Category: 2013 NHL Draft Coverage

2013 NHL Draft: On the Dallas Stars, Elite Prospects & Playing It Safe

By Brandon Worley | Jun 27th 2013 | 10 min read |

As always, being in the top half of the first round of the NHL Draft lends itself to some interesting decisions having to be made by the Dallas Stars ...

2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Samuel Morin

By Huw Wales | Jun 27th 2013 | 6 min read |

Samuel Morin is a huge defenseman playing in the QMJHL. At 6″6 and 203lbs he’s probably easily the biggest potential first round pick of t...

2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Darnell Nurse

By Brandon Worley | Jun 26th 2013 | 6 min read |

There are a few players in the NHL draft that could be selected anywhere from a top ten spot to all the way into the 20s of the first round; defensema...

2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Ryan Hartman

By Huw Wales | Jun 25th 2013 | 5 min read |

Ryan Hartman forced himself onto the scene when it comes to the possibility of a first round selection with a season of intensity, physicality and an ...

2013 NHL Draft: A Closer Look At Rasmus Ristolainen, Artturi Lehkonen & Sasha Barkov

By Henri Muroke | Jun 24th 2013 | 7 min read |

Note. “Material involving these three players is very different, since Alexander Barkov Jr. and Rasmus Ristolainen already had very good profile...

2013 NHL Draft: Dallas Stars Say Price is High For Trading Up

By Brandon Worley | Jun 23rd 2013 | 4 min read |

The notion of trading up from No. 10 in order to grab an elite offensive player in this draft is certainly an intriguing one for Dallas Stars fans. Th...

NHL Mock Draft 2013: Dallas Stars select Rasmus Ristolainen with No. 10 pick

By Brandon Worley | Jun 21st 2013 | 5 min read |

The SB Nation NHL Mock Draft is well underway, and this morning Defending Big D’s selection for the Dallas Stars has gone live. It’s been ...

2013 NHL Draft Trade Scenarios: Is Moving Up Worth the Price for Dallas Stars?

By Brandon Worley | Jun 20th 2013 | 9 min read |

The 2013 NHL Draft is certainly the most intriguing draft that we’ve covered for DBD since 2009; while every year we hear about how great that p...

2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Ian McCoshen

By Ismael Hammoudi | Jun 20th 2013 | 5 min read |

Coming out of Waterloo of the USHL, Ian McCoshen is a great young defense prospect who will most likely be looking at a first round selection in the u...

2013 NHL Draft Profile & Scouting Report: Zachary Fucale

By Huw Wales | Jun 19th 2013 | 6 min read |

Fucale is the top ranked goaltending prospect heading into the 2013 NHL Draft. He’s the third of the trio of top prospects that will be drafted ...