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2025-12-20, 15:53World Juniors 2026Meet the Team: Denmark and Latvia's rosters at the 2026 World Juniors
For Latvia and Denmark, the primary objective at any World Juniors is survival. Janik Beichler breaks down the most notable players on both rosters.
2025-12-08, 18:12NHL Prospect ReportOHL Stock Watch: Adam Novotný continues to climb draft boards ahead of World Juniors
Trades continue to be the talk of the OHL as the holidays approach. Lauren Kelly has everything you need to know in the latest Stock Watch.
2024-09-24, 18:41CHLOHL 2024-25 Season Preview: Can the London Knights repeat as OHL champions?
Learn everything you need to know going into the 2024-25 OHL season with this comprehensive preview.
2024-02-27, 14:00CHLThe EP Rinkside 2024 CHL Free Agency Guide
Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.
2023-08-25, 12:10NHL ProspectsThe CHL's most improved players and how they did it
Mitch Brown looks at the CHL Prospects that improved the most and how they altered their games for the better.
2023-04-18, 15:002023 U18 World Hockey ChampionshipsMeet the Team: Canada's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship roster
Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown goes player-by-player through Canada's 2023 U18s roster, with scouting reports on the entire team.
2023-02-13, 21:00CHLThe EP Rinkside 2023 CHL Free Agency Guide
Mitch Brown, David St-Louis, Daniel Gee, Lauren Kelly, and Greg Balloch team up to break down the top free agent options in the CHL this season.
2021-10-06, 21:21Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 5-ranked New York Rangers
The New York Rangers were the No. 2-ranked prospect pool last fall. In the year since, they graduated three top prospects and loaded up with more in the 2021 draft.
2021-09-21, 17:20Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 20-ranked Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are a victim of a lack of draft capital, not a poor draft table. That they land at No. 20 in Elite Prospects’ Prospect Pool ranking despite...
2021-05-21, 13:00NHL Entry Draft 2021The EliteProspects Rinkside post-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.
2021-04-20, 16:45NHL Entry Draft 2021The EliteProspects Rinkside pre-U18 2021 NHL Draft Ranking
J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 48 players long, and sets the stage nicely for the U18s, set to start in Texas in no time.
2020-12-01, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 17-ranked Dallas Stars
Not only did the Dallas Stars make it within two wins of the Stanley Cup. They did so without sacrificing any real draft capital or top-flight prospects in the process....
2020-11-25, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 27-ranked St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues have a type — players who hit. If they don’t hit, they opt for the next best thing — players who have the potential to one...
2020-10-14, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Favourite Picks From the 2020 NHL Draft
No two draft picks are created equal. That’s as apparent in the immediate aftermath of any draft as it is five-plus years down the road, even if the true yield...
2020-10-06, 17:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mocking the First 3 Rounds, 92 Picks of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
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...
2020-10-02, 19:00RankingsRanking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 25-1
We’re less than a week away from the draft, so what better time than now to take stock of the best prospects already tied down with an NHL franchise? This...
2020-09-24, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Mitch Brown’s Top 82 Skaters for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re less than two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which means it’s time for yet another draft ranking. After the EliteProspects team published their final ranking and...
2020-09-22, 15:00NHL Entry Draft 2020J.D. Burke’s Top 103 Skaters Ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft
We’re exactly two weeks away from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, so what better time for another draft ranking than now? While we position ourselves as a united front in...
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...
2020-07-01, 16:21NHL Entry Draft 2020BURKE: Wrapping up the 2020 CHL Import Draft
With the conclusion of the 2020 CHL Import Draft today, at least one such event occurred on schedule without a hitch. In June, no less. It’s a complicated process, so...
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...
2020-01-30, 20:29RankingsBURKE: Re-Ranking the 2018 NHL Entry Draft
It seems like just yesterday that the stars of today and even tomorrow crossed the stage in Dallas, donning their new team’s colours for the first time as a just...
2020-01-07, 16:00World Juniors 2020ROBENHYMER: “Not many guys would have played with what he had going on.” Barrett Hayton Plays Through the Pain to Lead Canada to Gold
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — From beating Team USA on opening night, to a 6-0 loss to Russia in the preliminary round and forgetting to take his helmet off during their...