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2013 NHL Entry Draft \ Colorado Avalanche \ Florida Panthers \ Jonathan Drouin \ Montreal Canadiens \ Nathan MacKinnon \ NHL Draft Lottery \ NHL Mock Draft \ Seth Jones \ Toronto Maple Leafs
2013 NHL Mock Draft – Colorado Avalanche Win Draft Lottery
By Brendan Ross (@RossyYoungblood) 2013 NHL Mock Draft – Elite Players Available Throughout Top 5 With fourteen teams already eliminated from post-season action and the chance of winning the Stanley Cup, it is time to switch our focus to the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Colorado Avalanche won the 2013 NHL Draft Lottery with a [...]
2013 NHL Entry Draft \ Jonathan Drouin \ Nathan MacKinnon \ NHL Draft Rankings \ Seth Jones
2013 NHL Draft Rankings – Last Chance to Make a Move
The top of The Hockey Guys’ 2013 NHL Draft April Rankings remains virtually untouched for the second straight month as Portland Winterhawks’ defenseman sits atop the rankings at first. Trailing Jones are Halifax Moosehead teammates Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon followed by high potential Finnish forward Aleksander “Sasha” Barkov. After recently dominating the Five Nations [...]
Memorial Cup \ Ontario Hockey League
2013 OHL Playoffs: Western Conference Preview and Predictions – Round 2
By Brendan Ross (@RossyYoungblood) After Todd Cordell and I both predicted six of eight opening series correctly, we return to preview and predict the conference semi-final match-ups slated to begin Wednesday, April 3rd as Barrie and Oshawa take the ice in game one. This release will feature the Western Conference Semi-Final Previews and Predictions [...]
OHL Playoffs \ Ontario Hockey League \ Predictions \ Previews
2013 OHL Playoffs: Western Conference Preview and Predictions
London Knights (1) vs. Saginaw Spirit (8) Season Series: 3-1 London Knights Key Players: Max Domi (Knights), Seth Griffith (Knights), Bo Horvat (Knights), Olli Maatta (Knights), Eric Locke (Spirit), Garret Ross (Spirit), Jimmy Lodge (Spirit) X-Factors: Goaltenders Anthony Stolarz (Knights) and Jake Paterson (Spirit) could make or break this series for their team. Preview: Simply [...]
2013 NHL Entry Draft \ CHL \ Jonathan Drouin \ Nathan MacKinnon \ Prospects \ Seth Jones
2013 NHL Draft Rankings – Seth Jones Stands Tall in March Rankings
At the top of The Hockey Guys’ 2013 NHL Draft March Rankings stands 6-foot-4-inch defenseman Seth Jones at number one for the second consecutive month. After careful collaboration between our three contributors, the Portland Winterhawks’ defenseman beat out both Halifax Mooseheads’ star forwards Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon. Jones’ rare package of size, mobility, [...]
#CalderWatch \ Calder Trophy \ Drew Shore \ Jake Allen \ Jakob Silfverberg \ Jonas Brodin \ Justin Schultz \ Nail Yakupov \ Prospects \ rookies \ Vladimir Tarasenko
2013 NHL Calder Watch Week Four: New Faces Emerging
In the past seven days, a few new names in the Calder Trophy race surfaced as players like Florida Panthers’ Drew Shore, Red Wings’ Tomas Tatar, Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie, Blues netminder Jake Allen and Wild puckstopper Darcy Kuemper begin their delayed charge after front-runners like Cory Conacher, Vladimir Tarasenko and Nail Yakupov, three rookie [...]
#CalderWatch \ Alex Galchenyuk \ Calder Trophy \ J.T. Miller \ Jordan Schroeder \ Nail Yakupov \ prospects \ Rookie \ stefan matteau \ Vladimir Tarasenko
2013 NHL Calder Watch Week 3: Slumping Rookies
By Brendan Ross (@RossyYoungblood) The adrenaline and excitement has subsided among first year NHL players as they begin their journey into the heart of the season. The increased pressure to perform and compete consistently in a jam-packed NHL season can be challenging enough for a seasoned veteran, but for a fresh-faced rookie the task of meeting [...]
Alex Galchenyuk \ Calder Trophy \ Cory Conacher \ Nail Yakupov \ NHL Rookie \ Paul Postma \ prospects \ Vladimir Tarasenko
NHL Calder Watch 2013: Week Two
The NHL’s return to the ice after a lengthy lockout has been more painless than anticipated as fans have graciously welcomed back hockey with open arms.. The early season feel-good storylines are occurring as frequently as the annoying “closing-the-hand-on-the-puck-in-the-defensive-zone” penalty calls and many of these standout performances are coming from the NHL’s freshman class as [...]
#CalderWatch \ Alex Galchenyuk \ Calder Trophy \ Cory Conacher \ Dougie Hamilton \ jonathan huberdeau \ Justin Schultz \ Mikael Granlund \ Nail Yakupov \ Prospects \ Vladimir Tarasenko
NHL Calder Trophy Watch 2013: Week One
By Brendan Ross (@RossyYoungblood) There is something captivating about tuning into a nightly hockey game and watching your favourite players skate, mesmerizing fans with their unworldly talents. In hockey, players spanning up to four decades compete amongst each other on the same two-hundred by eighty-five foot rink. Players with decades of NHL experience like Teemu [...]


