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Aug 22nd, 17:00Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 26-ranked Los Angeles Kings
Mitch Brown takes you through the LA Kings 26th-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 15 best players.
2023-08-31, 17:15Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 23-ranked Los Angeles Kings
Cam Robinson takes you through the LA Kings' 23rd-ranked prospect pool, with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 17 best.
2022-09-23, 17:01Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 19-ranked Los Angeles Kings
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking series continues with a look at the Los Angeles Kings' 19th-ranked system.
2021-10-12, 19:43Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 1-ranked Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings boast the best prospect pool in the NHL for the second straight season according to our team of Elite Prospects scouts.
2021-05-18, 15:25AHLAround The AHL: Champions in Chocolatetown
Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery said, “We want to win. We expect to win.” Patrick Williams breaks down Hershey's regular-season championship in this strangest of seasons.
2021-05-04, 13:00AHLAround The AHL: Mads Søgaard stands tall with Belleville
Ottawa Senators goaltending prospect Mads Søgaard signed a three-year entry-level contract with Ottawa on April 14 following a standout season in Denmark’s Metal Ligaen. Patrick Williams has more on Søgaard's North American pro debut this past weekend.
2021-03-30, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Caufield to Rocket to the pro game
NCAA star Cole Caufield has turned pro, and his next stop is the AHL. Patrick Williams breaks down Caufield's move to the Laval Rocket.
2021-03-23, 12:00AHLAround The AHL -- Laval shooting for first place
Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard has built one of the AHL's most formidable two-way clubs. Patrick Williams examines Bouchard's work assembling a red-hot line with prospects Ryan Poehling and Joël Teasdale.
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.
2020-12-22, 20:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 1-ranked Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have the best prospect pool in the NHL, and it's not even all that close. That's how well they're navigating their rebuild to this point in the proceedings.
2020-10-14, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
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...
2020-06-27, 04:42NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Chaos Reigns in Phase 1 of 2020 NHL Draft Lottery
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....
2020-01-30, 20:29RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just...
2020-01-13, 16:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: Discussing Movement at the CHL Trade Deadline
This week on The Pipeline Show, we navigate through all three Canadian Hockey Leagues after the trade deadline has passed. A flurry of activity ended on Friday and we wanted...
2020-01-07, 16:00World Juniors 2020ROBENHYMER: “Not many guys would have played with what he had going on.” Barrett Hayton Plays Through the Pain to Lead Canada to Gold
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — From beating Team USA on opening night, to a 6-0 loss to Russia in the preliminary round and forgetting to take his helmet off during their...
2019-12-22, 16:00World Juniors 2020THE PIPELINE SHOW: The World Junior Hockey Championships Preview Show
This week on The Pipeline Show it’s the full preview of the 2020 World Junior Championship with in-depth analysis of the five main contenders with some fearless predictions thrown in...
2019-12-19, 22:30World Juniors 2020Meet the Team: Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championship Roster
The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships was a tournament to forget for the host Canadians, who failed to medal on home soil, losing an overtime match to Finland in the...
2019-08-17, 14:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 2 Ranked Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have an embarrassment of prospect riches. They’re rocking a running total of 38 prospects eligible for the EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking, many of which rank...
