Ryan Lindgren – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Ryan Lindgren 2015-16 Team: U.S. National U18 Team (#18) Date of birth: 2/11/1998 Place of birth: Minneapolis, USA Ht: 6’0 Wt: 196 Shoots: Left Position: D NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016…
Dennis Schellenberg
What Did the Capitals Get in Jonas Siegenthaler
The Washington Capitals have been continuing their tradition of drafting European prospects, picking European guys with their top two picks in 2015. Next to selecting Russian goaltender Ilya Samsonov in…
Auston Matthews: A Season to Remember
On Thursday evening, Auston Matthews and the ZSC Lions were swept by the eight seeded SC Bern. Matthews’ season, therefore, came to an early and surprising end. He had an incredible…
Pius Suter – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Pius Suter 2015-16 Team: ZSC Lions (#44) Date of birth: 5/24/1996 Place of birth: Wallisellen, Switzerland Ht: 5’11 Wt: 176 Shoots: Left Position: C/LW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 3rd year…
Jacob Cederholm – The Next Ones: NHL 2016 Draft Prospect Profile
Jacob Cederholm 2015-16 Team: HV 71 J20 (#33) Date of birth: 1/30/1998 Place of birth: Helsingborg, Sweden Ht: 6’3 Wt: 181 Shoots: Right Position: Defence NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st…
The Evolution of U.S. Hockey
The “Miracle on Ice” celebrated its 36th anniversary this week. On February 22, 1980, one of the most famous hockey games took place between the U.S. and the Soviet Olympic…
The Swiss Version of McDavid
When the Edmonton Oilers selected Canadian prodigy Connor McDavid at first overall on June 26, a new era in Canadian hockey started. McDavid has been announced as the new Sidney…
Marc Crawford Eyeing NHL Comeback
There has been some talk about coach Marc Crawford and his possible return to the NHL. The 55-year-old veteran coach is in his fourth season with the ZSC Lions of…
Players Who Are Flying Under the Radar
There has been so much talk about all the high-flying rookies this season, about Patrick Kane and how he dominates the league in scoring. The greatest and most praised players…
Champions Hockey League Final: Players to Watch
On February 9th, Finnish team Karpat Oulu and Swedish Frolunda Gothenburg are battling for the Champions Hockey League title, the crown of Europe. Frolunda has eliminated current Swiss Champion HC…
5 Reasons Why Auston Matthews Is Still Number 1
After a strong performance at the World Junior Championship and winning the gold medal with Finland, both Jesse Puljujarvi’s and Patrik Laine’s draft stock has risen quite a bit and…
Analyzing Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings
After publishing two “players to watch” lists in September, respectively November, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau published its midterm rankings this week. I analyzed the rankings and compared it to…