Prospect Faceoff: Ho-Sang faces top 2015 goaltending prospect, Bulldogs spoil Nylander’s Marlies debut, and more

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Prospect Faceoff - Josh Ho-Sang - Niagara IceDogs; Mackenzie Blackwood - Barrie Colts

Photo: Niagara IceDogs forward Josh Ho-Sang (NYI) and Barrie Colts goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (2015) go head-to-head in one of the more interesting NHL prospect matchups this weekend (courtesy of Aaron Bell/Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

 

This week’s Prospect Faceoff feature includes a look at weekend matchups that include a couple of top performers from the 2015 World Juniors, plus interesting NHL prospect head-to-heads in NCAA and SHL play. In addition, we look back at the matchups featured in last week’s PF offering, including the results of William Nylander’s first North American action. Read more»

Prospect Impressions: Domi does it again, other NHL prospects show their skill

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Jake Virtanen - Team Canada - 2015 World Junior Championship

Photo: Calgary Hitmen forward and Vancouver Canucks prospect Jake Virtanen was one of a pair of Team Canada players to score highlight reel goals this past weekend (courtesy of Aaron Bell/CHL Images)

 

Team Canada teammates Max Domi and Jake Virtanen returned to their junior teams and produce highlight reel goals this week, while a current Michigan Wolverine and another future talent display their unique offensive ability in this week’s Prospect Impressions feature. Read more»

Carpenter, Wolanin two progeny of NHL players developing in the USHL

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Robert Carpenter - Sioux City Musketeers

Photo: Sioux City Musketeers forward and 2015 prospect Robert Carpenter is currently 11th overall in USHL scoring with 35 points (16G, 19A) in 36 games (courtesy of the USHL)

 

The Can’t-Miss Kid. That’s what they called Bobby Carpenter when he was a 17-year-old at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA in 1981. “Today, 17-year-old Bobby Carpenter of Peabody, Mass., a city of 48,000 some 15 miles north of Boston, is the best high school hockey player in America,” wrote the legendary E.M. Swift in a 1981 Sports Illustrated cover story. “More than that, he’s one of the top amateur prospects in the world. In the NHL Draft in June, Carpenter’s expected to be one of the first six players selected. Read more»

Prospect Faceoff: Nylander debuts for Marlies, former teammates collide, other key matchups ahead

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William Nylander - Toronto Maple Leafs

Photo: Toronto Maple Leafs prospect William Nylander will make his official North American debut when he suits up for the AHL’s Toronto Marlies this weekend against former national team cohort Jacob de la Rose and the Hamilton Bulldogs (courtesy of Mark Spowart/Icon Sportswire)

 

The AHL’s Toronto Marlies will get a boost as William Nylander joins the squad for this weekend’s home-and-home against the Hamilton Bulldogs. Read more»

2015 CJHL Prospects Game: Last-minute tally gives West a 3-2 win over the East

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Jarod Hilderman and Justin Kapelmaster - CJHL Prospects Game 2015

Photo: Team West defenseman Jarod Hilderman scores the game-winning goal on Team East goaltender Justin Kapelmaster with 7.3 seconds remaining in the third period in the West’s 3-2 win over the East at the 2015 CJHL Prospects Game (courtesy of Kevin Sousa/OJHL Images)

 

In what was an entertaining and hard-fought game, Team West received some late-game heroics to defeat Team East 3-2 in the 2015 CJHL Prospects Game played at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, ON. Read more»
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