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2021-01-11, 22:00FeaturesMy name is Maren Angus, & I’m joining EliteProspects to cover the NHL
Maren Angus is joining EliteProspects and EP Rinkside to cover the NHL and the sport of hockey at large. This is her story.
2020-10-29, 16:00World Juniors 2021
Brock Faber’s Defensive Details Give him a Chance at World Juniors Success
The Los Angeles Kings stayed true to the best player available mantra when they drafted Minnesota defender Brock Faber with the 45th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. They’d...
2020-10-06, 01:30FeaturesThe USHL’s Chicago Steel are the Most Unique Team in all of Hockey
There isn’t another team in all of hockey like the USHL’s Chicago Steel. When the pandemic brought their season to a halt, they’d just won 13 straight, vaulting themselves to...
2020-09-28, 12:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Meet Kristóf Papp, the Standard-Bearer for Hungary at the 2020 NHL Draft
Only five players with a Hungarian passport have ever heard their name called at the NHL Entry Draft. Kristóf Papp hopes to be the sixth. It’s all he’s ever wanted...
2020-08-03, 19:00NHL RookiesPhilip Broberg Makes Solid First Impression at Oilers Camp, Eager for Encore Opportunity
When Philip Broberg boarded the flight that would take him from Arlanda, Stockholm to Edmonton he didn’t know what to expect. The plan for the 19-year-old was to gain some...
2020-08-01, 12:00NHL ProspectsCornell’s Loss is the New York Rangers Gain as Morgan Barron Signs in the Big Apple
Heading into the final few weeks of the regular season, Morgan Barron said he and his Cornell teammates — the No. 1 ranked team in the country at the time...
2020-06-03, 18:58NHL Entry Draft 2020ROBENHYMER: Lucas Raymond Learned all the Right Lessons Playing for Frölunda in his Draft Year
When Lucas Raymond, a highly regarded prospect for the 2020 NHL Draft, started the season with Frölunda HC of the SHL, the then 17-year-old knew this would be his most...
2020-05-26, 18:54FeaturesSponsored: Gary Roberts: An Off-Season Philosphy: Part 2
The Importance of Hydration For Athletic Performance The off-season is a good time to work on creating good habits. One habit all athletes need to prioritize is consistently drinking water...
2020-05-25, 18:00NHL Entry Draft 2020COHEN: How Anton Lundell’s Relationship With Goalie Coach Father Helps him Round out his Game
HIFK centre and top 2020 NHL Draft prospect Anton Lundell is a complete two-way player. It’s plain for all to see. He should be a top 10 pick in the...
2020-02-06, 15:00FeaturesCOHEN: Chicago Steel’s Sam Colangelo is a Power Forward Finding his Way
The USHL held its annual Fall Classic tournament this September, with each of the league’s 16 teams meeting in Pittsburgh for a pair of games over a four-day span. Sam...
2020-02-05, 14:30NHL ProspectsCOHEN: Jamie Drysdale is the Premier Defender in the 2020 NHL Draft
HAMILTON, Ont. Canada — Jamie Drysdale is a premium defenceman who stands alone in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The problem is he has at least two players ahead of...
2019-12-31, 16:00FeaturesCOHEN: Carolina Hurricanes Forward Andrei Svechnikov’s Magical Sophomore Season
Sophomore slumps are common in sports. How many times do we see rookies get hot and then have an off-year? It happens. But with a certain Carolina Hurricanes star, Andrei...
2019-12-23, 15:30FeaturesROBENHYMER: The Switch From Forward-to-Defenceman is Paying Off for K’Andre Miller
When 9-year-old K’Andre Miller watched John Carlson score the overtime game-winning goal as USA beat Canada in Canada to win the gold medal at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship,...
2019-12-13, 15:00FeaturesNo Ice, No Problem: How the Czech Republic Overcame a Lack of Rinks to Become a Hockey Power
This article was written by Sheng Peng as a guest contribution to EliteProspects Rinkside. Peng covers the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda for Fear the Fin. His work has also...
2019-12-04, 15:00NHL RookiesCOHEN: What’s Working for Kaapo Kakko, and What’s Not?
When you get selected second overall in an NHL Draft, fans will put a value on a player and create expectations in their minds as to how good they should...
2019-12-03, 20:30NewsMembers of the Hockey Community Share Their EliteProspects Story
EliteProspects has been around for 20 years. It’s hard to believe but nonetheless true. So many people use the website daily for statistics, player tracker, euro league statistics, tournament, and...
2019-12-02, 20:05NewsAn Interview With EliteProspects Founder Johan Nilsson on the Occasion of its 20th Anniversary
Today marks the 20th anniversary of ElitePropsects, hockey’s premier statistical database, one that over one million unique visitors check out weekly. Happy birthday to us! ?? Thank you for all...
2019-10-24, 16:00NHL RookiesCOHEN: The Unlikely Rise of Carsen Twarynski
Hockey players develop at their own pace, and there’s no magic potion to get them to the NHL faster. Every team ascribes to its own philosophy to help the players...
2019-10-21, 14:00NHL ProspectsHow Nils Lundkvist is Putting a Sophomore Slump Behind him and Emerging as a Top Defenceman in the SHL
There’s a Swedish saying that goes “Upp som en sol, ner som en pannkaka”, which basically means that everything that what goes up must come down. For New York Rangers...
2019-09-24, 15:15NHL RookiesROBENHYMER: The Excitement, Challenges Adam Fox Grapples With Playing for his Hometown New York Rangers
Soon after Harvard was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament in March, Adam Fox, their Hobey Baker Hat Trick finalist and stud defenseman who had racked up...
2019-09-16, 05:17NHL RookiesCOHEN: Brothers Jesper and Adam Boqvist are Ready to Take the NHL by Storm
Brother combinations aren’t rare in the NHL. We’ve seen plenty of them. Quinn and Jack Hughes are a recent example. Then there’s the Staals, Sedins, etc. before them. In 2017,...
2019-09-13, 23:51NHL Entry Draft 2020How an Unexpected Cut From Sweden’s U18 Roster is Motivating Noel Gunler in his Draft Year
When Team Sweden’s Under-18 Head Coach Magnus Hävelid released his final roster for the U18 World Hockey Championships, many observers raised one, maybe even two eyebrows in response. With the...
2019-09-09, 19:30NHL Entry Draft 2018“Up to me to be as good as I can…hopefully, that’ll take me to North America,” Adam Ginning on his Pending Journey From Linköping to the NHL
This article was written by Sixten Funquist, as a guest contribution to EliteProspects Rinkside. Sixten Funquist covers the NHL for NHL.com/sv and the SHL for Hockeysverige.se and Corren in Linkoping,...
2019-09-06, 19:30FeaturesThe Rent Is Too Damn High: How the Barracuda deal with the high cost of living in San Jose
This article was written by Sheng Peng as a guest contribution to EliteProspects Rinkside. Peng covers the San Jose Sharks and Barracuda for Fear the Fin. His work has also...
2019-09-03, 14:30NHL ProspectsROBENHYMER: Mikhail Maltsev is Ready to Realize his ‘Childhood Dream to Play in the NHL’
Mikhail Maltsev is done feeling like a broken record. “A lot of people ask me why I didn’t stay in the KHL and why I wanted to play in the...
2019-08-30, 16:00Scouting ReportsCOHEN: Canucks Prospect Defender Toni Utunen is Starting to Strut his Offensive Stuff
The Vancouver Canucks selected Toni Utunen 130th overall, in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Fans, reporters, and casual observers alike scrambled for information on the 5-foot-11...
2019-06-20, 19:34EP News‘Most Diverse Tournament in Hockey,’ Why You Should Check out the Motown Classic
Before St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas and Boston Bruins defender Charlie McAvoy faced off in the Stanley Cup Final; they both played in the Motown Classic. It’s becoming a...
2019-06-18, 00:00NHL RookiesA Battle of Alberta Decided Joakim Nygård’s NHL fate
In the end, it was a Battle of Alberta. Sought-after Swedish free agent Joakim Nygård had to decide whether he was going to sign his first NHL contract with the...
2019-06-05, 16:30NHL RookiesCOHEN: St. Louis Blues Goaltender Jordan Binnington Continues to Prove Naysayers Wrong
St. Louis Blues netminder Jordan Binnington has put in a season for the ages. Some would say it’s amazing. A few others might say he’s lucky, and some are still...
2019-05-25, 13:00Scouting ReportsVICKERS: While the Debate of Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko Rages Publically, Each is Focused on Themselves
KOSICE, Slovakia — It’s not Jack vs. Kaapo. Nor is it Kakko vs. Hughes. Nada on Finn vs. American. The battle, tells the top two prospects for the 2019 NHL...
2019-05-22, 23:49FeaturesAHL PLAYOFF RUN: Gulls’ Wild Season Takes Another Twist This Week
Any AHL club still pursuing the Calder Cup two-thirds of the way through May has seen plenty of obstacles by now. A pair of Eastern Conference powers, the regular-season champion...
2019-05-22, 18:55Scouting ReportsBURKE: Adam Fox was Worth the Price of Admission for New York Rangers
The New York Rangers could have waited the Carolina Hurricanes out and still landed NCAA standout defenceman Adam Fox. Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton would be two draft picks richer...
2019-05-22, 17:01RankingsCOHEN: Chicago Steel Have a Pair of Talented Draft Hopefuls in Nick Abruzzese & Robert Mastrosimone
Chicago Steel forwards Nick Abruzzese and Robert Mastrosimone are moving up in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. They both produced late in the playoffs for the Steel and went on...
2019-05-21, 16:00Scouting ReportsCOHEN: San Jose Sharks a Model Franchise for Drafting & Player Development
Teams are expected to hit on their first-round picks. When they don’t it hurts; it can set them back for years. Most teams are looking to get a few players...
2019-05-21, 13:30NHL RookiesVICKERS: Carter Hart Turns Playoff Disappointment Into Valued World Championships Experience
KOSICE, Slovakia — Carter Hart didn’t disappoint in his debut season with the Philadelphia Flyers. Much of the same, he hopes, can be expected in his encore. Hart, a standout...
2019-05-20, 16:00RankingsROBENHYMER: Moritz Seider Flying Under the Radar at Worlds; Just How He Likes It
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — With all the attention around Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko at the 2019 IIHF World Championship taking place in Slovakia this month, there’s another top prospect that...