What’s Behind NHL Jersey Numbers?
Choosing a jersey number sometimes has a philosophy of its own. Each NHL player has his own number logic and usually keeps this number for the rest of his career…
Dennis Schellenberg
Scouting the Ivan Hlinka Memorial
The Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia is held annually and gives scouts the first sightings of the season in a competitive tournament for U18 players.…
Reviewing the 2016 NHL Draft
There have been a couple of days between the draft and now, some thinking time to identify trends, losers, winners, surprises and more. Let’s have a look at the biggest…
Kieffer Bellows – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Kieffer Bellows 2015-16 Team: NTDP (#22) Date of birth: 6/10/1998 Place of birth: Edina, USA Ht: 6’0 Wt: 196 Shoots: Left Position: LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible…
Ready, Set, Draft!
Only a couple of hours until the 2016 Draft gets under way and you don’t have the insights of a scout and are not yet fully prepared for the draft?…
Auston Matthews – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Auston Matthews 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#34) Date of birth: 9/17/1997 Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Ht: 6’2 Wt: 194 Shoots: Left Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year…
Patrik Laine – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Patrik Laine 2015-16 Team: Tappara Tampere (#29) Date of birth: 4/19/1998 Place of birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 6’4 Wt: 201 Shoots: Right Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible…
Why There Is No Battle for 1st Overall
Auston Matthews started the season as the clear front-runner for the first overall selection in the upcoming draft in Buffalo, but Patrik Laine’s outstanding performance over the past few months…
Mitch Eliot – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Mitch Eliot 2015-16 Team: Muskegon Lumberjacks (#2) Date of birth: 06/02/1998 Place of birth: Grosse Pointe, USA Ht: 6’0 Wt: 190 Shoots: Right Position: Defence NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st…
Markus Nurmi – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Markus Nurmi 2015-16 Team: TPS Turku U20 (#48) Date of birth: 6/29/1998 Place of birth: Turku, Finland Ht: 6’3 Wt: 168 Shoots: Right Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st…
Antti Kalapudas – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Antti Kalapudas 2015-16 Team: Karpat (#21) Date of birth: 7/22/1996 Place of birth: Oulianen, Finland Ht: 6’0 Wt: 179 Shoots: Left Position: C/LW NHL Draft eligibility: 3rd year eligible in…
Aapeli Rasanen – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Aapeli Rasanen 2015-16 Team: Tappara U20 (#17) Date of birth: 1/6/1998 Place of birth: Tampere, Finland Ht: 6’0 Wt: 183 Shoots: Right Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year…