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2021-09-23, 14:13Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 18-ranked Calgary Flames
Of all 32 prospect pools in the NHL, it’s tough to think of one with a stronger identity than the No. 18-ranked Calgary Flames. They aren’t afraid of taking mediocre...
2020-11-25, 18:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 26-ranked Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames gave their prospect pool a much-needed shot in the arm at the 2020 NHL Draft. Eight new prospects joined the organization; two from the first-round of the...
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...
2020-09-25, 14:30NHL ProspectsThe 10 Most Drastic Risers and Fallers in Two Years of CHL Tracking Data
The CHL has a unique appeal compared to the NHL. Lower-quality hockey, no doubt, but there’s no replacing the insane swings in player and team quality from year to year....
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...
2020-06-17, 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...
2019-11-06, 16:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020 NHL Entry Draft QMJHL Watch List
The last draft generally proved to be down years for the QMJHL. A few names managed to rise to the top, but the league was generally under-represented, especially on the...