Scouting Reports

#2005 Week

Posted on May 31, 2020

We were asked by scouts and coaches about 2005s consistently over the last few weeks. We spent the last week featuring reports via Twitter and Facebook that feature the Bantam age group. Below is a roundup. We may have missed a couple of reports but we think we are off to a good start in…

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NHL Draft Chaos

Posted on May 30, 2020

2020 NHL Draft information The Draft itself will take place after the Stanley Cup has been won. There are seven teams who have already been eliminated from the playoffs (Ottawa, Detroit, Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Jose, New Jersey and Buffalo) and each is in contention for the #1 overall selection. All 15 non-playoff teams (including…

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Alabama-Huntsville Program Saved Thanks to Fundraising Campaign

Posted on May 29, 2020

For the second time in eight years, members of the Huntsville community stepped up and raised more than $500,000 in five days to save the men’s hockey program at Alabama-Huntsville. Last Friday, the school announced it was cutting the program as part of wide-spreading budget cuts. One week later, the school announced the program was…

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NCAA: Norwich Adds Two From NAHL, Albertus Magnus Picks Up a D

Posted on May 28, 2020

’99 G Landon Pavlisin commits to Norwich for 2020 Pavlisin heads to Norwich after playing last season in the NAHL. The California native had 3.13/.911 splits for the Kenai River Brown Bears this past season. Before the NAHL, Pavlisin played a year in the BCHL and also played in the AJHL and SJHL. NZ scouts:…

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WSHL Cancels 2020-21 Season

Posted on May 27, 2020

The Western States Hockey League announced on Wednesday that it has canceled the upcoming 2020-21 season, and has begun preparing for the 2021-22 season. “Based on the forecasted medical problems that could be ahead of us, the Board of Governors of the Western States Hockey League have voted to go dormant for the 2020-2021 season,”…

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Two UAH Players Find Homes in Transfer Portal

Posted on May 26, 2020

A pair of players from Alabama Huntsville have found new homes in the NCAA transfer portal. UAH announced on Friday that it was cutting its hockey program, becoming the first program since Wayne State in 2008 to fold. ’99-born defenseman Tanner Hickey is headed to Arizona State. Hickey, whose brother Brandon played at Boston University,…

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LIU Reportedly Hires Colgate Assistant Brett Riley as Head Coach

Posted on May 26, 2020

The new Division I program at Long Island University has reportedly hired Colgate assistant coach Brett Riley as the program’s first head coach. ESPN’s John Buccigross reported Riley’s hiring on Monday. Riley has only been at Colgate for one season. Prior to joining the Raiders, he was the first head coach at Wilkes University, starting…

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St. Cloud State Hires Dave Shyiak as Associate Coach

Posted on May 26, 2020

St. Cloud State has hired Dave Shyiak as its new associate head coach, filling the vacancy left when Mike Gibbons retired earlier this year. Shyiak has been an associate head coach at Western Michigan since 2014. Shyiak has a wealth of experience, formerly the head coach at Alaska Anchorage from 2005-13. He had been at…

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2020 International Silver Stick: Top 130 from American Teams

Posted on May 24, 2020

2020 International Silver Stick Neutral Zone was in Port Huron, Michigan for the 58th annual Silver Stick Final in January. We posted a report on the top 2005 Ontario prospects we have seen. We used this event to gather a lot of that information. This report identifies the American prospects that stood out here on…

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Alabama Huntsville Drops Men’s Hockey Program

Posted on May 22, 2020

Alabama Huntsville has dropped its hockey program. The school made the official announcement on Friday afternoon and players were informed earlier on Friday. “After a comprehensive review of UAH’s athletic offerings and the associated long-term budget implications, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the men’s hockey, men’s tennis, and women’s tennis programs,” the…

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