If scouts were blind to size, US national development team forward Rocco Grimaldi may be ranked much higher than he is. Standing at just 5’6″ and weighing in at 163 pounds, Grimaldi is arguably one of the most skilled players available in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft. And although size may be a concern to […]

With Canadian Hockey League drafts wrapped up and the 2011 NHL Entry Draft on the horizon, The Good Point had a chance to sit down with three influential figures within the hockey community. Former general manager and head coach of the OHL’s Guelph Storm, Jason Brooks, along with former Detroit Red Wings scout and current head scout and director of player personnel for the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, Ed Burkholder, […]

If the San Jose Sharks have ever had the potential to knock the playoff monkey off its back and take a legitimate shot at the Stanley Cup, Game 7 Thursday night is the time to do it. With an impressive first-round series victory over the Los Angeles Kings, the Sharks seemed to have emerged as one of […]

Amidst the ongoing controversy regarding the physical side of hockey, there comes a player that kindles the old school ways of the game that has produced some of the greatest legends in the sport. Owen Sound Attack forward Andrew Shaw plays a much bigger game than his size suggests; something he learned from one of the most […]