Erik Brannstrom: Let Him Entertain You
We all love to debate draft prospects and player rankings prior to the NHL Entry Draft. But, there are always a number of promising young players who fall out of…
2017 NHL Draft
February 2017 NHL Draft Consensus Rankings
February Edition We’re now more than halfway through the junior and college hockey seasons. Most rankings entities have put out several lists featuring prospects for the upcoming 2017 NHL Draft,…
Nolan Patrick Isn’t 2017’s Tyler Benson
An interesting conundrum has faced prospect writers and analysts this season in regards to the upcoming National Hockey League draft. The primary cause for debate is the absence of projected…
Pike’s Picks: NHL Draft Alternate Rankings (January Edition)
The 2017 World Junior Championships have come and gone and while the hockey world was abuzz about the quality of the games and the high drama of the medal round,…
Interview With 2017-Eligible Nikita Popugaev
One of the most interesting WHL players for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, Moose Jaw forward Nikita Popugaev is in his second season in the Dub after scoring 47 points in…
Top 20 WHL Prospects for 2017 NHL Draft
This past June, nine Western Hockey League players were selected in the first round of the National Hockey League’s entry draft. The league had just four players taken in the…
2017 NHL Draft Sleepers: November
We’re just about a quarter of the way into the NHL season, and there have been some storylines that have surprised more than a few people. Coming into the season,…
2017 NHL Draft Consensus Rankings
November Edition We’re a few months into the junior hockey season, meaning that the various players eligible for selection in the 2016 National Hockey League Entry Draft have played several…
Pike’s Picks: 2017 NHL Draft Alternate Rankings
Almost two full months have passed in the junior hockey season, with Halloween and Canadian Thanksgiving having passed us by. Now that there are a fair number of games to…
Leafs Should Target Liljegren in 2017 Draft
The Toronto Maple Leafs have yet to begin their 2016-17 regular season, but many fans already have their eyes firmly set on the future. For starters, the Leafs are going…
Windsor’s GOALden Boy
The Windsor Spitfires may have finally found their answer in net and his name is Michael DiPietro. In 2006, the Spitfires drafted young goaltender Andrew Engelage to develop with an…
2017 NHL Draft Preliminary Alternate Rankings – Pike’s Picks
Like sands through the hourglass, the summer has sped by and with the onset of the annual Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Europe the 2017 NHL Draft season has begun.…