World Juniors

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 […]

Capitals’ Prospects Making Waves

The future of the Washington Capitals is looking very bright. Young prospects are making fantastic moves in the AHL, World Juniors, and WHL. Let’s check in on these guys and see a small glimpse into Washington’s (probably) successful future. Andrew Cristall Andrew Cristall, 18, was selected in the second round of the 2023 draft. Unfortunately, […]

Top 10 Minnesota Wild Prospects in 2023-24

The Minnesota Wild’s prospect pool has consistently ranked at the top of the league. With salary cap issues ongoing for the next two years, the Wild have made good use of their draft picks to build up their future strategically. In this article, players who have already played games at the NHL level have been […]

Player Profile: Jack Eichel

Who is Jack Eichel? Jack Eichel is a 26-year-old 6’2″, 214 lb center with a rich history of playing hockey. He is currently playing for the Vegas Golden Knights and has been since he got traded to them by the Buffalo Sabres on November 4, 2021. He’s been an NHL player for the past seven […]

Winnipeg Jets prospect Chaz Lucius is producing in the WHL

Winnipeg Jets’ first-round pick in 2021, 18th overall Chaz Lucius, opted to leave college and turn pro signing an entry-level contract in April 2022 as an 18-year-old. Lucius was expected to head back to the University of Minnesota for the 2022-23 season. Instead, foregoing three years of college eligibility, there was no guarantee where he […]

Wright Move or Wrong Move? Seattle Kraken Re-Assign Shane Wright to Kingston

The day after Team Canada captain Shane Wright won gold at the 2023 World Junior Championship, the Seattle Kraken announced they have sent their 2022 first-round pick to the OHL for the remainder of the season. Seattle re-assigned Wright to the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League, where he is expected to be traded […]

How Did Bruins’ Top Prospect Perform At World Juniors?

For Boston Bruins’ top prospect Fabian Lysell, last season’s World Junior Championships tournament was productive. The 2021 first-round pick played seven games with Sweden, registered two goals and four assists, and was tagged as “one of the bright spots” for the Swedes by The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler. The speedy forward was noticeable on the ice […]

St. Louis Blues extend Goaltender Joel Hofer

Not often the signing of an AHL goalie gets much attention. This one, though, could mean a lot of things or absolutely nothing. Depending where you stand with the state of the current St. Louis Blues team will determine your opinion. On January 2, 2023, the Blues signed their goalie Joel Hofer to a two-year, […]

USA Hockey Releases Roster For World Juniors

It’s that time of year as the World Juniors gets set to kick off and countries begin to finalize their rosters. Yesterday, USA Hockey officially announced its final 25-man roster for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Among the final cuts that were made, players such as goaltender Tyler Muszelik, defenseman Shai Buium and […]

Bruins 2022 Draft Pick Leaving Europe for NCAA

During this year’s 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Bruins only had six picks from rounds two to seven. The Bruins went heavy on center as they hope to find an heir apparent to fill the roles that Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci will vacate when they eventually retire one day. One of those picks was […]