Author: John Horne

2016 NHL Draft Profile: Max Jones brings high potential and versatility to the table

By John Horne | Jun 21st 2016 | 12 min read |

Max Jones is a name that keeps being linked to the Flyers in NHL Mock Drafts throughout this offseason. The big London Knights winger packs a well-rou...

2016 NHL draft profile: Julien Gauthier a big, powerful skater who can score

By John Horne | Jun 3rd 2016 | 13 min read |

Julien Gauthier, the big winger from the Val-d’Or Foreurs of the QMJHL, is an imposing player. His size plays a large part in that fact, but itâ...

2016 NHL draft profile: German Rubtsov a strong Russian two-way center who could fall

By John Horne | May 26th 2016 | 12 min read |

Every draft day decision is, in a way, a calculated and cold process. You often have to look at very minor and potentially insignificant detail about ...

2016 NHL draft scouting report: Jake Bean could be another quality puck-moving defenseman for Flyers

By John Horne | May 23rd 2016 | 4 min read |

The Flyers are probably very familiar with Jake Bean. The 17-year-old Calgary Hitmen defender plays his junior hockey alongside two of the team’s mo...

2016 NHL Draft profile: UConn's Tage Thompson a raw but exciting potential pick

By John Horne | May 16th 2016 | 13 min read |

Tage Thompson wasn’t supposed to be here. The slightly older prospect doesn’t have the same acclaim that previous standout NCAA freshmen have ...

Noah Hanifin NHL draft profile: BC defenseman will make one team very happy

By John Horne | Jun 17th 2015 | 4 min read |

In most drafts, a player like Boston College defenseman Noah Hanifin could be in the conversation for the No. 1 pick. A smooth skater with solid size ...

2015 NHL draft profile: Lawson Crouse, the year's most polarizing prospect

By John Horne | Jun 4th 2015 | 4 min read |

In a 2015 NHL draft full of high-scoring stars, it seems odd that a player who didn’t even average a point per game could be taken as high as th...

2015 NHL draft profile: Mathew Barzal could be the perfect fit for Dave Hakstol's Flyers

By John Horne | Jun 3rd 2015 | 4 min read |

Welcome back to another summer of NHL draft coverage, folks! This years’ draft will be an exciting time for Flyers fans, as they hold a fairly h...

Jakub Vrana 2014 NHL draft scouting report: Offensive flair makes Czech prospect valuable

By John Horne | Jun 26th 2014 | 4 min read |

One of the top Euro forwards available in the draft, Jakub Vrana possesses a strong offensive flair that at one point had him ranked near the top 10 i...

Anthony DeAngelo 2014 NHL draft scouting report: Local product has ugly flaws

By John Horne | Jun 24th 2014 | 4 min read |

Anthony DeAngelo, the Sewell, NJ native playing for the OHL’s Sarnia Sting, is one of the most high octane offensive defenseman to come along in yea...