Analyzing Chuck Fletcher Part 2: The Drafts
ICYMI: Check out Part 1 of our Chuck Fletcher series courtesy of our own Alli Baker, where she breaks down notable trades made by the Wild GM thus far during…
Joel Eriksson Ek
Minnesota Wild Prospects Thrive at World Juniors
It was a good year for Minnesota Wild prospects at the World Junior Championships. After a couple of years of few prospects making appearances and even fewer showing up in…
Sweden Announces World Junior Selection Camp Roster
Sweden has named the roster for their 2016 World Junior Selection camp. They’ve invited 26 players to selection camp and will be working to trim that back to 23 before…
Top 5 Prospects in Each European League
I had a look at the top European leagues to identify which the five most intriguing drafted prospects are. I have listed the top five prospects of the SHL (Swedish…
THW’s List Of Prospects Playing In The SHL (15-16 edition)
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…
Minnesota Wild Next Ones – Top 10 Prospects
by Eldon MacDonald (edited by Dennis Schellenberg) Sensational Summer Prospect Happenings By mid-season the Minnesota Wild playoff hopes had all but disappeared – until they traded traded for Devan Dubnyk…
Joel Eriksson Ek Signs Deal With Minnesota
The Minnesota Wild have signed 2015 first round pick (20th overall) Joel Eriksson Ek to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced on Monday. Via the team’s release, Assistant General…
2015 NHL Draft: Minnesota Wild Select Joel Eriksson Ek
The Minnesota Wild have selected Joel Eriksson Ek with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Eriksson Ek was not one of the most highly-touted prospects at…
5 Standouts From The NHL Combine
Now came the hard part. The last major activity at the 2015 NHL Combine was all that was left for the top prospects. It was the fitness testing. It was…
Joel Ek Eriksson – The Next Ones: NHL 2015 Draft Prospect Profile
Joel Ek Eriksson THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/29/1997 Place of birth: Karlstad, Sweden Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C NHL Draft Eligibility: 2015 Twitter: @EkEriksson THW The Next Ones Rankings (February):…
The Nashville Predators’ Loss is the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Gain
The Nashville Predators’ (arguably surprisingly) defeat at the hands of the surging Chicago Blackhawks on April 25, 2015 in the 1st-round of the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is the…
NHL Draft War Room: March Madness Risers and Fallers
by Eldon MacDonald (edited by @ChrisRalphTHW) The regular seasons are winding up in the CHL and have already wound up in many other leagues, particularly overseas. Except for the U18 Worlds…