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Future Watch 2022
Future Watch 2022 is packed with 320+ scouting reports, team grades, our top-100 ranking, and sneak peeks at the '22, '23 & '24 drafts. Plus features on Power, Byfield, Beniers, McTavish and more.
WHATEVER IT TAKES
CHRISTOFFER MALM had been chasing Dalibor Dvorsky for a while. The young Swedish exec was working for Rogle three years ago when he first set his sights on the Slovak kid, who was playing for Linkoping’s program at the time. But Dvorsky had already decided his next step would be to join AIK, just outside Stockholm. Malm, now first-year GM of AIK, finally has a chance to help develop Dvorsky, who made his Swedish pro debut in the second-tier Allsvenskan at 16 this season and has also dominated Sweden’s U-20 ranks. “For me, his biggest asset is his vision out there,” Malm said. “His vision is tops. He sees the game before anyone else, and when he plays center, he finds those passes where he almost knows where his teammates will…
WHITHER THE WORLD JUNIORS
THE WORDS WEREN’T EVEN out of his inquisitor’s mouth before Mason McTavish offered an emphatic and unambiguous reply. So there is no point in putting the Anaheim Ducks prospect down as undecided. Q: “The World Junior Championship this summer doesn’t exactly come at an opportune time. With that in mind, would you be inclined to…” A: “Yeah, I’m 100 percent playing in that. Well, if they want me and everything goes well, I’m 100 percent in that. That’s one of my dreams, to play in and win a World Junior Championship. It’s the best hockey you’re going to be getting in August. There’s no summer skate that’s going to match that hockey. Hopefully, I get the chance to go and Anaheim allows that, but I’m 100 percent hoping to go there.” When we…
THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
MANY KIDS AROUND THE world learn to skate at a young age and grow up dreaming of one day playing in the NHL. And in my home country of Canada, since hockey can be said to be the national sport, kids are pretty much born with skates on their feet. We play hockey anywhere we can and watch as many games as we can whenever possible. Eventually, skating on the pond or backyard rink turns into playing organized youth hockey, which is awesome because there’s no pressure. This is the time you develop your abilities, learn about the game and see if it’s something you’re good at. If you are exceptional and want to play competitively, many youngsters move on to junior hockey. For every player who reaches that level, the main…
OTTAWA SENATORS
A– | Rank: 8th ONE LAST MAJOR PUSH remains in the Senators’ patient – and often difficult – rebuilding process. After missing the playoffs in 2018, the Sens took a major step back, trading away Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene and Jean-Gabriel Pageau, building up a stockpile of young talent with an eye toward future success. While some of those prospects, including Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Josh Norris, have already graduated to the NHL, there’s one final wave to come. The hope is more of that assembled talent can help make the Senators a contender for a playoff spot in 2022-23. 1. JAKE SANDERSON D, 19, 6-2, 189 North Dakota (NCHC) 23–8–18–26–6 2020 draft, 5th overall OVERALL 5 The smooth-skating Sanderson projects to be a top-pair NHL D-man because of his well-rounded ability on both sides…
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