool in the entire NHL — it’s the fifth-best in general, according to us. There are...
2019-08-12, 19:20Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Wrap-up With Commentary From Coaches, Players
BRECLAV, Czech Republic — The dust has settled on the Ivan Hlinka, and perhaps even the small Czech town it called home for one week in August — not a...
2019-08-12, 16:30Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 7 Ranked New York Islanders
The New York Islanders have been building an impressive group of prospects. Drafting is a part of the equation and player development is the other. Both of these areas have...
2019-08-09, 16:39Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9 Ranked Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators gutted their team this season, trading away Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel. While the returns are underwhelming overall, there’s no doubt that the...
2019-08-08, 19:22EP NewsWILLIAMS: Let’s Play AHL Match Maker Part 3
So far, EP Rinkside has analyzed options in net and on the blue line for NHL clubs looking to strengthen their organizational depth charts, land a first-recall option, and provide...
2019-08-05, 18:37Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 13 Ranked Buffalo Sabres
It’s a testament to the Buffalo Sabres ability to draft and develop talent that they rate in the top half of the league less than a year removed from watching...
2019-07-31, 21:17Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 17 Ranked Edmonton Oilers
In a perfect world, the Edmonton Oilers’ prospect pool rating in the bottom half of the NHL would signal a turn of fortune for the big league roster. To some...
2019-07-29, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Viktor Lodin No. 94 to the Ottawa Senators
Viktor Lodin isn’t a well-known name for anyone lacking an intimate knowledge of Swedish junior hockey. Without any prior experience on the National Team and no outstanding statistics to jump...
2019-07-27, 22:26Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 20 Ranked Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars have always had their share of great draft hits. Take the captain, Jamie Benn, who Dallas snagged in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft....