NHL Central Scouting

Matt Beniers, Mackie Samoskevich top 2021 Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch List

Nineteen players hailing from New England made the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch List that was released Tuesday morning. Two players, Matt Beniers…

Reaction: NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings

With the NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings being released Monday comes the inevitable reaction on players ranked too high, too low, or not at all.…

NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings released

The NHL Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings were released by the league on Monday morning with 15 players from New England getting the nod. Numerous other…

Williams learning the trade with the Lumberjacks

Jack Williams said being on National Hockey League Central Scouting’s preliminary players to watch list for the 2020 NHL Draft was “crazy and surreal.” The…

Berard moves up in NHL Central Scouting rankings

While there wasn’t a lot of change overall in the latest NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch List released Monday, there was some movement among…

Recruiting: Lovell de-commits from Ohio State

Boston Advantage 18-U defenseman Timothy Lovell has de-committed from Ohio State, multiple sources have confirmed to New England Hockey Journal. The left-shot '02 from Hingham, Mass., committed to…

The Drew Commesso experience with USA Hockey NTDP leads to BU

When Drew Commesso’s mom, Lisa, attends his games, she not only watches him, but also spends a great amount of time shielding her eyes. It’s…

2020 NHL Draft: American Prospects

With the Hlinka Gretzky Cup starting this week, the scouting season for the 2020 NHL Draft has officially kicked off. Many NHL scouts have made…

NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings

The final lists of top North American skaters, North American goaltenders, International skaters, and International goaltenders were released by NHL Central Scouting on Monday morning.…

Prep Hockey: Keep NHL Draft expectations in check

In too many NHL draft rankings lately, there is seemingly an over-emphasis on statistics while not enough focus on strength of competition. While it’s great…

NHL Central Scouting Mid-Term Rankings

Headlined by Boston University freshman left wing Brady Tkachuk, there were numerous 2018 NHL draft prospects from, playing in, or committed to playing college hockey…

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