Despair for Lafreniere: Volume 1
We are debuting a new feature for the 2019-20 season. Now that the calendar has turned to November, what better time than now to start looking at teams in the…
Alexis Lafrenière
2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series Storylines to Follow
The on-ice battle between Canada and Russia dates back decades. The 1972 Summit Series is the pinnacle of that battle, at least for Canadians. Ever since, the competition has spread…
Q&A With NHL Central Scouting Director Dan Marr
It is never too early to start talking about the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. While teams are just getting into the swing of the 2019-20 season, scouts are all over…
Weekly Prospect Report: Smith, Timmins, Lafreniere & More
Welcome to the first edition of the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the…
2020 NHL Draft: Forbes’ Top 62 Preseason Rankings
The rosters are essentially set for the 31 NHL teams heading into the 2019-2020 season. Players are gearing up for the long season ahead, while some rookies are itching at…
Red Wings’ 2020 NHL Draft Options
The Detroit Red Wings’ 2019-20 season will begin on Oct. 5 at Bridgestone Arena against the Nashville Predators, puck drop is at 8 p.m. Eastern. It will be the first…
2020 NHL Draft: Bell’s Top-62 Preseason Rankings
The 2019 NHL Draft has barely settled, yet it’s already time to start looking to the future and the 2020 Draft with the World Junior Summer Series and Hlinka Gretzky…
Lafrenière: Big Season Ahead for Potential First-Overall Pick
With the 2019-20 regular season getting closer, there are already many eyes looking ahead to the extremely talented 2020 NHL Entry Draft. While it’s still a full season away, Rimouski…
2020 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings
Recency bias can be a real thing. That is the risk in holding off until after the Hlinka Gretzky Cup to publish my preseason rankings for the 2020 NHL draft.…
2019 World Juniors: Canada’s Depth Outshines Czechs’ Stars
VANCOUVER — Canada is firing on all cylinders, attacking in waves and getting contributions from everyone. Even their 13th forward, who also happens to be their youngest player. Alexis Lafrenière,…
Alexis Lafreniere No Underdog for Canadian Juniors
VANCOUVER — Alexis Lafreniere isn’t thinking much about the elite class he’s about to join — he just wants to play hockey.
The 17-year-old will be Team Canada’s youngest player at the world junior hockey championship next week.
Few athletes have made t…
Alexis Lafreniere Looking Like a Future NHL Star
TORONTO — Serge Beausoleil might be the head coach of the Rimouski Oceanic, but even he can feel like a student when forward Alexis Lafreniere hits the ice.
“Sometimes I have to shut my mouth, I don’t want to put him in a …