Draft

Every Shift of Shane Wright vs. Oshawa Mar. 11, 2022

The Wrighteousness is no Slaffing Matter

It has been pointed out that a handful of draft-eligible prospects in Finland In the past put up better stats than Slafkovsky this season, and that is true. To use that as your main argument for not picking him first overall while ignoring what scouts actually saw on the ice, or what he did in […]

Slafkovsky vs. Kazakhstan Highlights

For a lot of NHL scouts, this was the game that fortified the belief that Juraj Slafkovsky should be the top-ranked player in this draft. Slovakia faced a must-win situation against Kazakhstan in the preliminary round of the World Championships on May 20. They weren’t advancing to the medal round without a win, and Slafkovsky […]

Cutter Gauthier Scouting Report

Rocco Zappia is a former scout with ISS who will be writing some draft articles for Recrutes between now and the 2022 NHL Draft. Here is his first report, featuring USNTDP forward Cutter Gauthier: Cutter Gauthier is a low-risk high-upside power winger who can contribute in all situations on the ice. Boasting NHL caliber size […]

Two-Man Battle for First Overall

Chris Rock may have suffered a slap in the face at the Oscars but he’s not alone. Shane Wright is having to deal with a Slaf in his face as the battle heats up for first overall in the NHL Draft. It’s quickly turning into the Year of the Euro. It’s quite conceivable that, for […]

Goyette’s Five-Goal Weekend Boosts Stock

David Goyette is certainly on a hot streak. I tuned in to the nationally televised match on Friday night versus the highly-touted Shane Wright, and in what was a head-to-head battle most of the night, Goyette scored four goals and stole the show from the presumptive 2022 first overall NHL pick, who finished the game […]

Andrei Buyalsky Flying Under the Radar as a 2000

Kazahkstan 2000-born center Andrei Buyalsky only came over to North America to play hockey ten weeks ago. In that span, he’s been signed to play college hockey with the Vermont Catamounts, averaged more than a point-per-game through 19 USHL games (ten goals, ten assists), and caught the attention of NHL scouts. What immediately jumps out […]

Andre Tourigny Talks Habs, WJC, NHL, Being a “Bear”

Ottawa 67’s head coach Andre Tourigny compares Nick Suzuki to a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, and weighs in on whether Suzuki is a future #1 center. He also talks about his experience as an assistant and head coach of Team Canada in the 2020 and 2021 World Junior Championship, his early years as a bar […]

Rick’s Report: Shattuck Prospects Scott Morrow and Charlie Lurie

Scott Morrow D: The two-way right-handed defenceman does a bit of everything for Shattuck. Skating wise, his strong points are his balance and edgework. His turns are very tight and he does so while keeping his head up. He just has to continue working on his straight-ahead speed and skating ability going backward. When the […]

NHL Scouts’ Quotes #5

Here are some thoughts on eight 2021 NHL draft prospects from an NHL crossover scout: Luke Hughes D – Just a great skater but I don’t know if he has any sense of the game. He likes to join the rush, but I don’t know if he knows how to play defence, he’s more of […]