The World Junior Championships have become a staple in the Canadian holiday season, and with the Toronto Maple Leafs announcing that the tournament will serve as a canvas for their Centennial celebration, there will be extra attention paid to the 10 nations that will take the ice in Toronto and Montreal later this month. Historically, the […]

“Rebuild” has become somewhat of a buzzword around hockey circles these days. What was once synonymous with last-place finishes, perennial losses and considered unthinkable for big-market teams has turned into a necessity for long-term success in the NHL cap era. Teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings long […]

The Colorado Avalanche are arguably one of the NHL’s biggest enigmas. Possessing a solid core of three of the NHL’s top young players and a former Vezina Trophy finalist in net, the Avalanche took the NHL by storm in 2013-14, finishing in first place in the Central Division and earning head coach Patrick Roy the […]

Among the top young hockey players in the world, most of the attention early in the 2016-17 season has been focused on recent top draft picks Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine (and deservedly so, too). It makes sense that the first and second overall picks from this past summer would be stealing most of the […]

With the importance of salary cap space growing more and more, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that successful teams start from strong prospect pools. The Pittsburgh Penguins, 2016 Stanley Cup champions, had either the first or second overall draft selection in four straight years, from 2002-06. While their team was floundering in the standings, this run of […]

Players who come into the NHL with great expectations don’t always meet them immediately, taking multiple seasons to find their footing in the league. Jamie Benn, who was the runner-up for last season’s Hart Trophy, played four seasons before finally cracking the 30-goal plateau. Even those who have proven themselves as solid secondary contributors, such as […]

With the 2016 NHL Draft now wrapped up, the focus turns to the 2016-17 NHL season. As it stands, most of the biggest names are now off the free agent market and almost every team in the NHL is under the upper limit of the salary cap, so a general idea of what players each team […]

Matthew Tkachuk 2015-16 Team: London Knights (#7) Date of birth: December 11th, 1997 Place of birth: Scottsdale, Arizona Ht: 6’1″  Wt: 195 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@TKACHUKycheese_ THW The Next Ones Ranking (June): 4 Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 4 ISS: 4 Future Considerations: 5 Bob Mckenzie (TSN): 4 Craig Button (TSN): […]

Joey Anderson 2015-16 Team: United States National Development Program (#17) Date of birth: June 19th, 1998 Place of birth: Roseville, Minnesota Ht: 5’11”  Wt: 192 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Right Winger NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@joeyandy19 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): 56 Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 67 ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie […]

Evan Fitzpatrick 2015-16 Team: Sherbrooke Phoenix (#1) Date of birth: January 28th, 1998 Place of birth: St. John’s, Newfoundland Ht: 6’3″  Wt: 222 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goalie NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter: @puckstopper_50 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: Unranked ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): 48 Craig Button […]

From now until the NHL Entry Draft, we will have a series of articles helping you get ready for both the draft and the combine. In this article, we outline four players who have been highly touted all season long but could see a draft-day slide.  If you were to ask ten NHL scouts for their rankings of […]

Tyler Parsons 2015-16 Team: London Knights (#1) Date of birth: September 18th, 1997 Place of birth: Chesterfield, Michigan Ht: 6’1″  Wt: 184 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goalie NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@Tylerparsons22 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: Unranked ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): Unranked Craig Button (TSN): 78 […]

The term “shutdown defender” has taken on somewhat of a negative connotation in recent years, but it’s also become common knowledge that the best teams have blueline stalwarts that take on the toughest defensive assignments. While the focus on the blueline in recent seasons has been directed at flashy offensive stars such as Erik Karlsson […]

Riley Tufte 2015-16 Team: Fargo Force (#26) Date of birth: April 10th, 1998 Place of birth: Ham Lake, Minnesota Ht: 6’5″  Wt: 205 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@rileytufte27 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): 24 Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 23 ISS: 20 Future Considerations: 18 Bob Mckenzie (TSN): 21 Craig Button (TSN): 25 […]

You can’t win without good goaltending, as the saying goes. Every year, it seems as if a handful of the best teams in the league are held up by outstanding goaltending performances. For teams that suffered through a disappointing year, goaltending can make or break a season. Last year, the Montreal Canadiens finished first in their […]

Andrew Peeke 2015-16 Team: Green Bay Gamblers (#20) Date of birth: March 17th, 1998 Place of birth: Parkland, Florida Ht: 6’3″  Wt: 205 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@andrewpeeke20 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 57 ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): Unranked Craig Button (TSN): 78 […]

Jack Kopacka 2015-16 Team: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (#52) Date of birth: March 5th, 1998 Place of birth: Lapeer, Michigan Ht: 6’2″  Wt: 190 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Left Wing NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@Jack_Kopacka THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: Unranked ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie […]

Jordan Kyrou 2015-16 Team: Sarnia Sting (#25) Date of birth: May 8th, 1998 Place of birth: Toronto, ON Ht: 6’0″  Wt: 178 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Centre NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@JordanKyrou THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): 45 Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 56 ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): 42 Craig Button […]

Dmitri Sokolov 2015-16 Team: Sudbury Wolves (#98) Date of birth: April 14th, 1998 Place of birth: Omsk, Russia Ht: 5’11”  Wt: 220 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Centre NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: Unranked ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): Unranked Craig Button (TSN): […]

Victor Mete 2015-16 Team: Victor Mete (#98) Date of birth: June 7th, 1998 Place of birth: Toronto, ON Ht: 5’10”  Wt: 174 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Defense NHL Draft Eligibility: 2016 1st year eligible Twitter:@vmete98 THW The Next Ones Ranking (February): Unranked Other Rankings THW War Room Rankings: 68 ISS: Unranked Future Considerations: Unranked Bob Mckenzie (TSN): Unranked Craig Button […]