Draft Retrospective News & Stories

David St-Louis breaks down the film and looks at Alexis Lafrenière's career since going first overall in 2020.

David St-Louis takes a deeper look at Tim Stützle's draft year and how he's proven in a re-draft he'd be No. 1 in 2020.

The Montreal Canadiens defenceman had few expectations but turned nothing into something. Mitch Brown looks at his journey.

Brandon Hagel has taken the road less travelled, going from unsigned prospect to legitimate top-line forward. Mitch Brown looks at how that happened in the latest Draft Retrospective.

Matthew Tkachuk was always going to be a star. This Draft Retrospective looks at all the signs from his draft year and those that followed.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown empties the notebook from the Draft Retrospective series, looking at lessons learned and offering insight on players that didn't quite warrant a full article.

Brock Boeser's name is on the trade block now after a handful of disappointing seasons, but he once had so much promise. What happened?

There were signs that Jason Robertson was going to be a star in his draft year. You just had to know what to look for.

Clayton Keller is one of the NHL's forgotten stars. In this Draft Retrospective, Mitch Brown looks at his evolution over the years.

Nico Hischier is starting to hit his stride as one of the NHL's top two-way centres. This is how he's done it.

One of the finest Finnish draft prospects is still trying to find the answers that would help him reach similar stature in the NHL.

The former No. 1 pick was clearly one of the best prospects in the world, how he he's grown his game and works to become a top defender in the NHL going forward.

The skating and the control of the game where always there offensively, it's just a matter of taking things further.

How the Canucks center made a splash an than kept impressing after his draft eligible season.

The No. 6 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft is working his way back to what many expected in his draft year.

The No. 8 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft has gotten better, but simple economics have put a time crunch on him finding the long-term fit in Buffalo.

It took time for the game to catch up, but when it did Toews was ready.

Now Cale Makar is a known commodity, but Mitch Brown looks back at how the Norris Trophy winner put it all together.

Dylan Strome hasn't lived up to his draft status, but his development is still a success story.

The next instalment in the Draft Retrospective series looks at how Connor McDavid evolved from a generational prospect into a generational superstar.