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2021-10-21, 16:30NHL Prospects
The 5 prospects with the most to prove in the 2021-22 season
The distance between a bust prospect and a full-time NHL contributor is a thin one. Today, Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown looks at five players who are on the verge of bust territory who need to prove otherwise in the 2021-22 season.
2021-09-21, 17:20Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 20-ranked Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are a victim of a lack of draft capital, not a poor draft table. That they land at No. 20 in Elite Prospects’ Prospect Pool ranking despite...
2021-06-08, 18:06NHLWhere do the Winnipeg Jets go from here?
From the exhilarating high of sweeping the Edmonton Oilers to the sinking depths of being swept by the Montréal Canadiens -- the Winnipeg Jets post-season had it all. Now, they're left to figure out what's next.
2021-04-01, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: School's out for top prospects
Newhook, Boldy, Kawaguchi, and more join Caufield in the NHL’s top developmental league. Patrick Williams breaks down an influx to high-end talent moving to the pro game.
2021-03-05, 19:06AHLAround the AHL: Patrick Brown doing plenty in Henderson
Henderson Silver Knights captain Patrick Brown is a key component of the Golden Knights' player development endeavor. Patrick Williams writes about Brown in Around the AHL.
2020-11-30, 18:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 18-ranked Winnipeg Jets
It’s been a lean, difficult few seasons for the Winnipeg Jets, and largely by no fault of their own either. About half of their top-four got out of dodge at...
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...
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...
2019-07-22, 17:27Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 25 Ranked Winnipeg Jets
As many teams discover, the life-cycle of a prospect pipeline is hinged nearly exclusively on maintaining high picks. Once a club moves out of the lottery realm and into the...
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...