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As the 2022-23 regular season winds down, and with most of the major international tournaments wrapped up, the 2023 NHL draft class is finally taking shape and inching closer to what will be its final form. The upper echelon is quite firmly established at this point, and it is unquestionably one hell of a talentedContinue reading “2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – Part 4 Rankings”

As projected 2023 first overall pick Connor Bedard continues to rack up insane point totals for the WHL’s Regina Pats, it begs the question of just what kind of numbers he is going to finish the season with. His 96 points in 38 games gives him a 2.46 points-per-game average that translates to 140 pointsContinue reading “THE TOP 20 CHL DRAFT-YEAR PERFORMANCES (2000-01 to 2021-22)”

The WHL has (deservedly) stolen much of the hockey world’s attention with its upcoming class of 2023 NHL draft eligible prospects, and while the QMJHL’s talent pool is quite shallow this year there are a number of intriguing players coming out of the OHL that are well worth taking a closer look at. Two inContinue reading “MUSTY VS. RITCHIE : Who Becomes the Better Player?”

In a previous article titled Defenders of the Future, I broke down the top defensemen becoming eligible for next summer’s 2023 NHL Entry Draft and the individual skills/attributes they each bring to the ice. Though there are certainly a few who carry substantial promise if they manage to maximize their upside, this year’s group seemsContinue reading “CENTERS OF ATTENTION : Assessing the Top Center Prospects for the 2023 NHL Draft”

Welcome to my latest updated Part 3 Rankings of the top thirty-two players eligible for selection in the upcoming 2023 NHL Entry Draft. With the completion of the recent Under-20 World Junior Hockey Championships and the 2022-23 regular season at its halfway mark, enough time has passed that I can now make a more accurateContinue reading “2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT – Part 3 Rankings”

With the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge now in the rearview mirror, along with nearly half of the 2022-23 regular season major junior schedule, this seems like a good time to present you with my official preview of the 2024 NHL draft class. Shane Wright was my number one ranked prospect for the 2022 draft fromContinue reading “Official Preview of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft”

Every so often a hockey player comes along who possesses extraordinary, unmatched talent as well as a burning desire to win and be recognized as the very best in the world while they do. Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe, for example, racked up numerous scoring titles, MVP awards, and Stanley Cups over a 26-seasonContinue reading “GENERATION NEXT”

If it wasn’t for a 15-year old kid named Shane Wright putting together one of the most dominant “exceptional status” rookie seasons ever produced in 2019-20, I can safely say there would be no Draft Report blog in existence today. It was after I first tuned in to watch him play for the OHL’s KingstonContinue reading “THE SHANE WRIGHT SAGA : From Seattle to Coachella Valley”

It seems as though we may have been a bit spoiled with the abundance of blue-chip defense prospects making their way through the last few NHL drafts. The 2022 draft, for example, gave us Simon Nemec (2nd overall), David Jiricek (6th), Kevin Korchinski (7th), Pavel Mintyukov (10th) and Denton Mateychuk (12th). The 2021 draft classContinue reading “DEFENDERS OF THE FUTURE : Assessing the Top Defense Prospects for the 2023 NHL Draft”

The last time this tournament was held (not including last year’s Canada-only Capital City Challenge) there was a 15-year old “exceptional status” OHL rookie named Shane Wright wearing the “C” for Canada Black. He was excellent, contributing 4 goals and 7 points in 5 games, and would then carry the momentum of that strong performanceContinue reading “2022 UNDER-17 WORLD HOCKEY CHALLENGE: Breakdown & Analysis”