NHL Draft Lottery ’21: Changes, Odds, and Potential Dates
Mystery and ambiguity abound when analyzing the upcoming 2021 NHL Draft Lottery, which was revised by the league several months ago but has yet to be scheduled with an official date.
Author Archive for: Steve Kournianos
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AHL: Top prospect for each team
Jon Litterine identifies the best NHL prospect that each AHL affiliate has to offer.
2021 Playoff Push: Pivotal Factors
Steve Kournianos explores the relationship between a team’s effectiveness in faceoffs, on the power play, and on home-ice in relation to the Stanley Cup Playoffs
2021 Draft Profile: LW Ayrton Martino
Omaha Lancers’ left wing Ayrton Martino is a breakaway threat and one of the top two-way forwards available in this year’s draft. The Clarkson recruit leads the Lancers in scoring with 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in only 36 games, and his 1.50 points-per-game average ranks third in the entire USHL.
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.
2021 Draft Profile: RHD Brandt Clarke
Slick 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
A 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
Edmonton 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.