Rink Size Doesn’t Matter For Anton Slepyshev Alessandro Seren Rosso | October 22, 2015 This summer has been eventful for Oilers forward Anton Slepyshev. After deciding to leave Salavat Yulaev, he signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers, who drafted him in 2013…
THW’s List Of Prospects Playing In The SHL (15-16 edition) Alessandro Seren Rosso | October 19, 2015 In the 2015-16 season, a total of 51 players will skate in the SHL, the top-tier Swedish League. Please note that this list includes only players actually playing in the SHL…
How Did So Many Teams Miss Out On Daniel Sprong? Derek Neumeier | October 19, 2015 It’s an incredibly rare feat for 18 year-old hockey players to crack the NHL, and for good reason. The NHL is the fastest, strongest, most talented hockey league in the…
THW’s List Of Prospects Playing In The KHL (15-16 edition) Alessandro Seren Rosso | October 16, 2015 In the 2014-15 season, a total of 26 prospects will skate in the KHL (or in their affiliate teams in the VHL or MHL). Many good Russian players this summer left…
NHL Draft: Patrik Laine’s Stock Is Rising Dennis Schellenberg | October 14, 2015 While the hockey season in North America is still in the very early stage, most European leagues are already a month old. Therefore it isn’t too early to have a…
Nic Petan’s Road to the NHL Sean Olinkin | October 13, 2015 Not so many years ago, the thought of a 5’9, 165lb, everyday NHLer was a rarity. It was a big mans game, and you could count the small guys on…
The WHL’s Overage Deadline Looms Ryan Pike | October 13, 2015 As the 2015-16 hockey season is now fully underway, we’re headed towards one of the two major roster deadlines in the Western Hockey League. The WHL’s 22 member clubs have…
3 Edmonton Oilers Poised to Break Out in 2015-16 Brett Slawson | October 13, 2015 As the Edmonton Oilers open the 2015-16 NHL season, the 36th in franchise history, expectations in the “City of Champions” are at an all-time high. With numerous new additions to…
Top 10 Sleeper Candidates For The 2016 Calder Trophy Derek Neumeier | October 13, 2015 By this point in time everything that has needed to be said about Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel has already been said. Many, many times. The two rookie wunderkinds, who…
What’s Trending? Top-Shelf Rookies Larry Fisher | October 12, 2015 Connor McDavid is still searching for his first NHL point — let alone his first career goal — but several of his Calder Trophy competitors have already lit the lamp.…
Nikita Soshnikov Waiting His Chance In The NHL Alessandro Seren Rosso | October 12, 2015 One of the biggest surprises of the last spring was Nikita Soshnikov move from the KHL to the Toronto Maple Leafs. After a very good season in the KHL, Soshnikov…
5 Lesser Known Top Edmonton Oilers Prospects Brett Slawson | October 12, 2015 When it comes to the Edmonton Oilers and the talk of top prospects, most people immediately shake their heads. Loaded with talent following years of failure, the Oilers have a seemingly…