entry draft ’16

The 2016 draft needed to be a strong one. Edmonton general managers had been trading their picks in the previous two…

Five years after most drafts, a clear picture is available of all (or most) prospects chosen. A couple of years in…

There’s a line in the song “Mr. Jones” where Mr. Duritz sings “I wanna be Bob Dylan” and one suspects that…

The 2020-21 season represents year five for the 2016 NHL draft. Some teams, like the Calgary Flames (Matt Tkachuk, Dillon Dube,…

Back in 2016, I compared the Toronto Maple Leafs recent drafts to the Oilers, promising to come back in a few…

I believe you should wait five years before making the call on a prospect, because they rarely develop in a straight…

The 2013, 2014 and 2015 drafts featured many traded picks (12 over the three years) but delivered great riches in the…

The 2020-21 season will be an important one for Tyler Benson and Cooper Marody. The two men were exceptional together as…

The first time “Swedish Poster” graced the pages of Lowetide came on October 28, 2014. He began his verbal with an…

Every year I rank the draft and in 2016 I had the early stages of the Oilers list surrounded. Jesse Puljujarvi…