Easton Cowan’s Bold Bid for a Maple Leafs Roster Spot & Canucks Prospects to Watch in 2024-25
Also, Blues prospects at the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase, the bromance between Islanders' prospects Cole Eiserman and Kamil Bednarik, and more.
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5 St. Louis Blues Prospects at the 2024 World Junior Summer Showcase
August 3, 2024 by Anthony Testaguzza
The annual World Junior Showcase kicked off in Plymouth, Michigan, on July 26 and will continue until August 3. Its purpose is to present the best U-20 players, whether on their teams last year or looking to sneak into the upcoming rosters for the first time for the 2025 World Junior Championship (WJC). Amongst the teams in the showcase are Sweden, USA, Canada, and Finland, and the St. Louis Blues have prospects from three out of the four nations playing in the World Junior Showcase.
Easton Cowan’s Bold Bid for a Maple Leafs Roster Spot
August 2, 2024 by The Old Prof
Easton Cowan, the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ 2023 first-round draft pick, had an exceptional season with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) last season. He nearly led his team to the championship, exceeding expectations with his stellar performance. However, Cowan could face a dilemma with the Maple Leafs this season.
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Islanders’ Eiserman & Bednarik’s Bromance Reminiscent of Barzal & Beauvillier’s
August 2, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
When the New York Islanders selected teammates and Boston University-commits Cole Eiserman and Kamil Bednarik at the 2024 NHL Draft, fans’ memories immediately returned to the 2015 NHL Draft. In 2015, the team chose best friends Mat Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier with their first two selections before they developed into strong NHL forwards. Eiserman and Bednarik have a lot of work left to develop into NHLers like Barzal and Beauvillier, but it is fun to compare “bromances” since they share many parallels.
5 Canucks Prospects Fans Should Watch This Season
August 2, 2024 by Lukas Bernasiewicz
For a team that made it pretty far into the playoffs last season and did not have a first or second-round pick at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks have several prospects to keep an eye for this upcoming season. Some are easier to watch than others, but there are several high-level prospects playing in North America that most Canucks fans should keep their eyes on.
