The beginning of the 2024-25 season has seen a lot of prospects shine in their respective leagues. From first goals in the NHL and NCAA to dominant performances from a couple of 2025 Draft eligibles, the first Prospects News and Rumors column has a lot of fun things to talk about. Let’s dive in! Seamus
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The Calgary Flames had one of the best drafts this past summer at the Sphere as the club added several great prospects to their pipeline. The most notable of which were names like Zayne Parekh, Matvei Gridin, and Andrew Basha but the team also drafted well in the later rounds with one of their picks
The summer is unofficially over but for a very good reason. On Thursday, the Windsor Spitfires hit the ice to start their 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) training camp. After a busy offseason, there are several stories worth watching. It’s been a long, chaotic summer for the organization. After finishing second last in the league
A great touch to winning the Stanley Cup is the ability to have a personal day with the trophy after earning your victory. That same tradition applies at the junior level in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as every player on the Memorial Cup-winning team has their own day with the trophy to bring it
Sometimes, a seemingly small trade can have incredible results for a franchise. This happened when the Windsor Spitfires acquired a hometown kid in June 2019. With the 2023-24 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) season wrapped up, the league’s trade window has opened for June. This is an annual occurrence, and the Spitfires are no strangers to
While many NHL teams are currently gearing up for a hopeful playoff run or desperately vying to get in, the Calgary Flames are doing neither. After going on a five-game winning streak in February and coming close to a wildcard playoff spot, the team has gone a miserable 3-9 in the 12 games since. The
The Windsor Spitfires aren’t making their playoff push easy on themselves. As they try to grab the eighth seed in the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) Western Conference, a loss on Thursday night against their divisional rivals, the Sarnia Sting, makes life that much harder. Sign up for our NHL Prospects & Draft Substack newsletter After