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Jun 14th, 20:002024 NHL Draft
Cam Robinson's Top 80 Prospects for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft
Director of Film Scouting Cam Robinson provides his personal ranking for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
2020-10-06, 13:00Scouting ReportsRanking the NHL’s 15 Best Goaltending Prospects
Last week, EliteProspects counted down the 75 best skater prospects outside of the NHL. Next up, the goaltenders. I’ve gone to the liberty of ranking the 15 best targets outside...
2020-10-02, 19:00RankingsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 25-1
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...
2020-10-01, 19:00Scouting ReportsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 50-26
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...
2020-09-30, 19:00RankingsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 75-51
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...
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....
2020-04-15, 16:00RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 3.0
There’s only one certainty left in hockey, and it’s that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to take place. We don’t know how it’s going to work or when...
2020-02-14, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 2.0
What was once a heated debate is now a coronation; Alexis Lafrenière has separated himself from Quinton Byfield, and by a not-insignificant margin at that. The decision at No. 1...
2020-01-30, 20:29RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just...
2019-11-29, 17:52RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 1.0
I’m so proud to finally share the hard work of our scouts in the form of this year’s first NHL Entry Draft ranking for the EliteProspects Rinkside audience. So much...
2019-10-23, 07:00RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the Class of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft
In keeping with Wednesday’s theme, we’re reviewing the NHL draft class of 2017 and trying to determine which players have helped raise their profile and which have seen it drop...
2019-10-16, 19:18RankingsBURKE: Performing an Audit on my 2017 NHL Entry Draft Ranking With the Help of NHLe
It feels as if decades have passed since the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Such is the state of the contemporary NHL, a constantly shifting landscape that is getting populated by...
2019-06-07, 17:15Scouting ReportsBURKE: The Best Overage Players in This Year’s NHL Entry Draft
Time has proven nothing if not the fallibility of the NHL’s amateur talent evaluators. Even with all the recent advances in the industry, particularly in the realm of data-science and...
2019-05-30, 13:00Scouting ReportsBIECH: An In-Depth Look at the Biggest Risers for the Draft According to NHL Central Scouting
The NHL Central Scouting Service has been around since 1975, and although it isn’t the master list for NHL teams to use when drafting, it does offer insight into how...
2019-05-23, 18:30Scouting ReportsVICKERS: ‘He was a Star Tonight,’ on Jack Hughes’ Player of the Game Performance at the Worlds
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Team USA forward Jack Hughes saved his best for last. And his best has left a lasting impression. Hughes, the projected No. 1 selection in the 2019...
2019-05-22, 17:01RankingsCOHEN: Chicago Steel Have a Pair of Talented Draft Hopefuls in Nick Abruzzese & Robert Mastrosimone
Chicago Steel forwards Nick Abruzzese and Robert Mastrosimone are moving up in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. They both produced late in the playoffs for the Steel and went on...
2019-05-20, 16:00RankingsROBENHYMER: Moritz Seider Flying Under the Radar at Worlds; Just How He Likes It
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — With all the attention around Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko at the 2019 IIHF World Championship taking place in Slovakia this month, there’s another top prospect that...
2019-05-14, 16:05EP NewsDRAFTIN EU: Top 10 drafted prospects from Europe
Prospects eligible for the NHL Entry Draft are Draftin Europe’s primary focus, but with the big number of European players leaving for North America early in their career, there is...
2019-04-25, 14:30World Juniors 20192019 DRAFT: Draftin Europe’s Top 15 European Prospects
At Draftin Europe we focus exclusively on scouting prospects playing in Europe. This is the last ranking for the 2019 draft that we are going to publish before the final...
2019-04-20, 10:08RankingsLIST: Seven Likely Calder Trophy Candidates For 2020
It’d be a tough job disputing Elias Pettersson’s claim to the Calder Memorial Trophy in 2018-19. The resume is full. Pettersson had 66 points (28 goals, 38 assists) are the...
2019-04-17, 16:28RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects Top 93 Skaters 2019 NHL Draft Ranking
With the Under-18 World Hockey Championships right around the corner, now seems as good a time as any to take stock of the prospects that will have a significant part...
2019-04-16, 15:49RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Checkers conquer regular season, playoffs next
For the final time in the regular season, EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings, a look at the top Calder Cup contenders across the 31-team circuit and...
2019-04-12, 15:47RankingsAHL ON THE ROAD: Handing out awards in the AHL
Each week, EP Rinkside brings thoughts, observations, issues, and a few opinions for the NHL’s top developmental league. This week brings a look at what makes the AHL such a...
2019-04-10, 16:47RankingsBURKE: Who would win the Calder Trophy if not for Pettersson?
If any doubts about this year’s Calder Trophy recipient lingered among the privileged few trusted with voting on it, Elias Pettersson summarily dismissed them with the sudden thud of his...
2019-04-10, 13:41RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Nine down, seven to go, 14 in pursuit
Each week, EP Rinkside serves up the AHL Power Rankings, a look at the top Calder Cup contenders across the 31-team circuit and their player development picture. Nine tickets to...
2019-04-03, 14:58RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Checkers still dominant, Wolves in pursuit
Each week, EP Rinkside serves up the AHL Power Rankings, a look at the top Calder Cup contenders across the 31-team circuit and their player development picture. The Charlotte Checkers...
2019-03-15, 15:04Scouting ReportsVIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals of the Week – March 15th
It’s alreday Friday, but that doesn’t stop us from running our weekly list of Top 10 goals here at EP Rinkside. Check out some sweet moves by prospects from around...
2019-03-08, 10:22VideoVIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals of the Week
New week – new batch of highlight reel-worthy goals from top prospects around the world. At the helm of this list of goal-scoring bonanza is, as always, GIF-master Anton Johansson...
2019-03-06, 11:18RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Setting the stage for the playoff drive
Each Tuesday, EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings, a look at the top Calder Cup contenders across the 31-team circuit and their player development picture. The NHL...
2019-02-28, 15:05VideoVIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals of the Week
At EP Rinkside, we are back with another installment of our Top 10 Goals of the Week. Once again, it is our very own GIF maker extraordinaire Anton Johansson who...
2019-02-20, 18:17RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Deadline Approaching
Each Wednesday, EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings, a look at the top Calder Cup contenders across the 31-team circuit and their player development picture. No league...
2019-02-07, 17:47RankingsVIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals Of The Week
Our video guy Anton Johansson is back in action and that means our Top 10 Goals of the week is back. Buckle up and enjoy this bonanza of sweet goals...
2019-02-02, 17:36RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Full 31 team run-down
This week EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings with a twist. We will examine the Top Ten teams as always, but we also have a look at...
2019-01-21, 16:40RankingsFANTALYTICA: Evan Barratt – A Mid To Late Round Gem
Welcome to another installment of the Fantalytica column. Every week, Fantalytica provides a granular, fantasy perspective about a group of prospects. Before we dig into Evan’s game, I’d like to...
2019-01-16, 14:44RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Checkers get wake-up call, still lead the way
Each Tuesday, EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings, a look at some of the top contenders across the 31-team circuit and their NHL-AHL player development picture. 1....
2019-01-10, 22:30RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Checkers, Barracuda stay on top, Gulls in for the first time
EP Rinkside serves up the weekly AHL Power Rankings; a look at some of the top contenders across the 31-team circuit and their NHL-AHL player development picture. 1. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS...
2019-01-05, 09:45World Juniors 2019DRAFTIN EUROPE: Top 10 European Prospects
Editors note: This ranking was put together before the start of the 2019 World Junior Championships. At Draftin Europe we focus exclusively on scouting prospects playing in Europe. Throughout the...
2019-01-05, 09:15RankingsLIST: Top 10 defensive prospects in the AHL
The American Hockey League has long been lauded for its excellent developmental track record. Teams at the National Hockey League level routinely send their future players down to the AHL,...
2018-12-19, 05:35RankingsVIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals of the Week – Week #3
In our last installment of “Top 10 Goals of the Week” before the World Juniors puck drop in Vancouver, we have a few really sweet pieces. Make sure to let...
2018-12-11, 12:45RankingsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Checkers hang on through road trip
Starting this week and continuing each Tuesday, EP Rinkside will serve up a weekly AHL Top 10. This feature will focus on the leaders around the 31-team circuit with a...
2018-12-11, 10:00World Juniors 2019VIDEO: EP Rinkside Top 10 Goals of the Week #2
We’re back! Another action-packed week of hockey is in the books, and with the World Juniors a mere 15 days away, we’d like to tease you with some nifty goals...
2018-12-08, 13:18Scouting ReportsFANTALYTICA: Evaluating Team OHL from a fantasy hockey perspective
Welcome to the second installment of the Fantalyticacolumn. Every week, Fantalyticaprovides a granular, fantasy perspective about a group of prospects. Following last week’s analysis of Team WHL, we bring you...
2018-12-05, 13:00RankingsAHL POWER RANKING: Zadina gets Griffins back on track
Starting this week and continuing each Wednesday, EP Rinkside will serve up a weekly AHL Top 10. This feature will focus on the leaders around the 31-team circuit with a...
2018-11-26, 19:15RankingsTOP 10 – NCAA: Cale Makar tearing it up for UMass
Players come, players go. But that’s true more than ever in college hockey, where blue-chip talent leaves, more often than not, within a year or two of arriving in the...
2018-11-24, 16:19RankingsTOP 10 – OHL: Suzuki and Bertuzzi frontrunners among hopefuls
It was a bumper crop of first round picks from the Ontario Hockey League at the 2018 NHL Draft. This year may not be. Last June saw seven players —...
2018-11-23, 19:00RankingsTOP 10 – EUROPE: Kakko leads the class of ’19 – is he the next Laine?
The ties Europe has had to the NHL Draft have unquestionably been strong. The ties to the first overall pick have been of late, too. In 2018, it was standout...
2018-11-20, 13:15RankingsTOP 10 – AHL: Swedes and Finns emerging from the farm
If there is one painful truth across all 31 NHL boardrooms, it is that player development can humble even the most confident executive – and there is no shortage of...
