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2024-06-03, 19:302024 NHL DraftThe Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is available now!
The Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is now available for download with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription!
2023-06-27, 18:452023 NHL Entry Draft
Film Room: Matthew Wood has grand slam potential
Mitch Brown's latest Film Room looks at UConn forward and 2023 NHL Draft prospect Matthew Wood's game.
2023-06-24, 20:002023 NHL Entry DraftCam Robinson's Top 75 Prospects for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Cam Robinson reveals his ranking of the top 75 prospects in the 2023 NHL Draft.
2023-06-14, 19:452023 NHL Entry DraftFilm Room: Bradly Nadeau is the perfect high-upside late first-round pick in 2023 NHL Draft
When we asked our scouting team to name the best shooters of the 2023 draft class, we got a list of top prospects: Connor Bedard, obviously, and also Matvei Michkov,...
2023-06-05, 19:002023 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects 2023 NHL Draft Guide is now available
The Elite Prospects 2023 NHL Draft Guide is now available with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription, and this year's edition is bigger and better than ever.
2023-05-19, 14:572023 NHL Entry DraftScout's Notebook: The Top Finishers from the 2023 Draft Class
Cam Robinson looks at the top finishers heading into the 2023 NHL Draft.
2023-03-23, 19:302023 NHL Entry DraftThe Elite Prospects pre-U18 ranking of the top 80 prospects in the 2023 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects scouting team has put together a new draft ranking for the 2023 NHL Draft ahead of the U18s, placing 80 prospects on their latest board.
2022-12-23, 22:18NHL ProspectsMatthew Wood is ready to be the next UConn first-round success
The 17-year-old is making an impact as the youngest player in college hockey.
2022-11-14, 19:48Draft RetrospectiveDraft Retrospective: Devon Toews has always been ahead of his time
It took time for the game to catch up, but when it did Toews was ready.
2022-10-25, 01:332023 NHL Entry DraftStandout performances from the 2022 BCHL Showcase
The Elite Prospects scouts were in attendance for the 2022 BCHL Showcase, and now Daniel Gee shares his thoughts on the top performances from those four days of hockey.
2022-10-05, 18:00Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 5-ranked Seattle Kraken
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the Seattle Kraken's fifth-ranked system.
2021-12-14, 02:49NHL Prospects10 thoughts on the 2021 WHL Draft
The WHL held their annual Bantam Draft, and second-ever U.S. Prospects Draft last week, and now Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown offers his thoughts on the marquee events.
2021-09-15, 19:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 28-ranked Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals boast the NHL's 28th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in our EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking countdown for the 2021-22 season.
2021-07-26, 16:36NHL Entry Draft 2021Grades for every team's performance at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft
David St-Louis and Mitch Brown teamed up to grade every team's performance at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
2021-07-14, 06:52NHL Entry Draft 2021Cam Robinson's top 84 prospects ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft
Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson has decided to file his own personal draft board for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and the more the merrier, right? Check out his latest, a ranking of the 84 best prospects for this year's draft.
2020-10-06, 17:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mocking the First 3 Rounds, 92 Picks of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...
2020-09-02, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is now Available
The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what...
2020-07-08, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020VIDEO: EliteProspects Scouts Meet to set 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...
2020-01-06, 17:46VideoVIDEO: Nashville Predators Defender Dante Fabbro Talks to EliteProspects About Rookie Season
After signing with the Nashville Predators at the conclusion of his NCAA season with Boston University, Dante Fabbro is carving out a big role on the team. After...
2019-12-14, 19:33Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Round Robin Wrap-Up From World Junior A Challenge
So Canada West goes, not with a bang but a whimper, as the sole team to not make it to the World Junior A Championships semi-finals. A team with two...
2019-12-10, 16:00Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Days 1 & 2 Wrap-Up From World Junior A Challenge
Scouts and junior hockey enthusiasts from across the globe have descended upon the picturesque small town of Dawson Creek, British Columbia for the World Junior A Challenge. It’s a tournament...
2019-09-07, 16:30The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: WHL Season Previews for Kelowna, Kamloops, Moose Jaw, Lethbridge, & Regina
Continuing the team-by-team previews for all 22 Western Hockey League clubs, this week I’m joined by five more General Managers who have now seen their team progress through training camp...
2019-08-17, 14:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 2 Ranked Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings have an embarrassment of prospect riches. They’re rocking a running total of 38 prospects eligible for the EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking, many of which rank...
2019-08-14, 19:00Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 5 Ranked Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have a deep prospect pool. It just might be the fifth-deepest pool in the entire NHL — it’s the fifth-best in general, according to us. There are...
2019-08-09, 16:39Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9 Ranked Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators gutted their team this season, trading away Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel. While the returns are underwhelming overall, there’s no doubt that the...
2019-08-07, 22:38Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 11 Ranked Detroit Red Wings
There’s a different mandate in Detroit than in year’s past. The playoff streak is gone. So is the legendary Ken Holland. Even the rink is relatively new. Everything but the...
2019-08-02, 19:45Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 15 Ranked Florida Panthers
Checking in at number 15 on our countdown of the league’s prospect pools are the Florida Panthers. There was a stretch where Florida boasted one of the premier pools in...
2019-07-27, 22:26Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 20 Ranked Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars have always had their share of great draft hits. Take the captain, Jamie Benn, who Dallas snagged in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft....
2019-07-25, 21:53Scouting ReportsEP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 22 Ranked Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators have a lot going for them. They play in one of the NHL’s best cities, with fans of equal or better quality, and they’ve been a Western...
2019-07-03, 19:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: Talking with the CJHL Commissioner, Looking at a Shifting NCAA Landscape & More!
Now that we are officially into the off-season, better known as July. The plans for The Pipeline Show shift focus from the heavy NHL draft content toward information about the...
2019-06-22, 06:46NHL Entry Draft 2019BURKE: Winners and Losers From Day One of the NHL Entry Draft
VANCOUVER — Don’t let anyone ever tell you that grading a team’s Draft, whether in real time or the moments afterwards, is a fool’s errand. It’s about extracting the most...
2019-06-17, 13:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: A Draft Preview Special
This week on The Pipeline Show we present the annual NHL Draft Preview special in conjunction with our friends at HockeyProspect.com. The nearly 3-hour special features five scouts from the...
2019-06-14, 00:27NHL ProspectsIntroducing EP Rinkside On-Ice, Microdata for NHL Entry Draft and Drafted Prospects
At EP Rinkside we strive to offer the most detailed level of prospect and NHL Entry Draft analysis to our readers. In that never-ending drive to reach the most sound...
2019-05-06, 18:36EP NewsCOHEN: A second generation of NHLers coming up through Junior
I decided to look at a few Second-Generation players who may follow in their dads footsteps. Some will go in the first round and some will wait until Day 2...
2019-04-07, 16:01The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: Bowen Byram and CHL playoffs spotlight
As the second round of the CHL playoffs begins, The Pipeline Show went across the country for updates and previews of the series from those that cover the teams in...
2019-03-01, 17:58NHL ProspectsAll he does is win – Blaisdell keeps adding to impressive trophy case
Harrison Blaisdell is going to need a bigger mantle. Because, it seems, all Blaisdell — a 2019 NHL Draft eligible skating with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey...
2019-02-19, 23:51NHL Prospect ReportGrizzlies rookie Alex Campbell stepping into draft spotlight
Little known and under the radar. Understandable, six months ago. Now, not so much. Alexander Campbell of the Victoria Grizzlies has found plenty of spotlight as one of the sharpest...
2019-01-20, 13:12Scouting ReportsNewhook wise beyond his years – looking to make history
Alex Newhook understands he needs to make a little noise to be noticed. He’s done just that out West. The 17-year-old has garnered plenty of attention, too. Newhook, who paces...
