NHL Draft Strategy: ‘For Need’ vs. ‘Best Available Player’
The history of the NHL Entry Draft has shown that selecting players outside of the early rounds is a crap shoot, guesswork at best, or just plain luck. A study,…
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Emptying the 2019 NHL Combine Notebook
The 2019 NHL Combine is done. Over 100 prospects spent the week in Buffalo making their case in front of potential future employers. Then Saturday, they put their fitness skills…
5 Jets 1.0 Draft Misses & Who They Didn’t Pick
It happens to every NHL team. A player they draft doesn’t work out, while other players who were available and selected soon after go on to have long, illustrious careers.…
How Much Do Young NHLers Make?
Many 18-year-old hockey stars will be watching the NHL Conference Finals that are underway, but their focus is on something completely different: the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. With under six…
Edmonton Oilers 2017 Draft Picks In Depth
It was a busy weekend in the NHL to begin the offseason. The Edmonton Oilers made seven picks in the draft highlighted by the selection of right winger Kailer Yamamoto…
Blue Jackets’ Draft History
Two days after Wednesday’s NHL Awards Ceremony and Las Vegas Expansion Draft, the 2017 NHL Entry Draft will commence. The now 31 NHL teams will gather inside the United Center…
Lightning Struggle with 1st Round Picks
There’s no such thing as a sure pick at the NHL draft. No matter the caliber of the prospect, anything can happen from draft night throughout the player’s career. Injury…
History of the 17th Overall Pick
The 2017 NHL Draft is under a week away and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be selecting 17th overall. Now, there has been plenty of debate about who the Leafs…
THW Re-Drafts The 2010 NHL Draft:- Picks #21-30
The 2010 NHL Draft class is one of the better ones in recent memory. The class has yielded eight All-Stars and the most American-born players in NHL history with 11, breaking…
THW Re-Drafts the 2010 NHL Draft: Picks #11-20
The 2010 NHL Draft class is one of the better draft classes in recent memory. Over the past several years, the class yielded eight All-Star’s and the most American -born players…
THW Re-Drafts the 2010 NHL Draft: Picks #1-10
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft class is one of the better draft classes in recent memory. Over the past several years, the class yielded eight All-Star’s and the most American-born players…
Edmonton Overdue for NHL All-Star Game
This post was originally pubished on December 4th, 2016. It’s been revised with the latest news that Tampa will get the All-Star weekend. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has announced that the…