Alexander Holtz News & Stories

Michael Clifford is tired of the noise. Alexander Holtz is doing well with little, it's time to give him some leash and see what he can do.

Cam Robinson is back again to provide you with a bushel of waiver wire options to help get you through to the holiday break.

Cam Robinson is back again with another installment of Mining the Waiver Wire. Where he does all of the work and you enjoy all of the profit.

Training camps and exhibition games don’t always mean a lot in fantasy hockey, except when they do. There are always important offensive roles up for grabs like a top-line spot...

High-end offensive defencemen are in abundance in the Metro Division. The New Jersey Devils’ Dougie Hamilton was a top fantasy blueliner for the second time in three seasons, the New...

In the second part of a conversation with Corey Sznajder, JFresh discusses how the data should be used when breaking down a game.

JFresh goes in-depth with hockey's most prolific stat tracker about analytics, skillsets, playoff hockey, and more in part one of a two-part series.

When it comes to fantasy hockey the best managers can keep an eye on the future. Cam Robinson is here to help you be one of the best.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown breaks down the New Jersey Devils system ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

Cam Robinson opens up his brain for you won what he's expecting and thinking heading into the final two weeks of 2022.

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

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking series continues with a look at the New Jersey Devils and their ninth-ranked system.

Elite Prospects fantasy hockey expert Cam Robinson looks at the deep sleepers who could win you your fantasy hockey season.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis highlights one prospect from each of the NHL's 32 teams and tells you why they're the one to follow at their team's training camp.

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.

Earlier this week, Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson gave you his predictions for the entire 2022 World Juniors. He's following that up with scorching hot predictions so bold they needed an article of their own.

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...

Elite Prospects Sweden regional scout Jimmy Hamrin offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players likely to suit up for Sweden at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.

The World Juniors Coaches Q&A Series returns for the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, kicking off with this one-on-one by Julie Robenhymer with Swedish head coach Tomas Montén.

EP Rinkside's resident Fantasy Hockey expert Cam Robinson is looking way into the future, ranking the 50 best players for the 2026-27 season. This is a must-read resource for anyone in a keeper league.

As the NHL pre-season wraps up, Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis checks in on the progress of top prospects in the Eastern Conference.

The New Jersey Devils boast the NHL's 11th-ranked prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.

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.

Russ Cohen takes a look at which one of the two 2020 draftees and Swedish League products will make it to the NHL first: Lucas Raymond or Alexander Holtz.

“I think it's critical in this day and age to always think about how your decisions, as a head coach especially, are going to impact the 20 guys that are sitting in the stalls and the ramifications of those decisions.” Patrick Williams reports on Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery and managing today's players.

The point totals still aren't there, but as JFresh breaks down, the New Jersey Devils centre has taken a major step forward at both ends of the ice

Patrick Williams reports on Alexander Holtz, the seventh overall pick this past October, becoming the 13th first-round pick from the 2020 NHL Draft to play in the AHL this season.

Mitch Brown, our Dir. of North American scouting, manually tracked data from every single game of the 2021 World Juniors, and now he's sharing some insights made with that data on Rinkside.

Mitch Brown shares 10 observations on the World Juniors using his manually tracked data set.

The World Junior Hockey Championships are always fraught with challenges for NHL scouts, but in a year unlike any other, this tournament poses a unique set of challenges all its own.

Newark may be the official home of the New Jersey Devils, but this organization has returned to its natural hellish habitat spiritually.This once storied franchise last enjoyed something resembling sustained...

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

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...

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...

The first-round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft came and went, and it was full value, as always, with its fair share of awesome picks, duds, and totally out of...

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...

Theodor Niederbach didn’t generate much buzz in draft circles at the beginning of the year. It was a strange development considering how much attention he’d captured only two years prior...

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 New York Rangers hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Representatives from the eight teams participating in Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery...

There’s a long list of accolades to Anton Lundell’s credit in spite of the fact that he just finished his first year of draft-eligibility. He helped Finland take home gold...

One might think that two new rankings among a group of five public outlets might not result in a tectonic shift in the landscape of the NHL Draft, but that...

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...

Well, we’ve got some clarity concerning the 2020 NHL Draft. At the very least, we know where most of the first eight picks are headed, save for the most important...

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to… be determined at a later date. When that will happen, and for whom, we cannot say....

The scouting community has long regarded Frölunda HC winger Lucas Raymond as one of the 2020 NHL Draft’s top prospects. That gilded reputation took something of a hit in his...

After months of careful deliberation, the NHL is ready to let the lottery balls spin and forever change the complexion of two or three lucky teams at the annual spectacle...

The NHL Draft has spoiled us in recent years. Elite finishing talent doesn’t reveal itself in advance of each June draft every year, but the junior ranks have been a...

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...

When Lucas Raymond, a highly regarded prospect for the 2020 NHL Draft, started the season with Frölunda HC of the SHL, the then 17-year-old knew this would be his most...

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...