The level of talent at the top can truly make a draft special and the 2023 NHL Entry Draft looks to have all the potential to be one. With a generational talent in Connor Bedard and the likes of Fantilli, Michkov, and Carlsson following behind, it is going to be a fun one to watch. … Continue reading BLUE BULLET 2023 NHL ENTRY DRAFT RANKINGS
Welcome to the Blue Bullet 2022 NHL Entry Draft Rankings. Another season is in the books, which means it is now time to turn our attention to those young men who are trying to make the difficult goal of playing in the NHL. After countless hours of practice and games, 224 of the best draft … Continue reading BLUE BULLET 2022 NHL ENTRY DRAFT RANKINGS
After three years, it is finally time for an update to the Blue Bullet Draft Pick Value Chart. The value chart is based off a combination of my research on historical rates for time on ice for defensemen and points per game for forwards, with that of Michael Schuckers’s work, which is based on games … Continue reading BLUE BULLET DRAFT PICK VALUE CHART (2022 EDITION)
Once again, it is time to update my draft model that I use in creating my rankings for the NHL Entry Draft. The model consists of using historical rates of return for players based on draft position and utilizing statistical measurements that I have developed. The intent of the model is to find where scouts … Continue reading Looking Into the Past – Historical Rates for NHL Entry Draft Selections
Welcome to the Blue Bullet 2016 Draft Guide. Another season is in the books, which means it is now time to turn our attention to those young men who each are trying to make the difficult goal of playing in the NHL. After countless hours of practice and games, 211 of the best draft eligible … Continue reading 2016 BLUE BULLET DRAFT GUIDE
Knowing the expected draft value of a selection is a useful tool to use when evaluating the NHL Entry Draft. While one of the most popular tools is to use it for analyzing the trade value of a draft pick, there are other ways that expected draft value could provide useful insights. One insight that … Continue reading BREAKING DOWN EXPECTED DRAFT VALUE OF FORWARDS: CHL VS EUROPE VS THE REST OF N.A.
Previously, I looked at the expected value of a first year draft eligible forward selected in the top ninety overall in the NHL Entry Draft. By looking at the likelihood of a forward reaching the threshold of playing at least 100 NHL games and the likelihood they will reach the threshold of playing at least 100 NHL games … Continue reading EXPECTED DRAFT VALUE OF A CHL FORWARD SELECTED TOP 90 OVERALL
For the last few weeks, I have been focusing my research on the expected draft value of defensive prospects, selected in the top 90 overall in the NHL Entry Draft. What I originally found is that there are seven different groupings for defensemen, each with a different likelihood of reaching these three thresholds: At least 100 NHL games … Continue reading ODDS OF SUCCESS: CHL DEFENSEMEN DRAFTED TOP 90 FROM 2011-2015
A year ago, in of my first posts here at the Blue Bullet Report, I determined that there was no evidence that the point per game of a first year draft eligible CHL defenseman was a factor for their best point per game season in the NHL. What was useful though is the discovery that … Continue reading IMPROVING YOUR ODDS WHEN SELECTING CHL DEFENSEMAN
To evaluate draft eligible CHL forwards, I created a point prediction model called NHLP which predicts their career season point totals in an 82 game season. In previous posts, I applied the NHLP formula to every CHL forward selected top 10 overall in the draft since 1998. #1-3 Overall #4-6 Overall #7-10 Overall To continue along … Continue reading APPLYING THE NHLP FORMULA: CHL FORWARDS DRAFTED 11-15 OVERALL
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