So, the big day is upon us, after being postponed for months we will soon get to see all the fresh faces added to NHL organizations, the NHL stars of tomorrows. We will not see
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DRAFTPRO – 2020 DRAFT DIARIES – TYLER TULLIO
“I’ve Earned Everything I’ve Gotten”: Tyler Tullio’s Journey to the NHL Entry Draft By Jonah Fleisher With the NHL Entry Draft looming, the excitement and nervous energy is building for prospect Tyler Tullio. The Oshawa
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – 2020 NHL DRAFT COMPARABLES
A few of our scouts from this season were asked to give us what they think are some good ‘comparables’ in the 2020 NHL draft. That is comparing current NHL players to some of the
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A few of our scouts from this season were asked to give us what they think are some ‘hot takes’ on the 2020 NHL draft. That is views or opinions that are a bit of
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – COVID19 IMPACT ON THE COMING SEASON
With COVID-19 delaying the start of junior leagues, what is the next step for prospects? By Jonah Fleisher The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly put an end to both pro and amateur hockey leagues in mid-March. Still
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAFTING FIRST OVERALL
Making or Breaking the Case for tonight’s Phase II Draft LotteryBy Mitch McBeaudry Fans of the National Hockey League were in an uproar this past Friday night when both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers
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THE ANALYTIC DARLINGS OF THE 2020 NHL DRAFTBy Dan Stewart In my humble opinion, advanced stats or analytics, whatever you want to call them, are not and can never become a substitute for actually getting
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – THE DEFENSEMEN FACTORY THAT IS SWEDEN
By DraftPro staff. Inevitably Toronto Maple Leaf great Borje Salming and Detroit Red Wings legend Nicklas Lidstrom come to mind when the topic of best Swedish defenders to play in the NHL comes up. And
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – OUR POST PHASE 1 LOTTERY TOP TEN
Well you asked for chaos, and chaos you got from the NHL brain trust in charge of putting the Draft Lottery that we witnessed on Friday June 26 together. Yes, it brought viewership to the
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With video viewing of past games about all we can do at this point and no tournaments or fresh data to provide insight on for visitors of our website we at Draft Prospects Hockey thought
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