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Checking in on Pierce Mbuyi’s hot start
Pierce Mbuyi is back with Owen Sound for his 3rd OHL season and his final before heading to the NCAA next year with Penn State. As a reminder for those who missed it, I ranked Mbuyi as the 54th-best skater in the 2026 NHL draft. The Penguin...
Travis Hayes is Captaining the Soo Greyhounds to early season success
Travis Hayes (4th round, 2025) received a promotion heading into the 2026-27 Ontario Hockey League season, his last in the CHL. After serving as assistant captain of the Soo Greyhounds behind Nashville Predators prospect Brady Martin, Hayes...
How Nick Robertson’s speed helped create a goal when he wasn’t even on the ice
Ville Koivunen’s goal on opening night, the Penguins’ second in their eventual seven-goal deluge of the Flyers, was made possible by someone whose name won’t appear on the scoresheet.
When a puck trickled into the near boards in the Flyer...
Pierce Mbuyi - 2026 Prospect Profile
Pierce Mbuyi was on my list of hopefuls for the 2026 NHL draft, dating all the way back to the fall of this year. I wrote about his early-season work at Elite Prospects and discussed him quite a bit on Twitter. I had said going into the fir...
Jesse Marshall's 2026 NHL Entry Draft Ranking
For the 19th year, I am putting together a list of the top prospects for the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. This list is based on my research throughout the year, and you can access my repository of mixtapes for this draft on my YouTube Channel. Not...
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