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2025-12-03, 16:55NHL Prospect ReportEastern Europe Stock Watch: Chicago Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov continues scoring pace
Dylan Griffing takes a look at the risers and fallers in the MHL, VHL, and KHL and from November.
2025-11-25, 16:492026 NHL Draft
Elite Prospects November top-50 2026 NHL Draft Ranking
The race for No. 1 opens, defencemen dominating, and major risers highlight our second ranking of the 2026 NHL Draft class.
2025-11-04, 17:51NHL Prospect ReportEastern Europe Stock Watch: Alexander Zharovsky is a dominant power play force
Dylan Griffing breaks down the notable performers in Eastern Europe over the last month.
2025-10-10, 13:39NHL Prospect ReportGoalies Stock Watch: Parker Snell, William Lacelle holding down the fort for the 2026 NHL Draft
Jacob Titus breaks down the world of goaltending in our latest stock watch.
2025-10-06, 21:37NHL Prospect ReportEastern Europe Stock Watch: Nazar Privalov is already smashing MHL records
Dylan Griffing breaks down the early season in Eastern Europe.
2025-09-08, 12:10Prospect Pool RankingsElite Prospects 2025 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 14-ranked Carolina Hurricanes
Our scouts take a deeper look at the Carolina Hurricanes prospect pool.
2025-02-03, 21:06NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Roman Kantserov emerging as a top prospect for Chicago Blackhawks
Dylan Griffing looks at how players have been trending in Russia, led by the Chicago Blackhawks second-round pick.
2024-12-11, 15:232025 NHL DraftThe Elite Prospects December top-50 ranking for the 2025 NHL Draft
Our scouts have convened for the second time this season and produced a December top-50 prospects for the 2025 Draft.
2024-12-09, 18:00NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Red Wings prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov can't be stopped
Dmitri Buchelnikov emerges as a top KHL scorer, while Magomed Sharakanov and Alexander Zharovsky are building strong cases for the NHL Draft.
2024-11-05, 19:15NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Ivan Demidov keeps getting better
With prospects taking over in Russia, Dylan Griffing highlights four standout performers, headlined by Ivan Demidov and Daniil But.
2024-06-03, 19:302024 NHL DraftThe Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is available now!
The Elite Prospects 2024 NHL Draft Guide is now available for download with an Elite Prospects Premium subscription!
2024-04-04, 19:002024 NHL DraftElite Prospects' pre-U18 top 96 prospects 2024 NHL Draft ranking
The Elite Prospects scouting team has ranked the top 96 players in the 2024 NHL Draft ahead of the U18 World Hockey Championship in Helsinki, Finland.
2024-03-02, 19:30NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Dmitri Buchelnikov thriving on loan with Admiral Vladivostok
March's Russia Stock Watch looks at the play of Dmitri Buchelnikov, Ilya Nabokov, Sergei Ivanov, Ilya Ivantsov, and Nikita Ishimnikov.
2023-12-02, 15:00NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Daniil But making a lot happen with very little ice-time at Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
The December Russia Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Daniil But, Pavel Moysevich, Matvei Shuravin, and Prokhor Poltapov.
2023-11-07, 15:00NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Timur Mukhanov and Mikhail Ye. Ilyin taking off for Severstal Cherepovets
The November Russia Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Mikhail Ye. Ilyin, Timur Mukhanov, Ilya Fedotov, Yegor Graf, Matvei Babenko, Alexander Shen, Maxim Velikov, and Arsen Taimazov.
2023-10-20, 18:352024 NHL DraftScout's Notebook: A look at 4 2024 NHL Draft prospects with KHL experience
This week's Scout's Notebook zeroes in on Yegor Surin, Artyom Shchuchinov, Igor Chernyshov, and Matvei Shuravin.
2023-10-18, 18:30NHL ProspectsRussian hockey has been declining for years, it’s time to adjust how we view the prospects
Once a contender for second best league in the world, KHL has fallen in prospect development. Chace McCallum looks at the decline of hockey in Russia as evidenced by the KHL, VHL, and MHL.
2023-10-04, 23:37NHL Prospect ReportRussia Stock Watch: Everything's looking up Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Dylan Griffing kicks off Stock Watch with our first update from the 2023-24 hockey season, looking at whose stock is rising, steady, and falling in Russia.
