The Pittsburgh Penguins select Derrick Pouliot with the 8th overall selection.
FC releases Final Ranking for 2012 NHL Draft
The final count is in – Nail Yakupov is the king of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
WHL blueline re-enforced in February
Without question, the Western Hockey League’s strength is on the back end this year. That fact was further reinforced in the month of February.
Busy Thrower on new level
Sometimes it can be tricky for a draft eligible defenseman to log big minutes. That hasn’t been the case for Dalton Thrower of the Saskatoon Blades.
Portland’s draft eligible odd couple
One is a silky smooth-skating defenseman with vision and poise. The other is a pesky forward with magic mittens.
Patrolling the blueline of the 2012 draft
Without doubt, the 2012 NHL Entry Draft belongs to the blueliners.
’12 eligibles steal show at R&D camp
After a few days at the rink, the NHL’s Research and Development camp served as an excellent opportunity at a first hand look at quite a few of the top prospects for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft before the season gets underway.
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.