Dubuque Fighting Saints News & Stories

Through November, the USHL has seen huge performances from undrafted breakout stars, late-round selections, and draft-eligibles alike, with the dogged competitors seeing particular success.

From hockey geniuses to dazzling handlers and relentless checkers, a wide variety of players have made their marks early in the USHL season.

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

It's time for 2025 draft-focused USHL Stock Watch, featuring Benjamin Kevan, Ryker Lee, Cole McKinney, and more.

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

Sean Shapiro empties his notebook from the USA Hockey All-America game on Monday.

The next Rookie Midterm examines the progress of Arizona Coyotes prospect Matias Macceli.

Ryan and Lucas St. Louis are teaming up for the first time in their hockey-playing lives with the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Russ Cohen spoke to Martin St. Louis' kids about that experience.

American regional scout Joey Padmanabhan was on the scene for the 2022 USHL Fall Classic, and he shares his standout performances from the tournament.

EP Rinkside contributor Russ Cohen profiles 2022 draft prospect Matthew Savoie and talks to him about his road to the NHL.

It's the debut edition of Scout's Notebook, a weekly series in which our lead scouts share observations from their viewings across the hockey world. This week's Scout's Notebook follows the progress of Owen Pickering, Matthew Savoie, and Connor Bedard.

Wyatt Kaiser proved during the NCAA post-season that he's a top defensive prospect within the Chicago Blackhawks system. Russ Cohen offers an exhaustive scouting report, with the help of some statistical insights made possible by InStat hockey, for Rinkside.

The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...

The Buffalo Sabres and their fans would much rather place in the top half of the league’s standings after so many years spent clinging to the hope of a prospect...

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with Team USA head coach Nate Leaman about this year’s squad. What...

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman authored a statement about this time a month ago detailing the new direction that the franchise was charting, departing from their stated goal of...

EliteProspects ranked 129 players for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, and 20 of them passed through the draft unclaimed. That’s pretty much par for the course. The average team ranks...

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...