Steve Kournianos recaps another exciting day of NHL playoffs by analyzing Wednesday’s Game 3 matchups involving Edmonton and Chicago, Montreal and Pittsburgh, and Nashville and Arizona, plus the Round Robin battles.
Steve Kournianos recaps the exciting action from each of the six NHL playoff games from August 4th, 2020.
The Russians will provide the 2021 NHL Draft class with several premier prospects. Resident MHL expert Ross Martin digs into the notable names who will be playing in Russia’s premier junior league for the 2020-21 season.
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The 2020 NHL Draft is months away, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop talking about it. Check my final rankings for top 300 first-year eligible prospects and some storylines to keep an eye on until draft day arrives.
It’s time to uncover the mystery surrounding the NHL’s revised format and order for the 2020 NHL Draft Lottery, a potential multi-phase event which sounds trickier than it seems.
A top-line playmaking center who also boasts a plus shot to score from distances beyond the faceoff dots, Thomas Bordeleau led the under-18 NTDP in scoring and his team-best 136 shots were 37 more than his closest teammate. He also averaged over a point per game at both U18 Five Nations tournaments. Bordeleau is committed to the University of Michigan.
Two-way center Landon Slaggert is an energetic forward who also can play wing and is used in all situations. He spent a good portion of the season on the NTDP’s top line and finished fifth on the squad with 13 goals. Slaggert is a South Bend, IN native who is committed to the University of Notre Dame.
A quick center with a strong compete level and deadly shot, Swiss-born Theo Rochette had an up-and-down draft year in the QMJHL after dealing with an illness and being traded midseason from Chicoutimi to Quebec.
An in-your-face forward with an excellent shot and strong all-around puck skills, Oshawa forward Ty Tullio is one of the top performers for the Generals. He spent a good portion of his draft year on Oshawa’s top six and had instant chemistry with 2019 first-round pick Phil Tomasino. Tullio is expected to be a picked in either the 2nd or 3rd round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Ross Martin provides scouting reports and video highlights in the most extensive look into Russia’s top junior league prospects for the 2020 NHL Draft.
A preseason favorite to become a top-10 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, playmaker extraordinaire Hendrix Lapierre suffered a pair of concussions in a 30-day period that sidelined him for the rest of his draft year. He’s since been given a clean bill of health and could still be selected in the first round.
The leading goal scorer among QMJHL defenseman with 20 tallies in 64 games, Saint John’s blueliner and power-play quarterback Jeremie Poirier is one of the top prospects for the 2020 NHL Draft.