Author Archives: Rhett Anderson

USA Hockey’s decision to test out a brand new model for developing elite teenaged prospects was one that had an immediate positive impact on the strength of the American hockey system, and it still continues to grow in strength to this day. Comprised of two teams, a U17 and a U18 club, the National TeamContinue reading “THE FAB FOUR: An Introduction to the U.S. NTDP’s Newest U18 Stars”

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft broke new ground for college hockey. Three of the top five selections that year, Owen Power (1st), Matty Beniers (2nd), and Kent Johnson (5th), came from the same University of Michigan Wolverines club. All three players were late-2002 birthdays in a mostly 2003-born draft class, so after they had eachContinue reading “Freshman Phenoms : Meet the NCAA’s Top Trio of 2023 Draft Prospects”

The more I watch the 2023 NHL draft class, the more I become convinced that this is one of the deepest groups we have ever seen. There are legitimate gamebreaking superstars at the very top, potential number one centers and top-six wingers galore, and a few high-end defensemen scattered throughout my top thirty-two rankings. WhileContinue reading “2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – Part 2 Rankings”

We have finally come to the end of my series ranking the top thirty NHL players of the post-lockout era (meaning they were drafted between 2000 and 2009), a list that I spent a lot of time rearranging and restructuring before actually deciding upon an order. This is the generation I grew up watching, andContinue reading “The Best Players of the Post-Lockout Era (2000-2009) (#21-30)”

Mats Sundin. Peter Forsberg. Daniel Alfredsson. Nicklas Backstrom. Leo Carlsson? The hockey-mad country of Sweden has produced plenty of elite NHL forward talent throughout the last three decades, and I strongly believe that next summer’s 2023 draft class could bring us the next great Swedish superstar. His name is Leo Carlsson, and he is alreadyContinue reading “Leo Carlsson : Sweden’s “Next One”?”

This is the second part of my soon-to-be annual rankings of the top 40 players in the NHL. In the first part we covered my top twenty so, you guessed it, this will cover the players ranked from twenty-one to forty. If you haven’t read the first part yet, then go ahead and do thatContinue reading “The Top 40 Players in the NHL (2022 Edition) (#21 – 40)”

Welcome to the first edition of my soon-to-be annual rankings of the top 40 players in the NHL. My content through this blog has always been specifically draft centred, but providing you with my personal list of the game’s best could give some potentially valuable insight into the qualities and attributes I place the mostContinue reading “The Top 40 Players in the NHL (2022 Edition) (#1 – 20)”

The first article I ever published through The Draft Report was my Part 1 Rankings of the top prospects available in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, so this list is somewhat of an official kick-off to “Season Two” (for lack of a better term). There has already been an enormous amount of hype around theContinue reading “2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – Part 1 Rankings”

Now that the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup has wrapped up, the preliminary rankings lists for the 2023 NHL draft have been coming out in a constant stream from the various scouting sources out there (mine was published over a month ago and my Part 1 list will be published shortly after the restarted U20 WorldContinue reading “Magical Matvei Michkov”

It’s only been one month since the 2022 NHL draft took place inside Montreal’s Bell Centre arena, and yet here we are talking about the first international showcase tournament for the top 2023-eligible (and younger) prospects. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, formerly known as the Ivan Hlinka Memorial (among other names), is usually the only majorContinue reading “2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup : Breakdown & Analysis”