DRAFT PRO – U18 5 NATIONS (FEBRUARY) REVIEW

The 2019 Five Nations Tournament from Feb. 5-9, 2019 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia became a must-see, emphatically circled event on the calendars of NHL scouts back in November after witnessing the upcoming drafts top talent, NTDP U18 centre Jack Hughes, light up the U18 competition at the fall 5 Nations event …

DRAFT PRO – 2019 USHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME REVIEW

The 2019 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game took place on January 8, 2019 at the Ice Box in Lincoln, Nebraska, the home rink of the USHL’s Lincoln Stars. It was a hot destination for NHL scouts who were excited to get a peer vs. peer viewing on some of the league’s top talent for the upcoming …

DRAFT PRO – 2019 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP DRAFT ELIGIBLE REVIEW

The 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship was played in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., from December 26, 2018 through January 5, 2019 and included a handful of prominent 2019 NHL Draft eligible prospects representing their country. A plucky Finnish squad took home Gold after a couple close and hard fought one goal wins against tournament host …

DRAFT PRO – 2018 WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE REVIEW.

  The 2018 edition of the World Junior A Challenge was held on December 9-16 in Bonnyville, Alberta with teams representing Canada East, Canada West, Czech Republic, Russia and the United States participating. The United States squad ended up taking home the gold after dispatching Russia in the gold medal game. Here is a review …

DRAFT PRO – U18 5-NATIONS REVIEW

Much of the top young hockey talent available for both the 2019 and 2020 NHL Entry Drafts was on display in Kravare, Czech Republic from November 5-12, 2018 at the annual fall 5-Nations tournament. Select U18 Teams from the nations of Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, along with the U.S. National Development U18 squad …

DRAFT PRO – U17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE REVIEW PART II

A REVIEW OF EUROPEAN TEAMS - A 2020 NHL DRAFT PREVIEW The world’s top U17 hockey talent recently gathered in New Brunswick for a week in early November giving the NHL talent hounds and executives a taste of what to look forward to at the 2020 NHL Draft and beyond. While top names like Alexis …

DRAFT PRO – U17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE REVIEW.

A REVIEW OF NORTH AMERICAN TEAMS - A 2020 NHL DRAFT PREVIEW The world’s top U17 hockey talent recently gathered in New Brunswick for a week in early November giving the NHL talent hounds and executives a taste of what to look forward to at the 2020 NHL Draft and beyond. While top names like …

DRAFT PRO – 2018 ALL-AMERICAN PROSPECTS GAME REVIEW

By Dan Stewart The 2018 event located in St. Paul Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center was a success in that the impressive talent was equally distributed between the two sides of what turned out to be a speed-filled and hotly contested affair, something that is not always the case in these exhibition best-on-best contests. …

DRAFTPRO – HLINKA GRETZKY CUP REVIEW.

  After some competitive practices and scrimmages at the Canadian U18 camp, a team was formed and completed in the inaugural Hlinka Gretzky U18 Cup against some of the world’s top hockey nations. Surprisingly one projected 2019 NHL Draft first round prospect was cut from the squad in BCHL center Alex Newhook. Newhook’s absence was …