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If you’re a fan of the World Junior Championships, you know that they never disappoint. Year after year, they bring us some of the most exciting hockey you’ll ever see – particularly for Canadian hockey fans, who have been absolutely spoiled with gold medals and great memories.
Cue the goosebumps:
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Posts tagged Dougie Hamilton
Your Guide to the 2012 World Junior C...
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If you’re a fan of the World Junior Championships, you know that they never disappoint. Year after year, they bring us some of the most exciting hockey you’ll ever see – particularly for Canadian hockey fans, who have been absolutely spoiled with gold medals and great memories.
Cue the goosebumps:
[youtube R8v8C3scw [...]
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelph...
To La: Mike Richards
To Phi: Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds, 2nd round pick
To Clb: Jeff Carter
To Phi: Jakub Voracek, 8th overall pick, 3rd round pick
Since I could go on about this all day, I’ll keep it brief. This is a horrible set of moves. If I were a Flyers fan, I’d have a heart attack, followed by a seizure, followed by a killing spre [...]
2011 NHL Mock Draft
***WILL BE LIVE AT THE DRAFT IN MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY***
After several weeks of anticipation, it’s finally time.
Some may wonder what the process is. One way to start is by looking at a team’s draft history – some teams have a clear preference for players out of Canadian junior hockey, others for US college hockey, and still others for Europea [...]
2011 NHL Draft – Scouting Repor...
Highly skilled forward Jonathan Huberdeau is a lock to be a top-5 selection
***MOCK DRAFT COMING TOMORROW***
While it’s difficult to say exactly who the top-10 players will be in this year’s NHL draft, most scouts have no problem telling you who the top 9 available prospects are. They include 6 forwards – Nugent-Hopkins, Huberdeau, Landeskog, [...]
Top Draft Prospects
(#1 ranked prospect Ryan-Nugent Hopkins)
This list should cover most of the first round picks. It includes 27F and 11D. It also specifies the players that are likely to make up the top-10. (Though Beaulieu could sneak in ahead of Bartschi). After the top-10, the remaining prospects are only somewhat in order, with ‘rank’ becoming [...]
Path to Glory: The NHL Draft
(Top Prospect Ryan Strome of the OHL’s Niagra Ice Dogs)
I’ll be at the NHL draft in Minneapolis on June 24th, so feel free to follow me on twitter for live draft-day tweets. (HouseOfPuck)
If there’s any question as to the importance of June 24, look no further than the Chicago Blackhawks. Or the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Detr [...]
Atlanta Thrashers: State of the Union
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Thrashers’ Organizational Audit
Here’s the Thrashers’ depth chart (as of May 20, 2011):
C: Antropov, Burmistrov, Slater, Cormier
LW: Ladd, Kane, Thorburn, Maxwell
RW: Little, Wheeler, Stewart, Schremp
D: Byfuglien, Enstrom, Bogosian, Hainsey, Oduya, Stuart
G: Pavelec, Mason
Salary commitments: $37.5M
Cap space: [...]