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The Journey: Russian Prospects Off to Hot Starts

By Victor Nuno|2025-11-02T15:23:10-05:00November 1st, 2025|The Journey|

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 [...]

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The Journey: Swedish Prospects Off to Hot Starts

By Victor Nuno|2025-10-25T11:48:53-04:00October 25th, 2025|The Journey|

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, [...]

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The Journey: Prospects with Plenty to Prove – Part 2

By Victor Nuno|2025-10-18T14:51:31-04:00October 18th, 2025|The Journey|

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 [...]

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The Journey: Prospects Who Exceeded Expectations in NHL Training Camp and Preseason

By Victor Nuno|2025-10-11T15:39:55-04:00October 11th, 2025|The Journey|

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 [...]

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The Journey: Prospects with Plenty to Prove – Part 1

By Victor Nuno|2025-10-05T00:12:38-04:00October 4th, 2025|The Journey|

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Injuries are one of the most frustrating hurdles for prospects trying to carve out a place in the NHL. Missing time during critical development years not only delays growth, it often [...]

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The Journey: AHL Prospects to Watch – Part 2

By Victor Nuno|2025-09-26T16:47:11-04:00September 27th, 2025|The Journey|

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Last week in Part 1, we looked at names like Zayne Parekh, Easton Cowan, Carter Yakemchuk, Ilya Protas, and Carson Rehkopf — all players entering the AHL who could make a [...]

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The Journey: AHL Prospects to Watch – Part 1

By Victor Nuno|2025-09-20T13:57:32-04:00September 20th, 2025|The Journey|

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 AHL is not a development league. By most equivalency metrics, it is the second hardest league in the world, behind only the NHL. That is why what happens there matters [...]

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The Journey: 2025-26 Calder Candidates, Part 3

By Victor Nuno|2025-09-28T19:39:44-04:00September 13th, 2025|The Journey|

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 past two weeks, we have discussed the top Calder Trophy candidates in Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 3, we will discuss some of the less likely options. All [...]

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The Journey: 2025–26 Calder Candidates, Part 2

By Victor Nuno|2025-09-28T19:39:08-04:00September 6th, 2025|The Journey|

Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Last week in Part 1, we looked at the top Calder Memorial Trophy candidates, awarded each year to the league’s top rookie. This week, we will look at the second tier, [...]

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The Journey: 2025–26 Calder Candidates, Part 1

By Victor Nuno|2025-08-28T22:25:55-04:00August 30th, 2025|The Journey|

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’re diving into the Calder Memorial Trophy race, awarded annually to the NHL’s most outstanding rookie. Past winners include fantasy stars like Cale Makar, Kirill Kaprizov, and most recently [...]

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