Washington Capitals’ History of Drafting 5th Overall
The fifth overall pick in an NHL Entry Draft has the potential to have a star available to whatever team selects at that spot. Sometimes the player picked ends up…
Category Archives: NHL Entry Draft
Bruins’ Draft History Under Don Sweeney
Don Sweeney has been the general manager of the Boston Bruins since May 20, 2015. The 16-year veteran was an eighth-round pick (166th overall) in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.…
Blue Jackets’ Waddell Talks Upcoming NHL Draft & Free Agency
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in the midst of an intense busy stretch of their offseason. They now enter the week of the 2024 NHL Draft at the Sphere in…
Ducks 2024 NHL Draft Targets: Carter Yakemchuk and Zayne Parekh
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is less than a week away. The Anaheim Ducks have the third-overall pick in this year’s draft, where they will have a choice between a few high-end prospects. Despite…
Ottawa Senators’ First-Round Draft Targets – Beckett Sennecke
It’s largely assumed that the Ottawa Senators will target a defenceman with their first pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Zayne Parekh has long been connected to the team, and…
2024 NHL Draft Mailbag: Your Questions Answered
With my final draft rankings piece releasing earlier this week, It’s time to unload the mailbag. Readers on social media and throughout my comment sections have sounded off and now…
Flyers Should Prioritize Drafting Konsta Helenius
After a press conference where Philadelphia Flyers general manager (GM) Danny Briere didn’t really give up too much information, there was one thing he made abundantly clear—nothing is off the…
Revisiting The Sabres’ Failed 2015 Draft Class
Of the numerous reasons for the decade of futility that was the 2010s for the Buffalo Sabres, their constant inability to cultivate their own talent was perhaps the biggest. With…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History
*This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, more than 12,000 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with around 11…
Washington Capitals 2024 Draft Target: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Many solid European skaters will be chosen in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Some of the top-ranked talents include forward Ivan Demidov, center Konsta Helenius, defenseman Adam Jiricek, and…