Chicago Steel News & Stories

Michael Hage could be the steal of the first round in the 2024 NHL Draft.

With his nomination for the Hobey Baker Award, Macklin Celebrini continues to re-write the history books in college hockey.

Joey Padmanabhan checks in with his USHL stock watch, headlined by the Fargo Force forward.

Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Chicago Steel centre and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Michael Hage on EP Rinkside.

Sean Shapiro empties his notebook from the USA Hockey All-America game on Monday.

Russ Cohen talks to the hockey family of tomorrow in this exclusive interview on EP Rinkside.

The November USHL Stock Watch zeroes in on the performances of Trevor Connelly, Max Plante, Sacha Boisvert, Cole Eiserman, and Michael Hage

In the Prospect Prospectives series, we’ll be looking at a prospect who has yet to establish himself in the NHL. We’ll examine the reasons for this and what fantasy upside...

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

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.

This month's USHL Stock Watch looks at Macklin Celebrini, Jayden Perron, Jacob Fowler, Tanner Adams, Sam Rinzel, and Zack Sharp.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown breaks down the Toronto Maple Leafs system ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

The USHL Stock Watch zeroes in on Quinn Finley, Daimon Gardner, Aram Minnetian, William Whitelaw, Oliver Moore, and Michael Hrabal.

The next Rookie Midterm looks at how Owen Power is already pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a contemporary NHL defenceman.

Elite Prospects USHL regional scout Joey Padmanabhan looks at Cole Knuble, Jayden Perron, Nick Moldenhauer,

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.

Will Smith leads the way in our debut USHL Stock Watch, looking at who's trending up, who's trending down, and who's holding steady in that part of the scouting world.

American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan was on the scene for the 2022 USHL Fall Classic, and he shares his standout performances from the tournament.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking Series continues with the 20th-ranked Toronto Maple Leafs.

Russ Cohen has an exclusive interview with incoming Michigan centre Adam Fantilli, taking a look at what makes him a potential top target in next year's NHL Draft.

In this edition of Scout's Notebook, Mitch Brown looks like a quartet of intriguing Chicago Steel prospects.

In a draft that features Connor Bedard and Matvei Michkov, Chicago Steel centre Adam Fantilli's incredible puck skills and fervent style of play allow him to stand out.

Matt Coronato is off to a scorching hot start with the Harvard Crimson, with eight points in his first seven games of the season as a Freshman. Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room™️ to look at Coronato's development.

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.

Of all 32 prospect pools in the NHL, it’s tough to think of one with a stronger identity than the No. 18-ranked Calgary Flames. They aren’t afraid of taking mediocre...

Mackie Samoskevich has first-round pick ability, whether the NHL sees it that way or not. Elite Prospects American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at the Chicago Steel forward's game.

Matthew Coronato, Elite Prospects No. 32-ranked prospect, is a near-lock for the top-15 of draft.

The NHL Draft Lottery came and went, and now we're just left to guess which teams are going to pick which players. Cam Robinson tries to figure that out in this mock draft of the top 15 picks now that that part of the board is set.

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.

We've been fortunate the last few years. In the majority of the previous 10 drafts, there has either been a clear first overall pick or there were two clear, viable...

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.

EliteProspects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown tracked 100 USHL games. Here are the most interesting findings, including Coronato vs. Samoskevich, Brent Johnson, Ayrton Martino, and more.

The EliteProspects Podcast with J.D. Burke and Craig Button returns, available wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, our hosts interview the Chicago Steel's Noelle Needham, and discuss the Tim Peel incident that set the hockey world on fire last week.

Matthew Coronato of the Chicago Steel is putting up points at a ridiculous rate in the USHL this season. He's a top prospect for the 2021 NHL Draft, and committed to Harvard for next season. Russ Cohen shares his story in a Rinkside exclusive.

EliteProspects' Dir. of North American Scouting, Cam Robinson, takes you into the Film Room™️ to review Matthew Beniers' game, and why he's looking like a top-10 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.

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...

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with Team USA head coach Nate Leaman about this year’s squad. What...

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...

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...

The first-round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft came and went, and it was full value, as always, with its fair share of awesome picks, duds, and totally out of...

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...

There isn’t another team in all of hockey like the USHL’s Chicago Steel. When the pandemic brought their season to a halt, they’d just won 13 straight, vaulting themselves to...

NHL Draft prospects coming out of the United States high school ranks come shrouded in a veil of mystery. Today, we’re going to offer a look behind the curtains, with...

We’re less than two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which means it’s time for yet another draft ranking. After the EliteProspects team published their final ranking and...

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...

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...

Every year, a handful of prospects take a massive leap. Their development accelerates past their peers drafted around, or even ahead of them. That’s what happened with Nick Robertson, the...

One might think that two new rankings among a group of five public outlets might not result in a tectonic shift in the landscape of the NHL Draft, but that...

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...

After months of careful deliberation, the NHL is ready to let the lottery balls spin and forever change the complexion of two or three lucky teams at the annual spectacle...

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...

If you’re in this space, then there’s a good chance you’re an avid follower of the NHL Entry Draft. It’s the best place to be for those sorts of people....

Under normal circumstances, I’d have just returned from the U18 World Hockey Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, fresh impressions of many of the 2020 NHL Draft’s best prospects foremost in my...

Don’t make the mistake of looking at a player’s position on our NHL Entry Draft rankings and equating that with their eventual billing at the draft, whenever that takes place...

There’s only one certainty left in hockey, and it’s that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to take place. We don’t know how it’s going to work or when...

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...

The USHL held its annual Fall Classic tournament this September, with each of the league’s 16 teams meeting in Pittsburgh for a pair of games over a four-day span. Sam...

The United States National Team Development Program is a victim of its success. They were much better than the USHL team, but they are hearing that this team isn’t that...

DAWSON CREEK, Canada — The adjustment from Prep Hockey to the USHL isn’t supposed to be easy. The average skill level of players increased dramatically, as does the pace of...

DAWSON CREEK, Canada — “The Russians always turn it on in the medal round though,” one scout remarked ahead of the World Junior A Challenge’s playoffs in Dawson Creek. Ain’t...

This week on The Pipeline Show we hear from CHL analyst Sam Cosentino about Canada’s U20 squad, and “hockey culture” at the major junior level. We also get an update...

Scouts and junior hockey enthusiasts from across the globe have descended upon the picturesque small town of Dawson Creek, British Columbia for the World Junior A Challenge. It’s a tournament...

This week on The Pipeline Show we get started on “World Junior Month” by having a conversation with an NCAA player invited by Hockey Canada to the U20 camp. “Hockey...

At 18-years-old, Johnny Walker was struggling to find success in the North American Hockey League. Five years later, he’s one of the best offensive producers in college hockey with 68...

While the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is expected to be dominated by CHL and European prospects, the United States Hockey League has a bounty of draft-eligible...

Little over a week ago, I dropped my first scouting report from the USHL Fall Classic in Cranberry Township. A week of travel, collecting my notes and reviewing tape later;...