Joel Blomqvist News & Stories

Elite Prospects' first Calder Power Ranking is here, and just in time for the what looks like the most competitive race in years.

Mitch Brown highlights the 15 best prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins system ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season, with scouting reports and tools grades for each player.

Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goaltender prospects going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

Mitch Brown takes you through the Pittsburgh Penguins' 26th-ranked prospect pool, with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 13 best prospects.

J.D. Burke takes a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins' -ranked system, one that's lacking for star power but features many commendable depth pieces.

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.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players likely to suit up for Finland at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.

Every year, the Pittsburgh Penguins want to compete for a Stanley Cup. It's understandable. When they're healthy, they can ice two of the best centers to ever play the game....

We've ranked the top 100 skater prospects this week, and now we're following that up with Elite Prospects goalie expert Catherine Silverman's look at the top goalie prospects in the sport.

Team Finland won five of their seven games, only losing to the two finalists, and securing a bronze medal in the process. This tournament was a smashing success for Finland.Head...

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with Antti Pennanen, head coach of Team Finland about this year’s squad.What follows...

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...

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...