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2023-01-16, 11:23Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire for the scoring help and keeping tabs in-goal
We've moved past the midpoint of the season. Blink and you might've missed it.
2023-01-13, 16:06Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: Hot streaks, cold spells, and what to do with them
What hot streaks to catch, which ones to avoid, and which cold streaks you should actually read into.
2022-12-30, 13:55Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: Predicting Bedard's early impact, Dobson a silent assassin, Kuzmenko's future, and more
In the final fantasy rundown of 2022, Cam Robinson tees you up on the stories we heard and the lessons we should have taken.
2022-12-19, 15:29Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire for goalies stealing starts, returning stars, and free first liners
It's a short week for fantasy hockey, but that's when the best managers strike and catch their opponents sleeping. Cam Robinson is here to make you that manager.
2022-12-16, 13:50Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: Locking you in for the holiday stretch
Cam Robinson opens up his brain for you won what he's expecting and thinking heading into the final two weeks of 2022.
2022-11-25, 13:43Fantasy HockeyRobinson's Fantasy Rundown: Kochetkov's Next Steps, Third Wheels, Sandin on PP1 & More
Enjoy your Black Friday with the best fantasy advice you can find in Cam Robinson's rundowns.
2020-12-07, 16:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 12-ranked Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...
2020-02-28, 20:00EP NewsAround the AHL: Taking Stock of the AHL After the NHL Trade Deadline
After a hectic NHL Trade Deadline this week, AHL clubs have one more chance to shape their rosters. Next up is the AHL trade/loan deadline, set for this coming Monday...
2019-11-01, 19:00NHL ProspectsAround the AHL: The Utica Comets are Streaking Across the AHL
After a 2018-19 season that went adrift and never recovered, the Utica Comets have lit up the AHL this fall. And at long last, there are very real signs of...
2019-10-02, 03:31EP NewsWILLIAMS: AHL Preview — 10 Season Opening Storylines to Follow
Another eight-month journey begins this Friday for the American Hockey League, the NHL’s top developmental league. A parade of first-round picks are on their way to the AHL to begin...
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...
2019-09-11, 20:03Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Anaheim Rookie Faceoff Wrap-Up, With Commentary From Players, Coaches
IRVINE, CA – Six teams took to the ice for the 2019 Anaheim Rookie Faceoff this past weekend in Southern California, featuring some of the best and brightest prospects that...
2019-07-30, 19:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 18 Ranked Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks have one of the league’s most impressive draft resumes, adding key players outside the first round, such as John Gibson, Ondrej Kase, Brandon Montour, Josh Manson, and...
2019-07-18, 15:30NewsWILLIAMS: A Busy Summer is Underway in the AHL — Going West
Summer means rebuilding the organizational depth chart for NHL front offices, especially at the AHL level. Last week featured a look at the work that NHL Eastern Conference clubs have...
2019-05-24, 05:42Scouting ReportsAHL WEEKEND: STRUGGLE CONTINUES FOR MARLIES-CHECKERS, WOLVES-GULLS
The Toronto Marlies’ grip on the Calder Cup remains tight. In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final at home against the regular-season champion Charlotte Checkers, the Marlies twice broke...
2019-05-16, 04:25NHL ProspectsAHL PLAYOFF RUN: Wolves – Gulls Set the Stage for a Western Showdown
The Calder Cup Playoffs are down to four teams. The regular-season champion Charlotte Checkers battling the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies should make for an excellent Eastern Conference Final....
2019-04-11, 14:24NHL RookiesSam Steel, Ducks make use of disappointing season to prepare for the future
To hear him tell it, it’s been a roller-coaster ride of a season for Anaheim Ducks prospect Sam Steel. It’s certainly been up-and-down, to say the least. Steel, a first-year...
2019-02-06, 16:02NHL ProspectsAHL POWER RANKINGS: Stumbling – but Charlotte keeps the “A” in check
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. 1. CHARLOTTE...