2020 Draft
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 7
NHL Scouts’ Notes Part 6
NHL Scouts’ Notes Part 6
Here are accumulated notes on two of the 2020 NHL Draft’s top forward prospects from three of the top amateur scouts in the business. All are crossover scouts that see prospects in all of the leagues on both sides of the ocean. Opinions were gathered at various points in the season. Lucas Raymond – LW […]
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 5
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 5
Kaidan Guhle D Prince Albert WHL 2002-01-18 6-2.25 186 2019-20 Stats – 64GP 11 29 40Pts Shoots Left Quebec-based crossover scout Feb. 2020 – He’s got a little more puck game than Schneider. I don’t know that he’s a genius, but he’s really competitive, and he’s still in a growth spurt. Guhle’s still growing, and […]
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 4
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 4
Here are accumulated notes on two of the 2020 NHL Draft’s top forward prospects from three of the top amateur scouts in the business. All are crossover scouts that see prospects in all of the leagues on both sides of the ocean. Opinions were gathered at various points in the season. Dylan Holloway – C/W […]
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 3
NHL Scouts’ Quotes Part 3
Yaroslav Askarov – G Neva St. Petersburg VHL 2002-06-16 6-3 176 Right 2019-20 Stats: 18GP 1052Mins 2.45GAA .920SP Quebec-based scout Feb. 2020 – “He didn’t drop too far at the World Juniors. You can’t take too much out of that. He may not be the best goalie ever the world, but you know what, I […]
NHL Scouts Quotes Part 2
NHL Scouts Quotes Part 2
Here are accumulated notes on the Ottawa 67’s two highly-regarded 2020 NHL draft prospects. Comments are from three of the top amateur scouts in the business. All are crossover scouts that see prospects in all of the leagues on both sides of the ocean. Marco Rossi – C Ottawa OHL 2001-09-23 5-9 183 2019-20 Stats: […]
NHL Scouts’ Quotes On The Top-Four Rated Prospects
NHL Scouts’ Quotes On The Top-Four Rated Prospects
Here are accumulated notes on two of the 2020 NHL Draft’s top four prospects from three of the top amateur scouts in the business. All are crossover scouts that see prospects in all of the leagues on both sides of the ocean. Opinions were gathered at various points in the season. Alexis Lafreniere – LW […]
Scouts’ Poll – Best Playmaker
Scouts’ Poll – Best Playmaker
Best Playmakers: Cole Perfetti Alex Lafreniere Marco Rossi Tim Stutzle Lucas Raymond “The Year of the Playmaker”? When you have all five of the top-rated passers in the draft ranked in the top ten, it’s a pretty clear indication that playmakers won’t be scarce at the top of the draft. In fact, the top-five forwards […]
Scouting Poll – Best Shot
Scouting Poll – Best Shot
Best Shot: Alexander Holtz Tyson Foerster Alexis Lafreniere Jack Quinn Jacob Perreault Whenever I poll scouts on the “best shot” category, it is invariably asked by someone how I define the best shot. I put it to them this way. “Which player would you most like to see shooting the puck from the high slot? […]
Scouts’ Poll – Best Skater
Scouts’ Poll – Best Skater
Best Skater Category: Jean-Luc Foudy Jake Sanderson Jamie Drysdale Dylan Holloway Tim Stutzle Move over Jack and Quinton, you’ve got company in the “best skating brothers” department. Two years ago, Liam Foudy finished first in Recrutes Annual Scouting Poll in the “best skater” department. This year in our mid-term polling, Liam’s little brother Jean-Luc Foudy […]