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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 following rookie goaltenders are poised to make an impact on their NHL teams in 2025–26. Each of them brings a mix of potential, opportunity, and question marks that fantasy [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** It’s Bubble Keeper Week at Dobber Hockey, and we’re taking a closer look at prospects on the edge of NHL relevance. Not every player makes an immediate impact, but some are worth [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. **** With most of the elite free agents now signed, we can start to get a general idea of what lineups might look like for the upcoming NHL season. With that, I thought [...]
