2011 NHL Draft Guides (ISS, McKeen's, RLR, The Hockey News, FC, Hockey Prospect)

[Devils1029]

Just some (updated) notes on our 2011 NHL Entry Draft Guide, since we have made some changes and expanded it:
-Top 200 Ranking
-Profiles on the Top-125
-Top 10 Sleepers
-Mock draft
-Features on the top-ranked prospects, including Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Sean Couturier, Gabriel Landeskog, Dougie Hamilton, Ryan Murphy, Nathan Beaulieu, Duncan Siemens, Mark McNeill and Rocco Grimaldi.

And beyond 2011:
-Top-40 for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft
-Galchenyuk and Yakupov feature
-13 Prospect Profiles for '13

Note that we've added some features this year (as well as a much improved design). If you click on the headshot of each player, the link will take you to our blog with a history of features that said player was tagged in. We've also linked up our Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts to the guide as well.

Enjoy!

Aaron...the FC guide looks great and I am very much looking forward to getting it but one word of advice...PROOF READ IT. The sample was loaded with misspellings and typo's and that is distracting to read and cheapens what looks to be a very good product.

 

[Aaron Vickers]

Aaron...the FC guide looks great and I am very much looking forward to getting it but one word of advice...PROOF READ IT. The sample was loaded with misspellings and typo's and that is distracting to read and cheapens what looks to be a very good product.

Noted!

 

[jer33]

Not a single mention of Dobbers 2011 Prospect Report?

Sure, it looks at the NHL draft from a fantasy angle - but isn't that what most of us are looking for?

Beyond a 3 round mock draft, it also profiles 100+ 2011 draftees (w/ at least a paragraph of up-to-date info, as well as an idea of future potential and sometimes a comparable player).

Best part is, this is all in addition to a guide that profiles drafted prospects for each team in the league.

Available June 1st, download (PDF).

 

[R S]

Sent in a request to order Red Line Report, even tho there website is so rinky dink. Also will buy THN whenever I see it in a store somewhere. Those will be my two this year. If FC had a copy version I would buy it for sure!

 

[R S]

Not a single mention of Dobbers 2011 Prospect Report?

Sure, it looks at the NHL draft from a fantasy angle - but isn't that what most of us are looking for?

Beyond a 3 round mock draft, it also profiles 100+ 2011 draftees (w/ at least a paragraph of up-to-date info, as well as an idea of future potential and sometimes a comparable player).

Best part is, this is all in addition to a guide that profiles drafted prospects for each team in the league.

Available June 1st, download (PDF).

Cost?

 

[jer33]

Cost?

On it's own: $13.99

But I always buy the combo for $16.50, which also includes the NHL Fantasy Guide (comes out in the summer).

Link: http://www.dobberhockey.com/PR11.html

Jer

 

[R S]

On it's own: $13.99

But I always buy the combo for $16.50, which also includes the NHL Fantasy Guide (comes out in the summer).

Jer

Awesome, thanks. Will look into it for sure. Do you have a link to the info about this year's or past year's editions?

 

[leoleo3535]

Not a single mention of Dobbers 2011 Prospect Report?

Sure, it looks at the NHL draft from a fantasy angle - but isn't that what most of us are looking for?

Beyond a 3 round mock draft, it also profiles 100+ 2011 draftees (w/ at least a paragraph of up-to-date info, as well as an idea of future potential and sometimes a comparable player).

Best part is, this is all in addition to a guide that profiles drafted prospects for each team in the league.

Available June 1st, download (PDF).

I have never ordered their product but will say that Matt Bugg knows his hockey.
He attends alot of games and is one of the best evaluators of talent I know that isn't employed by an NHL team.

 

[jer33]

Awesome, thanks. Will look into it for sure. Do you have a link to the info about this year's or past year's editions?

Just added it to the last post..

http://www.dobberhockey.com/PR11.html

 

[R S]

According to a guy I know who scouts for hockey prospect..

"It will be around 180 pages with full page insights on top prospects and half page insights on other prospects. Should be out "soon" and will be available on amazon for 10-15 bucks".

 

[jer33]

According to a guy I know who scouts for hockey prospect..

"It will be around 180 pages with full page insights on top prospects and half page insights on other prospects. Should be out "soon" and will be available on amazon for 10-15 bucks".

198 pages and it's available now: http://hockeyprospect.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=48&Itemid=100097

 

[leoleo3535]

According to a guy I know who scouts for hockey prospect..

"It will be around 180 pages with full page insights on top prospects and half page insights on other prospects. Should be out "soon" and will be available on amazon for 10-15 bucks".

Any idea how many players it covers? top 50? top 100? top 150? top 200?

thks

 

[R S]

198 pages and it's available now: http://hockeyprospect.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=48&Itemid=100097

Is that the actual guide? Because for the 2010 one they called it a "draft guide" not just about "nhl prospects".

EDIT: Just asked the scout...he said that they put one out in September and one before the draft...that one is from Sept.

 

[R S]

Any idea how many players it covers? top 50? top 100? top 150? top 200?

thks

He says it projects 7 rounds with full page scouting profiles on 60 players. Not bad for 15 dollars.

 

[F127]

According to a guy I know who scouts for hockey prospect..

"It will be around 180 pages with full page insights on top prospects and half page insights on other prospects. Should be out "soon" and will be available on amazon for 10-15 bucks".

This was on the hockeyprospect twitter today: 2011 NHL Draft Guide color print version is $46.95. A bit more pricey but as cheap as we could get it. Digital (PDF) color is $16.95

 

[R S]

This was on the hockeyprospect twitter today: 2011 NHL Draft Guide color print version is $46.95. A bit more pricey but as cheap as we could get it. Digital (PDF) color is $16.95

Yeah, he was chatting with me just before that on Twitter. I triggered that post by him.

 

[Canadian]

This was on the hockeyprospect twitter today: 2011 NHL Draft Guide color print version is $46.95.

$46.95? Seriously? I was hoping the cost of HockeyProspect.com's 2011 NHL Draft Guide would be similar to last year's 2010 NHL Draft Guide.

Unless HockeyProspect.com offers a black and white print version of their 2011 NHL Draft Guide that is considerably cheaper, I'm going to refrain from purchasing their product. After taxes (13%), I would be paying $53.05.

 

[Canadian]

After making my post above, I checked HockeyProspect.com's Twitter feed, it appears they're offering a black and white print version as well.

To summarize, HockeyProspect.com has stated on their Twitter feed that their 2011 NHL Draft Guide will be available in the following formats at the following prices:

• Colour Print Version: $46.95 (USD)
• Black and White Print Version: $21.95 (USD)
• Digital Version: $16.95 (USD)

 

[Nalens Oga]

Not a single mention of Dobbers 2011 Prospect Report?

Sure, it looks at the NHL draft from a fantasy angle - but isn't that what most of us are looking for?

I'm actually looking forward to this one. But the problem with dobber is that his predictions are always really out there. A bunch of them will be waaay off because he goes for the shock factor and when he does get a prediction right that no one else would've gussed then it's an "I told you so" type of situation.

Also, I dunno how much I'd trust his rankings for prospects, check the current top 215 prospects list on his site, Johansen and Niederreiter aren't even in the top 10 for forwards. The order is a bit strange. I'm not saying it's bad but this isn't the guide I'd go for and it's also more for existing NHL players, not too detailed on the upcoming draftees I think.

 

[R S]

After making my post above, I checked HockeyProspect.com's Twitter feed, it appears they're offering a black and white print version as well.

To summarize, HockeyProspect.com has stated on their Twitter feed that their 2011 NHL Draft Guide will be available in the following formats at the following prices:

• Colour Print Version: $46.95 (USD)
• Black and White Print Version: $21.95 (USD)
• Digital Version: $16.95 (USD)

Yeah, that black and white version is still moderately priced and I will be buying. Still a good deal, even if it's more than the $15 they sold it for last year.

Also, the guys at hockeyprospect have basically doubled the amount of information in the draft in regards to actual words typed this year. Worth considering.

I'm actually looking forward to this one. But the problem with dobber is that his predictions are always really out there. A bunch of them will be waaay off because he goes for the shock factor and when he does get a prediction right that no one else would've gussed then it's an "I told you so" type of situation.

Also, I dunno how much I'd trust his rankings for prospects, check the current top 215 prospects list on his site, Johansen and Niederreiter aren't even in the top 10 for forwards. The order is a bit strange. I'm not saying it's bad but this isn't the guide I'd go for and it's also more for existing NHL players, not too detailed on the upcoming draftees I think.

Maybe just low on WHL coverage?

 

[R S]

Oddly enough, the hockeyprospect one just became available today...

http://www.amazon.com/2011-NHL-Draf...=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305814997&sr=1-5

 

[Scouter]

Oddly enough, the hockeyprospect one just became available today...

http://www.amazon.com/2011-NHL-Draf...=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1305814997&sr=1-5

No preview yet though.

 

[Scouter]

Not a single mention of Dobbers 2011 Prospect Report?

Sure, it looks at the NHL draft from a fantasy angle - but isn't that what most of us are looking for?

Beyond a 3 round mock draft, it also profiles 100+ 2011 draftees (w/ at least a paragraph of up-to-date info, as well as an idea of future potential and sometimes a comparable player).

Best part is, this is all in addition to a guide that profiles drafted prospects for each team in the league.

Available June 1st, download (PDF).

Is it just me, or does a fantasy draft guide seem pretty pointless, I mean it seems to me it's doing the same thing as any draft guide I know is doing and that is projecting players, unless it has something like projected point totals, but even then projecting NHL point totals for teenagers is very difficult.

 

[R S]

No preview yet though.

What do you mean?

 

[Scouter]

What do you mean?

I mean you can't "Look inside" like you can with the 2010 edition.