Fantasy Hockey Scouting of NHL prospects to help you dominate your dynasty league. Peter Harling and Victor Nuno with expert guests cover the hockey prospects you need to know about from Junior to pro and NHL Draft eligible prospects.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
A special edition with host Peter Harling before he heads to the NHL Draft in Dallas.
Next episode to come from Dallas at the Draft!
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Saturday Mar 03, 2018
Saturday Nov 18, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Stay or Nay
NHL teams are inching closer to having to make a decision on their rookies, are they willing to burn a year of their entry-level contracts or send their players to junior or the minors. Peter and Paul play a game of Stay or Nay with a dozen, or so, players who are on the bubble.
Check out our Twitter feed to see the Poll Results, and also a few new Polls we have posted that were discussed, players include:
And some new twitter Polls!
Have a player in mind who you think could Stay or Nay? Tweet it at us @DPR_show and we will let you know.
Unknown Prospects on the Rise
Peter and Paul give a list of guys who are unknown, or have very low Fantrax ownership that should be put on your watch list or picked up in your deep fantasy leagues.
CHL Prospects:
Sean Durzi and Tyler Steenbergen
NCAA Prospects:
Colton Conrad, Zack Solow and Dylan Sikura
AHL Prospects:
Gage Quinney, Matthew Highmore, Warren Foegele and Sammy Niku
Interview with Rob Higgins
Rob Higgins joins the guys to talk about his HFI stat he created and how it helps him judge players' value in Fantasy Hockey. Rob also gives his opinion on some of the early Calder scoring race in the NHL. Paul has a rapid fire Stay or Nay with Rob to see what he thinks of some of the guys discussed in Segment One.
Players discussed include:
Will Butcher, Charlie McAvoy, Nico Hischier, Nolan Patrick, Jakub Vrana and a few more rookies at the top of the scoring charts.
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Rob Higgins: @RoberMHiggins
Buy Higgins Fantasy Hockey Index by Rob Higgins
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.
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DPR Patreon Page
We are pleased to have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards.
$1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles
- A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast!
$3 per month ∙ Late Round Sleepers
- Access to patron-only content.
- A follow on twitter from DPR_Show
- Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season.
- An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season)
- All above perks
$5 per month ∙ First Rounders
- Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other)
- Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL.
- All above perks
$10 per month ∙ Scout
- Access to scouting notes from the show hosts
- All above perks
$50 per month ∙ Corporate Sponsor
- Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes
- A live read during a segment on each episode
- All above perks
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Thursday Sep 28, 2017
Who Would You Rather?
With fantasy draft season here many of us are faced with decisions on who to draft over who. The guys take a look at several who would you rather scenarios and explain who they pick, and why.
Vote on our Twitter feed, or click each matchup to go straight to the Twitter Poll!
Julius Honka or Mikhail Sergachev
Joel Erikssson Ek or Luke Kunin
Oliver Bjorkstrand or Kevin Labanc
Dylan Strome or Clayton Keller
Thomas Chabot or Charlie McAvoy
Have your own scenario? Tweet it at us @DPR_show and we will let you know.
Evaluating ADP
Looking at the Fantrax Average Draft Position there are some interesting trends and rankings in terms of prospects rankings. Paul goes over his research and asks Peter if he thinks players are too high or too low. Players evaluated include:
Charlie McAvoy, Vadim Shipachyov, Nico Hischier, Clayton Keller, Juuse Saros, Brock Boeser and more.
Interview with Shane Malloy
In the interview segment prospect scout Shane Malloy of Hockey Prospect Radio returns and reviews top players from the AATPG (All American Top Prospects Game) including Brady Tkachuk, Joel Farabee, Quinn Hughes, Bode Wilde, and Oliver Whalstrom. Keeping with the 2018 NHL Draft focus Shane gives his analysis on some of the top prospects playing with the Halifax Mooseheads in Filip Zadina, Jared McIsaac, and Benoit-Olivier Groulx.
The focus shifts to prospects on the cusp of making the NHL and Shane gives his thoughts on if prospects will make the NHL and contribute to your fantasy roster, Alex DeBrincat, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot and Charlie McAvoy are all discussed.
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Shane Malloy: @ShaneMalloy
Buy The Art of Scouting by Shane Malloy
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.
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DPR Patreon Page
We are pleased to have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards.
$1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles
- A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast!
$3 per month ∙ Late Round Sleepers
- Access to patron-only content.
- A follow on twitter from DPR_Show
- Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season.
- An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season)
- All above perks
$5 per month ∙ First Rounders
- Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other)
- Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL.
- All above perks
$10 per month ∙ Scout
- Access to scouting notes from the show hosts
- All above perks
$50 per month ∙ Corporate Sponsor
- Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes
- A live read during a segment on each episode
- All above perks
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
Wednesday Sep 20, 2017
Prospect Tournament Reviews
So many tournaments, so many prospects that we can’t cover everyone, so we stick to the games we managed to watch and talk about the players that stood out. From the Traverse city Tournament one of our favorite prospects Alex DeBrincat (70%) was doing Alex DeBrincat things, like scoring the OT tournament game-winning goal.
From the Penticton Tournament the players Paul and Peter focus on include NCAA free agent signees Spencer Foo (45% Fantrax Owned), and Joe Gambardella (6%). We also discuss some defensemen in Tucker Poolman (10%), Ethan Bear (33%), Ziyat Paigin (10%).
Pre-season Preview
The pre-season has begun and we watched the Vegas Golden Knights first real game and there were several impressions from that game. Who is Tyler Wong (14%)? We give you a good background on Wong who had a monster game scoring the Knights first hat-trick and added a beauty assist. Tomas Hyka (5%) also made a strong impression in the game and could be a potential sleeper pick. On the Canucks side, Brock Boeser (80%) showed he is NHL ready and worthy of all the hype and lip service we have given him, he was dominant. Peter also speaks about Jake Virtanen (47%) and how his profile needs a market adjustment and how you can take advantage of that in your fantasy league. Looking forward we discuss potential line combinations and opportunities some prospects will be getting, look for the following lines in training camp for Zach Aston-Reese (44%), Alex Kerfoot (26%), and Jake Debrusk (35%)
Zach Aston Reese – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel
Alex Kerfoot – Nathan MacKinnon- Mikko Rantanen
Jake Debrusk – David Krejci – David Pastrnak
Interview with Ryan Wagman from McKeen's Hockey
Ryan Wagman from McKeen's Hockey joins us for his third appearance on the show and reviews his formula he and his scouting team at McKeen's apply to scoring and ranking prospects, and the extended coverage of prospects in their yearbook. If you want to buy the yearbook (PDF only) or subscribe to McKeen's you can do so here.
Ryan gives us his early Calder candidates and some rookies who could be in the conversation;
(sorted by Fantrax Average Draft Position (ADP)
Charlie McAvoy - 93% - 147 ADP
Nico Hischier - 92% - 160 ADP
Kyle Connor - 73% - 163 ADP
Clayton Keller - 87% - 184 ADP
Nolan Patrick - 86% - 189 ADP
Brock Boeser - 80% - 269 ADP
Thomas Chabot - 81% - 200 ADP
Mathew Barzal - 75% - No ADP
Alex DeBrincat - 70% - No ADP
Ryan also answers an interesting question about Olli Juolevi and Mikhail Sergachev.
Mikhail Sergachev - 77% - 351 ADP
Olli Juolevi - 65% - No ADP
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Ryan Wagman: @rawagman
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.
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We are pleased to have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards.
$1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles
- A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast!
$3 per month, Late Round Sleepers
- Access to patron-only content.
- A follow on twitter from DPR_Show
- Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season.
- An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season)
- All above perks
$5 per month, First Rounders
- Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other)
- Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL.
- All above perks
$10 per month, Scout
- Access to scouting notes from the show hosts
- All above perks
$50 per month, Corporate Sponsor
- Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes
- A live read during a segment on each episode
- All above perks
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Thursday Sep 07, 2017
Eastern Teams
In the first segment Paul talks Washington Capitals and how shallow they are on the wings. Potential prospects that could find a roster spot discussed include: Jakub Vrana, Riley Barber and Tyler Graovac. Which defenseman has the better chance of making the Caps roster and which one has the better fantasy value between Madison Bowey and Christian Djoos?
Then Peter gives you five forwards to look at in a variety of leagues. This is the year Oliver Bjorkstrand makes a fantasy impact. It may not come until next year, but look for 2016 third overall pick Pierre-Luc Dubois to make the Columbus roster this year. Prospect Vitali Abramov will be going back to junior but he has elite offensive potential and should compete for a CHL scoring title, at 64% Fantrax ownership, Abramov will be well worth the wait. Two more depth prospects that can contribute in bottom six roles to look at are Tyler Motte and Markus Hannikainen.
Western Teams
We saved one of the two final western teams for the interview leaving Paul to talk Montreal Canadiens prospects. Two prospects looking to make the Habs discussed are Nikita Scherbak, and Charles Hudon. Paul also answers Peters question; are Jacob De La Rose and Daniel Carr heading towards bust label? There are not many roster jobs available on the Habs blue line but Jakub Jerabek is probably at the top of the list.
That leaves Nashville for Peter and again it’s all forwards. Pontus Aberg may be a great sleeper pick after he had a breakout AHL season and some roster spots are up for grabs. Vladislav Kamenev is the teams top prospect, but he likely has one more year of AHL before he breaks the Preds top six. Two good depth roster option in Nashville discussed are Fred Gaudreau and Miikka Salomaki. Looking long term and some players for you to watch as they make their AHL debuts this year are Samuel Girard, Fred Allard, Yakov Trenin, Victor Ejdsell, and Tyler Moy.
Interview with Hayden Soboleski
Senior member and Associate Editor from DobberProspects Hayden Soboleski joins the show from the west coast to talk Colorado Avalanche prospects. What will Tyson Jost's impact be in his first full pro season? How long away is Cale Makar, and what is his upside? Two forward prospects discussed that may make the roster sooner than later and their fantasy value discussed are JT Compher and AJ Greer. Two defensemen to keep an eye on are Nicholas Meloche and Chris Bigras.
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Hayden Soboleski: @Sobeleskih
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.
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As we announced last episode, we are pleased to have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards.
$1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles
- A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast!
$3 per month, Late Round Sleepers
- Access to patron-only content.
- A follow on twitter from DPR_Show
- Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season.
- An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season)
- All above perks
$5 per month, First Rounders
- Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other)
- Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL.
- All above perks
$10 per month, Scout
- Access to scouting notes from the show hosts
- All above perks
$50 per month, Corporate Sponsor
- Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes
- A live read during a segment on each episode
- All above perks
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Update and Announcement:
Today as we record episode 31 our thoughts are with Dobber as today is his day zero as he receives his stem cell donation and as his doctors describe it, he is “reborn”. This is obviously a very important step in his battle with cancer and we are thinking of him today. Episode 31 is dedicated to Darryl Dobbs as we support him in the fight for his life in any way we can.
As our Twitter followers already know, we are pleased to announce we have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards.
$1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles
- A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast!
$3 per month, Late Round Sleepers
- Access to patron-only content.
- A follow on twitter from DPR_Show
- Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season.
- An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season)
- All above perks
$5 per month, First Rounders
- Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other)
- Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL.
- All above perks
$10 per month, Scout
- Access to scouting notes from the show hosts
- All above perks
$50 per month, Corporate Sponsor
- Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes
- A live read during a segment on each episode
- All above perks
We are looking into adding more pledge tiers and if you have a request or suggestion as to what you would enjoy as a perk let us know.
As for the CHL fantasy leagues, the host site will be OfficePools as they are the only provider to offer WHL, OHL, and QMJHL fantasy hosting and while it is not yet open it looks like it will only be box pools. Picking players from a group. By pledging as a late round sleeper you can play in any, or all of these leagues and compete with Peter and Paul and our other listeners. Updates on standings will be available on OfficePools and we will be updating results on episodes as well. Don’t miss out on an opportunity to play Junior Fantasy Hockey!
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Now on with the show!
Eastern Teams
This week Peter handles the East starting with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens have the worst prospect pool in the NHL so it was kind of tough finding too many players to talk about. Tristan Jarry, Derrick Pouliot, Zach Aston-Reese, and Adam Johnson are who we talk about.
The New Jersey Devils have far more fantasy relevant players starting with top prospect Nico Hischier, and newly signed free agent Will Butcher. Other players discussed are John Quenneville, Miles Wood, and Mirco Mueller (Pete doesn’t know how to pronounce his first name)
Western Teams
Paul takes a look at two teams in the West, starting with the St. Louis Blues and a number of players that have duel position eligibility. Top prospects Ivan Barbashev and Tage Thompson are poised to make the roster this year and have a high upside. Other prospects that will play but in a lower role discussed are Dmitrij Jaskin and Zach Sanford. On defense Paul looks at two players that could play significant time in Jake Walman and Jordan Schmaltz.
The Arizona Coyotes are a prospect rich team. We all know all about Clayton Keller who is already widely owned across Fantrax leagues, so Paul looks at more available players in Dylan Strome, Christian Fischer, Brendan Perlini and Nick Cousins. On defense two bubble players Paul sheds some light on are Kyle Wood and Kevin Connauton.
Interview with Tyler Madarasz
Tyler Madarasz from Sirius XM NHL Network Radio joins the guys to discuss the Ottawa Senators prospects. Tyler shares his insights on Thomas Chabot who is poised to make the NHL and how impactful he thinks the Sens top prospect can be as a rookie. Colin White is the Sens top prospect and Madarasz believes after playing both in the NHL and AHL at the end of the season last year the Sens will play him in the NHL. Logan Brown had a season of hits and misses, not making the US WJC team and playing only 35 games, but scored 40 points and won the Memorial Cup; is he a player trending down since his draft or is he a must own prospect still? How will goalie Marcus Hogberg fair in his first full season in the AHL with the Belleville Sens? Can Filip Chlapik translate QMJHL scoring to the AHL? And who is the Sens Rookie camp invitee Pius Suter and can he win a contract?
Listen to Tyler on Sirius XM talking hockey each night on Face-off with Jim Gordon setting you up for each night’s games and any fantasy tips you need to know. Starting goalies, injuries, line combos, who’s hot and the news of the day.
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Tyler Madarasz: @tylermadarasz47
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Eastern Teams
Paul ranks the Sabres trio trying to break into the NHL and brings to light a European import player who could open some eyes early. Peter finds out how highly owned the Isles top prospects (Josh Ho-Sang, Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier) are, so he focuses on the defense with four guys who are ready or on the brink of regular NHL minutes.
Players discussed include Alex Nylander, Justin Bailey, Nicholas Baptiste, Hudson Fasching, Victor Antipin and Linus Ullmark from the Sabres
Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech, Devon Toews and Sebastian Aho from the Islanders.
Western Teams
Pete decided it was time to cover the Blackhawks and Paul countered with the Anaheim Ducks prospect depth.
Players discussed include John Hayden, Tanner Kero, Michael Highmore, Gustav Forsling, Jan Rutta and Luc Snuggerud from the Blackhawks.
Ondrej Kase, Nic Kerdiles, Michael Rasmussen, Logan Shaw, Sam Steel, Kale Kossila, Brandon Montour and Jacob Larson from the Ducks.
Interview with Russ Cohen
The guys invite Russ Cohen from ____ back on the podcast to discuss the Philadelhia Flyers. Russ projects which defense men has the best value and how the Flyers will look come September. Players discussed include 2017 first round pick Nolan Patrick, Oskar Lindblom, Travis Sanheim, Samuel Morin, Robert Hagg, Jordan Weal, Travis Konecny and Anthony Stolarz. Russ also gives us a few dark horse Prospects to watch for.
Follow Us
Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show
Paul Zwambag: @zwambag
Peter Harling: @pharling
Our Guest Russ Cohen: @sportsology
Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com.