Archive for month: April, 2021
Prospect Update: 2019 Draft (Hughes-Kakko-Dach)
The first three picks from the 2019 draft are starting to silence the naysayers who at one point or another doubted their abilities to be impact players at the NHL level.
2021 Draft Profile: LHD Aapo Siivonen
Finnish import Aapo Siivonen is a quality defensive defenseman for the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts who excels on the penalty kill and uses size and physicality to impact play in his own end.
2021 Draft Profile: C Alexei Prokopenko
The eighth pick in the 2020 CHL Import Draft, Russian center Alexei Prokopenko is a goal-scoring pivot who is providing scoring depth for a loaded Gatineau squad.
2021 Draft Profile: C/W Attilio Biasca
Attilio Biasca is a versatile two-way forward who joined Halifax in January after he played for the Swiss at the under-20 world junior hockey championship. He is one of the top 2003-born draft prospects to come out of Switzerland for the 2021 NHL Draft.
2021 Draft Profile: C/W Lorenzo Canonica
An energetic and versatile center from Switzerland who can dazzle you with puck skills but also play with bite and effort, Shawinigan import Lorenzo Canonica is one of the top Swiss-born prospects available in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Recap: 2021 All-American Prospects Game
Here’s a breakdown of the performances of several top U.S.-born prospects for the 2021 NHL Draft who on Wednesday played in the annual All-American Prospects Game in Plymouth, Mich.