When it comes to elite-level young talent, few leagues in North America can compare with the National Hockey League. Let’s meet the cast in part two of the NHL’s Calder Trophy candidates heading into next season.
The Nashville Predators elected to split their draft picks among defensemen and forwards, taking three of each in this summer’s draft. After finishing fourth in the division last season, The music city looks to bounce back in the upcoming 2021-2022 campaign.
During the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Ottawa Senators made six selections. The team has had eyebrows raised at some of their picks in the past, but this year perhaps gave us the biggest shock out of them all.
San Jose acquired a plethora of picks in the 2021 draft, taking nine players last month in hopes of sparking their minor league rosters with an abundance of skaters. The Sharks displayed their desperate need for forward depth, adding 5 to the organizations’ roster, as well as a goaltender for the first time in three years, with their second selection.
The Vegas Golden Knights made six selections during the 2021 NHL Draft. They held the 30th pick after falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring.
The Arizona Coyotes had nine picks in the 2021 NHL Draft. After forfeiting their first-round pick due to the scouting scandal, they acquired the ninth-overall pick from the Vancouver Canucks for a package that saw Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland head North of the border.
In the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings entered the draft with seven picks but ended up making four selections. General manager Rob Blake was busy on the phones, making three draft day trades, which moved his team up in the second round as well as gained them another second-round pick.
During the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild came into the draft with nine picks but made seven total selections. General manager Bill Guerin made two draft-day trades, moving up in the first round and moving back into the fourth round as a result.
The Philadelphia Flyers ended the 2020-21 season sixth in their division. They started out great and looked like they were playoff bound, but sadly it wasn’t meant to be this year.
The Carolina Hurricanes have extended an offer sheet to the Montreal Canadiens’ Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but that is hardly the full story. Montreal has one week to decide whether or not to match the deal or else they will lose Kotkaniemi.
The annual race to bring home the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie has been one a marvel at in 2021.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, right, Leaf fans? For the fifth consecutive season, the Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the conclusion of the 2020-21 NHL campaign.
When it comes to elite-level young talent, few leagues in North America can compare with the National Hockey League. Let’s meet the cast in part two of the NHL’s Calder Trophy candidates heading into next season.
The Nashville Predators elected to split their draft picks among defensemen and forwards, taking three of each in this summer’s draft. After finishing fourth in the division last season, The music city looks to bounce back in the upcoming 2021-2022 campaign.
During the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Ottawa Senators made six selections. The team has had eyebrows raised at some of their picks in the past, but this year perhaps gave us the biggest shock out of them all.
San Jose acquired a plethora of picks in the 2021 draft, taking nine players last month in hopes of sparking their minor league rosters with an abundance of skaters. The Sharks displayed their desperate need for forward depth, adding 5 to the organizations’ roster, as well as a goaltender for the first time in three years, with their second selection.
The Vegas Golden Knights made six selections during the 2021 NHL Draft. They held the 30th pick after falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring.
The Arizona Coyotes had nine picks in the 2021 NHL Draft. After forfeiting their first-round pick due to the scouting scandal, they acquired the ninth-overall pick from the Vancouver Canucks for a package that saw Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland head North of the border.
In the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings entered the draft with seven picks but ended up making four selections. General manager Rob Blake was busy on the phones, making three draft day trades, which moved his team up in the second round as well as gained them another second-round pick.
During the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild came into the draft with nine picks but made seven total selections. General manager Bill Guerin made two draft-day trades, moving up in the first round and moving back into the fourth round as a result.
The Philadelphia Flyers ended the 2020-21 season sixth in their division. They started out great and looked like they were playoff bound, but sadly it wasn’t meant to be this year.
The Carolina Hurricanes have extended an offer sheet to the Montreal Canadiens’ Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but that is hardly the full story. Montreal has one week to decide whether or not to match the deal or else they will lose Kotkaniemi.
The annual race to bring home the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie has been one a marvel at in 2021.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, right, Leaf fans? For the fifth consecutive season, the Toronto Maple Leafs found themselves eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the conclusion of the 2020-21 NHL campaign.
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