Matty Beniers News & Stories

Despite a disappointing second season, there were plenty of signs that brighter times are ahead for Matty Beniers. Michael Clifford breaks it down.

This week's trip through Take Town spends a lot of time at the coaching carousel before asking why we can't have more fun talking about hockey.

Sean Shapiro bring his weekly look around the NHL, starting with the job rookie GM Daniel Brière has done thus far in Philadelphia.

The Seattle Kraken have won eight of their last ten and seem to be surging. What does the data say though?

Victor Nuno places Matty Beniers under the microscope to determine just how high can the Kraken centre fly

With a quarter of the season in the books, Cam Robinson is exploring whether some cold starts are simply prolonged rough patches or something more sinister.

We're back again from another undetermined amount of fantasy hockey thoughts. There's plenty to get into, so enough preamble. Let's dive in!

Sean Shapiro looks at storylines he's tracking for the upcoming season in the Pacific Division.

Lots of paths forward for the Coyotes, but almost all of them involve relocation. Not great.

The Stars and the Kraken meet for the first time in the NHL playoffs. JFresh breaks it down.

JFresh previews the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken's first-round series in the 2023 NHL Playoffs.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown kicks off this year's Rookie Midterms series with a look at Seattle Kraken centre Matty Beniers.

J.D. Burke summoned a roundtable to vote on the NHL awards at the halfway point in the 2022-23 NHL season.

The Defensemen are ComingOver the past five seasons, there have been five defenders who played 60 or more games and produced at or above a point per game. Five.Roman Josi...

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis reviews the performances of every Western Conference's top prospects in the 2022-23 NHL preseason

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the Seattle Kraken's fifth-ranked system.

Cam Robinson attempts to project point totals for some of the most notable rookies entering the 2022-23 season.

The Elite Prospects affiliated skater prospects ranking countdown comes to an end with J.D. Burke's writeup on the 25 best prospects yet to establish themselves as full-time NHLers.

Ryan Lambert answers your questions on Tage Thompson, the worst trades of the salary cap era, an ex-Wolverine winning the Calder, the Flames offseason, and *says here* The Rehearsal. It's the EP Rinkside Mailbag.

EP Rinkside fantasy hockey analyst Cam Robinson looks at the best options on the waiver wire at the start of a new week of fantasy hockey.

EP Rinkside's college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the second day of action at the NCAA tournament.

The NCAA tournament starts tomorrow, and EP Rinkside senior columnist gets you prepared with this preview of the annual college hockey tournament.

The United States and Canada are using college players to fill out their rosters at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan Lambert looks at the playoff picture with so many high-end players out of action during the games.

This is truly the greatest time of the year. The holiday eating is in full swing. The fireplaces are roaring. And the national team jerseys are out. The holidays mean...

If Elite Prospects were to remake its 2021 draft board today, my first overall vote might change from William Eklund to Matty Beniers.

Elite Prospects American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players invited to Team USA's World Junior roster camp as we get you ready for the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer.

The University of Michigan plays host to an almost unmatched assemblage of talent, with top prospects lining every corner of their roster. In this week's Scout's Notebook, Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis looks at Brendan Brisson, Thomas Bordeleau, and Mackie Samoskevich's games.

The EP Rinkside 2021-22 prospect pool rankings kick off with a look at the league's newest team and what their system holds.

Elite Prospects team of scouts have convened to rank the 100 best prospects outside of the NHL. Today, the countdown ends with a look at the 25 best prospects outside of the NHL.

Now that the dust has settled on the NHL Entry Draft, it's time to take a quick spin around the block and see which players landed where and how it...

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft has lacked the usual hype that we've become accustomed to in recent years. The draw for teams to push for the bottom of the standings...

In a normal world, we'd be gearing up for the NHL Draft weekend right meow. For myself and many of my scouting colleagues, this is our Christmas season. The time...

Welcome back to another edition of Doerrie's Deets! General manager of the year candidates, the Jack Adams Award, the NHL Draft and more.

The NHL Draft Lottery came and went, and now we're just left to guess which teams are going to pick which players. Cam Robinson tries to figure that out in this mock draft of the top 15 picks now that that part of the board is set.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 48 players long, and sets the stage nicely for the U18s, set to start in Texas in no time.