Search for your favorite player or team
© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Ultimate Fantasy Pool Guide 2017-18
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
DO YOUR DRAFT ONE DAY AT A TIME
THERE’S NOTHING WORSE than taking Steven Stamkos with your first draft pick and finding out two weeks later he’s out for the season with a knee injury. There’s nothing better than drafting Stamkos and knowing for sure he’s going to be in your lineup that night. OK, there’s also nothing better than finding out an opponent in your fantasy league picked Stamkos and lost their first-round pick for the season, but what we’re trying to describe is the basic difference between a season- long draft and a daily draft. If you’re not familiar with how standard daily drafts work, it’s simple. You pick a team of nine skaters and a goalie, and stay within the salary structure. The more fantasy points a player is projected to get, the higher his salary. There are…
DREAM TEENS
CLAYTON KELLER TURNED out to be a quick study at Boston University, taking home Hockey East’s rookie-of-the-year honors. Now the smooth-skating center is eyeing a repeat performance in his first NHL season. If his team-leading 21 goals and 45 points with the Terriers weren’t enough to get the Arizona Coyotes excited about his potential, he also bounced around from tournament to tournament, league to league as a point-producing mercenary. Keller, the cover boy and No. 1 prospect in THN’s Future Watch 2017, was a nightmare for opponents wherever he went. In his debut at the world juniors, Keller cracked the all-star squad with three goals and 11 points on a gold medal-winning U.S. side, and the performance was so impressive Team USA came calling in time for the World Championship. Keller was…
GET YOUR HOT SHOTS NOW
WITH EVERY PASSING season, the kids are making an impact quicker than ever. Auston Matthews hung 40 goals on the league in his initial excursion, and even Matthew Tkachuk – a player we thought might need another year to get his speed up – was excellent in Calgary, straight from the draft floor. Who else is coming down the pipeline? Here’s a look at some of the players you should nab for your keeper pool and their anticipated arrive-in-the-NHL dates. Your call on when you want to pick them up. (Ages are as of the projected-debut season.) 2017-18 CLAYTON KELLER C, 19 We got a taste at the end of last season, now we want the full experience. Keller may be the closest thing to Patrick Kane since ‘Kaner’ himself. BROCK BOESER RW, 20 On…
ULTIMATE GUIDE GOALIES
THE HOCKEY NEWS profiles the 50 most prominent goaltenders in the NHL this season and projects win totals for 62 netminders. Needless to say, we list far more stoppers than there are starting NHL jobs. It’s imperative to know which No. 1 netminders and which backups are expected to see the most minutes. To stay on top of everything, be sure to check out the goalie master projections on page 136. ARIZONA POS: G AGE: 28 HT: 6-0 WT: 195 BORN: 05/12/89 SALARY Cap hit for 2017-18. Actual pay may vary. SKINNY The inside word on a goalie’s outlook for 2017-18. DURABILITY Games missed due to injury/illness or healthy scratch. TEAM LOGO NHL logo denotes goalie is an unrestricted free agent as of mid-July. VITAL STATS Position, height, weight and age as of Oct. 1, 2017. PAST STATS What goalies did over the past…
Made possible with the support of
