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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.
Oct 22nd, 17:292025 NHL DraftMeet the Team: Team CHL unveiled for the 2024 CHL USA Prospects Challenge
With the CHL's roster for the inaugural CHL USA Prospects Challenge announced, here's a player-by-player breakdown of what to expect.
Oct 22nd, 14:57NHL ProspectsRinkside Roundup: Logan Stankoven’s Calder Trophy hunt begins
In this week's Roundup, Hadi Kalakeche looks at NHLer Logan Stankoven, as well as prospects Cameron Schmidt, Caleb Desnoyers, and more.
Feb 27th, 14:00CHL
The EP Rinkside 2024 CHL Free Agency Guide
Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.
2023-12-06, 16:00NHL Prospect ReportWHL Stock Watch: Conor Geekie expanding game and highlight reel with Wenatchee Wild
The December WHL Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Conor Geekie, Josh Davies, Joshua Ravensbergen, Carter Sotheran, and Adam Titlbach.
2023-09-22, 16:09NHL ProspectsThe USHL's most improved players and how they did it
Mitch Brown looks at the players who made the most strides this past season.
2023-09-21, 19:00CHLThe WHL 2023-24 Season Preview: Who will break through in a year of turnover?
Mitch Brown previews the 2023-24 WHL season.
2023-06-22, 19:182023 NHL Entry DraftFilm Room: It's worth betting on Samuel Honzek and his home run potential
Few prospects combine Samuel Honzek's puck skills, skating, and size. Even fewer have the production to go with it.
2023-04-18, 15:002023 U18 World Hockey ChampionshipsMeet the Team: Canada's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship roster
Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown goes player-by-player through Canada's 2023 U18s roster, with scouting reports on the entire team.
2022-12-19, 21:302023 NHL Entry DraftThe 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.
2022-11-25, 16:52NHL ProspectsScout's Notebook: Five standout WHL rookies
The WHL is loaded right now, our scout takes a look at some of the rookies who have been helping push the envelope.
2022-10-12, 19:01NHL ProspectsFilm Room: Fabian Lysell and the change of pace game
Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room™️ to look at the evolution of Fabian Lysell's game in his draft-plus-one season with the Vancouver Giants
2021-10-04, 06:23Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9-ranked Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers boast the ninth-best prospect pool in the NHL according to our scouts, and they're the next team in our EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.
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...
2020-11-06, 14:30NHL Entry Draft 2020The Unclaimed: Execs & Scouts Dish on why EliteProspects Canadian Ranked Players Passed Through the 2020 NHL Draft
EliteProspects ranked 129 players for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and 20 of them passed through the draft unclaimed. That’s pretty much par for the course. The average team ranks...
2020-10-14, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
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...
2020-10-06, 17:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mocking the First 3 Rounds, 92 Picks of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
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...
2020-10-02, 19:00RankingsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 25-1
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...
2020-09-22, 19:00Scouting Reports10 Observations From 2 Years of CHL Data Tracking
In the pursuit for better CHL data, I’ve manually inputted event data in a spreadsheet for over 1200 games – including 900 in the past two seasons. For the most...
2020-09-22, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020J.D. Burke’s Top 103 Skaters Ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft
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...
2020-09-02, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is now Available
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...
2020-07-08, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020VIDEO: EliteProspects Scouts Meet to set 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
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...
2020-07-01, 16:21NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Wrapping up the 2020 CHL Import Draft
With the conclusion of the 2020 CHL Import Draft today, at least one such event occurred on schedule without a hitch. In June, no less. It’s a complicated process, so...
2020-06-17, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the...
2020-02-14, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 2.0
What was once a heated debate is now a coronation; Alexis Lafrenière has separated himself from Quinton Byfield, and by a not-insignificant margin at that. The decision at No. 1...
2019-12-22, 16:00World Juniors 2020THE PIPELINE SHOW: The World Junior Hockey Championships Preview Show
This week on The Pipeline Show it’s the full preview of the 2020 World Junior Championship with in-depth analysis of the five main contenders with some fearless predictions thrown in...
2019-12-19, 22:30World Juniors 2020Meet the Team: Canada’s World Junior Hockey Championship Roster
The 2019 World Junior Hockey Championships was a tournament to forget for the host Canadians, who failed to medal on home soil, losing an overtime match to Finland in the...
2019-11-24, 16:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: NCAA Campus Report, U Sports Update, In the Dub, & Draft Spotlight Shines on Marco Rossi
This week on The Pipeline Show we take a look at a list of NCAA free agents that are bound to be targetted by NHL teams next spring. We also...
2019-11-17, 16:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: Talking the ‘Dub, U17s, Danny Weight, & Joel Sexsmith
This week on The Pipeline Show, listeners get a recap of the World U17 Hockey Challenge, get the inside scouting reports on five probable 1st round picks from Europe and...
2019-09-15, 18:12The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: WHL Season Previews for Brandon, Vancouver, Medicine Hat, Prince Albert, & Winnipeg
This week we wrap up the Western Hockey League team-by-team previews with the help of four more WHL General Managers plus there is a makeshift preview for the one team...
