2020 Draft: Round 1 Analysis
It may have taken a few months longer than expected, but finality greeted the NHL’s scouting community with open arms on Tuesday following the completion of Round 1 of a virtual 2020 NHL draft.
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2020 Draft Profile: RW Tyson Foerster
A goal-scoring winger with a nasty shot and good size, Barrie forward Tyson Foerster (#71) was one of the OHL’s top goal scorers this season.
2020 Draft: Best options for Devils at pick No. 7
Alex Merkin dives into six of the 2020 draft’s premier prospects and how they may or may not help the Devils in both the short and long term.
2020 NHL Draft Order: Where are your team’s picks?
The 2020 NHL Draft season has been anything but ordinary, so we tried to make it easier by tracking when your team will make their picks when the draft takes place Oct. 6-7.
2020-21 NCHC Season Preview
The NCHC boasts the last four Division I national champions and was the highest-scoring major conference in all of college hockey a season ago. But with the start of the 2020-21 season on hold for at least another two months, the time is right for an in-depth preview of one of the top prospect leagues in the U.S.
Russia’s MHL: 2020-21 Season Preview
The top junior league in Russia kicks off its 2020-21 season on Saturday, and Ross Martin gives you a quick preview on the big games, the contending teams, and its top 2021 draft prospects to target.
The 2020 NHL Draft Report is here!
The Draft Analyst’s 2020 NHL Draft Report is now complete. Inside you’ll find over 375 player profiles that take an in-depth look at every prospect’s skills, strengths and weaknesses. Also included are rankings for both first-year eligibles and draft overagers, as well as the most detailed NHL team previews around!
NHL Playoff Notebook: Eastern Conference Semifinals
EC Playoff Notebook: Four teams who sliced through Round 1 of the NHL postseason are locked in chest-to-chest battles for the right to play in the Eastern Conference final.
2020 NHL Mock Draft: Post-Lottery (1-31)
Now that the results from Monday’s Phase II Lottery Draw are in, we can take a stab at predicting how the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft plays out.
Podcast: Play-in Round Recap, QF Preview
The play-in and round robin portions of the NHL Playoffs are over! Check out our recap of the first round of postseason action and a preview of this week’s quarterfinal matchups.
2020 NHL Draft: Phase II Lottery Preview
The NHL’s revised draft lottery system will yield its most important result on Monday when one of eight teams will win the right to select first in the 2020 NHL Draft. Find out the best, worst, and most likely 1st-round scenarios for each team involved.
The Draft Analyst Podcast: NHL Playoffs Recap (Day 6)
Check out our recap of Day 6 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs from Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 (Flames close it out; Flyers roll on; Canucks take control; Jackets put Leafs on life support)
The Draft Analyst Podcast: NHL Playoffs Recap (Day 5)
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.
The Draft Analyst Podcast: NHL Playoffs Recap (Day 4)
Steve Kournianos recaps the exciting action from each of the six NHL playoff games from August 4th, 2020.