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Quick Guide to the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery

The 2024 NHL Draft Lottery is set to take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the NHL Network’s studio in Secaucus, New Jersey. The 16 teams that find themselves in the draft lottery can move up in the draft, but only the top 11 can land a chance at drafting first overall later in […]

NHL Teams With the Worst Draft Lottery Luck

With the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery only a few days away, I decided to go through and record all the teams that have suffered the most from the NHL Draft Lottery in the last 5 years. Detroit Red Wings (-5 Spots) Detroit has one of the best U23 rosters in the NHL, despite getting unlucky […]

Scrum happens in front of the Admirals net after a whistle.

ECHL Playoffs Series Recap: Norfolk Admirals vs. Trois-Rivières Lions | Round 1

The 2014-15 season brought a lot of pain to the Norfolk, VA community, with the Norfolk Admirals missing out on the playoffs and the Anaheim Ducks relocating their American Hockey League affiliate to San Diego, CA. Professional hockey was not entirely lost, as it was announced the city would bring back an ECHL team for […]

Adam Fantilli after being selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2023 Draft

The 2024 Draft Lottery: What Blue Jackets Fans Need to Know

The season has ended and playoffs are underway which means the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery is just around the corner. The lottery will take place on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM EDT in Secaucus, New Jersey where the NHL Network’s studio is. Here are the odds of the five teams who finished at the […]

Jakob Silfverberg’s Legacy in Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks alternate captain Jakob Silfverberg announced he will retire at the end of the season. Silfverberg has spent 11 out of his 12 NHL seasons in Anaheim and was a key contributor to their playoff runs in the 2010s and a veteran leader in the recent rebuild years. The Ducks acquired Silfverberg in the […]

Anaheim Ducks Draft Lottery (Bad) Luck

When building an elite playoff-contending team, you need a bit of luck to go your way. Sometimes, you get that luck through a late draft pick turning into a star for years to come, but the best way to strike a pot of gold is by moving up or even winning the NHL draft lottery. […]

“CAWLDIGE HAWKEY” – the Men’s Frozen Four is Set

College basketball holds the main light for the month of March but comparatively, the NCAA hockey tournament occurs simultaneously, with a much shorter layout. If you are unfamiliar, the NCAA hockey tournament looks like this: THE LAYOUT Throughout the season, USA Today runs the men’s college hockey polls, ranking the top 20 teams as the […]

Trevor Zegras Back From Injury

The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the most injury riddled teams all season long. Luckily for them they seem to be getting healthier than ever right now. Trevor Zegras is expected to make his return tonight vs the Kraken. Trevor has missed 51 games so far this season. Early in the season he started […]

Predators Clicking on All Cylinders

For the first half of the season, it looked like the Nashville Predators were not going to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. They were struggling to put the puck in the net, were not getting timely saves, and appeared to be out of sync. Simply put, they were very un-Predator like. Fast forward to now […]

When Can Newly-Drafted Prospects Break Through Into The NHL?

When do or can prospects make the jump to the NHL/AHL level? Most NHL prospects take 3-5 years post-draft to reach the NHL, with less than a third of first-rounders making an NHL team. Factors like skill development and individual progression dictate the timeline. Additionally, a strict NHL-CHL agreement impacts where prospects can play, depending on age. Any player under the age of 20 is ineligible to play in the AHL. NHL Entry Draft intricacies, entry-level contracts, Russian political issues and AHL stints shape a prospect’s journey.