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Prospects Unlimited 2019-20
Prospects Unlimited, along with Future Watch and Draft Preview, is the third leg in our trio of issues dedicated entirely to the best and brightest players of tomorrow. Prospects Unlimited features exhaustive In The System breakdowns (nearly 1,200 players in total) and a spotlight on a key prospect for each NHL team, as well as our exclusive Top 100 Players 21 and under, ranging from the pros to midget. Also in the issue: Has increased scouting led to better drafting?; Our way-too-early 2020 mock draft; Cale Makar vs. Quinn Hughes: who’s the better young D-man; and much more!
New York Rangers
KARL HENRIKSSON AT SOME POINT, it just becomes obvious how valuable Karl Henriksson is, even if the Swedish center isn’t a household name yet. When he plays internationally, he often has top 2020 draft prospects Alex Holtz and Lucas Raymond as his wingers. When Henriksson suited up for the Rangers at the Traverse City Prospects Tournament this fall, he played between two of the organization’s elite young talents: Kaapo Kakko and Vitali Kravtsov. “He’s a 200-foot player, real cerebral with and without the puck,” said Rangers GM Jeff Gorton. “He does all the dirty work. For a guy who’s not big (5-foot-9, 175 pounds), he plays a bigger game. He hunts pucks, he wins battles, he makes plays. He does all the little things to help you win.” Henriksson, a second-round pick…
Los Angeles Kings
SAMUEL FAGEMO PASSED OVER IN the 2018 NHL draft, Frolunda left winger Samuel Fagemo took out his frustrations on the Swedish League last season with 25 points in 42 games. More importantly, he had 10 points in 16 playoff games en route to a championship. The Kings ended up nabbing Fagemo 50th overall this summer, ensuring he wouldn’t be overlooked again. “For sure there was a lot of motivation for me to show the scouts in the stands that I could be drafted too,” he said. “I’m super happy to get drafted, finally.” Fellow Kings prospects Carl Grundstrom and Jacob Moverare have also played with Frolunda and will help guide Fagemo, but L.A. didn’t need much convincing that the winger will be a fit: Fagemo signed an entry-level deal just weeks after…
Vegas Golden Knights
KAEDAN KORCZAK GETTING TEXTS AROUND draft time is standard for all players, but defenseman Kaedan Korczak’s phone was lighting up before the 2019 ceremony in Vancouver. Korczak, who plays for WHL Kelowna, received texts and advice from Shea Weber, Josh Gorges and Damon Severson – all of whom are Rockets alumni. Kelowna is also coached by another former NHL blueliner, Adam Foote, and has been a factory for pro talent for years. “It’s been a huge part of my career,” Korczak said. “Going there at 15, 16, it gave me an opportunity to excel and be in this spot today.” Growing up in Yorkton, Sask., Korczak was used to living in a small-town prairie environment. Moving to Kelowna, a beautiful spot in B.C. known for its beaches and the Okanagan Lake, took…
LIKE A BOSS
LOOKING BACK NOW, Michelle Cox was worried her application wouldn’t be taken seriously. Not because she was unqualified. She had coached a boys junior program, helmed the New Zealand women’s team at the Challenge Cup of Asia and did some national team coaching with the New Zealand under-18s. And her on-ice career spoke for itself: though she was 12 before she first took the ice in full gear, she quickly established herself as one of the New Zealand’s premier women’s players, became a founding member of the women’s national team and helped guide it into international play. That preceded a two-season stay in the Australian women’s league before she retired in 2015. But this was different. The New Zealand League, the highest-level men’s circuit in the country, was an entirely different level…
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