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2024-09-04, 20:01Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 8-ranked Minnesota Wild
David St-Louis takes you through the Minnesota Wild's eighth-ranked prospect pool with scouting reports and tools grades on its 24 best players.
2023-09-13, 17:26Minnesota WildEP Rinkside 2023 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 7-ranked Minnesota Wild
Cam Robinson breaks down the No. 7 ranked Wild prospect pool, led by Marco Rossi.
2022-10-11, 19:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 2-ranked Minnesota Wild
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continues with a look at the Minnesota Wild and their second-ranked system.
2021-12-02, 15:18NHL ProspectsMeet the Team: An early look at what Canada might look like at the 2022 World Juniors
Hockey Canada announced their 2022 World Juniors camp roster on Wednesday. Elite Prospects Dir. of NA Scouting Mitch Brown offers his thoughts on the camp roster, how the lineup might look, and offers a scouting report on each player.
2021-10-08, 17:48Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 3-ranked Minnesota Wild
Seemingly overnight, the Minnesota Wild have become one of the NHL’s most exciting teams. So many of their players register high on the fun-to-watch meter, and their team has plenty...
2021-05-11, 01:56AHLAround The AHL: Abbotsford is official; Devils to Utica
The Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate is moving close to home while what is old is new again for the New Jersey Devils. Patrick Williams breaks down a busy day for the AHL.
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, 19:00Scouting Reports10 Observations From 2 Years of CHL Data Tracking
In the pursuit for better CHL data, I’ve manually inputted event data in a spreadsheet for over 1200 games – including 900 in the past two seasons. For the most...
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...
2020-08-26, 03:05EP NewsTrade Analysis: Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins Swap Players, Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins surprised everyone with a trade. Yes, a real, actual trade in hockey. How exciting! This wasn’t just any old trade; three NHL players...
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...
2020-07-03, 17:00NHL ProspectsCOHEN: A Look at how the NHL’s top Prospects are Training in a Once in a Lifetime Off-Season
When the hockey world paused in March because of COVID-19, many of its players and prospects went into disarray. All of a sudden, instead of finishing seasons, finishing playoffs, flying...
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...
