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2021-05-21, 13:00NHL Entry Draft 2021
The EliteProspects Rinkside post-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.
2021-04-20, 16:45NHL Entry Draft 2021The EliteProspects Rinkside pre-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 48 players long, and sets the stage nicely for the U18s, set to start in Texas in no time.
2021-04-07, 15:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Focus: Eeli Tolvanen embracing the post-hype sleeper role
We always like to say that development is seldom linear. Players develop at their own rate and should be given the freedom to do so without being encumbered with comparables...
2021-01-18, 20:51NHL RookiesRookie Watch: Monday, January 18, 2021
Today's edition of Rookie Watch features a pair of Canadian teams pitting their prospects against each other in their NHL debuts, and one former SHL star seeing NHL ice for the first time south of the border.
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...
2020-03-31, 14:30Scouting ReportsPADMANABHAN: 2020 NHL Draft Prospect Joel Määttä is Better Than his Numbers Suggest
I caught just about everyone by surprise in November when my submission to the EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Draft ‘Watch List’ series included Sioux City Musketeers centre Joel Määttä. It’s...
2020-03-24, 14:00EP NewsALANEN: Offering a Look at This Year’s Best Free Agents From Finland
Finland’s free agent offerings this year don’t inspire a great deal of enthusiasm. There might not be a single NHL regular next season among them beyond the group’s best member....
2020-02-26, 15:30NHL ProspectsALANEN: Joni Jurmo’s Physical Toolkit Makes him one of the Draft’s Most Intriguing Defenders
Size is becoming a less important factor for NHL decision-makers with each passing draft. This most recent draft is a good example of how the consensus is shifting. Smaller, quicker,...
2019-11-11, 20:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Finnish Skaters Watch List
One could say of this year’s crop of draft-eligible talent coming out of Finland that it’s a relatively mediocre batch. It’s possible that we’ll see only one Finnish player cross...
2019-07-22, 17:27Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 25 Ranked Winnipeg Jets
As many teams discover, the life-cycle of a prospect pipeline is hinged nearly exclusively on maintaining high picks. Once a club moves out of the lottery realm and into the...