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Author Archive for Mitch H

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Ghosts

Ghosts

The tacit leader of Team Canada stood at centre ice in Vancouver. Maybe he wasn’t wearing the “C” on his jersey but that didn’t matter. Everyone knew who the leader of this team was. Coming off a career season in goals, he took over the job of being the number one centre on Team Canada.

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Hockey's Top 50 Prospects: 10-1

Hockey’s Top 50 Prospects: 10-1

Here are the top 10 Hockey Prospects starting at #10 and ending at #1

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Hockey's Top 50 Prospects: 20-11

Hockey’s Top 50 Prospects: 20-11

Here are Hockey’s Top Prospects: 20-11

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Hockey's Top 50 Prospects: 30-21

Hockey’s Top 50 Prospects: 30-21

This is the third installation. The first was released last Thursday, the second was released on Saturday.

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The Top 50 Prospects in Hockey: 40-31

The Top 50 Prospects in Hockey: 40-31

Here’s the second installment. 50-41 was released on Thursday.

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The Top 50 Prospects in Hockey: 50-41

The Top 50 Prospects in Hockey: 50-41

I sincerely hope they enjoy doing so. Players who are currently NHL regulars (meaning they haven’t been sent to the AHL this season) and players who’ve played 82 NHL games, are not considered prospects.

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The 2010 Prospect Stock Ticker

The 2010 Prospect Stock Ticker

In this installment, we’ll highlight the players whose values have gone up and down over the last few weeks in anticipation of the of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. This does take into account the CSB Midterms and Bob MacKenzie’s recent mid season top thirty including personal viewings of the different prospects.

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Somewhere, Someone Cheered...

Somewhere, Someone Cheered…

I don’t like writing entries like this. I would have preferred to stay quiet until the Prospects game on Wednesday and do a game notes breakdown on Thursday.

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Cats and Dogs out East; Horsepower and Spits in Ontario; Kings of the West

Cats and Dogs out East; Horsepower and Spits in Ontario; Kings of the West

I wasn”t sure if this week should be about the Central Scouting Midterms or the CHL Trade Deadline. With ample coverage this week devoted to Central Scouting’s opinion, I figured I could breakdown the upcoming dog days of the CHL season.

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Enjoy the Game...

Enjoy the Game…

In the end, it came down to what it has come down to on backyard rinks all over the continent.

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Top 10 CHL Players of the Decade

Top 10 CHL Players of the Decade

The players listed below combined the best of individual and team achievements since the year 2000. They’ll combine accomplishments as CHLers and national junior team players, as playoff warriors and regular season stars. They are the best CHL Players of the Decade.

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World Juniors Guide

World Juniors Guide

Here is a guide to the 2009-2010 WJHC.

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No Cody? No Problem! Handicapping Team Canada for the WJC

No Cody? No Problem! Handicapping Team Canada for the WJC

News this week that Cody Hodgson would be ineligible to participate in the World Juniors was greeted with a light measure of panic by Team Canada watchers who were understandably distressed by the loss of a first line centre, top point producer and expected Captain. But even with Cody Hodgson, the Canadians were going to be in much tougher this year than in recent history.

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Team Sweden Announces World Junior Roster

Team Sweden Announces World Junior Roster

Yesterday, Team Sweden announced their roster for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship to be played December 26th to January 5th in Saskatoon – Regina. I’ll give you the roster before I break it down for analysis. Height, weight and hometown statistics are all courtesy of Elite Prospects.

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Central Scouting Checks In... (Part 1)

Central Scouting Checks In… (Part 1)

Prospect watchers eagerly await and analyze each list that comes out. It’s the nature of the beast. They wanna know who’s up and who’s down. They want to know why NACS is hot on a prospect that ISS won’t give a second look to. Or maybe why Redline and McKeen’s can’t agree on some member of the USNTDP. But everyone waits for Central Scouting