NHL prospects

The Journey: Risers and Fallers from the Top-50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – April Edition

By |2025-05-10T01:47:36-04:00May 10th, 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 diving into the April edition of Dobber’s top-50 points-only dynasty defense prospects ranking. Although it’s a points-only criteria, I will still touch on the multi-cat potential for a [...]

The Journey: Signed, Sealed and Delivered – Levshunov, Moore and Rinzel

By |2025-04-26T02:31:55-04:00April 26th, 2025|The Journey|

The NHL’s evolving landscape creates more opportunities for rising stars, especially with the signing of Entry-Level Contracts (ELCs), signaling teams’ commitment to future talent. For fantasy managers, these signings offer more than just headlines: they reveal team direction and player potential. Whether joining a playoff contender or a rebuilding squad with increased ice time, these [...]

The Journey: NHL Prospects Stepping Into Bigger Roles – Zack Bolduc, Jackson Blake, Shane Wright

By |2025-04-19T12:41:55-04:00April 19th, 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. **** No one drafts a player expecting them to fall short, but the risk of unmet expectations is always looming. The real challenge is figuring out when to stick with a player and [...]

The Journey: Risers and Fallers from the Top-50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – February Edition

By |2025-03-01T00:33:32-05:00March 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. **** This week, we are diving into the February edition of Dobber’s top-50 points-only dynasty defense prospects ranking. Although it’s a points-only criteria, I will still touch on the multi-cat potential for a [...]

Who Is Valeri Nichushkin?

By |2013-03-22T17:03:01-04:00March 22nd, 2013|The Journey|


Nichushkin


Jonathan Briggins looks at a top prospect for the 2013 Draft.


If you asked a casual hockey fan who the top rated players for the 2013 NHL entry draft are, chances are the most frequent answers would be Portland Winterhawks D-man Seth Jones and the Halifax Mooseheads forward duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin. Take a peak at International Scouting Services March rankings and you’ll see Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin at number two, his second month in a row that he has been directly behind Jones.



2007 NHL Entry Draft Top 30 – Part 1

By |2007-01-25T22:50:56-05:00January 25th, 2007|z-Archives (other articles)|

Image Call it being fortunate. Call it being spoiled. Call it all the right parents conceiving at the right time. Actually, don't call it that - I don't want to think of my parents procreating. Whatever it is you call it, the past three years have had a consensus No. 1 pick emerge by midway through the season. The 2007 NHL Entry Draft appears to be well on the way to breaking that streak.

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