Built almost entirely out of the later rounds of the draft, the San Jose Sharks NCAA prospect pool features a good mix of size and a small handful of potential NHL regulars. Of the 10 Sharks prospects who played college hockey during the 2012-13 season, eight were selected in the fifth round or later. While the Sharks are largely represented at the collegiat […]

The puck drops for the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup starting Friday evening at 6 PM CST. The host city’s Saskatoon Blades take on the Ontario Hockey League champion London Knights to kick off a tournament that features the CHL’s three top-ranked clubs (and the unranked hosts). In addition, several highly-ranked 2013 prospects plus many well-regarded NHL pros […]

The Calgary Flames prospects at the NHL level were unable to gain any post-season playing experience and the Abbotsford Heat failed to qualify for the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. At the lower levels this spring, only the CHL prospects were experiencing playoff hockey as the European and NCAA prospects had already finished up their seasons. The Flames will be fo […]

The 2013 U18 World Junior Championship has come and gone, but it had little effect on the upper ranks of ISS Hockey's May ranking of the 2013 NHL Draft prospects. The most obvious change among the top 10 prospects is the drop from #2 to #4 of Russian forward Valeri Nichushkin. Nichushkin played in all but one game for Russia at the U18, where he finishe […]

The Montreal Canadiens prospects at the lower professional levels were unable to gain any post-season playing experience as the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) and the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL) failed to qualify for their respective playoffs. In the NCAA, there were no Montreal prospects whose teams made it to the Frozen Four Championship in Pittsburgh this April. In […]

---Quote (Originally by Bob Richards)--- Agreed, but what troubles me is his brain. I actually have no idea how that degraded so quickly. I can understand his skills diminishing but his IQ fell off the map. ---End Quote---... […]

---Quote (Originally by Ryan McDonut)--- imagine if we had marc andre fleury in net... ---End Quote--- "And with the first pick of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the Columbus Blue Jackets select...." […]

---Quote (Originally by Trxjw)--- So all those times during the year where he broke through multiple defenders himself, or drove the puck to the net, he was actually just floating after the puck? That's pretty damn... […]

---Quote (Originally by bmoak)--- Here's to Zucc losing the game tonight with his lazy backcheck in OT, ---End Quote--- Zooks was the one guy who actually worked hard to try and make it a 2 on 2 instead of a 2 on 1. Go... […]

---Quote (Originally by Beacon)--- Those who followed the Whale/Pack thread know that I've said the whole year that he needs to keep it as simple as possible. He's not a dangler, he's a big guy who can skate. On offense,... […]