Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the players who are turning their development curves into real fantasy relevance. This week’s stop took me to San Diego for an AHL matchup between the Texas Stars and the San Diego Gulls on Friday, December 5. The AHL is often the final proving ground before the [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the players who are turning their development curves into real fantasy relevance. The WHL has several breakout performances this season, and several draft plus one and draft plus two prospects are posting great numbers while showing meaningful growth in their underlying profiles. This league is often a [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. The OHL season is far enough along that early trends are becoming real signals, and several young players have separated themselves both in production and underlying performance. For fantasy managers, this [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the growth of prospects as they develop, break through, and push toward NHL impact. The 2022 NHL Draft class has already produced some full-time contributors, but a large portion of its first-round talent is still finding its footing. For fantasy managers, this group is especially intriguing. Most [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Watching prospects live adds layers that numbers alone cannot always capture. This week, I attended a WHL matchup to get an in-person look at several notable young players, not just to [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. The NCAA offers one of the most controlled and resource-rich development settings in hockey. Players benefit from elite strength and conditioning programs, structured coaching, and a lighter game schedule that allows [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. The KHL is widely regarded as one of the top three leagues in the world, and unlike most development circuits, its coaches prioritize winning over prospect development. Young players must earn [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Sweden is one of the best testing grounds in the world because young players are not beating up on their peers – they are fighting for ice time against grown men, [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. This week we are looking at a group of players who, for different reasons, did not take the step forward many expected in 2024-2025. Some plateaued, some struggled with consistency, and [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. The early stages of the 2025-26 season have revealed several young players who exceeded expectations during training camps, preseason, and early season action. Some were long shots who refused to go [...]
