Get to Know Shane Bowers Date of Birth: 7/30/1999 Place of Birth: Halifax, NS, CAN Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 170 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Team (League): Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) Statistics What Scouts See McKeen’s Hockey: Watching Shane Bowers enter the offensive zone with the puck on his stick, is to watch a first round pick. Confoundingly, he can…...
Get to Know Jaret Anderson-Dolan Date of Birth: 9/12/1999 Place of Birth: Calgary, AB, CAN Ht: 5’11” Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Team (League): Spokane Chiefs (WHL) Statistics What Scouts See Future Considerations: A hard-working versatile forward who can play a gritty or finesse game…skates extremely well and loves to get low and drive off his low…...
Get to Know Michael DiPietro Date of Birth: 6/9/1999 Place of Birth: Windsor, ON, CN Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 194 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender Team (League): Windsor Spitfires (OHL) Statistics What Scouts See Crease Giants: Michael DiPietro is one of the highest Hockey IQ goalies of the draft. He’s also the top draft eligible goalie that the Canadian Hockey…...
Get to Know Ryan Poehling Date of Birth: 1/3/1999 Place of Birth: Lakeville, MN, USA Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 185 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Team (League): St. Cloud State University (NCAA) Statistics What Scouts See Last Word on Sports: Poehling is a good skater. He has decent speed and acceleration, but it could be improved with some slight alterations to…...
Get to Know Nick Suzuki Date of Birth: Aug. 10, 1999 Place of Birth: London, Ontario Ht: 5’11” Wt: 183 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Center Team (League): Owen Sound Attack (OHL) Statistics What Scouts See Suzuki is ranked anywhere between 10-31 by scouting sites but there are plenty of mock drafts that have him going inside the top 10.…...
Get to Know Eeli Tolvanen Date of Birth: April 4, 1999 Place of Birth: Vihti, Finland Ht: 5’10” Wt: 181 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW/RW Team (League): Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) Statistics What Scouts See Tolvanen is ranked anywhere between 8-15 on scouting websites. He has been pretty steady in the rankings over the last year, since his impressive…...
Get to Know Conor Timmins Date of Birth: 9/18/1998 Place of Birth: Thorold, ON, CAN Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 181 lbs Shoots: Right Position: Defense Team (League): Sault. Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) Statistics What Scouts See Kevin Wickersham, Dobber Prospects: The cerebral, poised Timmins plays an impressive two-way game featuring sharp intuition and vision that contribute to his skilled passing…...
Get to Know Nico Hischier Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1999 Place of Birth: Naters, Switzerland Ht: 6’0” Wt: 179 lbs Shoots: Left Position: Center Team (League): Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) Statistics What Scouts See Nico Hischier, after a tremendous season in the QMJHL and an impressive run with Switzerland in World Juniors, has cemented himself at No. 2 on…...
With the Colorado Avalanche mired in last place in the NHL and with seemingly a guarantee they finish no higher than 29th given the large gap between them and everyone else but Arizona, we’ve decided to take a midseason look at the NHL Draft this summer. It’s unfortunate Colorado’s season has gone such a way this conversation is relevant…...