If Hockey Canada hopes to get an influx of National Hockey League talent, they’ll have to look outside of Columbus.
Loubardias: Super Series has Juniors implications
One of my favourite things to do – period, end of story – is think about who is going to represent Canada at the upcoming World Junior Championship, slated to begin Boxing Day in Edmonton and Calgary.
Ryan Nugent-Hysteria running wild
It wasn’t just any old hat-trick. It was one that brought 16,839 fans at Rexall Place out of their seats and thousands more watching at home, offering hope to an Edmonton Oilers nation that has seen its team struggle far too much in the last decade.
Nugent-Hopkins ready for primetime
One of the most popular questions I was asked during the course of the summer was will Ryan Nugent-Hopkins make the Edmonton Oilers or will he return to the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL.
Nugent-Hopkins survives final cuts
The Edmonton Oilers have made their final cuts to bring their roster to 23. Among those left standing is the 2011 NHL Entry Draft’s first overall pick.
Recent draftees push for NHL gigs
The 2010 NHL Entry Draft graduated five players to the NHL the following season. In 2009, six players made the jump directly to the show. 2008, like 2010, saw five. The question remains how many skaters make the immediate jump from the 2011 draft class.
Hurricanes ink Murphy
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed Ryan Murphy, their first pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Carolina general manager Jim Rutherford announced.
RNH has ’50/50′ shot of sticking with Oilers
Not since Erik Johnson in 2006 has a first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft failed to play a full season after being selected. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins could change that.
Dumba has great mentor in RNH
If Red Deer Rebels defenseman Matt Dumba needs to lean on someone for advice on how to handle himself in his draft year, he need not look far.
Avs ink top two from 2011
The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on June 25th after selecting both Gabriel Landeskog and Duncan Siemens in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Will the next NHL Superstar stand up?
Every year it seems like we hear about the next great hockey talent tearing it up in a rink somewhere around the world. Like clockwork, people start the hype machine rolling on some 13-year-old kid from B.C. or a 14-year-old mastering his craft in Michigan.
Nugent-Hopkins inks deal with Oilers
It took the Edmonton Oilers minutes to announce their selection of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Patience needed with Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins
As expected, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins didn’t have to wait too long to hear his name called on draft day.
Oilers take RNH 1st overall in 2011 NHL Entry Draft
The Edmonton Oilers have selected Red Deer Rebels first overall to kickstart the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
RNH at the head of the class
By no means is he the biggest player in the 2011 National Hockey League Entry Draft, but he may just be the biggest name. Literally and figuratively.
Canada unveils development camp roster
The 2012 World Junior Championship is six months away, but for Hockey Canada, the journey starts now.
RNH nabs ‘Top Prospect’ honours
He’s on top again. Red Deer Rebels centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was named the Jack Link’s Top Prospect of the Year, awarded to the player deemed to be the best draft eligible player in the Canadian Hockey League. Nugent-Hopkins finished the season with 31 goals and 106 points, the highest total of any CHL draft eligible player.
Huberdeau among CHLers in KHL draft
Jonathan Huberdeau has been drafted fifth overall, just not in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and not in Minnesota.
RNH tops FC’s final draft ranking
In the race for first, Ryan came out on top. In the final ranking for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in Minnesota, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins secured Future Considerations’ 1st overall spot.
New Hitmen Virtanen joins elite company
Ryan Nugent Hopkins. Quinton Howden. Jared Cowen. Jonathan Toews. Gilbert Brule. Jay Bouwmeester. And now Jake Virtanen.
Oiler fans hoping for Nugent-Hopkins
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is already an Edmonton Oiler. That is, if you ask almost any fan donning copper and blue.
Devils win lottery, Oilers pick first in 2011
The Edmonton Oilers lost all season. And in a season of lows, the City of Champions got one very important high. The first overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL Entry Draft lottery order set
From Aaron Vickers: In game 1,240 of the National Hockey League schedule, the Dallas Stars were upended 5-3 by the Minnesota Wild, ending their bid for a berth in the playoffs. It also solidified the final regular season standings and, as a result, the NHL Entry Draft lottery order. For the second year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers head … Read More
Nugent-Hopkins retains top spot in March draft rankings
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains the the top-ranked prospect for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Draft’s Fab-4 upgraded to Super-6
From Dan Stewart: There comes a time in every draft season where someone inevitably steps up and pushes the top prospect(s) for draft position. After analyzing our viewings of both defenseman Dougie Hamilton and forward Jonathan Huberdeau this season, we see no reason why the big four should not be extended to the big six for the upcoming NHL Entry … Read More
RNH embracing draft attention
He’s played in all but three games for the Red Deer Rebels this season. But that’s not the most impressive durability feat for Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.
RNH no lock for NHL next season
Most recently it was Taylor Hall. Before him, John Tavares. Steven Stamkos and Patrick Kane. Jordan Staal and Sidney Crosby too.
RNH retains top spot in February ranking
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is still top dog. For a second consecutive month, the Red Deer Rebels centre has landed a top Future Considerations’ ranking for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Draft eligibles bring it at Top Prospects Game
One of the most anticipated events on any NHL scouts schedule has to be the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game where it welcomes a who’s who of NHL GM’s, directors of player personnel and scouts all congregated in one place for one game which features a group of mostly future first and second round draft picks in a ‘non’ all-star game … Read More
The Draft Ranking Fallout
Talk about busy. The month of January, with the World Junior Championship rapping up and the CHL Top Prospects game taking centre stage, can be a demanding time for scouting agencies and NHL teams when it comes to re-shuffle their lists and draft rankings based on their most current viewings.
Nugent-Hopkins vaults to top of January draft ranking
Sean Couturier is champion no more. For the first time this season, the Drummondville Voltigeurs forward is not a top Future Considerations’ ranking for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Hits and Misses at the Top Prospects Game
Typically there isn’t much interest in a 7-1 game. But with 40 of the CHL’s best draft eligibles on the ice for the Top Prospects Game, it wasn’t the score scouts were interested in. Assembled primarily as a scouting exercise, the game allows a glimpse at the top talent available for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in June.
RNH shines brightest at Top Prospects Game
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a message to deliver to those that questioned his draft ranking. Only the soft spoken Red Deer Rebel forward didn’t do it with words.
Top prospects tumbling in 2011 draft rankings
With every draft year there are those who start strong only to drop down the rankings throughout the year for one reason or another.
Draft gives feelings of 2009
In the words of former New York Yankee and Hall of Fame baseball legend Yogi Berra, “This is like déjà vu all over again”.
Couturier keeps hold on FC’s Christmas Ranking
Drummondville Voltigeurs forward Sean Couturier got an early Christmas present in being the lone 2011 NHL Entry Draft eligible player to be named to Canada’s roster for the World Junior Championship.
Trio of returnees lead Canada into camp
Ryan Ellis, Calvin de Haan and Jared Cowen will have a shot at redemption. The trio, who represented Canada’s silver medal effort at the World Junior Championship a year ago were named today to Canada’s selection camp roster Monday.
2011 NHL Entry Draft at a glance
With Taylor vs. Tyler discussed – ad nauseam, and finally settled; and the summer gone and the new season in full swing, we can again turn focus to the next crop of talented future NHLers as they look to impress scouts and NHL executives in countless hockey arenas around the globe.
Couturier tops FC’s November Draft Rankings
Sean Couturier is still the top dog. The Drummondville Voltigeurs standout is ranked first among available draftees in Future Considerations’ November rankings for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Couturier Kept Silent
Silence can speak volumes. Especially in the case of 2011 draft eligible prospect Sean Couturier.