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2023-03-06, 23:15NHL Prospect ReportSweden Stock Watch: David Edstrom's turning heads with Frölunda in the SHL
This month's Sweden Stock Watch zeroes in on David Edstrom, Carl Lindbom, Dalibor Dvorský, Mattias Hävelid, Noah Dower Nilsson, and Oliver Johansson.
2022-12-19, 21:302023 NHL Entry Draft
The Elite Prospects December ranking of the top 32 prospects in the 2023 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects scouting team has put together their first draft ranking of the season for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, with scouting reports on their top 32 players.
2022-12-03, 20:46NHL Prospect ReportSweden Stock Watch: Axel Sandin Pellikka's draft stock is soaring
Defenceman Axel Sandin Pellikka's stock is soaring with his play thus far in the J20 and the SHL, in this edition of the Sweden Stock Watch.
2022-09-15, 15:00Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31-ranked Washington Capitals
The 2022 EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings series continues with a look at the Washington Capitals and their No. 31-ranked system.
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.
2020-12-07, 16:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 12-ranked Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...
2020-12-04, 20:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 13-ranked Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche must be the envy of many a general manager. Not only have they unearthed their core through the draft and careful maneuvering elsewhere. They’ve locked many of...
2020-11-02, 14:30Scouting Reports3 Changes Driving Jonatan Berggren’s Offensive Explosion in the SHL
Jonatan Berggren’s breakout was inevitable. Selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 33rd overall pick in 2018 on the heels of one of the highest-scoring J20 Nationell seasons in...
2020-09-30, 19:00RankingsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 75-51
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...
2020-08-03, 19:00NHL RookiesPhilip Broberg Makes Solid First Impression at Oilers Camp, Eager for Encore Opportunity
When Philip Broberg boarded the flight that would take him from Arlanda, Stockholm to Edmonton he didn’t know what to expect. The plan for the 19-year-old was to gain some...
2019-12-05, 15:00World Juniors 2020BODIN: Sweden is Forced to Play Waiting Game Ahead of World Juniors
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The clock is ticking. When Swedish head coach Tomas Montén presented his preliminary roster for the upcoming World Juniors in the Czech Republic, there were some big...
2019-09-20, 16:31Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Round 1 of Champions League Hockey Wrap-Up
While we anxiously and impatiently wait for training camp and the extensively long pre-season schedule to conclude in the NHL, squads around Europe have been playing for keeps for some...
2019-08-12, 19:20Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Hlinka-Gretzky Cup Wrap-up With Commentary From Coaches, Players
BRECLAV, Czech Republic — The dust has settled on the Ivan Hlinka, and perhaps even the small Czech town it called home for one week in August — not a...
2019-08-12, 16:30Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 7 Ranked New York Islanders
The New York Islanders have been building an impressive group of prospects. Drafting is a part of the equation and player development is the other. Both of these areas have...
2019-08-08, 19:22EP NewsWILLIAMS: Let’s Play AHL Match Maker Part 3
So far, EP Rinkside has analyzed options in net and on the blue line for NHL clubs looking to strengthen their organizational depth charts, land a first-recall option, and provide...
2019-08-01, 20:15Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 16 Ranked Arizona Coyotes
The Arizona Coyotes are just a few years removed from being widely considered a team with a top-five prospect system in the league — and that may feel a little...
2019-07-31, 21:17Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 17 Ranked Edmonton Oilers
In a perfect world, the Edmonton Oilers’ prospect pool rating in the bottom half of the NHL would signal a turn of fortune for the big league roster. To some...
2019-06-26, 15:30NHL Entry Draft 2019Post-Draft Prospect Profiles: Nils Höglander No. 40 to the Vancouver Canucks
Rögle BK winger and Vancouver Canucks draft pick Nils Höglander has been on the radar as a top prospect for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft for quite some time. Now...