Frank Nazar News & Stories

Sean Shapiro takes a look at the state of the rebuild in Chicago.

Chicago Blackhawks top prospects Oliver Moore and Nick Lardis are soaring offensively in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs. David St-Louis breaks down their development so far.

This time we're tackling Team USA.

It makes sense for the Chicago Blackhawks to hire Jeff Blashill. But will it make a difference?

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

Frank Nazar's growth in the NHL, Nick Lardis' incredible goalscoring run, Matyáš Melovský's seven-point game, and more in this week's Roundup.

For the Chicago Blackhawks three key parts of the rebuild are taking development steps this season with the Rockford IceHogs. David St-Louis examines how and why they've succeeded so far.

David St-Louis reviews some of the top prospect action from NHL preseason games.

Cam Robinson is back and he's ranking the top fantasy hockey forwards for the 2024-25 season.

You had questions. We have answers.

David St-Louis takes you through the Chicago Blackhawks second-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 25 best prospects.

Mitch Brown, David St-Louis, and J.D. Burke team up to rank the top 100 affiliated prospects ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season.

Frank Nazar just had a comeback season for the ages. This is how he did it.

Sara Civian, Cam Robinson, Sean Shapiro, and J.D. Burke make the case for each team to win a national championships.

The Frozen Four is set. Sean Shapiro brings the three stars from the final games of the regional tournaments.

J.D. Burke's NCAA Stock Watch is led by Frank Nazar, Ryan Healey, Owen McLaughlin, Tom Willander, and Sean Behrens

Lassi Alanen, David St-Louis, and Mitch Brown break down the performances of 69 NHL-affiliated skater prospects at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

J.D. Burke reflects on what was learned at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen look at the 10 best single-game performances from the 2024 World Juniors preliminary round in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jimmy Snuggerud, Otto Stenberg, and Frank Nazar III are your three stars from the third day of action at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships.

David St-Louis looks at the seven prospects who have the most to prove at the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships that start on Boxing Day in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Joey Padmanabhan previews Team USA's roster for the 2024 World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sean Shapiro brings you his notes and observations from Team USA's three-day selection camp for the 2024 World Junior Championship.

The November NCAA Stock Watch highlights the performances of Macklin Celebrini,

The Chicago Blackhawks have the best prospect pool in the entire NHL. David St-Louis tees up their system with scouting reports, tools grades, etc. on their 24 best prospects.

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

Elite Prospects Dir. of Film Scouting Cam Robinson highlights the standout performances from the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase.

Associate Editor Sean Shapiro breaks down the players that filled out his notebook during the WJSS in Plymouth this past week.

The 2022 first-round pick missed most of last season following hip surgery and has embraced opportunity this week in Plymouth.

The final NCAA Stock Watch of the season highlights the play of Logan Cooley, Luke Mittelstadt, Sam Lipkin, Ryan Greene, Frank Nazar, and Luke Tuch.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings continue with a look at the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks and their 13th-ranked system.

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.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown tracked data for 14 USNTDP games. Here are his most interesting findings.

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.

Cam Robinson looks at some of the most polarizing names in the upcoming 2022 NHL Draft, and takes a look at why so many scouts can watch the same player but have different evaluations.

Cam Robinson looks ahead eight years to 2030 to project what the top players from the upcoming draft class will look like and the impact they will make as established NHLers.

Cam Robinson sits down with Michigan State coach Adam Nightingale to talk about the 2022 NHL Draft prospects he coached at the USNTDP and his return to his alma mater.

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

We’ve all heard it before: If you can’t keep up, you can’t play in this day and age. Speed has become the premier element of any NHL asset. Smarts will...

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.