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2025-08-25, 18:37Prospect Pool Rankings
Elite Prospects 2025 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31-ranked Florida Panthers
Our scouting team breaks down the 31st ranked prospect pool, belonging the back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions.
2024-08-19, 20:00Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 31-ranked Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers have the 31st-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season.
2023-08-30, 19:42Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 24-ranked Florida Panthers
Dylan Griffing takes you through the Florida Panthers' 24th-ranked system with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 15 best prospects.
2023-01-11, 20:10NHL Prospect ReportNCAA Stock Watch: Tristan Broz has found his game again at Denver
The NCAA prospect Stock Watch zeroes in on the play of Tristan Broz, Michael Benning, Logan Cooley, Rutger McGroarty, Adam Ingram, and Josh Doan.
2022-09-20, 15:48Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 24-ranked Florida Panthers
The EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking series continues with a look at the Florida Panthers and their 24th-ranked system.
2022-04-10, 05:10NCAANCAA Championship: Monster third period powers Denver to record-tying ninth title
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert reports on Denver's stunning third period comeback victory over Minnesota State for their record-tying ninth NCAA championship title.
2022-03-23, 18:38NCAANCAA tournament preview: Can Michigan meet its lofty expectations?
The NCAA tournament starts tomorrow, and EP Rinkside senior columnist gets you prepared with this preview of the annual college hockey tournament.
2021-10-04, 06:23Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 9-ranked Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers boast the ninth-best prospect pool in the NHL according to our scouts, and they're the next team in our EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.
2020-12-13, 20:23Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 8-ranked Florida Panthers
A system full of new acquisitions, the Florida Panthers gave themselves a massive shot in the arm with five 2020 NHL Entry Draft players occupying a position within their Top-15...
2020-10-14, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...
2020-10-08, 05:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Grading Every Team’s Performance at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
It only took about eight hours on top of yesterday’s three-or-so, but we finally, almost mercifully, reached the conclusion of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. 217 draft picks later, the...
2020-10-06, 17:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mocking the First 3 Rounds, 92 Picks of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. More than a year spent tracking the progress of hundreds of players, consulting with industry insiders, running the numbers, and it all...
2020-09-24, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mitch Brown’s Top 82 Skaters for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re less than two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which means it’s time for yet another draft ranking. After the EliteProspects team published their final ranking and...
2020-09-22, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020J.D. Burke’s Top 103 Skaters Ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in...
2020-09-02, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is now Available
The title just about says it all, right? Wrong. Desperately wrong. The EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide is available, but we haven’t had a chance to let you know what...
2020-07-08, 16:00NHL Entry Draft 2020VIDEO: EliteProspects Scouts Meet to set 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
The appetite for NHL Draft coverage expands with every year. Where the main course centred on the first round alone once sufficed, our audience now demands a seven-plate meal with...
2020-06-22, 21:30NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: NHL Front Office Execs & Scouts Weigh in on EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Ranking 4.0
The last time we put out a draft ranking, back in mid-April, an article followed that offered a peek behind the curtains. It was so well-received by everyone involved that...
2020-06-17, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 4.0
We’re little over a week away from the NHL Draft Lottery, scheduled for Friday, June 26th, at 8 PM Eastern. So what better time to update our ranking of the...
2020-04-15, 16:00RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 3.0
There’s only one certainty left in hockey, and it’s that the 2020 NHL Entry Draft is going to take place. We don’t know how it’s going to work or when...
2020-02-14, 15:30RankingsEXCLUSIVE: EliteProspects 2020 NHL Entry Draft Ranking Version 2.0
What was once a heated debate is now a coronation; Alexis Lafrenière has separated himself from Quinton Byfield, and by a not-insignificant margin at that. The decision at No. 1...
2019-12-19, 19:30Scouting ReportsScouting Report: World Junior A Challenge Wrap-Up
DAWSON CREEK, Canada — “The Russians always turn it on in the medal round though,” one scout remarked ahead of the World Junior A Challenge’s playoffs in Dawson Creek. Ain’t...
2019-12-15, 16:00The Pipeline ShowTHE PIPELINE SHOW: Talking World Juniors, World Junior A Challenges, NCAA Hockey & The ‘Dub
This week on The Pipeline Show we hear from CHL analyst Sam Cosentino about Canada’s U20 squad, and “hockey culture” at the major junior level. We also get an update...
2019-12-14, 19:33Scouting ReportsScouting Report: Round Robin Wrap-Up From World Junior A Challenge
So Canada West goes, not with a bang but a whimper, as the sole team to not make it to the World Junior A Championships semi-finals. A team with two...
2019-11-13, 16:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft Miscellaneous Watch List
Landing the ‘miscellaneous’ tag for this project turned into a high-end value for me. I’m able to pick and choose some of my favourite 2020 NHL Entry Draft prospects from...
