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2024-09-12, 19:00Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 2-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
David St-Louis takes you through the Chicago Blackhawks second-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 25 best prospects.
2024-08-16, 18:00NHL ProspectsRanking the NHL's top 15 affiliated goalie prospects ahead of the 2024-25 season
Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goaltender prospects going into the 2024-25 NHL season.
2023-09-20, 19:10Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 1-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have the best prospect pool in the entire NHL. David St-Louis tees up their system with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 24 best prospects.
2023-04-07, 00:48NCAAFrozen Four Game 1: Minnesota cruises past undisciplined BU
Ryan Lambert recaps Minnesota's decisive 6-2 win over Boston University in the first game of the Frozen Four. They'll play the winner of Michigan vs. Quinnipiac for the NCAA men's hockey championship.
2023-03-26, 01:32NCAANCAA Tourney Takes Day 3: BU smothers Cornell, Minnesota cruises past St. Cloud
Ryan Lambert wraps up the Manchester and Fargo Regional Finals, which saw Boston University and Minnesota advance to the Frozen Four.
2022-09-27, 21:15Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 13-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks and their 13th-ranked system.
2022-01-18, 16:52NHLHow will Olympic invitations impact NCAA hockey?
The United States and Canada are using college players to fill out their rosters at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan Lambert looks at the playoff picture with so many high-end players out of action during the games.
2021-09-15, 23:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 27-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks boast the NHL's 27th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's breakdown in the EP Rinkside 2021-22 prospect pool rankings.
2021-09-10, 20:33NHL ProspectsRanking the NHL's top 15 affiliated goalie prospects
We've ranked the top 100 skater prospects this week, and now we're following that up with Elite Prospects goalie expert Catherine Silverman's look at the top goalie prospects in the sport.
2021-07-23, 17:50NHL Entry Draft 2021What we're hearing ahead of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft
This is what the EP Rinkside staff are hearing from their sources going into Day 1 of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
2020-12-02, 18:30World Juniors 2021The World Junior Coaches Q&A Series: Team USA’s Nate Leaman
The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with Team USA head coach Nate Leaman about this year’s squad. What...
2020-11-24, 18:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 28-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman authored a statement about this time a month ago detailing the new direction that the franchise was charting, departing from their stated goal of...
2020-10-15, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Least Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...
2020-10-08, 05:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Grading Every Team’s Performance at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
It only took about eight hours on top of yesterday’s three-or-so, but we finally, almost mercifully, reached the conclusion of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. 217 draft picks later, the...
2019-11-16, 15:30Scouting ReportsScouting Report: U18 5 Nations Wrap-Up, Part 1: USA, Czechia, & Switzerland
SUNDSVALL, Sweden — The annual under-18 5 Nations tournament took place in Sundsvall, Sweden this past week, and EliteProspects Rinkside was in attendance. It’s the first U18 tournament after the...
2019-11-08, 20:30Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Goaltenders Watch List
It’s rare in the modern NHL for goaltenders to draw high enough praise for teams to consider spending a top ten pick in the NHL Entry Draft to land one....
