The first round of the 2026 NHL Draft is officially in the books, and as always, reality proved quite different from the mock drafts. Some players climbed. Others fell. Several organizations surprised us with their selections, and a few prospects found themselves in dream development situations. Rather than recap all 32 selections individually, here are [...]
We have reached the big day as the 2026 NHL Entry Draft takes place tonight in Buffalo, and by the time I finished writing this sentence, another top-10 pick was traded. Someone has to draft those players, though, and fantasy managers will want to get a headstart on who those players are, which is where [...]
Every draft develops its own identity. Some years are defined by elite centers. Others feature dynamic wingers or franchise goaltending prospects. The 2026 NHL Draft may ultimately be remembered for its deep and diverse collection of defensemen. While there may not be a consensus generational blueliner at the top of the class, there are multiple [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the players from development to fantasy relevance. The 2026 NHL Draft class is an interesting one from a fantasy perspective, less about depth across positions and more about identifying where true upside actually lives. While real-life draft boards will be shaped heavily by positional scarcity, fantasy managers [...]
Not much is happening in the hockey world as we prepare for the last week of August and school restarting next week (at least here in Canada). I’m just going to look at some random topics that hopefully will garner some interesting takeaways. Mid to Late Draft Round Success Rates (2009 through 2017) I thought [...]
Elan is joined by prospect expert Peter Harling to discuss the fantasy values of the notable players taken in the 2025 entry draft.
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** Welcome back, today I will be wrapping up my three-part breakdown of the 2025 NHL Draft first round. This final piece covers picks 23 to 32, with a look at how each [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** Welcome back to Part 2 of my three-part breakdown of the 2025 NHL Draft first round. This week, we are moving on to picks 11 through 22 and assessing how these selections [...]
Victor reports from the NHL Draft in Los Angeles.
NHL Draft Visualized: Tableau Deep Dive into Point Shares and Development Trends This week, I’ve built on last week’s draft value work by digging into player outcomes with a fresh set of Tableau visuals. The core metric driving this analysis is Point Shares, a stat from Hockey Reference that functions similarly to WAR (Wins Above [...]
