Features - DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY

DRAFTPRO – GET TO KNOW – JIMMY SNUGGERUD

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022Features

By Samuel Dummer (@Dummer_Coleman) JIMMY SNUGGERUDNTDP U18, USHLPOSITION: C HAND: RHEIGHT: 6’2” WEIGHT: 185 LBS Three generations playing international hockey players representing the Red, White, and Blue. That’s how deep the roots run in the

DRAFTPRO – 2022 U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Features

By DraftPro Staff The last major scouting event on the scouts calendar is the IIHF U18 World Championships that typically consists of the major hockey playing countries top U18 prospects in a best on best

DRAFTPRO – 2021-22 NEPSAC SEASON REVIEW

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022Features

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

DRAFTPRO – GET TO KNOW – DAVID JIRICEK

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Features

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

DRAFTPRO –POST 2022 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SCOUTS NOTES

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022Features, Reports

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

DRAFTPRO – 2022 MID-SEASON ‘DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH’

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022Features, Reports

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

DRAFTPRO – SCOUTING FOCUS – MATTHEW POITRAS

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021Features, Reports

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

DRAFTPRO – SCOUTING FOCUS – MATS LINDGREN

December 23, 2021January 18, 2022Features, Reports

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

DRAFTPRO – FIFTEEN 2022 DRAFT ELIGIBLES TO WATCH AT THE WORLD JUNIORS

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021Features

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

DRAFTPRO – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BRAD LAMBERT.

November 30, 2021December 1, 2021Features

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