World Junior Journal – Team Canada Needs MacKinnon, Drouin and Shinkaruk Christopher Ralph | December 13, 2012 CALGARY – From the onset of Team Canada’s selection camp, the atmosphere at the stunning Markin MacPhail Centre has been electric. 31 players remain at camp vying for the 23 roster…
Maple Leafs Prospects: Tyler Biggs Displays Pugnacity David OConnor | December 13, 2012 Belligerence. Pugnacity. Truculence. They’re what Brian Burke seeks in a hockey player. In Tyler Biggs, a first-round selection of the Leafs in 2011, all three can be found.
Report: Flyers’ Ben Holmstrom “Should Be Back This Season” Matthew Speck | December 12, 2012 The Adirondack Phantoms suffered a big blow this weekend, losing their captain, Ben Holmstom to a knee injury. The Flyers announced that their 25 year old forward prospect is out…
JC Lipon This Year’s Tanner Pearson? Carl Maloney | December 12, 2012 Last year the feel good story for Canada at the World Junior Championships, and in junior hockey for that matter, was Tanner Pearson. The Barrie Colts forward who had been passed over…
Team Canada World Junior Selection Camp Diary, Day One Ryan Pike | December 12, 2012 Thirty-six of the nation’s best teenage hockey players descended upon Calgary’s WinSport complex at Canada Olympic Park on Tuesday to kick off World Junior selection camp. By the end of…
Greg Burke: Washington Capitals College Prospect Update Matthew Speck | December 12, 2012 Many players are selected through the NHL entry draft at a very young age. Most players go to a junior league and quickly become club property as early as age…
Calgary Flames prospect update, November edition Ryan Pike | December 11, 2012 While the National Hockey League continues its latest labour impasse, every other hockey league in the world continues to play games in earnest. So, while the lockout keeps the Calgary…
Jacob Markstrom Heats Up – Wins AHL Player Of The Week Jameson Cooper | December 11, 2012 As winter continues to roll in and the nights grow colder even for Floridians such as myself, the lack of hockey is beginning to take its toll. Browsing hockey blogs,…
OKC Barons: Best Thing to Happen to Justin Schultz Carl Maloney | December 11, 2012 Justin Schultz came into the 2012-2013 season with a lot of hype and under even more scrutiny. Projected to start the season in the top 6 of Edmonton’s defence, many…
Unconventional Route is Working Out For Tyler Johnson Matt Metcalf | December 10, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Tyler Johnson has taken a rather unconventional route to the NHL, but it seems to be paying off.
More Minnesota Wild Prospects Eligible for the 2013 WJHC Dakota Case | December 9, 2012 A week and a half ago, I started a two-part article about the Minnesota Wild prospects eligible for the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship. After the bombshell of Wild goaltender…
2013 NHL Draft War Room Top 90 December Rankings (Part 3: 21-30) Christopher Ralph | December 9, 2012 Guest post by Eldon MacDonald Part 3: 21 to 30 This is the third in a series of nine postings of the top 90 prospects for the 2013 NHL draft. There…