It''s Transfer Season!
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The NHL playoffs are still rolling along, but the 2020-2021 season is officially under way in Europe and as guys are reassigned, loaned to different leagues and signed as free agents it can be difficult to keep track. That''s why we included transfer notifications as one of the perks of EP Premium membership...because it''s not official until it''s on EliteProspects!
Whether you want to keep tabs on an entire league or just your favorite teams, you can customize your homepage to have them right there in the left side menu or even allow notifications to be sent via email or text message every time a transaction of interest happens. So, the next time someone asks if you''ve heard the news, you can say, "Of course! I get notifications from EP!" TOP TEN MOST VIEWED PROFILES LAST WEEK
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- Kris Versteeg - The 14-year pro and two-time Stanley Cup champion?retired in April, but after telling?some great stories on Spittin Chiclets, a whole lot of you got curious...
- Dominik Bokk - After spending the past two season?in the SHL on loan from the NHL, the plan was for Bokk to come to training camp this fall and compete for a spot on Carolina''s roster, because the schedule has changed, so have?his plans to start the season. Last week, it was announced that the 20-year-old would be loaned to the Krefeld Pinguines of the DEL in his native Germany. Since he is not expected to stay there for the entire season, it was beneficial to find a team that didn''t need to use a transfer card on him.?
- Oskar Steen - Another guy who was expected to challenge for an NHL roster spot this season, the 22-year-old was loaned by the Bruins?to IF Bjorkloven of the Allsvenskan in his native Sweden.
- Hannes Hyvonen?- After a long professional career that included two Liiga championships with Karpat and a KHL championship with Dynamo Minsk, he is returning to Karpat to be an assistant coach for their U16 squad.
- Evan Bouchard - Add his name to the growing list of over 100 NHL players and prospects who are starting the season in Europe. The Oilers loaned the 20-year-old defenseman to Sodertalje of the Allsvenskan to start the season. Sidenote: The Allsvenskan is Sweden''s second tier league, but with so many NHL caliber players finding, at least temporary, homes in this league to start the season, it might not be a bad idea to get your eyeballs on some of these games. ??
- Tobias Viklund - After seven seasons in the KHL, the 34-year-old defenseman is returning?to his native Sweden to play for MODO, where he helped them win a championship in 2007.
- Emil Bemstrom - With 56 NHL games under his belt, the Blue Jackets have loaned the 21-year-old Swede to HIFK of the Finnish Liiga to start the season. Of note, Columbus general manager?Jarmo Kekalainen started his management career as GM of HIFK.
- Jan Mikael Jarvinen - After a year in the DEL, the 32-year-old Finn is take his talents to Malmo of the SHL.
- Joel Edmundson - The Stanley Cup Champion, who spent this past season with the Carolina Hurricanes, was traded to Montreal.
- Yanic Duplessis?- The 17-year-old, who was selected by Drummondville in the QMJHL draft last year and hopes to find a spot on thier roster this year, announced?that he was gay?because he didn''t want to hide it and?hoped it would?inspire?more people to embrace who they are and make announcements like this unnecessary in the future.?
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After Late Start, Spokane Chiefs Forward Bear Hughes Charging Toward NHL
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Bear Hughes didn''t start playing competitive hockey until he was 17. In the past two years, he''s jumped from the Spokane Braves of the KIJHL to the
Spokane Chiefs of the WHL to an NHL prospect.
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5 Finnish Prospects Poised for Breakout in 2020-21 Liiga Season
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Five players with different likelihoods of?developing past their peers drafted around, or even ahead of them and?hitting top prospect status this year.
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