By Andrew LeBlanc A few weeks removed from the conclusion of the prep school playoffs, we look back at one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory. There was no organized prep school league
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DRAFTPRO – GET TO KNOW – DAVID JIRICEK
By Samuel Dummer (@Dummer_Coleman) DAVID JIRICEKHC PLZEN, CZECHIAPOSITION: D HAND: RHEIGHT: 6’3” WEIGHT: 190 LBS The lights of the World Junior Championships were shining bright. Big, draft eligible defenseman David Jiricek from the Czech Republic
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO –POST 2022 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCOUTS NOTES
By DraftPro staff I know, I know, what a disappointment the abbreviated World Juniors were, not only to the fans, the players, the coaches, trainers and countless volunteers, but also the NHL types who really
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2022 MID-SEASON ‘DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH’
By DraftPro staff Every draft season there are a handful of names that slip through the cracks for one reason or another and become late round gems. The prospects who were not getting all the
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By Jared Brown Matthew Poitras And His Early OHL Season Success Matthew Poitras was one of many 2004 born OHL rookies who were robbed of their 16 year old DY-1 season. The former Whitby Wildcat
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By Kai Farenholtz As the game of hockey continues to re-image itself along the blueline, more and more smaller statured, slender footed, puck-moving defensemen have come to man the point and become real difference makers
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – FIFTEEN 2022 DRAFT ELIGIBLES TO WATCH AT THE WORLD JUNIORS
By DraftPro Staff The IIHF U20 World Junior Championships is a marquee event highlighted on the annual prospect world’s calendar. A event with heavy focus from the national media, and NHL executives alike, that pits
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BRAD LAMBERT.
By Samuel Dummer “Our lives are defined by opportunities; even the ones we miss.” The titular character says the line in the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and while the words are said
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – NOVEMBER 2021 U18 5-NATIONS REVIEW
by Matt Hnatiuk International Chablais Hockey Trophy Tournament Breakdown MONTHEY, Switzerland – This tournament went pretty much how I had figured it would have. The ultra dominant USA team coming out on top, followed by
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By Samuel Drummer (@Dummer_Coleman) September 10, 2021 The ice is fresh in Hovet Arena located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm, Sweden early in the J20 Nationell Norra season. Three young forwards jump over the
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