Grant's Slant

The “Other Rasmus” Turning Heads

Sutter on a Scintillating Scoring Streak

Everett Center Riley Sutter has been on a terrific tear recently, scoring seven goals and three assists in his last three games, including four goals and an assist in an 11-0 pasting of the Vancouver Giants.

Barrie Deals Nizhnikov

When a team that has OHL championship aspirations over the next couple of years like Barrie deals one of its young “up and comers” like Kirill Nizhnikov for draft picks, it’s a serious red flag for scouts in terms of his character.

Zavgorodny Not Living up to the Hype

Dmitri Zavgorodny and the Rimouski Oceanic visited Hull for their one and only game of the season on Sunday, affording me an up-close look to see if the highly touted Russian was all he was touted to be. He wasn’t.

Knights Last Line of Defence

London Knights defenceman Evan Bouchard has picked up his game lately and has worked himself back into the top 25 discussion after a disappointing start to his season along with much of the London team. Paired now with fellow draft-eligible defenceman Alec Regula, Bouchard has totalled ten points in his last five games after starting […]

Rippon Coming On

Mississauga rookie defenceman Merrick Rippon looks like he’s finally starting to adjust to the step up in competition from the CCHL to OHL. After starting the season with just two assists in his first 14 games, Recrutes spoke to an OHL-based NHL scout about Rippon’s start to the season. “In fairness to the kid, let […]

Scouts Ce Dar Rapid Development in Smith

I was taking a look at the US-U-17 team playing against Cedar Rapids in USHL action today and came across an intriguing player on the Roughriders in rookie USHL center Nathan Smith.

McShane Not Well Without Noel

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Dobson a QMJHL Titan on Defence

This was not without a lot of thought and consideration, and it’s still very early so things could change…but so far this draft year Acadie-Bathurst defenceman Noah Dobson has impressed me more than any defence prospect from the QMJHL since Ray Bourque was a top ten pick by Boston in 1979.

Russian Rookie Rocking in Rimouski

It look like Rimouski Oceanic winger Dmitry Zavgorodniy is not going to slow down any time soon. The talented 5-9 Russian led the Ivan Hlinka in scoring, netting five goals and five assists in five games, and his predilection for fives continued last night as he scored…you guessed it…five goals in a 9-2 Rimouski victory […]