2014 Top Prospect: Alex Nedeljkovic

Alex Nedeljkovic4Alex Nedeljkovic — 

League:  OHL     Team:  Plymouth Whalers     

Position:  G   Shoots:  Right   Glove:  Left

DOB:  Jan. 7, 1996     Birthplace:  Parma, Ohio 

Height:  6′     Weight:  190

2012-13  Stats:  Games: 26   Min: 1371   GA:  52     GAA:  2.28  Sv%: .923

2013-14  Stats:  Games: 61   Min: 3436   GA:  165   GAA:  2.88  Sv%: .925

Alex Nedeljkovic is a second year player with the Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers. [Read more…]

It’s Groundhog Day Again For The Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets Have Seen This Movie Before

The Winnipeg Jets, thankfully, aren’t waking up again and again to Sonny and Cher’s classic (?) I Got You Babe but for the players who’ve been in the Peg since year one and the team’s passionate fan base, this is beginning to feel a lot like Groundhog Day. [Read more…]

Julius Honka: 2014 Top Prospect

Julius Honka3Julius Honka

League:  WHL     Team:  Swift Current     

Position:  RD      Shoots:  Right

DOB:  Dec. 3, 1995     Birthplace:  Jyvaskyla, Finland 

Height:  5’11     Weight:  178

2013-14  Stats:  Games: 62   G: 16   A:  40  Pts:  56  PIM: 52   Plus/Minus:  10

Julius Honka is a first year player with the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos. [Read more…]

Icing Rule 81.4 And Today’s Defencemen

Has Icing Rule 81.4 Changed The Way We View Today”s Defencemen?

The NHL game has really evolved over the past couple of decades.  You see things today you didn’t see 2o-25 years ago.  Today every player can shoot the puck.  Today most NHL skaters are better than average, not too many pylons.  Goalies are much bigger and athletic and EVERYBODY blocks shots.  I couldn’t imagine Gretzky or Mario taking one for the team. [Read more…]

Nikita Scherbak: 2014 Top Prospect

Nikita ScherbakNikita Scherbak —

League:  WHL     Team:  Saskatoon Blades    

Position:  LW      Shoots:  Left

DOB:  Dec. 30, 1995     Birthplace:  Moscow, Russia 

Height:  6’2     Weight:  175

2013-14  Stats:  Games: 65   G: 28   A:  50  Pts:  78  PIM: 46   Plus/Minus:  -6

Nikita Scherbak plays in the Western Hockey League for the Saskatoon Blades.

Winnipeg Hockey Talk’s evaluations of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft top prospects continue today with our featured prospect Nikita Scherbak.  [Read more…]