This winter, the hockey gods have blessed fans with what they’ve been begging for since 2014: NHL players competing at the Olympics. And with the return of the NHL comes the fascinating storyline of superstars getting their very first shot to go for gold. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 first-time Olympians [...]
Team Canada rolled over France 10–2, and the storylines just kept piling up. Macklin Celebrini added to them, scoring his third goal in three Olympic games. He is 19-years old and already producing at a goal-per-game clip on this stage. That is not normal. Then there is Connor McDavid, who is in the middle of [...]
Every Sunday, we share 21 Fantasy Rambles from our writers at DobberHockey. These thoughts are curated from the past week's ‘Daily Ramblings’. Writers/Editors: Ian Gooding, Michael Clifford, Alexander MacLean, Puneet Sharma, and Dobber — 1. With the Olympics, NHL hockey is on pause and the roster freeze shutting down trade chatter, it feels like everything [...]
The injury update for Kevin Fiala was quick and about what was expected. Fiala underwent surgery on Saturday and will miss the rest of the NHL season on top of the Olympic tournament. The following might explain why Fiala was wheeled off the ice while on his front: https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/2022668355908354443 At this point, the Kings might [...]
Men’s Olympic hockey is now well underway with many names that you’re familiar with from fantasy hockey leagues. A 5-1 win for Canada over Switzerland on Friday was overshadowed by what appears to be a serious injury suffered by Kevin Fiala late in the third period. The Swiss forward was carried off on a stretcher [...]
This week is a batch of players who are set to return from injury, so I wanted to highlight them and put them on your radar while we’re in the break. It’s also a good time to check in on the trade market, because a move can instantly change a player’s role, deployment, and fantasy [...]
Back in August we used this article posted on June 30th, 2022 to identify a few potential breakout candidates for 2025-26. The summary is that there tends to be a game count by which players start to break out. In this case breakout is defined as a 25 percent year-over-year increase. What they found is [...]
Happy Friday the 13th, it’s Alex MacLean here covering for Cliffy who has earned a well deserved weekend off. * Day two of the men’s Olympic Ice Hockey saw Canada and the United States make great impressions with five goals apiece in convincing wins over the Czechs and Latvia respectively. Switzerland and Germany also earned [...]
Howdy y’all! I need some suggestions on what everyone has been doing without their normal NHL intake. Do I watch something else on TV, go out to the movies, spend time with my kids (just kidding, I’m a good dad, I do that sometimes already). Over the next three weeks, we’re going to dive into [...]
As we head into the back half of the 2025-2026 regular season, it’s a natural time to identify players who’ve been producing at unsustainable rates. Some of these names are proven producers who can beat expectations year after year, but in most cases, regression to the mean reigns supreme. With this in mind, here are [...]
