Sven Baertschi, Calgary Flames Baertschi put up 64 goals in two years with Portland before being an emergency recall at the end of last season. In his five games, he scored three goals, giving Calgary hope for the future. If Baertschi earns a spot in the top 6, watch for him to take advantage of …
Tag Archive: Prospects
Bleeps & Bloops: August Thoughts
It’s been a slow period since the initial free agent frenzy died off and training camps are still a month or so away. But there’s still a little hockey chatter out there. -The CBA has been one of the biggest discussions all summer. Each side has submitted a proposal at this point and it seems …
A Peek at Prospects
As summer rolls around, the Flyers host their annual prospect camp, to see their new draft picks, system prospects and a few unsigned invitees go through some drills led by former NHLers such as Ian Laperriere, Derian Hatcher and Riley Cote. This year’s edition began today in Voorhees, New Jersey at the SkateZone. However, this year, …
Reading Through THN’s Draft Preview
The NHL Entry Draft is right around the corner, which means THN’s annual draft preview issue is out. Over Memorial Day weekend and for the past couple weeks, I have been reading about prospects and these are a couple of the thoughts I had while reading this magazine. This class contains a lot of question …
Previewing the 2012 World Junior Championships
Guest Post by Alicia Sprenkle, writer for Confessions of Hockeyholics Hockey fans in the US may not all be aware of it, but we are less than two weeks away from an exciting international ice hockey tournament. The World Junior Championship is set to begin December 26th in Alberta and for those hockey fans not …




