Now that the Vancouver Canucks training camp 2.0 is said and done, it is time to set our sights to the Minnesota Wild series. We all know that Zack Macewen, Adam Gaudette and Quinn Hughes had good camps, but who do I expect to have good series that may have flown under the radar? In […]

For a young coach, Travis Green’s camps are what many would consider a retro throwback. On July 15 — and multiple times after that — the Canucks’ social media team released a video showing a punishment for the losing team of the scrimmage (seen below). The grueling and mildly humiliating punishment, had the players (literally) […]

The London Knights have been one of the most consistently successful teams in Major Junior, period. With two Memorial Cups (2005, 2016) and four OHL Championshionships in the last 15 years, the Knights know how to build a successful roster. With that, their alumni network is far-reaching, making assembling this list a difficult task. Related: […]

The Vancouver Canucks have had some iconic jerseys over the years, and this season they have chosen to revisit some iconic kits of their history. This article will take a look at five of my favourite jerseys of the Canucks’ 50-year history, and why I think they are worthy of being among the best jerseys […]

The 2020 NHL Entry Draft has one of the most exciting pools of top prospects seen in recent years. The order seems to be that first will be Alexis Lafrenière, while second and third will most likely be a combination of Quinton Byfield and Tim Stuetzle, but what about after that? Jamie Drysdale of the […]

My first article discussing players who I deemed to be ‘Flops’ from the CHL who were drafted in the 2010s was a success as it stimulated interesting discussion. From that discourse, I decided it would be interesting to go deeper and look to players who never lived up to their incredible potential from the 2000s. […]

With the reception of my 5 CHL Players Ready For the NHL being overwhelmingly positive, I decided I would make this a mini-series. This time out we will be covering five players who were highly regarded in the CHL, but have struggled to transition to the NHL. In this list, there will be well-known flops, […]

It’s rare for a major junior player to transition directly into the NHL without a stint in the AHL first, and even more rare for them not to be selected in the top-10 of the NHL Draft. With Nicholas Robertson invited to the Toronto Maple Leafs camp, I wondered, which drafted CHL players are ready […]

When Quinton Byfield got hit with a wrist injury in mid-February, the hockey scouting world collectively groaned as one of the top prospects for the 2020 NHL Draft was set to miss some time. This injury happened to come after his lacklustre performance at the World Juniors as a deep Team Canada buried him on […]

John Tavares, Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid, Shane Wright. One of these names is not like the others, but with a strong rookie season, Wright has the potential to be as good as the players mentioned here before him. The names on this list were not a coincidence. Like Wright, they were granted exceptional status and […]

A blustery fall night in North Bay, Ontario, I attended my first North Bay Battalion game and fell in love with a team that admittedly lacked an on-ice identity. Being a metropolis dweller all my life, a small-city hockey game was always on my cliché Canadian bucket list, and this one did not disappoint. In […]

It’s tough to have sustained success in the Ontario Hockey League, due to the nature of competition, and a large variety of external reasons which will be discussed here. For the Ottawa 67’s, they have been a victim of circumstance during their prime championship window and have had championship glory removed from their grasp two […]

Scouting is the most challenging profession (off the ice) in professional hockey, with a seemingly infinite range of draft-eligible players. From this difficult task, there are certainly players who will be dubbed ‘underrated’ from the various Major Junior leagues. This article will be devoted to discussing five players in no particular order from the OHL […]