McDavid, Marner, and the 2015 NHL Draft Class That Shaped a Decade
The 2015 NHL Draft promised talent, but even then, you could feel something different in the air. Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel dominated the headlines, as expected. But a few…
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Biggest Steals From the 2012 NHL Draft
Thirteen years later, we can now confirm the biggest steals of every round of the 2012 Entry NHL Draft, excluding the first round. We will look at where they are…
Revisiting the NHL’s Compensatory Picks From Executive & Coach “Trades”: What Became of the Players Drafted?
On Jan. 1, 2015, the NHL implemented a new policy to compensate teams that lost an executive or coach due to them being hired by another team while still under…
5 WHL Players to Watch After the Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is the unofficial kick-off to the NHL Draft, as it’s the first time many of the projected top prospects will get to show off their skills…
2026 Draft-Eligible Standouts at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup
The 2026 NHL Draft season is already under way with the completion of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. For just the second time in their history at the tournament, Team USA…
Biggest Steals From the 2011 NHL Draft
With the 2011 NHL Draft being 14 years behind us, we can finally talk about the biggest steals from the draft. Besides an absolutely loaded first round, there was and…
2026 Draft-Eligible Keaton Verhoeff Is a Generational Defensive Prospect
In early 2026 NHL Draft discussions, two names have dominated the headlines: Gavin McKenna and Keaton Verhoeff. The former, who surpassed Connor Bedard‘s draft-minus-one totals in the Western Hockey League…
Flyers Finishing in the Murky Middle in 2025–26 Wouldn’t Be So Bad
While they didn’t exactly have an aggressive offseason, the Philadelphia Flyers made improvements. Adding depth and a hopeful top-line center in Trevor Zegras, the 2024–25 basement-dwellers might see a slight…
2026 Draft-Eligible Players to Watch at Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Every year, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the draft season. For prospects up for the 2026 NHL Draft, it’s starting to generate a great amount of buzz.…
Biggest Steals From the 2010 NHL Draft
With the 2010 Draft 15 years behind us, it is time to look at the biggest steals from that draft. I will go through each round, excluding the first round,…