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2025-12-20, 15:53World Juniors 2026
Meet 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.
2025-12-16, 15:39World Juniors 2026Meet the Team: Germany's roster for the 2026 World Juniors
No longer a "Fahrstuhlmannschaft", Team Germany will be looking to reach the quarter-finals of the World Juniors with one of the deepest rosters in recent history.
2025-12-12, 19:21NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Maddox Dagenais' improving work rate is bolstering his draft value
Maddox Dagenais, Caleb Desnoyers, Maxim Massé, and more feature in this month's QMJHL Stock Watch.
2025-10-22, 13:392026 NHL DraftXavier Villeneuve, Florent Houle shine at the QMJHL Top Prospects Game
The top draft-eligible prospects in the QMJHL faced off yesterday — Lead QMJHL Scout Hadi Kalakeche breaks down the Top Prospects Game's key standouts.
2025-07-03, 13:46Canadian Hockey LeagueCHL Import Draft Breakdown: Ivan Ryabkin, Adam Benák, and Olivers Mūrnieks among top names selected
The always-intriguing CHL Import Draft is in the book, and this one was particularly interesting with new rules and some twists.
2024-12-12, 15:13NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Ethan Gauthier ready to shine at the World Juniors
December's edition of QMJHL Stock Watch highlights World Junior hopeful Ethan Gauthier, as well as several top 2025 draft prospects.
2024-11-08, 13:30QMJHLQMJHL Stock Watch: Justin Carbonneau's Hot Start Too Much to Ignore
After a strong start to the season it's become pretty undeniable that Justin Carbonneau's stock is only going to keep rising. Hadi Kalakeche brings that and more in the latest QMJHL Stock Watch.
2024-10-25, 13:522025 NHL DraftScout's Notebook: The QMJHL's top forward prospects in a resurgent year
In this week's Notebook, Mitch Brown breaks down six of the QMJHL's top prospects, including Justin Carbonneau, Bill Zonnon, and Caleb Desnoyers.
2024-10-10, 18:39QMJHLQMJHL Stock Watch: Maxim Massé leading by example in Chicoutimi
Hadi Kalakeche closes out our October stock watch by looking at the early goings in the QMJHL.
2024-03-07, 22:30NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Maxim Massé's strong February rebuilding his draft stock
The March QMJHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Maxim Massé, Vsevolod Komarov, Andrei Loshko, Samuel Savoie, and Noah Warren.
2023-12-07, 19:45NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Jordan Dumais has nothing left to prove
The QMJHL Stock Watch highlights the play of Jordan Dumais, Ēriks Mateiko, Raoul Boilard, Maxim Massé, and Maxim Barbashev.
2023-11-17, 21:002024 NHL DraftScout's Notebook: Early contenders for the QMJHL's top prospect
This week's Scout's Notebook focuses on the play of Spencer Gill, Alexandre Blais, Justin Poirier, Raoul Boilard, and Maxim Massé.
2023-03-11, 14:00NHL ProspectsQMJHL Stock Watch: A review of the league's top draft-eligible prospects
This month's QMJHL Stock Watch zeroes in on Jan Šprynar, Matteo Mann, Jordan Tourigny, Étienne Morin, and Tyler Peddle.
2023-01-10, 23:02NHL Prospect ReportQMJHL Stock Watch: Jake Furlong's mobility, motor turning into offensive weapons in Halifax
The QMJHL prospect Stock Watch returns with a look at Mathieu Cataford, Andrei Loshko, Jake Furlong, Zach L'Heureux, Riley Kidney, and Cole Huckins.
2021-10-05, 15:34NHL ProspectsFilm Room: Dawson Mercer and the art of stickwork
Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at Dawson Mercer and the art of stickwork.
2021-09-29, 17:45Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 11-ranked New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils boast the NHL's 11th-ranked prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.
2021-09-27, 02:18Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 14-ranked San Jose Sharks
The lottery winners don't always come out of the draft with the best haul. We saw that again this year when the San Jose Sharks received arguably the best player...
2021-09-15, 19:30Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 28-ranked Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals boast the NHL's 28th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's writeup in our EP Rinkside prospect pool ranking countdown for the 2021-22 season.
2021-09-01, 13:00NHL ProspectsWashington Capitals prospect Hendrix Lapierre is back on track
Lapierre's 2019-2020 season was filled with injuries and frustrating performances. 30 games later, he's back on track.
2021-05-13, 17:41AHLAround The AHL: Seattle puts another piece in place
Seattle’s AHL affiliate in the Coachella Valley is expected to begin play for the 2022-23 season. Patrick Williams provides an update.
2021-04-06, 12:00AHLAround The AHL: Rocket firing on all cylinders
The Laval Rocket will take their 11-0-0-1 streak into play Tuesday. Head coach Joël Bouchard and rookie forward Rafaël Harvey-Pinard are just two of their bright spots.
2021-03-12, 13:00NHLInto the Lab: How hockey's best scorers create offence without the puck
Skill without the puck is often overlooked. Here's how the best in the world and a handful of prospects create offence without the puck.
2020-11-30, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 19-ranked Edmonton Oilers
With a pair of top-10 picks in the past three seasons, the Edmonton Oilers should be much higher than 19th on these prospect pool rankings. That’s not to say that...
2020-11-29, 20:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 20-ranked San Jose Sharks
Just when it seemed like the San Jose Sharks prospect pool was starting to run shallow, they went and out cleaned up at the 2020 NHL Draft. Yes, it’s still...
2020-11-27, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 23-ranked New York Islanders
Without a first or second-round pick in October’s draft, and top prospect Noah Dobson graduating, the New York Islanders find themselves in a peculiar spot — with a prospect pool...
2020-11-26, 18:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 24-ranked Washington Capitals
At first glance, the Washington Capitals landing No. 24 on a prospect pool ranking seems high. At EliteProspects, we initially felt the same. This Capitals prospect pool might have the...
2020-11-06, 14:30NHL Entry Draft 2020The Unclaimed: Execs & Scouts Dish on why EliteProspects Canadian Ranked Players Passed Through the 2020 NHL Draft
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...
2020-10-15, 14:00NHL Entry Draft 2020Scout’s Roundtable: EliteProspects’ Least 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...
2020-10-07, 05:51NHL Entry Draft 2020The Best and Worst Picks From the First-Round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
The first-round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft came and went, and it was full value, as always, with its fair share of awesome picks, duds, and totally out of...
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, 14:00Scouting ReportsMaking Sense of Hendrix Lapierre’s Long-Term Projection
Hendrix Lapierre captivated his audience at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup during the first scene of the 2020 scouting season. He dangled through defenders, set up teammates with cross-ice passes, scored on...
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...
2020-08-12, 14:30Scouting ReportsHow Deception Makes Dawson Mercer a Dual-Threat Top Prospect for the 2020 NHL Draft
After presumptive No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafrenière, and Tim Stützle — Dawson Mercer (EliteProspects’ No. 15 prospect) is the best puck-handler in the 2020 NHL Draft. He’s liable to...
2020-08-11, 03:30NHL Entry Draft 2020Mocking the First 15 Picks of the 2020 NHL Draft Following the Phase 2 Lottery
The New York Rangers hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Representatives from the eight teams participating in Phase 2 of the NHL Draft Lottery...
