NHL Draft
2025 NHL Draft Player Profile: Karl Annborn
2024-25 Team: HV71 (J18/J20 Nationell, Swedish Hockey League)Date of Birth: Mar 6, 2007Place of Birth: Örebro, SwedenHeight: 6-feet-1 Weight: 187 poundsShoots: RightPosition: Defense Karl Annborn is known for being a two-way defenseman with exceptional passing accuracy. He holds the blue line with ease while also producing points consistently. In the 2024-25 season, Annborn played in […]
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2025 NHL Draft Player Profile: Max Westergard
2024-25 Team: Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell, Swedish Hockey League)Date of Birth: Sep 3, 2007Place of Birth: Tampere, FinlandHeight: 5-feet-11 Weight: 165 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: Left Wing Max Westergard is one of the youngest draft-eligible players in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. Especially given his age, his production has been impressive this season. His consistent production allowed […]
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2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Carlos Handel
2024-25 Team: Halifax Mooseheads (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)Date of Birth: Mar 31, 2007Place of Birth: Erlangen, GermanyHeight: 6-feet-1 Weight: 176 poundsShoots: RightPosition: Defense Carlos Handel is an offensively-minded defenseman from Germany who has most recently been playing with the Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL. He is known for being a power play merchant and […]
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Who Will the Detroit Red Wings Select with 13th Overall Pick in the 2025 NHL Draft?
The Detroit Red Wings will have the 13th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. This was determined as the team fell in the draft lottery from 12th place. No team has fallen more spots in the draft lottery than the Red Wings. The 63rd NHL Draft will begin on June 27th in Los Angeles, […]
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2025 NHL Draft: Top 10 Underrated OHL Prospects
The Ontario Hockey League has provided some of the top talent in professional leagues across the globe and has had an especially strong presence in North America. Plenty of names from past NHL drafts have made their own unique, indelible marks on professional hockey, but what lies ahead for this already prestigious league? While the […]
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2025 NHL Draft: Top 5 Underrated Finnish Prospects
Finland currently holds the fifth highest percentage of players in the NHL only trailing the longtime hockey powers of Canada, USA, Sweden, and Russia. With such a successful league neighbouring them, sometimes it’s more difficult for Finnish players from Liiga, Mestis, or even the youth levels to compete with these other countries. However, that doesn’t […]
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2025 NHL Draft: Top 5 Underrated Swedish Prospects
The NHL regular season is officially underway, meaning that hopeful fans are already looking ahead to the 2025 draft to see what kind of talent could be awaiting their favourite team. While Swedish players like Anton Frondell and Victor Eklund are already making a name for themselves as top prospects, others are flying under the […]
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Player Profile: Barrett Hayton
As the Utah Hockey Club inches closer to their first season in the NHL, they signed center Barrett Hayton to a 2-year, $5,300,000 contract. The young center is entering his sixth season in the NHL and looking to have a bounce-back year after an injury-plagued 2023-2024 season. Early Career Hayton was drafted fifth overall in […]
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A Look at the Type of Player that Steve Yzerman Has Drafted As Red Wings General Manager
The Detroit Red Wings selected Michael Brandsegg-Nygård with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft. I wrote that this was a safe pick by general manager Steve Yzerman but MBN is a talented player nonetheless. The Oslo, Norway native is the first player from Norway drafted in the first round of the NHL […]
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2024 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Daniil Ustinkov
The Scouting Report At 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, defenseman Daniil Ustinkov is a defensive defenseman who can shut down the opposition. Well-rounded, he takes pride in playing a 200-foot game. Although he is not an elite point producer, he will jump into the play when needed. He is physical enough to win battles in front […]
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