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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, […]
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 […]
NHL Entry Draft Deconstructed
If everything goes well, 2 years from now, we will be planning our draft party to see how a newly-minted Seattle NHL franchise will be building their prospect pool in the 2020 NHL Entry draft. Since moving to Seattle 14 years ago, I’ve developed a huge enthusiasm for the draft. It spawned when Seattle Thunderbird […]
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