“When you’ve got IQ like he has and you’ve got wonderful gifts of skating and innovation and stuff like that, he’ll keep working on the shot to get that a little bit better, but it’s
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DRAFTPRO – 2021 PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT – MATTHEW CORONATO
‘He never takes a shift off, he never takes a game off, and he brings it every night’ How Matthew Coronato’s tireless work ethic has propelled him into the limelight. By Jonah Fleisher The Chicago
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – EARLY SEASON TRENDS – RISERS
By DraftPro Staff Let’s face it, the 2021 NHL Draft is looking like a weaker crop. When we watch games in all playing regions there are fewer prospects driving the play and making an impact
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By DraftPro Staff What a wild and crazy ride this 2020-21 scouting season has been so far. Some prospects playing a choppy schedule, their leagues stopping for stretches, and then playing again – some leagues
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2021 IIHF WORLD JUNIORS – FIVE DRAFT ELIGIBLE STANDOUTS
By Dan Stewart & Jared Brown The annual IIHF U20 World Junior Championship just wrapped a few nights ago, and man was it a much-needed spectacle during this time of lockdowns and quarantines. While it
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By DraftPro StaffDecember 22, 2020 This week’s IIHF U20 World Junior Championships will be a welcome distraction to the global pandemic that has negatively affected so many of us. While there are gobs of NHL
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2021 PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT – BRENNAN OTHMANN
“I’m a Big Winner” Brennan Othmann’s Competitive Nature Driving Him to Stardom By Jonah Fleisher With 7:24 left in the 2019 OHL Cup Finals, Don Mills Flyers’ forward Brennan Othmann looked on as the Toronto
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2021 PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT – JOSHUA ROY
By Jonah Fleisher (Twitter @jonah_fleisher) On a warm summer day in Quebec City — June 8, 2019 — those packed into the Videotron Centre waited anxiously for Trevor Georgie, the Saint John Sea Dogs’ President
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2020 NHL DRAFT AFTERMATH – THE DRAFT DAY MISSES
Welcome back to part two of our #2020NHLDraft Aftermath series. In part two we look at those who surprisingly did not have their names called at the draft. We feel horrible for many of these
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The 2020 NHL Draft was a draft like no other. Not only was it delayed almost four months, but we also went almost six months with no junior hockey to evaluate, except what was played
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