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About Steve Kournianos
Steve Kournianos is the founder and publisher of The
Draft Analyst; a comprehensive, hockey-based information service redesigning the manner in which sport is covered. An experienced journalist with editorial stints at both ESPN and the Associated Press, Steve’s ability to grasp the importance of timeliness helps him oversee a growing day-to-day operation which includes ranking the top draft eligible prospects, game previews, nightly recaps, prospect profiles and mock drafts.
In addition to serving as The Draft Analyst’s Publisher, Steve is also an officer in the United States Army with over 12 years of active duty service, currently holding the rank of Captain. He has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, where he conducted partnered operations with host-nation security forces.
Prior to joining the military, Steve was a credentialed reporter who wrote National Hockey League game previews for the AP, and served as an ESPN News Services NHL in-game correspondent. His work has appeared on ESPN.com, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, McKeen’s Hockey and Baseball America.
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Steve hold’s a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, and a master’s degree in Military History from American Military University.
Entries by Steve Kournianos
Prospect Update: 2019 Draft (Hughes-Kakko-Dach)
April 15, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, NHL Prospects /by Steve KournianosThe 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
April 11, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, QMJHL /by Steve KournianosFinnish 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
April 10, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, QMJHL /by Steve KournianosThe 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
April 10, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, QMJHL /by Steve KournianosAttilio 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
April 9, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, Prospect Leagues, QMJHL /by Steve KournianosAn 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
April 8, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, International Tournaments, NTDP, USHL /by Steve KournianosHere’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.
2021 Draft Profile: RHD Brandt Clarke
March 31, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, OHL /by Steve KournianosSlick two-way defenseman Brandt Clarke is one of the top prospects for the 2021 NHL Draft. After starring as a rookie for the OHL’s Barrie Colts in 2019-20, Clarke spent the second half of this season with Nove Zamky in Slovakia, where he was their most productive defenseman.
2021 Draft Profile: LW/C Kent Johnson
March 27, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, Big-10 /by Steve KournianosA flashy winger with a high IQ and an assortment of ways to posterize the most competent of defenders, Michigan left wing Kent Johnson was second among NCAA freshmen with 27 points in 26 games.
2021 Draft Profile: G Sebastian Cossa
March 24, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, WHL /by Steve KournianosEdmonton Oil Kings’ 6-foot-7 netminder Sebastian Cossa is the top North American goalie prospect for the 2021 NHL draft and a potential first-round pick.
2021 NHL Mock Draft: March edition (Picks 1-32)
March 19, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, Mock Drafts /by Steve KournianosMaking sense of the 2021 NHL draft is no easy task, but it’s always fun to guess what NHL teams think of this year’s crop with our first mock draft of the season.
2021 Draft Profile: LHD Carson Lambos
March 19, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft /by Steve KournianosA powerful two-way defenseman who took his talents to Finland after his WHL season with the Winnipeg Ice was delayed, Carson Lambos is a minute-eating workhorse who can excel in any situation.
2021 Draft Profile: C Chaz Lucius
March 16, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, NTDP /by Steve KournianosAn elite goal scorer who centers the NTDP 18’s top line, native Minnesotan Chaz Lucius is bouncing back from a serious injury to stay in the conversation for top U.S.-born forward in the 2021 NHL draft.
2021 Draft Profile: LHD Luke Hughes
March 11, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, NTDP /by Steve KournianosSmooth-skating defender Luke Hughes is carving out his own identity as one of the top American-born blueliners to ever come out of the U.S. National Team Development Program.
2021 Draft Profile: LW Ben Boyd
March 10, 2021 /0 Comments/in 2021 NHL Draft, QMJHL /by Steve KournianosA versatile winger who uses his massive frame to hammer opponents, Charlottetown’s Ben Boyd has found a role on one of the QMJHL’s leading contenders.
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