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2021 NHL DRAFT: SEATTLE KRAKEN REVIEW
ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 28: Michigan's Matty Beniers in action during their loss to Notre Dame, 2-1, Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Michigan's Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, MI. (Photo by Lon...
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2021 NHL DRAFT: VANCOUVER CANUCKS REVIEW
PLANO, TX USA - APRIL 27: Belarus's Danila Klimovich #20 controls the puck against Switzerland's Lilian Garessus #22 in preliminary round action at the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship at...
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2021 NHL DRAFT: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS REVIEW
Vegas Golden Knights 1 (30) Zach Dean, C, Gatineau (QMJHL) 2 (38) Daniil Chayka, D, CSKA Moskva (KHL)/Guelph (OHL) 4 (102) Jakub Brabanec, C/LW, HC Kometa Brno (Czech) 4 (128) Jakub Demek, C, Team...
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2021 NHL DRAFT: PACIFIC DIVISION REVIEW
2021 NHL Draft Review Time to review the draft, in depth. As I have done in previous seasons, this review will cover the league one division at a time. For each team, we will offer a quick summary of...
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2021 NHL DRAFT: TRENDS, ODDS AND ENDS, AND ANNUAL SHADOW DRAFT
Between my own reviews of the draft classes of each team, division-by-division, as well as Brock’s blow-by-blow of the draft by rounds, the micro-view of the draft has been pretty well covered at...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: OTTAWA SENATORS – RANK: #4- TIER II
Ottawa Senators #4 Ottawa - Graduations are thinning out the upper tier, and will continue to hollow out the system this year as a few more top guys look ready for the NHL. VANCOUVER, BC - APRIL 22:...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS – RANK: #10 – TIER III
Philadelphia Flyers #10 Philadelphia - Although lacking in elite level prospects, with all due respect to Cam York, the Flyers' system has a deep and impressive second tier of talent that makes the...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS – RANK: #29 – TIER VI
Pittsburgh Penguins #29 Pittsburgh - See above. This system has a severe lack of real NHL-level talent. PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 19: Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Samuel Poulin (22) looks on during...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: SAN JOSE SHARKS – RANK: #16 – TIER III
San Jose Sharks #16 San Jose - The Sharks have been prevented from undergoing a full rebuild due to multiple bad contracts at the NHL level, but they have drafted heavily for upside lately, especially...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING – RANK: #30 – TIER VI
Tampa Bay Lightning #30 Tampa Bay - The other systems in this tier have a few high end guys. Not Tampa. Lots of depth, but all of it is low impact. Taylor Raddysh (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – RANK: #23 – TIER IV
Toronto Maple Leafs #23 Toronto - A three man draft class hurts, as the Toronto system thins out. They still have three notables (Robertson, Amirov, Niemela), but the rest is low end and/or far from...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: VANCOUVER CANUCKS- RANK: #27 – TIER V
Vancouver Canucks #27 Vancouver - Too many low upside picks limit the overall upside of the Vancouver system. PLANO, TX USA - APRIL 27: Belarus's Danila Klimovich #20 controls the puck against...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS – RANK: #9 – TIER II
Vegas Golden Knights #9 Vegas - Vegas only has two top 100 prospects, but their next tier is very deep, with seven ranked between 101-200. Peyton Krebs Peyton Krebs Peyton Krebs has shown that his game...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: WASHINGTON CAPITALS – RANK: #28 – TIER VI
Washington Capitals #28 Washington - Washington has been trying to add some higher end players of late, but not enough of them. There may not be ten real future NHLers in this system. Connor McMichael...
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2021-22 TOP 15 PROSPECTS: WINNIPEG JETS – RANK: #21 – TIER IV
Winnipeg Jets #21 Winnipeg - The top of Winnipeg's system would cause envy in many of the systems ranked higher, but few teams are shallower. The Jets can't keep having 4-5 man draft classes. Cole...
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MCKEEN’S 2021-22 HOCKEY POOL YEARBOOK – PDF Download Now Available – FINAL...
MCKEEN’S 2021-22 HOCKEY POOL YEARBOOK - PDF Download Now Available - FINAL Print edition will not be available for a few more days We have made available a BETA PDF of the magazine. That means we are...
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MCKEEN’S 2021-22 HOCKEY POOL YEARBOOK – PDF Download Now Available
MCKEEN’S 2021-22 HOCKEY POOL YEARBOOK - PDF Download Now Available - FINAL Print edition available soon We have made available a PDF of the magazine to download for subscribers. We are still tweaking...
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CULLEN: 20 FANTASY HOCKEY POINTS- 2021-22 – NEW SEASON!
Welcome to a new season of 20 Fantasy Points on McKeen’s Hockey. Each week I will dive into the numbers and offer some insights that should help when it comes time to make fantasy hockey decisions. One...
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THE FILM SQUAD: 2022 CURIOUSITIES
Welcome back everyone for another exciting season of NHL Draft tracking and analysis here at McKeens! McKeens granted me the opportunity to build a small team of video analysts to build on the work...
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2021-22 NHL ROOKIES AND SECOND YEAR BREAKOUT CANDIDATES
Rookies and Second Year Breakout Candidates Training camp is the most exciting time of year for hockey fans. Development camp just ended, and prospects are fresh on your minds. You hold out hope that...
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