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Lane Hutson's skill set has changed the Montreal Canadiens offensive zone play. Here's how he does it, and how teams try to contain him.

Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA.

The adjustment to the NCAA game wasn't easy for Tom Willander, but there are signs that he could develop into an elite shutdown defenceman as soon as next season.

The November NCAA Stock Watch highlights the performances of Macklin Celebrini,

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season.

Mitch Brown looks at the players who made the most strides this past season.

Mitch Brown takes a look at some of the notable impacts from the NCAA season, plus a check-in on the Brooks Bandits.

The transition to the NCAA isn't supposed to be easy. Yet, Lane Hutson's found a way to improve every part of his game.

Clayton Keller is one of the NHL's forgotten stars. In this Draft Retrospective, Mitch Brown looks at his evolution over the years.

Early in the season these seven games have stood out above the rest.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the Philadelphia Flyers 17th-ranked system.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Philadelphia Flyers third-round pick Devin Kaplan on EP Rinkside.

The Elite Prospects team has ranked 64 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with their second board of the season.

The USNTDP has done a fantastic job of developing high-end NHL blueliners over the years, with at least one first-round pick from their defence corps in each of the last three drafts. In this week's Scout's Notebook, David St-Louis profiles the three best ones on this year's team.

EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke was in Boston for both days of the 2022 Beanpot tournament, and these are his observations on the top prospects for each team that participated.

Dylan Peterson's breakaway goal helped secure Boston University's first Beanpot title since 2015. EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief has more on the play from Boston.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the 2022 Beanpot, set to take place at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts on February 7th and 14th.

In a sport without much credible star power or many must-watch talents, Trevor Zegras is already the exception to the rule. And he's the subject of today's Rookie Mid-Term.

David St-Louis takes a look at three Montreal Canadiens prospects, two that appear to be on the fast track to the NHL and another that might be lagging behind.

In this edition of the scout's notebook, we focus on three top forward prospects: Xavier Bourgault, Francesco Pinelli and Tyler Boucher. While the first two have had explosive starts to...

Winning hockey games is the most important thing a hockey team can do, but in the NCAA, winning certain games matters for very different and particular reasons.

The Montréal Canadiens boast the NHL's sixth-best 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.

The Philadelphia Flyers boast the 19th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.

The Chicago Blackhawks boast the NHL's 27th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's breakdown in the EP Rinkside 2021-22 prospect pool rankings.

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.

Tyler Boucher's got it all. He's physical, with a goal-scorer's touch, and has an NHL bloodline. That's going to make him a commodity in the 2021 NHL Draft. Russ Cohen spoke to Boucher, and tells his story on Rinkside.

We're finishing off our series of roster previews with a look at the American's offering for the U18 World Hockey Championships, a tournament they're set to host in Texas. Joey Padmanabhan has more.

Patrick Williams takes you around the AHL with a look at everything going on in the NHL's top developmental league. Trevor Zegras is making an early bid for a shot at the Anaheim Ducks lineup.