NHL Draft
View image | gettyimages.com It’s been a long journey getting to today, draft day, in the NHL. Starting on April 23, I began profiling draft prospects throughout the college and junior ranks. Overall, 26 players were profiled – not including the obvious top two picks tonight – which essentially equates to the first round. […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Draft is just one day away. Since April 23, we've been profiling draft prospects leading up to Friday's big event. As we wrap up our series, here are a few of the other potential first-round picks that remain.
View image | gettyimages.com In most every NHL Draft, there players available beyond the first round who have the potential to become NHL regulars and sometimes are even destined for stardom. Drafting such players takes a lot of luck as well as scouting acumen. However, generically speaking, the latter-round picks who tend to go […]
View image | gettyimages.com In just two days, the NHL Draft will take place, meaning that this time of preparation and anticipation is nearing its end. As we approach the draft, our series on draft prospects winds down. Here is a profile of Tri-City Americans defenseman Brandon Carlo.
Photo via Matej Tomek Facebook Page This is a prospect profile that goes a little off the board. In the recent weeks, the series has mainly featured first round prospects that will likely be taken sometime on June 26 or in the early second-round of June 27. But the next prospect in our series isn't […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers draft plans just became a little clearer. Ron Hextall said on Friday that the Flyers will take the best player available with the seventh overall pick in the NHL Draft next week. It seems that the Flyers would prefer that player be a forward of some sort, but […]
View image | gettyimages.com The wealth of talent entering this season's NHL Draft comes from a variety of leagues. Some are college prospects. Most are playing in one of Canada's top junior leagues. Many are playing in a foreign league. The rundown of prospects doesn't usually reach American-born players too quickly, but there is […]
View image | gettyimages.com Entering the 2015 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have a dearth of goaltending prospects in the system. The only two prospect-aged goaltenders to whom the Flyers hold NHL rights are 21-year-old Anthony Stolarz and Harvard University goaltender Merrick Madsen. Stolarz, the Flyers' second round pick in 2012, is coming off […]
View image | gettyimages.com In less than two weeks, the Flyers and the rest of the NHL will be adding potential pieces of the future at the NHL Draft in Sunrise, Fla. With that, our series on potential draft prospects starts to wind down as the draft creeps closer. The forward group continues to […]
While every fan (and general manager) hopes that the club lands a future star in the NHL Draft, the main goal is to establish – or replenish – depth in the organization. Perennial Stanley Cup contenders are built on deep rosters, not just on one or two stars. On the flip side, a series of […]
