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Dec 10th, 14:39NHL Prospect ReportRinkside Roundup: Beckett Sennecke dazzles his way to World Juniors camp invitation
In this week's Roundup, Sebastian High highlights Beckett Sennecke, Shane Wright, Owen Beck, and more.
Dec 7th, 16:40NHLPower Feelings: Ring-a-Ding-Ding!
To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.
Dec 2nd, 19:24NHLWhat We Learned: The New York Rangers at a crossroads
The Rangers' problems are self-inflicted and maybe not fixable.
Nov 6th, 16:41SHLSweden Stock Watch: Jamiro Reber making case as overage prospect for 2025 NHL Draft
Jamiro Reber wasn't drafted in 2024, but has already played his way into consideration for the 2025 NHL Draft as an overager.
Nov 5th, 15:57NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Cameron Schmidt pushing for top-10 spot with blazing start
In this edition of WHL Stock Watch, Mitch Brown looks at Cameron Schmidt, Gracyn Sawchyn, Harrison Brunicke, and more.
Nov 5th, 14:26NHL ProspectsRinkside Roundup: David Edstrom shining in the SHL, Gavin McKenna gets back on track
In this edition of Roundup, Hadi Kalakeche highlights the explosive weeks of David Edstrom, Gavin McKenna, and more.
Oct 9th, 22:43NHLTake Town: Season premier, why did it start so early in Seattle?
Wow, it's a whole new season
Sep 18th, 17:30NHL Prospects
The 6 prospects with the most to prove in the 2024-25 season
Cole Eiserman, Eduard Šalé, Charlie Stramel, Gleb Trikozov, Filip Meśár, and Felix Nilsson highlight our list of prospects with the most to prove in the 2024-25 season.
Sep 17th, 19:45NHLThe Crease Index: Ranking all 32 NHL teams long-term outlook in-goal
Sean Shapiro ranks the long-term outlook in-goal for all 32 NHL franchises.
Sep 2nd, 16:00Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 10-ranked Seattle Kraken
J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown take you through the Seattle Kraken's 10th-ranked prospect pool, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 21 best prospects.
Aug 14th, 20:01NHL ProspectsThe CHL's most improved players in the 2023-24 season and how they did it
Noah Chadwick, Beckett Sennecke, and Easton Cowan highlight this year's list of players who improved the most in the 2023-24 CHL seasons.
Aug 9th, 16:45NHL ProspectsFilm Room: Shane Wright is on track to reach his potential
Far from a bust, Shane Wright is back on track to reach his ceiling.
Jul 1st, 23:45NHLWinners, losers, and big takeaways from Day 1 of 2024 NHL free agency
J.D. Burke and Jfresh team up to look at their winners, losers, and big takeaways from the first day of NHL free agency in the 2024 offseason.
May 16th, 00:33Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: The Finns!
As the tour around Europe continues, Victor Nuño checks in on some Finnish prospects who are finding success at home.
May 8th, 21:002024 NHL DraftElite Prospects' post-lottery 2024 NHL Mock Draft
The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when.
May 8th, 14:23Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Rundown: The Swedes are coming!
Victor Nuńo checks in on a plethora of Swedish prospects who have very bright futures in the league and on your fantasy squad.
May 3rd, 09:45Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: Matty Beniers is primed for a breakout
Despite a disappointing second season, there were plenty of signs that brighter times are ahead for Matty Beniers. Michael Clifford breaks it down.
May 2nd, 20:00NHLTake Town: Cleaning the glass
This week's trip through Take Town spends a lot of time at the coaching carousel before asking why we can't have more fun talking about hockey.
Apr 24th, 18:20Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: Top CHL postseason performances
Victor Nuño checks in on some red hot performers in the CHL playoffs and what those performances could mean to their long term potential.
Mar 8th, 22:15NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: The Vegas Golden Knights did it again
Sean Shapiro brings you his thoughts from the NHL Trade Deadline.
Mar 7th, 22:30NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Maxim Massé's strong February rebuilding his draft stock
The March QMJHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Maxim Massé, Vsevolod Komarov, Andrei Loshko, Samuel Savoie, and Noah Warren.
Mar 4th, 19:00NHLTrades we'd like to see ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline
Dimitri Filipovic cooks up the trades he'd like to see at this year's deadline, helping get the top names available to the teams they'd fit best on.
Feb 6th, 16:00NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Gavin McKenna already controlling the game
The latest instalment in the WHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Gavin McKenna, Kenta Isogai, Andrew Cristall, Brayden Yager, and Lukas Dragicevic.
Feb 4th, 14:00NHL Prospect ReportSweden Stock Watch: Oscar Fisker Mølgaard taking off with HV71
The latest Sweden Stock Watch highlights the play of Oscar Fisker Mølgaard, Filip Eriksson, Linus Eriksson, Liam Öhgren, Simon Forsmark, and Lian Bichsel.
Feb 2nd, 20:45NHL Prospect ReportAHL Stock Watch: Vasili Podkolzin putting himself in a position for a callup
The February AHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Vasili Podkolzin, Shane Wright, Tyler Kleven, Danila Klimovich, and Aatu Räty.
Jan 27th, 21:00NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Daniel Brière's strong rookie GM campaign
Sean Shapiro bring his weekly look around the NHL, starting with the job rookie GM Daniel Brière has done thus far in Philadelphia.
Jan 19th, 00:20NHLThe Seattle Kraken are surging, but has their short- and long-term outlook changed?
The Seattle Kraken have won eight of their last ten and seem to be surging. What does the data say though?
Jan 14th, 16:21Fantasy HockeyProspect Prospective: How will Ty Nelson's high-event style translate to the NHL?
Victor Nuño checks in on Seattle Kraken prospect, Ty Nelson and how his high-event style could or could not translate to the NHL.
Jan 12th, 17:14NHLEP Rinkside 3 Stars: It was all about the "breaking news" this week
Big week for all the news freaks out there.
Jan 8th, 14:40Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Focus: Mining the waiver wire on Week 14
Cam Robinson returns for another round of targets to help fill out your fantasy hockey roster for the week ahead.
Jan 6th, 00:07NHLEP Rinkside 3 Stars: Joey's world tour
Peep this out.
Jan 2nd, 07:07Fantasy HockeyProspect Prospective: Jagger Firkus' ascension into an elite scorer
Jagger Firkus is tearing apart the WHL and has been airlifted to Sweden to support Team Canada at the WJC. Victor Nuño breaks down the Kraken prospects' skills, production, and upside.
2023-12-23, 20:00NHL ProspectsScout's Notebook: How four top European prospects are faring in the OHL
The latest Scout's Notebook looks at the play of Dalibor Dvorský, Filip Mešár, Eduard Šalé, and Kasper Halttunen.
2023-12-10, 14:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey X Gamers: Matty Beniers' dull start but bright future
Victor Nuno places Matty Beniers under the microscope to determine just how high can the Kraken centre fly
2023-12-07, 21:15NHLTake Town: Feeling hot hot hot
Some coaches feel like they're in a bit of trouble right now.
2023-12-05, 23:45NHL Prospect ReportOHL Stock Watch: Liam Greentree a lone brightspot for struggling Windsor Spitfires
The OHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Liam Greentree, Carson Rehkopf, the Sudbury Wolves' entire first line, Owen Beck, Sam Dickinson, and Anthony Cristoforo.
2023-11-28, 16:00NHL ProspectsFilm Room: Carson Rehkopf is the OHL's most lethal finisher
Carson Rehkopf is the OHL's leading scorer, it's most lethal finisher, and its fastest-improving player. Mitch Brown looks at how he's pulled it off in his latest.
2023-11-24, 13:00Fantasy HockeyUnnumbered Fantasy Thoughts: Ice cold starts - Fact or fiction?
With a quarter of the season in the books, Cam Robinson is exploring whether some cold starts are simply prolonged rough patches or something more sinister.
2023-11-06, 14:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Mining the waiver wire - First line forwards, top power play defenders, heaters, big swings & more
Don’t look now, but we’re suddenly nearly through 15 percent of the season. The sample sizes are beginning to balloon to a size where we can start to predict trends...
2023-11-04, 17:20NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Aleksander Barkov is the soul of the Florida Panthers
Sean Shapiro brings you his collection of notes and observations from the week, starting with the importance of the Florida Panthers captain
2023-11-03, 17:46NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Dominant starts from Denton Mateychuk, Jagger Firkus
The November WHL Stock Watch zeroes in on the performances of Denton Mateychuk, Jagger Firkus, Zac Funk, Ondřej Becher, Terik Parascak, Noah Chadwick, Nate Danielson, and Marek Alscher.
2023-11-03, 13:00Fantasy HockeyUnnumbered Fantasy Thoughts: Buy-low options, burgeoning youngsters, and a goalie controversy brewing
We're back again from another undetermined amount of fantasy hockey thoughts. There's plenty to get into, so enough preamble. Let's dive in!
2023-10-27, 17:01Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Roundup: Which prospects have found early success this season?
Prospect Roundup Time!With the NHL well underway, we’re starting to get a gauge on who is hot and who is not. It’s on every highlight pack, every radio show, and...
2023-10-19, 12:00Fantasy HockeyUnnumbered Fantasy Hockey Thoughts: The Kochetkov dilemma, Klingberg's resurgence, buying low on the Kraken & more
Welcome back to another fantasy hockey campaign! Yes, we are partway through the second week of action, but this is the first installment of Unnumbered Fantasy Hockey Thoughts so the...
2023-10-10, 19:45NHL ProspectsThe 6 prospects with the most to prove in the 2023-24 season
Mitch Brown highlights six prospects who have the most to prove in the 2023-24 season.
2023-10-10, 13:53NHL32 Boring Predictions for the 2023-24 NHL season
Who needs bold predictions? Sean Shapiro brings you the boring ones that will actually happen this season.
2023-10-09, 14:45NHL ProspectsStock Watch: Reviewing the performance of Western Conference prospects in the preseason
David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Western Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason.
2023-10-02, 12:51Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Season Primer: The Pacific Division
It wasn’t long ago that you could confidently look at the Pacific Division and think it was the weakest in the NHL. Hell, you could have probably said it 12...
2023-09-21, 17:07NHLEP Rinkside Top-20 Defencemen for the 2023-24 season
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2023-09-18, 17:24NHLEP Rinkside Top-20 Left Wings for the 2023-24 season
JFresh opens his series of top players by looking at the left wingers.
2023-09-15, 16:21NHLNHL Storylines to watch for the 2023-24 season: Pacific Division
Sean Shapiro looks at storylines he's tracking for the upcoming season in the Pacific Division.
2023-09-11, 16:59Seattle KrakenEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9-ranked Seattle Kraken
Cam Robinson brings the scouting reports on the Seattle Kraken prospect pool, which is headlined by Shane Wright.
2023-08-30, 15:11NHLOne player that can make or break each team's 2023-24 NHL season
JFresh looks at one player that can make or break each team in the NHL during the 2023-24 season.
2023-08-23, 16:30Prospect Pool RankingsRanking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2023: Skaters 25-1
The Elite Prospects ranking of the NHL's 100 best affiliated prospects comes to a close with the 25 best prospects in hockey.
