Don’t Sleep on New York Rangers Prospect Lauri Pajuniemi Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - September 22, 20210 This Finnish right wing was drafted 132nd overall in 2018. The New York Rangers made the selection and so far, he looks like a fifth round steal. Now 22, and in North America, he looks like he could make a quick transition, starting out with the Hartford Wolfpack in the
Carolina’s Youth Served Them Well in Game 1 Victory Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 1, 20200 The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game One of their Stanley Cup Qualifier. Two young players who stood out for them were Andrei Svechnikov (2nd overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft) and Martin Necas (12th overall in 2017). Necas was credited with the third goal
2018 Flyers Development Camp Notes Version 2.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 1, 20180 In my estimation Phil Myers and Morgan Frost are the two best performers in camp so far. Not a big surprise there. Goalies Sam Ersson – 6-2, 180 – He has good, smooth movements. He was battling the two shooters in drills. He covers the puck up quickly and his glove hand
2018 Flyers Development Camp Notes Version 1.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 29, 20180 As always, I will point out some things about the players. Many are shaking off the rust on the first day and I will report on these players again to mark their improvement. Goalies Kirill Ustimenko – 6-3, 179 – G – crouches quite a bit. He’s 6-3 so there’s still
The 2018 NHL Draft Trades Disappointed The Masses Hockeyology by Ryan Biech - June 24, 20180 Dallas - - Leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, there was a sense that a lot of movement would happen. We waited. But nothing noteworthy happened on day one with teams appearing to be waiting for Ilya Kovalchuk to make a decision. Once that finally happened on Sunday, there was
Kotkaniemi Was The Center Of Attention Uncategorized by Aynsley Scott - June 23, 20180 Dallas - - There’s a tired cliché used by GMs, players, and media alike that goes along the lines of, “You never know what can happen at the draft.” If the first round of the 2018 showed us anything it’s that there still remains a great deal of truth to
Tracking the NTDP in the 2018 NHL Draft Hockeyology by Ryan Biech - June 22, 20180 The most fascinating group of players in this draft class has to be the USNDTP. Without a doubt, Oliver Wahlstrom will be the first name to be selected and then after that Joel Farabee. Once you get passed those two names, it’s anyone’s guess. On the back-end, Bode Wilde was always seen
2018 NHL Draft – – My Top 31 – – Version 3.0 Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 16, 2018June 16, 20180 Rasmus Dahlin – 6-3, 185 - D – Frolunda – SHL Brady Tkachuk – 6-3, 196 - LW – Boston University – NCAA Filip Zadina – 6-0-, 197 - RW – Halifax Mooseheads – QMJHL Andrei Svechnikov – 6-2, 192 - RW – Barrie Colts – OHL Oliver Wahlstrom –
The Zen of Jet Woo Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 15, 2018July 11, 20180 The most interesting defenseman in this draft, in my estimation, is Jet Woo. Will he be a first-round pick, or won’t he? Did scouts see enough of him this year? They know him, so I’d have to say yes but he did miss some time and that can affect where
The Curious Case of Filip Hallander Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - June 13, 2018March 8, 20250 Update: I am updating my article from 2018. I spoke to Jimmy Hamrin - Swedish scout for EP Rinkside and he never minces words. I asked him if Hallander was NHL ready. "I think so. He has developed well these two years in Sweden. Power forward with some skill and smarts.
