The Dobotomy

With the draft lottery in the recent past now, the world championships underway, and the NHL playoffs not even half over, there aren’t many eyes already turned to July first. However, as I always do in the spring, I have my final list of projected annual cap hits for each of the top-100 free agents. [...]

You could trust the panel with your first-round picks this season, as they collectively went 7-for-8 in picking a winner. The only series the majority of Dobber writers got wrong was Boston over Toronto, which could have possibly gone either way because it went to overtime in Game 7. This was not the year that [...]

The puck is about to drop on the Stanley Cup Playoffs! As is the case every season, the panel is weighing in with predictions for each of the eight playoff series, the Stanley Cup finalists and winner, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner. The panel will also return for more predictions at the start of every [...]

Here is Dobber's annual printable box pool template for you and your family, friends, and/or co-workers to set up your own playoff pool. The rules on how to use are simple: Download the Excel spreadsheet here: PlayoffBoxes2024-TwoOptionsPick one player from each box of centers, wingers, defensemen, and goalies/goalie teams. One sheet is provided for individual [...]

In 2017, I successfully battled leukemia thanks to a world donor and a stem cell transplant. Unfortunately, the cancer has returned for a rematch. https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/1715022525904609534 Those who follow me on X and Facebook would already know about this news, and here are more details. I need another stem cell transplant. There are profound differences in [...]

The Goalie Post app is live on both iPhone and Android – and it features some fantastic new features for this year as well! You have known and loved Goalie Post, the creator of the patented “Starting Goalie Grid”, for 18 years. Even before it came under the DobberHockey blanket a dozen years ago. Reliably [...]

It’s been a busy month for the Dobber Sports Network, with (now) two smartphone apps, added tools and reports in Frozen Tools, the release of the Fantasy Guide, free Box Pools, etc. For the past eight years, we have been working on getting our free fantasy hockey game – Dobbernomics – in perfect shape for [...]

With the puck about to drop on the 2023-24 season, our writers weigh in on their predictions for both player and team awards and accomplishments.  Brief observations: The Edmonton Oilers are all over both our player and team picks. From a player standpoint, Connor McDavid is the clear favorite for both the Hart Trophy and [...]

As you well know by now, our player profile pages on Frozen Tools are the best in the industry. Eric Daoust, and myself, have certain things we look at when evaluating or comparing players for the purpose of fantasy leagues – and we built these pages accordingly. After that, it was just a matter of [...]

Free hockey pool player boxes, for those who would like to run simple pools at the office... Every year in April (for the NHL playoffs) and to kick off September (for the regular season) I group players into comparable boxes and post them online for people to enjoy for free. Whether it's for the office [...]