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DobberProspects writers join the show to review the DobberProspects Fantasy Hockey League (DPFHL) fantasy draft. Seven of the 15 GMS join the show to review their draft picks and breakdown their draft strategies. Hope you enjoy the discussion and even glean something from the episode. Joining the show are Colorado - Hayden Soboleski Columbus - Dave Hall Edmonton - Mark Hillier Minnesota - Will Scouch Nashville - Nick Kawka Ney York Rangers - Brayden Olofson Toronto Maple Leafs - Peter Harling    

DobberProspects Russian scout Dylan Griffing joins the show to review the Russian roster for the 2021 World Juniors. Jaroslav Askarov could see every start for Russia as arguably the top goalie in the tournament. Perhaps the weak link if any on the Russian roster could be the defense. The highest-drafted prospect on their defense is Shakir Mukamadulin (20 overall in the 2020 first round)  But Dylan pegs either Semyon Chistyakov (Nashville) or Daniil Chayka (2021 Draft) as their best player on the blue-line.    The top name at forward is Vancouver darling prospect Vasili Podkolzin, but both Peter and Dylan are not as bullish on him as most and explain why. Prospects to watch from the Russian forwards include Rodion Amiriv (Toronto), Marat Khusnutdinov (Minnesota), Yegor Chinakhov (Columbus), and Dylan names a great sleeper to keep an eye on. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.

Marco Bombino guests to preview Team Finland for the 2021 World Juniors. It comes as a surprise to Peter and Marco that 2021 NHL draft top prospect Attu Raty and Carolina prospect Patrick Puistola failed to secure roster spots. Both would have been returning players. Finland will look to 18-year-old Joel Blomquist to secure the starting goalie position. Marco gets Peter up to speed on the two backup options in Kari Piiroinen, and Roope Taponen. A pair of Toronto Maple Leaf prospects will help lead the defense in Mikko Kokkonen, and Topi Niemela. They will be supported by Jets prospect Ville Heinola. Keep an eye on Florida prospect Kasper Puutio, and undrafted prospect Ruben Rafkin Anton Lundell will drive the offense upfront and should be flanked by Roni Hirvonen and Kasper Simontaival. A sleeper to watch for could be Nashville prospect Juuso Parssinen who Marco feels could be the second-line center between Sens Roby Jarventie, and 2022 top prospect Brad Lambert. All eyes will be on Lambert as he could be the first Finnish player selected first overall in NHL Draft history.

McKeen's European scout Jimmy Hamrin joins the show to preview Team Sweden for the 2021 World Junior Hugo Alnefelt will return as the potential starting goalie, but Jimmy believes 2021 draft prospect Jesper Wallstedt may win the job by the end of the tournament. Last year Sweden had a loaded defense with six NHL first-round drafted players.  This year the group will be lead by Victor Soderstrom and Philip Broberg. Detroit prospect Albert Johansson is a fast-rising prospect Jimmy says to keep an eye on. In fact, the Detroit Red Wings have five prospects on Team Sweden Lucas Raymond, Gustav Berglund, Theodore Niederbach, Elmer Soderblom and Johansson. Noel Gunler who was the big omission from the team last year will be one of the big guns on forward along with Alexander Holtz and Lucas Raymond. Jimmy expects Niederbach to be the first-line center. Sweden has named six undrafted players to the roster, Jesper Wallstedt, Alex Brannstam, Ludvig Hedstrom, Oscar Bjerselius, Oskar Kvist, Oskar Olausson, and Jonathan Wikstrom. Listen to the episode as Jimmy gives his take on which ones will be drafted, who has fantasy upside, and who does not. Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button returns for episode 97, the 2021 World Junior preview of Team Canada Canada may not have a superstar goalie with Taylor Gauthier, Devon Levi, and Dylan Garand as their goalies, but Craig is confident in their abilities and their previous performances with Hockey Canada have been strong. The Canada defense is lead by two stars and returning Gold Medal Champions in Bowen Byram and Jamie Drysdale. Listen to how Craig ranks the remaining six defenders. The strength of the team is upfront as Canada has 14 NHL first-round picks upfront. The balance and depth Canada boasts upfront will make them such a hard team to not only defend against but to win puck possession from.  

The Dobberprospects Radio podcast kicks off the 2021 World Junior preview series with prospect writer Chris Peters from ESPN to review the USA roster (AKA Team NCAA) Team USA may have the best goaltending tandem in the tournament with Spencer Knight (FLA) backed up by CHL goalie of the year Dustin Wolf (CGY). You probably are familiar with those names, but who is Logan Stein, the third goalie? Chris gives some insight to the 19-year-old undrafted prospect. USA has named nine defensemen to the roster in: Brock Faber, NCAA (LAK) Drew Helleson, NCAA (COL) Ryan Johnson, NCAA (BUF) Tyler Kleven, NCAA (OTT) Jackson LaCombe, NCAA (ANA) Jake Sanderson, NCAA (OTT) Hunter Skinner, OHL (NYR) Henry Thurn, USHL (ANA) Cam York, NCAA (PHI) Can Sens 2020 first-round pick, fifth overall selection Jake Sanderson play the role of top defenceman as an 18-year-old? Will Sens picks Sanderson and Kleven be a pair after having been roommates and linemates with the USA NTDP and now at the University of North Dakota? USA has only one 2021 NHL Draft eligible prospect in Matthew Beniers from the University of Michigan. Can he play in a top-six role in this tournament? Chris predicts a USA super top line for USA of Arthur Kaliyev - Trevor Zegras - Alex Turcotte That has some lethal potential and does not even include Cole Caufield or Matt Boldy! USA will miss several players such as Nick Robertson (TOR), Thomas Bordeleau (SNJ), and John Beecher (BOS) and Chris explains why those players are absent. Coming up on future episodes of the DPR WJC preview: Canada with Craig Button - TSN Finland with Marco Bombino - USHL Scout Sweden with Jimmy Hamrin - McKeens Russia with Dylan Griffing - DobberProspects Czech and Slovakia with  Samuel Tirpak - DobberProspects  

Get ready for your fantasy hockey draft with Peter and guest Pat Quinn as they deep dive into some great sleeper and rookie picks. Not only do the guys discuss players such as Pius Suter, Mikko Lehtonen, Drake Batherson, and more; but. they deep dive on several specific teams' rosters and prospect pools as well. Ottawa Senators, New Jersey Devils, and Chicago Blackhawks to name a few. Pete and Pat also give some basic fantasy research tips on how to find sleepers. Web sites, trends, translating stats and reading the tea leaves on cap and roster and injury situations. Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

With the 2020 NHL Draft finally behind us, Steve Laidlaw joins me to discuss the fantasy impact of the NHL Draft results.   Steve and Peter are in a fantasy league together and are in the midst of the fantasy draft. They review how the first round of the NHL Draft compared to their first round of the fantasy draft. Players selected draft strategies and trades made.   Listen in for some insights on how Peter and Steve enter a draft, how they value and identify draft targets, and how NHL value and fantasy value can be similar or different. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening  

DobberProspects writers Pat Quinn and Jokke Nevalainen join the show to review the recent Organizational Rankings series and the 2020 DobberProspects Fantasy Hockey Report. The guys discuss how they ranked players, what criteria was used, and how you can use that in your fantasy prospect evaluation. Then we review the top three ranked Organizations in LA Kings, Ottawa Senators, and Carolina Hurricanes. If you enjoyed the discussion be sure to read the articles, they can all be found here And if you want to purchase the Fantasy Hockey Prospect report it is available in the Shop Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening!

Steve Seftel joins the podcast to discuss some very important topics in hockey which he lived through. Steve documents his journey through his hockey career in his book Shattered Ice and we discuss pressures of being a rookie in the OHL, living at a billet house, hazing fighting in hockey, and so much more. Steve shares some great stories and it was a pleasure to talk hockey with him. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed this conversation. If you want to buy his book, you can find it on Amazon Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening.

Erie Otters recently hired Kiana Scott as a member of their scouting staff, and she joins Peter to talk about her trail blazing journey to become the first female scout in the OHL. Kiana talks about some of the challenges along the way, obstacles she has overcome, mentors she has had along the way and how she was discovered by the Erie Otters and recruited by them. Kiana gives some tips on scouting, what to look for in hockey sense, skating, puck skills and how even watching warm-up can be telling towards a players character. If you are chasing the dream of being a hockey scout, or becoming involved in hockey in any capacity, this is a episode you want to listen to. Follow Kiana on Twitter at: @Scott6Kiana Thanks to Kiana for sharing her story and her time, and thank you to the Erie Otters organization. Enjoy the show

Steve Kournianos from the Draft Analyst joins the podcast to talk some 2020 NHL Draft prospects. Pete opens the show with questions from the listener. Thanks for the great questions. Draft prospects Pete picks Steves brain on include Jake Sanderson (32:50) Dylan Holloway (40:57) Sam Colangelo (53:25) Rodion Amirov (59:24) Marat Khusnutdinov (1:09:) Noel Gunler (1:17:42) Be sure to read the great work Steve provides, find his work here Blog: The Draft Analyst Twitter: @TheDraftAnalyst YouTube: Prospect Film Room Podcast: The Draft Analyst Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening

Mike Dawson, Head North American Amateur Scout for the Carolina Hurricanes joins the podcast. Mike shares his thoughts on several of Carolinas top prospects, what they like about each player and what the short term future and path to the NHL looks like Players discussed include: Jake Bean (1:45) Ryan Suzuki (5:37) Jamieson Rees (10:02) Joey Keane (13:56) David Cotton (17:44) Tuukka Tieksola (21:27) Pyotr Kochetkov (23:20) Mike also shares his thoughts on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected hockey from scouting to the loss of the Scouting Combine, playoffs, U-18, and Memorial Cup. Peter asks Mike for some scouting tips for all you aspiring and "Hobey scouts". Questions such as: How to interview players? How to spot hockey smarts? How important is body language? What to look for when watching a player when they do not have puck possesion? Live views vs video views and more. If you enjoy the episode, please give a review, and share with your group of friends. Thanks for listening!  

OHL Prospect expert Brock Otten joins the podcast for some OHL prospect talk. Brok and Pete discuss some recent player signings in Jacob Ingham, Tyler Tucker, and Noel Hoefenmayer. The talk shifts to top prospects turning pro and what to expect from them in your dynasty leagues. We include Akil Thomas (LAK), Ryan Merkley (SNJ), Liam Foudy (CBJ), Serron Noel (FLA), Kevin Bahl (NJ), and Ty Dellandrea (DAL) Of course we got you covered with NHL Draft prospects including Quinton Byfield, Marco Rossi, Jack Quinn, Cole Perfetti, Jamie Drysdale and Will Cuyllee. Some bonus content, we talk about two draft reentries from the OHL of note including Nico Daws and Tag Bertuzzi. Finally Brock gives a great sleeper pick for the 2020 NHL Draft in Evan Vierling Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

Dobber Hockey Capped writer Alex Maclean joins Peter for a record length episode. On this epic show Alex and Peter go over who they would protect from expansion draft for each 30 teams. Then they each take turns picking from each others lists, one player from each team and why they pick each player and who was also in contention. Who drafted better? Team Alex Andrei Burakovsky (COL) - Anthony Cirelli (TB) - Jakub Varana (WAS) Scott Laughton (PHI) - Eric Haula (FLA) - Bobby Ryan (OTT) Oscar Sundqvist (STL) - Colton Sissons (NAS) - Trevor Moore (LAK) Zack Kassian (EDM) - Brendan Lemieux (NYR) - Tanner Pearson (VAN) Ryan Pulock (NYI) - Dylan Demelo (WPG) Colin Miller (BUF) - Matt Grezeleck (BOS)  Juuso Valimaki (CGY) - Stephen Johns (DAL) Tristan Jarry (PIT) Aanti Raanta (ARI) Jack Campbell (TOR) Bench/Minors Sam Steel (ANA) - Jordin Martinook (CAR) - Slater Koekkok (CHI) - Vladislav Gavrikov (CBJ) - Evgeni Svechnikov (DET) - Dmitri Sokolov (MIN) - Artturi Lehkonen (MTL) - Dakota Mermis (NJ) - Antti Suomela (SNJ) Team Peter James van Riemsdyke (PHI) - Jeff Carter (LAK) - Andreas Johnsson (TOR) Nick Ritchie (BOS) - Tyson Jost (COL) - Alex Nylander (CHI) Marcus Foligno (MIN) - Lias Andersson (NYR) - Henrik Borgstrom (FLA) Max Jones (ANA) - Tage Thompson (BUF) - Christian Fischer (ARI) Juuso Valimaki (CGY) - Troy Stecher (VAN) Justin Faulk (STL) - Jake Bean (CAR) Caleb Jones (EDM) - Alex Carrier (NAS) Brayden Holtby (WAS) Matt Murray (PIT) Martin Jones (SNJ) Bench/Minors Gabriel Carlsson (CBJ) - Jason Dickinson (DAL) - Givani Smith (DET) - Noah Juulsen (MTL) - Janne Kuokkanen (NJ) -Kiefer Bellows (NYI) -Joey Daccord (OTT) - Cal Foote (TB) - Sami Niku (WPG)

DobberProspects senior writer Joel Henderson brings the goods on WHL prospects Adam Beckman, Kark Kastelic, Michael Teply, Wyatt Wylie, Filip Kral and John Ludvig are all prospects you need to know. The talk covers the 2020 NHL Draft crop from the WHL with focus on... Seth Jarvis, Connor Zary, Kaiden Guhle, Braden Schneider, Ozzy Weisblatt, Jake Neighbours, Justin Sourdif, Oliver Okuliar, and Alex Cotton. Joel also share his sleeper prospects as well in Ridly Greig and Tristan Robins. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening.

This episode takes a close look at QMJHL players turning pro and top 2020 draft eligible prospects. Players discussed include: Kevin Mandolese - Recently signed by Ottawa Senators Mikhail Abramov - Recently signed by Toronto Maple Leafs Alex Khovanov, Samuel Poulin, B.O. Groulx, Raphael Lavoie, and Vladislav Kotkov. Draft eligible prospects discussed include: Yegor Sokolov, Alexi Lafreniere, Jeremie Poirier, William Villeneuve, Hendrix Lapierre, Dawson Mercer, Lukas Cormier, Justin Barron, Theo Rochette and Brayden offers his QMJHL draft sleeper, Josh Lawrence. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

It seems each year the NCAA keeps producing more and more and better prospects. The NCAA has become quite a feeder league for the NHL and Fantasy Hockey. This year has a weak class of free agent prospects, but a strong crop of drafted players. Joe Meloni from CHN joins the show for another long episode and we discuss a lot of players you need to know or own in your fantasy leagues. First up is the free agent class. As mentioned it is not outstanding, but there are some quality prospects. Marc Michaelis (VAN) Connor Mackey (CGY) Brinson Pasichnuk (SNJ) Jack Achan (BOS) Alec Rauhausser (FLA) Mitchell Chaffee (MIN) And a player Pete didn't catch that Joe says is the best of the bunch...Drew O'Connor (PIT) We didn't get to talk about all the players we wanted to but drafted and turning pro prospects we discuss include John Leonard (SNJ) A great hidden gem uncovered by Joe Scott perunovich (STL) The Hobey Baker winner Dylan Samberg (WPG) Evan Barratt (CHI) Wade Allison and Tanner Laczynski (PHI) Jason and David Cotton (CAR) Ian Mitchell (CHI) Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) Patrick Harper (NAS) We assume you already know all about the likes of Trevor Zegras, Alex Turcotte, K'Andre Miller, and Tyler Madden, so we dedicated our time to the lesser know but still fantasy relevant players. Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

Jokke rejoins the podcast to help shed some light on this years crop of free agent talents potentially signing in the NHL, top prospects crossing the pond, and of course, draft eligible prospects.   First up is Top players coming tot he NHL. Kirill Kaprizov may be the best player outside the NHL and his highly anticipated NHL debut seems to be on the horizon. Is he going to have an impact like Artemi Panarin, or Vadim Shipachoyv? Jokke has an even better comparison. Is Alex Romanov going to be worth the hype? Is he the Habs next franchise defenseman? Ilya Sorokin looks to be coming to North America. Will the NY Islanders prospect have the same type of immediate impact as Igor Shestorkin had with the Rangers? Other prospects expected to play somewhere in North America covered include: Nils Lundkvist (NYR), Samuel Fagemo (LAK), Grigori Denisenko (FLA), Jesse Ylonen (MTL), Arttu Ruostalainen (BUF), Tim Berni (CBJ), and Andrei Altybarmakyan (CHI). Prospects that may take a little longer that were also briefly touched on include Nils Hoglander (VAN), Dominik Bokk (CR), Justus Annunen (COL), and Mattias Macelli (ARI) Free Agents coming to North America are always a tempting fantasy hockey add, and sometimes they pay dividends. This years crop is underwhelming but includes... Alex Barabanov - Recently signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Don't expect similar upside as last years find in  Ilya Mikhayev. Mikko Lehtonen may be the jewel of the bunch, if he is in fact a free agent. Jokke explains more on that. Julius Nattinen, previously an Anaheim prospect has rediscovered his game in Europe and may be headed back to North America. Artyom Zub, links have him potentially headed to the Ottawa Senators. Johannes Kinnvall, and Eemeli Suomi (Captian Finland) wrap up this segment.   2020 European draft prospects are all players Pete wanted to learn more about and include Shakir Mukhamadullin, Alex Pashin, Kasper Simontaival, Helge Grans, Noel Gunler, Zion Nybeck and Germans Stutzle and Peterka. Jokke brings the good stuff for this episode, enjoy and thanks for listening!

You know what the internet needs? One more NHL Draft rankings, so here we go. Peter gives his top 31 prospects for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with a short comment on each player.   The TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins for a long chat on the draft, scouting and what some if the Covid-19 pandemic impact is having on the draft and scouting. 2020 NHL Draft Rankings 1. Alexis Lafreniere 2. Quinton Byfield 3. Tim Stutzle 4. Cole Perfetti 5. Marco Rossi 6. Alex Holtz 7. Jamie Drysdale 8. Lucas Raymond 9. Yaroslav Askarov 10. Anton Lundell 11. Jack Quinn 12. Noel Gunler 13. Jake Sanderson 14. Dylan Holloway 15. Dawson Mercer 16. Connor Zary 17. Seth Jarvis 18. Rodion Amirov 19. Kaiden Guhle 20. William Wallinder 21. Jeremie Poirier 22. Emil Andre 23. Brendan Brisson 24. J.J. Peterka 25. Mavrik Bourque 26. Jan Mysak 27. Hendrix Lapierre 28. Braden Schneider 29. Zion Nybeck 30. Jacob Perreault 31. Tyson Foerester   Thanks to Craig Button for joining the podcast again.   Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening!