Ten young guns with the potential to join Jarome Iginla in the exclusive 10 x 30 Club (via THW)

Jarome Iginla (Rachael Haugan/Flickr).

Excerpt:

By now you’ve seen Jarome Iginla has added quite a monumental feather in his cap. He becomes amazingly only the 10^th member of the exclusive 10 x 30 Club – NHL players who have scored 30 goals in 10 or more straight seasons...

Moving right along, with hockey`s future in the hands of a superb group of young guns, let`s explore who might just have a shot at joining Iginla in the 10 by 30 Club.

Read on to find out who made the final cut and who just missed out over at The Hockey Writers:
http://thehockeywriters.com/youngguns-with-potential-tojoin-jaromeiginla-in10x30club/

The article was also linked today at Yahoo Sports (Puck Daddy). 

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World Juniors Hockey Championships 2011: Aftermath – Should Canada Be Concerned? (via THW)

Jeff Skinner (Photo: BridgetDS/Flickr)

Two losses two years in a row in gold medal games at the ultimate prospect tournament on earth - World Junior Hockey Championships have some Canadian hockey fans wondering if the rest of the world is catching up and maybe even surpassing our stranglehold as the talent hotbed for young ice gladiators. I quickly looked at the subject at THW and put this issue to rest. 

Fear not Canadian hockey fans. Canadian hockey at the grassroots level is far from on a downward spiral. While Team USA was missing NHLer Cam Fowler (Anaheim Ducks) and Sweden were without eligible prospects Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Phoenix Coyotes), Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (Edmonton Oilers) and Jacob Josefson (New Jersey Devils), imagine Team Canada roster with the following eligible players:

• Taylor Hall (Edmonton Oilers) – The dynamic forward still finding his way in the NHL, but shows glimpses of greatness. Even with Eberle and MPS on board, he is the cornerstone of the Oilers franchise.
• Tyler Seguin (Boston Bruins) – While this season has not been exactly a masterpiece, Seguin will soon be making every rink in the NHL his canvas. He possesses ridiculous upside.
• Jeffrey Skinner (Carolina Hurricanes) – Opportunistic scorer leads NHL in rookie scoring with 31 points in 40 games. Those who questioned his skating looking pretty foolish right about now.

Who else was eligible to play for Team Canada?

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NHL Top 100 Prospect Rankings (via THW)

My major preseason project over at The Hockey Writers - ranking the Top 100 NHL Prospects. I am currently working on the Top 250 Prospects in a search-able and sortable table format. Stay tuned!

Here's an excerpt from Part 4 (1 to 25), which links up to all four parts:
 
Notes:

• The list has been compiled with an emphasis on long term, top end potential. NHL readiness is taken under consideration as well.
• The pattern of ranking goaltenders particularly tough is evident in my entry draft rankings and is again the case here.
• When available, prospects are linked to their respective detailed prospect profile, which I have completed over last couple of seasons. Otherwise, the links will take the reader to HockeyDB.com or Hockeys Future.
• As noted above, to qualify for this list, a prospect has to be drafted or signed as a free agent and is eligible for the Calder Trophy
• The Top 100 will be released in a series of 4 articles.
• After the Top 100 prospects have been released, stay tuned for a mega listing of the Top 250 NHL prospects in a searchable and sortable table format. Find out which players narrowly missed getting into the Top 100 rankings.

*This article contains prospects ranked 1 to 25.
* To view prospects ranked 26 to 50, click here for Part 3.
* To view prospects ranked 51 to 75, click here for Part 2.
*To view prospects ranked 76 to 100, click here for Part 1.

Part 4: (Read on...)
http://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospect-rankings-part-4-1to25/

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The Hockey Spy’s 2010 NHL Entry Draft Preview – Jeffrey Skinner

Jeffrey Skinner

Position: Center

Age: 18

Date of Birth: May 16, 1992

Place of Birth: Markham, Ontario

Ht: 5-10 Wt: 182

Shoots: Left

2009-10 Team: Kitchener(OHL)



NHL Status: Draft Eligible 2010



One-Timer:

After a very impressive 50 goal campaign as a 17 year old in the OHL, Skinner absolutely exploded in the playoffs and took his game to an even higher level scoring 20 goals in 20 games and added 13 assists.



He is one of the top snipers in the draft, possessing one of the best sets of hands bar none.



Why then is there such a wide range of opinion on where Skinner will go in the upcoming draft?

Read on at The Hockey Writers...
http://thehockeywriters.com/the-hockey-spy’s-2010-nhl-entry-draft-preview-–-jeffrey-skinner/

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