Univ. of Michigan News & Stories

Given how Vegas trades its prospects, this list may prove very valuable for fans of other teams.

Prospect free agency season has begun, opening the door for NHL teams to add new prospects to the system at negligible cost. It's time for the 2025 NCAA Free Agency Guide from EP.

In the first NCAA Stock Watch of the season, Daniel Gee highlights Michael Hage, Zeev Buium, James Hagens, and Matthew Wood.

In this week's Rinkside Roundup, Hadi Kalakeche looks at the impressive starts from Michael Hage, Isaac Howard, Carson Rehkopf, and more.

Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA.

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

Michael Hage could be the steal of the first round in the 2024 NHL Draft.

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

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

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season.

Mitch Brown looks at the players who made the most strides this past season.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown breaks down the New Jersey Devils system ahead of the 2023 NHL trade deadline.

The next Rookie Midterm looks at how Owen Power is already pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a contemporary NHL defenceman.

Mitch Brown takes a look at some of the notable impacts from the NCAA season, plus a check-in on the Brooks Bandits.

The Elite Prospects scouting team has put together their first draft ranking of the season for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, with scouting reports on their top 32 players.

The defending champion Canadians have their eyes set on capturing gold on home soil for the second time in less than six months.

The skating and the control of the game where always there offensively, it's just a matter of taking things further.

The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Ranking series continues with a look at the New Jersey Devils and their ninth-ranked system.

Few parts of Rutger McGroarty's game rely on speed and skating, which is why the USNTDP product is one of few players able to exploit the slow game. Mitch Brown profiles the 2022 NHL Draft hopeful.

EP Rinkside columnist Russ Cohen talks to USNTDP defenceman Seamus Casey about his game, going to the U18s, playing for Michigan next year, and the upcoming draft in an exclusive interview.

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

The USNTDP has done a fantastic job of developing high-end NHL blueliners over the years, with at least one first-round pick from their defence corps in each of the last three drafts. In this week's Scout's Notebook, David St-Louis profiles the three best ones on this year's team.

J.D. Burke, Mitch Brown, and Catherine Silverman team up to build an exhaustive guide on the 2022 cycle's best NCAA free agents, one that offers proprietary analytics and scouting reports on each of the 40 or so players included in the piece.

EP Rinkside contributor Russ Cohen breaks down what makes Frank Nazar such a special prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft. Elite Prospects ranked Nazar at No. 10 overall in their pre-World Juniors ranking.

In a draft that features Connor Bedard and Matvei Michkov, Chicago Steel centre Adam Fantilli's incredible puck skills and fervent style of play allow him to stand out.

EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert solicited your questions on Twitter, and now he's answering them in the latest edition of the Rinkside mailbag. Looking at Connor Bedard's ranking among all-time greats, Chicago's rebuild, Don Sweeney's job in Boston, Michigan's ranking as a stacked college team, and more.

Kent Johnson is a human highlight-reel type of player, and he has a chance to be a breakout star for Team Canada at the 2022 World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis breaks down his game in this piece.

If Elite Prospects were to remake its 2021 draft board today, my first overall vote might change from William Eklund to Matty Beniers.

The University of Michigan plays host to an almost unmatched assemblage of talent, with top prospects lining every corner of their roster. In this week's Scout's Notebook, Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis looks at Brendan Brisson, Thomas Bordeleau, and Mackie Samoskevich's games.

EP Rinkside Senior Columnist Ryan Lambert looks at the NCAA field and ranks college hockey's five best teams.