The CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is on Thursday January 22, 2015! Hundreds of NHL scouts will be watching this 20th annual showcase of the CHL’s top-40 NHL Draft eligible players featuring talent from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Western Hockey League (WHL), and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The top level hockey showcase will continue with its long … [Read more...]
Leagues That Lead To Play In NHL
If you look at statistics of draft prospects who get picked to play NHL, it is very apparent that the vast majority of players who get to picked, come from major junior hockey in Canada - the CHL. In fact the average entry for the past three years, CHL has provided 48.7% of the players in the NHL draft. Leagues that Lead To Play NHL Here are three years worth of NHL draft … [Read more...]
2011 NHL Entry Draft
The first thirty picks in round one of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft: 1. Edmonton Oilers -Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C, Red Deer (WHL)); 2. Colorado Avalanche - Gabriel Landeskog (LW, Kitchener (OHL)); 3. Florida Panthers - Jonathan Huberdeau (C, Saint John (QMJHL)); 4. New Jersey Devils - Adam Larsson (D, Skelleftea (Sweden)); 5. New York Islanders - Ryan Strome (C, … [Read more...]
Dedication to Hockey
Love of the game is not enough to get you to play in the NHL, unless you're willing to settle to be a fan at some games. No, if you want to play on NHL hockey ice, you have to be dedicated to all the time and hard work it takes to make it to the National Hockey League, beginning right now. Some non-hockey players (even the pros themselves) would call the dedication that's … [Read more...]
NHL Draft Prospect Statistics
How many of the 2010 NHL Draft Prospects are Canadian or American? The top 20 skaters of the 210 North American hockey players on the prospects card were: 11 canadians 6 americans 2 russians 1 swede Four Hundred NHL Draft Prospects in 2010 360 Skaters— European 46.1% (166) American 23.3% (84) Canadian 30.6% (110) 40 Goalies— European 32.5% … [Read more...]
