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Our scouts take a look at how some of the NHL's best prospects faired in NHL preseason games.

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.

David St-Louis takes a deeper look at the Blue Jackets top prospects, who could be on the move sooner than later.

After months of speculation, the Columbus Blue Jackets have finally fired general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen.

David Jiříček thinks he deserves more of a leash in the NHL, and based on what we've seen, he's right. This is his Rookie Midterm.

David St-Louis reviews the performance of each Eastern Conference team's top prospects in the 2023-24 preseason.

David St-Louis takes you through the Columbus Blue Jackets' third-ranked prospect pool with scouting reports and tools grades on their 18 best players.

The Elite Prospects ranking of the NHL's 100 best affiliated prospects comes to a close with the 25 best prospects in hockey.

David St-Louis looks at the film and the career progress of the pair of defenders that went No. 2 and No. 6 in the 2022 NHL Draft.

When it comes to fantasy hockey the best managers can keep an eye on the future. Cam Robinson is here to help you be one of the best.

It's the mail that never fails and Cam Robinson is here to answer your pressing questions.

Lassi Alanen looks at the numbers and breaks it down from the WJC.

David St. Louis and Mitchell Brown breakdown performances from 52 drafted prospects at the World Junior Championships.

Now that the medals have been awarded, J.D. Burke reflects on what we learned at the 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax and Moncton.

It's a team game, sure, but let's look at which individual performances will make us remember the 2023 WJC for a long time.

J.D. Burke takes an in-depth look at Czechia's World Juniors roster, an upstart group that looks to build on their fourth-place finish in the summer World Juniors.

Cam Robinson does the digging to make your team better.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the Columbus Blue Jackets and their sixth-ranked system.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis highlights one prospect from each of the NHL's 32 teams and tells you why they're the one to follow at their team's training camp.

The Elite Prospects affiliated skater prospects ranking countdown comes to an end with J.D. Burke's writeup on the 25 best prospects yet to establish themselves as full-time NHLers.

The Elite Prospects scouting group teams up for this roundtable article where they share their favourite picks from the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke reports live from Montréal on Day 1 of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, looking at the winners, losers, and big picture takeaways from a busy day of NHL action.

Czech defenceman David Jiříček has been the highest-ranked defenceman on the Elite Prospects draft board from the start of the season right up until the draft in Montréal. In this piece, David St-Louis and Marek Novotny break down his season to explain why our staff likes his game so much.

EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson ranks the top 75 prospects on his personal board for the 2022 NHL Draft.

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson mocks the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, making a selection for every team from the first overall pick right up to 32nd overall.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has assembled a new draft ranking for the 96 best prospects in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.

EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson mocks the first 16 picks of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft after the draft lottery set the order for the first half of the first round.

The Elite Prospects team has ranked 64 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with their second board of the season.

Today's Film Room™️ has EP Rinkside Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looking at what makes Šimon Nemec such a highly effective defenceman, and the top one in this draft class, by his reckoning.

The Czechs haven't medalled at the World Juniors since taking home the bronze in 2005, and Jan Myšák is ready to change that. He's going to try and lead Czechia back to the podium.

They call the World Juniors a 19-year-old's tournament, but every year there's a handful of first-time draft-eligible players who leave a huge mark for their country. Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson looks at some of the top first-time draft-eligible players set to wear their country's colours as this year's tournament.

Elite Prospects Czechia/Slovakia regional scout Marek Novotny offers a player-by-player breakdown of the players likely to suit up for the Czech Republic at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have come together to produce their first draft ranking of the year for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, a board that's 32 players long.

Tomorrow, the EPRinkside team will meet to create our first draft board of the season. It’s an exciting moment, the cumulation of months of scouting top prospects in our particular...

We're continuing our team-by-team look at the participants in the U18 World Hockey Championships, set to kick off in Frisco and Plano, Texas next week. Cam Robinson, our Dir. of Film Scouting, has you set with a preview for the Czech Republic.