Adam Larsson: Larsson is a ready contender for the top spot in the entire draft. The big Swedish defenseman has gotten comparisons to some of the best defensemen in the game from Ray Bourque to Larry Robinson.
Well welcome to this corner Habs fans, Leafs fans and Ducks fans. You’ve got prospects you have signed or are trying to sign who are absconding from the NCAA in the hopes of obtaining their goal of being pro hockey players.
Hockey’s been experiencing a boom time in the States. America’s recent successes at all levels (Olympics, U20s, U18s, U17s) has been contributed to by players from regions completely new to the sport
The Q is beginning to fast lag behind the O and the Dub in terms of its status as a development league. That having been said, at first glance, this appears to be one of the stronger Q classes in years.
Some WHL watchers have said that this year’s WHL crop is comparable to the 1985 born crop that gave us Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Getzlaf, Brent Seabrook and Braydon Coburn among many others.
The second in my series of 2011 Draft primer leading up to the Ivan Hlinka Tournament. Today we focus on the Ontario Hockey League, the source of some of the Draft’s premiere talents in the last few years.
Over the course of the next week, I’ll be showcasing some of North America’s players to watch in a lead up to the tournament and I’ll cap it all off with a review of the European prospects after the tournament and the first edition of this year Prospect Stock Ticker.
Safest Pick: Kent Simpson
The highly rated goaltender out of Everett was second in WHL save percentage as a seventeen year-old.
Best Pick: John Ramage
Ramage was good value where he was selected. He showcased himself very well at the World Juniors and has played very well, even in a fifth defenseman role, for the University of Wisconsin.
Best Pick: Tyler Seguin
Was there any doubt? There were those, and I was one of them, who felt that Tyler Seguin was the best player available in the Draft.
Here is the draft review for the Anaheim Ducks and the Atlanta Thrashers. The has the best picks, safest picks and the WTF picks.
Well, the NHL Draft is over. Ten months of studying, watching, researching, and talking about prospects all wrapped up over the course of one weekend.
Stan Bowman is gonna try to hit the homerun and get someone with the high end skill potential to compliment Toews, Kane, Hossa and Sharp in the next few years.
The Ducks are back on the clock with the second first rounder that they acquired in the Chris Pronger trade from last year’s draft.
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