Boston Univ. News & Stories
Insights, analysis, and news about Boston Univ. from the Elite Prospects editorial team. Stay updated with expert coverage on Boston Univ., including key stories and in-depth articles.
- Wed, 16:18NCAA
Analyzing the biggest moves following the NCAA's ruling on CHLers
Mitch Brown highlights the biggest names on the move from the NCAA's ruling on CHL players, updated throughout the season. - Nov 4th, 13:47NHL Rookies
Film Room: How Lane Hutson turns NHL games into a chess match
Lane Hutson's skill set has changed the Montreal Canadiens offensive zone play. Here's how he does it, and how teams try to contain him. - Sep 4th, 19:15NHL Prospects
The USHL and NCAA's most improved players in the 2023-24 season and how they did it
Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA. - Aug 1st, 19:00NHL Prospects
Film Room: What to make of Tom Willander's first NCAA season and what's next
The adjustment to the NCAA game wasn't easy for Tom Willander, but there are signs that he could develop into an elite shutdown defenceman as soon as next season. - 2023-11-02, 14:30NHL Prospect Report
NCAA Stock Watch: All eyes on 2024 first-overall favourite Macklin Celebrini
The November NCAA Stock Watch highlights the performances of Macklin Celebrini, - 2023-10-03, 17:00NCAA
NCAA Hockey Season Preview: Ranking the nation's top 20 freshmen classes
J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown rank the 20 best freshmen classes going into the 2023-24 NCAA men's hockey season. - 2023-09-22, 16:09NHL Prospects
The USHL's most improved players and how they did it
Mitch Brown looks at the players who made the most strides this past season. - 2022-12-20, 20:40NHL Prospects
Scout's Notebook: Surprise NCAA standouts
Mitch Brown takes a look at some of the notable impacts from the NCAA season, plus a check-in on the Brooks Bandits. - 2022-12-20, 16:57NHL Prospects
Film Room: Lane Hutson's achieving new heights in the NCAA
The transition to the NCAA isn't supposed to be easy. Yet, Lane Hutson's found a way to improve every part of his game. - 2022-12-02, 20:00Draft Retrospective
Draft Retrospective: Clayton Keller and the importance of translatability
Clayton Keller is one of the NHL's forgotten stars. In this Draft Retrospective, Mitch Brown looks at his evolution over the years. - 2022-11-04, 14:12NHL Prospects
Scout's Notebook: 7 standout single-game performances
Early in the season these seven games have stood out above the rest. - 2022-09-24, 18:20Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2022 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 17-ranked Philadelphia Flyers
The EP Rinkside Prospect Pool Rankings series continues with a look at the Philadelphia Flyers 17th-ranked system. - 2022-09-09, 18:302022 NHL Entry Draft
Devin Kaplan is starting to create an identity moving forward
Russ Cohen shares an exclusive interview with Philadelphia Flyers third-round pick Devin Kaplan on EP Rinkside. - 2022-03-16, 18:112022 NHL Entry Draft
The Elite Prospects March ranking of the top 64 prospects in the 2022 NHL Draft
The Elite Prospects team has ranked 64 players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft with their second board of the season. - 2022-03-11, 19:022022 NHL Entry Draft
Scout’s Notebook: Evaluating the USNTDP's blue line, led by Seamus Casey, Ryan Chesley, and Lane Hutson
The USNTDP has done a fantastic job of developing high-end NHL blueliners over the years, with at least one first-round pick from their defence corps in each of the last three drafts. In this week's Scout's Notebook, David St-Louis profiles the three best ones on this year's team. - 2022-02-17, 18:30NCAA
Standout performances at the 2022 Beanpot
EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke was in Boston for both days of the 2022 Beanpot tournament, and these are his observations on the top prospects for each team that participated. - 2022-02-15, 06:57NCAA
Dylan Peterson's "great moment" helps propel Boston University to Beanpot title
Dylan Peterson's breakaway goal helped secure Boston University's first Beanpot title since 2015. EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief has more on the play from Boston. - 2022-02-07, 15:45NCAA
The Beanpot is back — with a few unique flavours
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the 2022 Beanpot, set to take place at TD Gardens in Boston, Massachusetts on February 7th and 14th. - 2022-01-24, 21:31NHL
Rookie Mid-Terms: Trevor Zegras is already must-watch hockey
In a sport without much credible star power or many must-watch talents, Trevor Zegras is already the exception to the rule. And he's the subject of today's Rookie Mid-Term. - 2022-01-07, 18:11NHL Prospect Report
Scout's Notebook: Focusing on a trio of Habs prospects
David St-Louis takes a look at three Montreal Canadiens prospects, two that appear to be on the fast track to the NHL and another that might be lagging behind. - 2021-11-12, 18:36NHL Prospect Report
Scout's notebook: Tyler Boucher's start, Francesco Pinelli's smarts, Xavier Bourgault's puck management
In this edition of the scout's notebook, we focus on three top forward prospects: Xavier Bourgault, Francesco Pinelli and Tyler Boucher. While the first two have had explosive starts to... - 2021-11-02, 19:31NCAA
Seeding will matter more in Hockey East
Winning hockey games is the most important thing a hockey team can do, but in the NCAA, winning certain games matters for very different and particular reasons. - 2021-10-05, 21:46Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 6-ranked Montréal Canadiens
The Montréal Canadiens boast the NHL's sixth-best prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown. - 2021-09-22, 13:00Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 19-ranked Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers boast the 19th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown. - 2021-09-15, 23:30Prospect Pool Rankings
EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 27-ranked Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks boast the NHL's 27th-ranked prospect pool, and they're the subject of today's breakdown in the EP Rinkside 2021-22 prospect pool rankings. - 2021-09-10, 20:33NHL Prospects
Ranking the NHL's top 15 affiliated goalie prospects
We've ranked the top 100 skater prospects this week, and now we're following that up with Elite Prospects goalie expert Catherine Silverman's look at the top goalie prospects in the sport. - 2021-06-16, 12:00NHL Entry Draft 2021
Tyler Boucher is going to be a draft day commodity
Tyler Boucher's got it all. He's physical, with a goal-scorer's touch, and has an NHL bloodline. That's going to make him a commodity in the 2021 NHL Draft. Russ Cohen spoke to Boucher, and tells his story on Rinkside. - 2021-04-25, 18:00U18 Worlds
Meet the Team: Team USA's Under-18 World Hockey Championship roster
We're finishing off our series of roster previews with a look at the American's offering for the U18 World Hockey Championships, a tournament they're set to host in Texas. Joey Padmanabhan has more. - 2021-02-09, 18:00AHL
Around the AHL: Trevor Zegras making an early bid for a promotion
Patrick Williams takes you around the AHL with a look at everything going on in the NHL's top developmental league. Trevor Zegras is making an early bid for a shot at the Anaheim Ducks lineup.