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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #18 Dallas Stars
The Stanley Cup finalists of 2020 have successfully built a new young core, through some outstanding drafting, around some of the key pieces from that championship run that are still with the team. A...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!
McKeen's is very excited to release our 2023 NHL Prospect Report. We are planning to make this an annual that will follow the end of the NHL season. The McKeen's team produced the team rankings with...
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NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW – CAROLINA HURRICANES VS FLORIDA PANTHERS – Early games...
RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 30: Florida Panthers Left Wing Eetu Luostarinen (27) maintains possession of the puck from Carolina Hurricanes Defenceman Jaccob Slavin (74) during the game between the Florida...
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NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW: DALLAS STARS VS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS – Recent Stanley...
The Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars have advanced through the second round and will meet in the Western Conference Final for a chance to play the winner of the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #17 Winnipeg Jets
A second season in a row saw them finish out of the playoffs. They were first in the Western Conference in January, only to collapse down the stretch. Familiar narratives arose about leadership in the...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #16 Calgary Flames
A season with no shortage of drama, kicked off by having their two biggest stars decide they wanted to play elsewhere. Brad Treliving initially earned high praise for turning a tough situation around,...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #15 Los Angeles Kings
Long heralded for one of the best prospect systems in the NHL, recent success with two successive playoff appearances and their best winning percent (0.634) since 1990-91 and the Wayne Gretzky era, has...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #14 Philadelphia Flyers
The Cliff Fletcher era (since 2018) ended following another difficult season, with the GM stubbornly insisting the Flyers were close to contending and resisting any retooling. Even coach John...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #13 Carolina Hurricanes
Since Rod Brind’Amour became coach of the Hurricanes they have not missed the playoffs and have always advanced beyond the first round except once. As of this writing they find themselves headed for a...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #12 San Jose Sharks
It has been a year since Doug Wilson turned over the GM reigns after missing the playoffs for three straight years, following an impressive 19 years of sustained success. He was ultimately replaced by...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #11 Columbus Blue Jackets
Jarmo Kekäläinen celebrated his 10th anniversary as GM in February and has enjoyed some success in that time, but his team have missed the playoffs since the shortened pandemic season. They started...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #10 St. Louis Blues
GM Doug Armstrong has been running the show since 2010 and has won a Stanley Cup, a Conference title, three Division titles and seen 10 playoff appearances. After a 109-point season in 2021-22, this...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #9 Arizona Coyotes
There has been a lot of losing in the desert over the years with only one playoff appearance in 11 years. That should translate to a lot of high draft picks to populate the prospect pipeline. They did...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #8 Buffalo Sabres
Prospect System Ranking – 8th (1st last year) There is genuine excitement building in Buffalo following a really strong season, with some playoff aspirations for a time. They have arguably the most...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #7 Montreal Canadiens
Prospect System Ranking – 7th (6th last year) After an almost ten-year reign by Marc Bergevin, former player agent Kent Hughes took over the controls as Montreal’s GM in January 2022. He inherited two...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #6 Nashville Predators
Prospect System Ranking – 6th (15th last year) The Nashville Predators have only had one General Manager in their existence in David Poile. He is retiring and longtime Nashville coach Barry Trotz is...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #5 Detroit Red Wings
Prospect System Ranking – 5th (11th last year) The Yzerplan now enters its fifth year, with yet another high draft pick to show for their efforts following a seventh year out of the playoffs. Steve...
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2023 MEMORIAL CUP PREVIEW: Team Previews with top five prospects to keep an...
On Friday, May 26, the 103rd edition of the Memorial Cup will kick off in Kamloops, British Columbia. The field includes the WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds, the OHL champion Peterborough Petes, the...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #4 Minnesota Wild
The Wild have put together back-to-back 100 points plus seasons. 113 points in 2021-22, good for fifth in the league, falling back slightly to 103 points and 11th last season. They are currently built...
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MCKEEN’S 2023 NHL PROSPECT REPORT – #3 Chicago Blackhawks
If tanking doesn’t exist in the NHL, nobody told Chicago. Kyle Davidson took over as GM in October 2021 after Stan Bowman was suspended. He has been actively emptying the roster since, moving veterans...
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