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NHL Entry Draft Primer – Setting expectations
The NHL Entry Draft is this Tuesday (First Round) & Wednesday (Rounds 2-7). For all the new hockey fans out there, I thought it would be a good idea to lay out how the NHL Entry Draft works. The NHL Draft works similarly to the NFL, NBA, or MLB drafts. It consists of seven rounds, […]
Stagnant salary cap would present opportunity for NHL Seattle
In the lead up to the 2017 NHL season, the Vegas Golden Knights wheeled and dealed outside of the parameters of the Expansion Draft to construct a roster primed to contend right away. With the growth of the salary cap potentially stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s an argument to be made that the […]
NHL Prospects in the WHL
The Western Hockey League, as a Major Juniors league, has been producing elite level hockey players in our backyard for years. Last year’s NHL entry draft had 28 players from the WHL, 7 of which were picked in the 1st round. At the beginning of every WHL season, I like to glance at each team’s roster […]
NHL Entry Draft: Sounds from the Draft
Part of the reason I love the NHL Entry Draft so much is getting to hear about the interesting journey these kids took to get here. Although this is not the final destination for the players drafted, it is an important milestone on their journey. I’ve consolidated some audio from some of the more interesting […]
NHL Entry Draft Part 2: Expectations
In Part One of my posts on the NHL Entry Draft, I laid out the format and the leagues from where the players that are drafted originate. For Part Two, I am going to provide color on the expectations of these players once they are drafted. When will they make the NHL? Unlike the NFL […]
NHL Entry Draft Part 1
Coming up this weekend, June 20 – 23rd is the 2019 NHL Entry Draft hosted in Vancouver, BC. Whether you are a long-time hockey fan or just taking an interest as Seattle prepares to join the league in 2021, you might not be familiar with the innerworkings of the NHL Entry Draft. So in preparation […]
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