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Armed with new scouts, Ricky Olczyk says Kraken will need to ‘read and react’ to 2021 NHL Draft challenges
The Seattle Kraken have a new amateur scouting team in place. They will face many challenges as the amateur hockey world is in flux.
What you missed during the 2020 NHL Draft
By Andy Eide An NHL Draft in October? It wouldn’t seem possible that is what the pandemic world brought us as the NHL went online for this year’s selection fest. Tuesday’s first round didn’t offer too many shocking surprises but there were picks of interest. As expected, the New York Rangers took Alexis Lafreniere from […]
What to watch for during the 2020 NHL Draft
The 2020 NHL Draft opens Tuesday and while we know who is going first overall, who will go second? Will there be trades? Here's what to watch.
Uncertainty of amateur hockey season could make the Seattle Kraken’s first draft difficult
By Andy Eide Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison held a press conference a month ago and detailed his league’s Return to Play Protocol. Its an ambitious plan that includes a start date of October 2nd to allow for a full 68-game schedule. The WHL’s plan is not very different than the Ontario Hockey League, […]
NHL unveils its 24-team Return To Play plan, could start training camps in July
By Andy Eide NHL commissioner Gary Bettman detailed the league’s Return To Play plan Tuesday that includes a 24-team playoff format which would allow the NHL to conduct a post season after pausing their regular season in March due to the COVID-19 disease. His live streamed announcement came a couple of days after the NHLPA […]
How has the pause affected scouting the 2020 NHL Draft?
By Andy Eide It’s been over 50 days since we’ve had any hockey on the ice, at any level, throughout the globe as leagues every where navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Players and coaches have returned to their homes to prepare as they can for a hopeful season restart, or in the case of junior, NCAA, […]
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