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NHL Entry Draft Could Swing Future Success if No Season Is Played

With no end in sight to the NHL Labour stoppage, you might want to start looking back and remembering what happened coming out of the last lockout in terms of the NHL Entry draft. With no results or standings…Read More

Draft Revisited – Joe Murphy And The Class Of 1986

After the weak class of 1985, things didn’t get a whole lot better in 1986.  For the first time, a player from a US college was the first player chosen.   WINGS TAKE MURPHY The Detroit Red…Read More

Draft Revisited – Wendel Clark And The Class Of 1985

Today I continue my look back at previous draft classes by looking at the 1985 draft. On the heels of the 1984 class, the 1985 class looked like preschool by comparison.  There are no Mario Lemieux or…Read More

Draft Revisited – Mario Lemieux and the Class of 1984

I love the NHL Draft.  I have for a long time.  I like looking back,and hindsight being 20/20, seeing how it should have gone, or how it would look “if you knew then what you know now”.  Who…Read More

Draft Day 2 – Senators Add 2 Goalies, 2 Defensemen And 2 Forwards

  Day 2 of the NHL Entry draft,  featuring rounds 2 through 7, was completed, and although there was no further in the Rick Nash news, The Ottawa Senators added six more prospects to their stable…Read More

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Senators Select Cody Ceci 15th Overall

The Ottawa Senators stepped up to the podium with the 15th pick and much to my delight the words out…Read More

I Got That Feeling Again – Ottawa’s Late First Round Noise

The Ottawa Senators made some noise late in the first round of the NHL entry draft.  After selecting…Read More

Top Ten Tuesday – NHL Draft Busts

Last week I looked at the top 10 late round finds in the NHL Entry Draft, to show that there can always…Read More