Every season Future Considerations’ scouts spend countless hours in cold rinks across the globe in an effort to gather information on the next wave of NHL talent coming down the pipe.
2013 crease crop shows promise
They say goaltending wins championships. But needless to say, scouting goaltenders is an inexact science at best.
OHL draft eligibles excite through season
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft crop has been full of surprises and disappointments from an Ontario Hockey League perspective.
Patrolling the blueline of the 2012 draft
Without doubt, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft belongs to the blueliners.
Between the pipes of the 2012 draft
In recent years, there have not been many big name goaltending prospects to get scouts excited. It would seem we have seen the end of the days of two-or three goaltenders were ranked in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft.
Keep an eye on…the O
In June, 46 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the highest count since 1999 saw 52. If 2012 has its way, the league wont have to wait another 12 years to turn out those high numbers.
Blueliners excited about defense draft depth
From Aaron Vickers: According to the Chinese calendar, 2012 is the year of the dragon. But when it’s all said and done, it could become the year of the defenseman. The 2012 NHL Entry Draft appears, at least at this stage, to be huge on the back end. Though there are an impressive 14 defensemen ranked in the first round … Read More
2012, 2013 draft crop shines at U17
With the IIHF World Junior Championship taking most of the media limelight over the holidays the other big holiday hockey tournament that draws the majority of the attention from NHL scouts during that time, the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, also wrapped up in Winnipeg, MB.