Future Prospects/Draftees

[hockeyfan1]

McDavid ahead of Crosby in development:

Skating is what separates him (from Crosby). Crosby's greatest asset is his strength on his skates. His balance makes him impossible to push off his skates. McDavid has that same strength but he's even harder to push off the puck because he's moving faster."

"McDavid is having at least as big an impact in Erie as Crosby did in Rimouski, maybe bigger," another scouting director says. "The support around them would be comparable but McDavid is doing it in a stronger, deeper league.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/scouts-mcdavid-ahead-of-crosby-at-same-stage/

[hockeyfan1]

For the first-time ever, the  2016 NHL Entry Draft may not feature any Canadian-born players.

Jakob Chychrun is the lone "Canadian" on the list, so far. Chychrun, a dual citizen, (born in the U.S., and played hockey his early years there), was cut from Team Canada's  World Junior roster (WJHC 2016).  Chohyrun currently plays for the OHL's Sarnia Sting.

The 2016 WJHC has been busting with plenty of talent, none the least of which pits #l draft pick Auston Matthews of the U.S. against Finland's  challenger Jesse Puljujarvi, the leading scorer at these World Juniors.

Matthews' teammate on Team USA,  Matthew Tkaohuk, is another draft choice drawing attention.  As is Patrik Laine of Finland.

More here:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/wjc-setting-stage-for-interesting-2016-nhl-draft/

[Heroic Shrimp]

For the first-time ever, the  2016 NHL Entry Draft may not feature any Canadian-born players.

You mean in the top 5, not the whole draft.

[hockeyfan1]

For the first-time ever, the  2016 NHL Entry Draft may not feature any Canadian-born players.

You mean in the top 5, not the whole draft.

No not the whole draft, just the top ten (or five) in the order of selections.

[hockeyfan1]

Led by Tyson Jost and Jordan Kyrou who lead all scorers in the IIHF 2016 u18 Men's World Hockey Championship, Team Canada trounced Team Denmark by a score of 10-2 in the preliminary round Friday.

http://u18worlds2016.iihf.com/en/news/den-can/?changeview=desktop

Canada's next game is against Team Czech Republic on Saturday.

[Andy]

For the first-time ever, the  2016 NHL Entry Draft may not feature any Canadian-born players.

You mean in the top 5, not the whole draft.

No not the whole draft, just the top ten (or five) in the order of selections.

Chychrun, Dubois and Bean are all Canadian and all project to be selected in the top 10.

[hockeyfan1]

Team USA routed Team Canada 10-3 in the IIHF u18 Men's World Hockey Championship to take the Bronze.

It was the largest lopsided score in a Bronze medal game in the tournament's history.  The U.S, scored six goals in the first period alone.  That pretty well summed up the entire game right then and there.

The Canadians were embarrassed and contended that they were not prepared.  Hmm.  That doesn't sound quite right, but it was unfortunately true.

"We just weren't prepared," said Canadian captain and tournament scoring leader Tyler Jost. "We talked after the loss against Sweden about shelving things, putting it behind us and looking forward to today. We had a really bad first. In the second and third we picked it up. But when it came down to it, we weren't prepared."

More:
http://m.u18worlds2016.iihf.com/en/news/usa-can-bmg/

[hockeyfan1]

Crown Team Finland golden!   Team Finland defeated Team Sweden 6-l to win the Gold medal here at the IIHF ul8 Men's World Hockey Championship.

Team Finland phenom and NHL draft prospect Jesse Puljujaàrvi,  became the third player to win a Gold medal,  in both this tournament as well as the World Juniors in the same year.

Congratulations, Suomi!

More:
http://m.u18worlds2016.iihf.com/en/news/swe-fin-gmg/

[hockeyfan1]

Sportsnet releases it's final 2016 Draft Rankings.  Guess who's #1? 

Here's the list:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/juniors/sportsnets-final-top-30-2016-nhl-draft-prospects/

[hockeyfan1]

The 2017 Draft -- The Combine:

What does it entail and what the players go through (exercise, machines, etc. explained -- video & illustrations)...


http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-scouting-combine-faq-players-will-put-2017/

[hockeyfan1]

The 2018 U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Tournament (formerly the Ivan Hlinka Cup Tournament) got underway on August 6th in Alberta, Canada -- Red Deer and Edmonton -- and concluded on August 11th, 2018.

Team Canada defeated Team USA in the Semi-Final Friday by a score of 6-5, albeit controversially as Canada came from behind to send the game to OT.  Josh Cozens of (Lethbridge - WHL) scored at the last second.  Upon video review, the goal stood thus sending the game into OT, where Josh Williams (Medicine Hat - WHL) scored the eventual sudden-death winner.

Canada would go on to play Tram Seeden for the Gold while Team USA would face Team Russia for the Bronze.

Story:
http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/stats/game-summary?gameid=2210

[hockeyfan1]

Gold Medal Game:

Team Canada 6   Sweden 2

Amid a roaring crowd of 10,000 spectators in Edmonton, Team Canada gobbled Team Sweden 6-2 and win the Gold Medal here yesterday (Saturday Aug. 11).

Story:
http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/stats/game-summary?gameid=2212



Bronze Medal Game:

Team Russia 5  Team USA 4

Team Russia defeated Team USA 5-4 to win the Bronze medal yesterday  (Saturday Aug. 11).  The Americans kept coming from behind but the Russians prevailed.  Penalties cost Team USA here as Russia's powerplay executed well.

Story:
http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/stats/game-summary?gameid=2211

[hockeyfan1]

Complete scores and summaries of the 2018 U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Tournament games:

http://www.hlinkagretzky.com/en-ca/stats/schedule

[hockeyfan1]

NHL 2019 Draft:  mid-season rankings

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Source:   @scottwheeler

[hockeyfan1]

The 2019 NHL Draft Lottery to be held here in Toronto.

https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2019/03/13/toronto-will-host-nhl-draft-lottery-on-april-9.html