By Dan Stewart DraftPro evaluators were excited to see the World U17 Hockey Challenge back on the schedule this season after a two-year absence on the hockey calendar due to the pandemic. This U17 event
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DRAFTPRO – WORLD U17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE REVIEW – SWEDEN
By Dan Stewart DraftPro evaluators were excited to see the World U17 Hockey Challenge back on the schedule this season after a two-year absence on the hockey calendar due to the pandemic. This U17 event
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By Dan Stewart DraftPro evaluators were excited to see the World U17 Hockey Challenge back on the schedule this season after a two-year absence on the hockey calendar due to the pandemic. This U17 event
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By Dan Stewart DraftPro evaluators were excited to see the World U17 Hockey Challenge back on the schedule this season after a two-year absence on the hockey calendar due to the pandemic. This U17 event
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – THE 2022 HLINKA GRETZKY CUP REVIEW
By Jared Brown and Matt Hnatiuk. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is a best-on-best U18 hockey tournament that runs every year in August. It is the unofficial season kick off for most NHL Draft talent hounds.
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – THE SCOUTING REPORT – FEBRUARY 2022
Talent evaluation is subjective by nature. One scout will see a sure fire top six scorer while another scout might see a AHL journeyman. One might see a can’t miss prospect while the other scout
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Talent evaluation is subjective by nature. One scout will see a sure fire top six scorer while another scout might see a AHL journeyman. One might see a can’t miss prospect while the other scout
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
Continue ReadingDRAFTPRO – SCOUTING FOCUS – MATTHEW POITRAS
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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