Connor McMichael News & Stories
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Nov 20th, 23:49Fantasy Hockey
Fantasy Hockey Feature: Connor McMichael is a difference maker
It's been a bit of a slow burn for McMichael, but he's finally found his stride. And the upside looks impressive. Michael Clifford has more.
Nov 4th, 05:16NHLWhat We Learned: Examining the Washington Capitals hot start
Why are these guys good?
Oct 28th, 14:55Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: Mining the waiver wire (Week 4)
Cam Robinson returns to bring you a bushel of waiver wire options to help pump up your fantasy rosters for the week.
Apr 17th, 20:15NHL2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview: New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals
The tale of the tape for the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals first-round series in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Feb 22nd, 01:53Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: How trade deadline moves could reshape roles for those left behind
Michael Clifford looks at some players who could see their deployment improve as assets are moved out the door come deadline time.
2023-04-10, 16:25NHL Prospect ReportAHL Stock Watch: Tyson Foerster rapidly developing in the AHL
The latest AHL Stock Watch focuses on the Hershey Bears and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, offering updates on Tyson Foerster, Elliot Desnoyers, Connor McMichael, Yegor Zamula, Bobby Brink, and Ronnie Attard.
2021-10-08, 19:15NHL Prospect ReportReviewing the performance of Eastern Conference top prospects in the 2021-22 NHL pre-season
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.
2021-09-15, 19:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 28-ranked Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals boast the NHL's 28th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in our EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking countdown for the 2021-22 season.
2021-09-07, 19:21NHL ProspectsRanking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2021: Skaters 100-51
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.
2021-05-27, 14:02AHLAround The AHL | Top young goaltending talents battle as Condors take Game 1
Top AHL goaltending prospects Stuart Skinner and Logan Thompson put on a show Wednesday night. Patrick Williams has more on the Bakersfield-Henderson showdown.
2021-05-26, 14:10AHLAround The AHL: Condors, Silver Knights ready to clash
The final two AHL teams left standing meet this week in a best-of-three division final. Patrick Williams looks at the series.
2021-05-25, 14:24AHLAround The AHL: The ballots, please
It is time to hand out AHL awards. Patrick Williams fills out this season's AHL ballot.
2021-05-19, 14:37AHLAround The AHL: Gallagher and Price fire up the Rocket
Even in defeat, the Laval Rocket went out in style this season. Laval dropped a 2-0 decision to the visiting Toronto Marlies to start the week – and end...
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.
2021-04-23, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Two surgeries later, Jared McIsaac finally arrives in Grand Rapids
“I knew I wasn't going to be perfect out there." Patrick Williams looks at the long road back for Jared McIsaac.
2021-04-05, 15:30AHLAround The AHL: Carbery delivers tough love
“We have [six weeks]. Let's make the most of it, let's use it to your advantage….” Patrick Williams looks at Hershey Bears head coach Spencer Carbery's efforts to help his players battle this season's challenges.
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.
2021-03-17, 13:30AHLAround The AHL: Sweet times in Hershey
The Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears have forged one of the top NHL-AHL affiliations in hockey. Patrick Williams has a look at the latest success in Chocolatetown.
2021-03-12, 19:15NHLDoerrie's Deets: Friday, March 12th
Brent Seabrook, Tom Wilson and supplemental discipline, MacKenzie Blackwood, the transfer agreement, the 2021 NHL Draft, and ESPN's TV deal -- these are the subjects of the latest Doerrie's Deets.
2021-03-08, 21:46AHLAround the AHL: Why the NHL-CHL development agreement returns young stars to juniors
Patrick Williams speaks to several AHL coaches about the young stars who were given an opportunity to skate at the AHL level while their junior teams weren't playing due to COVID-19.
2021-02-24, 14:30AHLAround the AHL: Hershey's Connor McMichael scores the season's first hat trick
The Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames) became the final AHL team to return to play this past Sunday when the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) paid them a visit.
2021-02-23, 14:30AHLAround the AHL: The Heat is on
The Stockton Heat returned to the ice in their new Calgary home against the Toronto Marlies. Patrick Williams has the details and goes Around the AHL for other league news.
2021-02-11, 16:00AHLAround the AHL: Connor McMichael, Kody Clark learning from Matt Moulson
Connor McMichael and Kody Clark are getting the benefit of developing alongside Matt Moulson, a veteran of 650 NHL regular season games. Not bad. Not bad at all. That, and more, in this week's Around the AHL, by Patrick Williams.
2021-01-12, 14:00World Juniors 2021A player-by-player look at how Canada performed at the 2021 World Juniors
The end result may not have been there, but the Canadians put in an admirable performance at the 2021 World Juniors all the same. There were gaudy point totals, big...
2020-11-26, 18:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 24-ranked Washington Capitals
At first glance, the Washington Capitals landing No. 24 on a prospect pool ranking seems high. At EliteProspects, we initially felt the same. This Capitals prospect pool might have the...
2020-10-01, 19:00Scouting ReportsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 50-26
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...
2020-03-20, 15:01EP NewsUndrafted Free Agent Profile: Patrick Khodorenko is Big Apple Bound
If the New York Rangers want someone in free agency, there’s seemingly little the rest of the league can do to stop them. It was true before the salary cap...
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...
2019-11-11, 18:30The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: The CHL-Russia Series, London Knights, NCAA Hockey, & Carleton University
This week on The Pipeline Show we get an update on the CHL’s Canada-Russia Series, and then we’ll dive into the reasons why the OHL’s London Knights have been able...
2019-07-15, 19:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31 Ranked Washington Capitals
A low spot in the EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series might sting for a lot of NHL franchises. It could be the result of poor drafting, mortgaging the future...
2019-06-17, 13:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: A Draft Preview Special
This week on The Pipeline Show we present the annual NHL Draft Preview special in conjunction with our friends at HockeyProspect.com. The nearly 3-hour special features five scouts from the...
2019-06-14, 18:32NHL Entry Draft 2019EXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects Top 93 Skaters for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Here we are less than a week removed from the NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver. NHL’s teams have spent the last few weeks consolidating their draft board, and next week...
