Thomas Bordeleau News & Stories

David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Western Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason.

The AHL Stock Watch returns with a look at Alex Vlasic, Xavier Simoneau, Daniil Guschin, Thomas Bordeleau, Artemi Knyazev, and Jan Myšák

The AHL is often the last step to the NHL. Who's on the cusp for each NHL franchise?

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 San Jose Sharks 11th-ranked system in the NHL.

The EP Rinkside top 100 affiliated skater prospects countdown continues with Mitch Brown's article on the prospects ranked between 50-26.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis checks in from the first two days of the World Juniors, highlighting several key performances from the tournament.

Ryan Lambert reports on Denver's thrilling overtime win over Michigan in the Frozen Four semifinals.

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

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 lottery winners don't always come out of the draft with the best haul. We saw that again this year when the San Jose Sharks received arguably the best player...

Elite Prospects team of scouts have convened to rank the 100 best prospects outside of the NHL. They start today with a look at the players they ranked between 100-51.

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with Team USA head coach Nate Leaman about this year’s squad. What...

Just when it seemed like the San Jose Sharks prospect pool was starting to run shallow, they went and out cleaned up at the 2020 NHL Draft. Yes, it’s still...

No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...

It only took about eight hours on top of yesterday’s three-or-so, but we finally, almost mercifully, reached the conclusion of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. 217 draft picks later, the...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...

If you’re familiar with EliteProspects’ draft coverage, then you’re well aware at this point of my affinity for Thomas Bordeleau, the No. 23-ranked prospect in our 2020 NHL Draft Guide....

We’re less than two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which means it’s time for yet another draft ranking. After the EliteProspects team published their final ranking and...

We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in...

The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what...

The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...

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...

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....

Under normal circumstances, I’d have just returned from the U18 World Hockey Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, fresh impressions of many of the 2020 NHL Draft’s best prospects foremost in my...

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...

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...

The United States National Team Development Program is a victim of its success. They were much better than the USHL team, but they are hearing that this team isn’t that...

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...

SUNDSVALL, Sweden — The annual under-18 5 Nations tournament took place in Sundsvall, Sweden this past week, and EliteProspects Rinkside was in attendance. It’s the first U18 tournament after the...

While the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is expected to be dominated by CHL and European prospects, the United States Hockey League has a bounty of draft-eligible...