Prospect Faceoff: NAHL’s best go head-to-head, traded OHL superstar faces his old team, more prospect matchups

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Samuel Montembeault - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada; Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Val d'Or Foreurs

Photo: Blainville-Boisbriand Armada goaltender and 2015 prospect Samuel Archembeault and Val d’Or Foreurs forward and Philadelphia Flyers prospect Nicolas Aube-Kubel go head-to-head this weekend in QMJHL action (courtesy of Aaron Bell/CHL Images)

 

Two of the NAHL’s best players at their respective positions go head-to-head this weekend, while one OHL forward hosts his former team. Two top collegiate goal scorers duel in Ohio, unsung heroes vie for supremacy in the WHL and one intriguing QMJHL game in this week’s Prospect Faceoff. Read more»

Prospect Impressions: Ambidextrous Ehlers, Hartman’s smashing debut, more plays of the week

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Nikolaj Ehlers - Team Denmark - 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship

Photo: Halifax Mooseheads forward and Winnipeg Jets prospect Nikolaj Ehlers starred for a surprising Denmark squad at the 2015 World Junior Championship (courtesy of Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

 

Nikolaj Ehlers did something that you may not have seen before, while Ryan Hartman’s first NHL shift started with a bang. One WHL defenseman settles into a new home, while a former QMJHL captain leads the way for his new club. Not to be outdone, Andrei Vasilevskiy needed every inch of his 6’3″ frame to rob Mike Ribiero. Read more»

Prospect Faceoff: QMJHL’s leading scorer faces a test, other key head-to-head matchups for the weekend ahead

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Kyle Connor - Youngstown Phantoms; William Lagesson - Dubuque Fighting Saints

Photo: Youngstown Phantoms forward and 2015 prospect Kyle Connor goes head-to-head with Dubuque Fighting Saints defenseman and Edmonton Oilers prospect William Lagesson this weekend (courtesy of Youngstown Phantoms/Brandon Anderson/BA Photos)

 

Three CHL matchups, plus an NCAA head-to-head and a USHL weekend series featuring a top 2015 prospect highlight the prospect matchups in this week’s Prospect Faceoff feature. Read more»

Well-traveled Bishop simply looking to shake injury bug, return to Screaming Eagles’ lineup

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Clark Bishop - Cape Breton Screaming Eagles

Photo: Cape Breton Screaming Eagles forward and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Clark Bishop has netted 17 goals in 28 games this season, three more than he scored in 2013-14 (courtesy of Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty Images)

 

Clark Bishop may very well be the most traveled player in the CHL over the past few seasons.

Since joining the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles as the team’s third overall pick in the 2012 QMJHL Entry Draft, Bishop has traveled to the Czech Republic for the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament; Sochi, Russia for the 2013 U18 World Juniors; Philadelphia for the 2014 NHL Draft, where the Carolina Hurricanes selected him in the fifth round; back to his home province of Newfoundland; Ufa, Russia with the Screaming Eagles for the Junior Club World Cup; and Raleigh, NC for the Hurricanes main training camp. This is all in the span of a year-and-a-half. Read more»

Prospect Impressions: Must-see OT winner by Colin Smith, Hutton’s behind-the-back save, other goals of the week

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Colin Smith - Lake Erie Monsters; Antoine Bibeau - Toronto Marlies

Photo: Lake Erie Monsters forward and Colorado Avalanche prospect Colin Smith nets an overtime goal against the Toronto Marlies’ Antoine Bibeau to give the Monsters a 4-3 win on Friday night (courtesy of Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)

 

Highlights from the NHL right on down through the AHL, college hockey and junior hockey are all part of this week’s Prospect Impressions article featuring notable plays made by NHL prospects in the prior week. Read more»

Top Prospects

  1. Timo Meier
  2. Vladimir Tkachyov
  3. Alexandre Goulet
  4. Daniel Moynihan
  5. Julio Billia
  6. Matt Murphy
  7. Anthony DeLuca
  8. Emil Aronsson
  1. Nikita Lyamkin
  2. Mark Simpson
  3. Kurt Etchegary
  4. Scott Oke
  5. Eric Brassard
  6. Sebastien Auger
  7. Denis Gorbunov
  8. Philippe Gadoury
  9. Jacob Sweeney

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