2025 Hockey Eligibles

Alexander Semin was a First Round Pick of the Washington Capitals in 2002, making the team a year later, but his NHL progress was delayed by having to serve two years in the Russian Army. Semin returned and was a productive wing for the Caps, producing three 70-Point seasons for the club, peaking with an 84-Point year in 2009/10, where he was seventh in Goals…

Andrej Sekara enjoyed a long career in the NHL, with the first half appearing as a Buffalo Sabre, but he had greater success with other teams after he left Western New York. The Defenceman was traded to Carolina in 2013, and he had his best season offensively with a personal best of 44 Points.  After a brief stay in Los Angeles, Sekara had back-to-back 30-plus Point…

Andrew Ladd had a nice career in the National Hockey League, where the Left Wing played for 16 years and played 1,001 Games. Ladd was taken fourth overall in the 2004 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes and later had six years where he scored over 45 Points.  He also played for Chicago, Atlanta, Winnipeg, the New York Islanders and Arizona and had a career…

Carl Hagelin, a native of Sweden, began his North American career at the University of Michigan, where he became the first Swede to don the Wolverines jersey. In 2007, the New York Rangers drafted him in the sixth round. Hagelin made his NHL debut in 2011 on Broadway. His rookie season was a testament to his talent and character, as he scored 28 points while…

Devan Dubnyk was a professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL). He started his NHL career in 2006 with the Edmonton Oilers, two years after being selected by them in the first round of the draft. Dubnyk had to wait until 2012 to become a regular starter, after which he was traded to Nashville, where he served as the backup to Pekka…

Denmark is not a hotbed of hockey, but that does not mean that the Scandinavian nation has not produced some quality players.  Arguably, the best of the group is Frans Nielsen. Nielsen was drafted by the Islanders in 2002 with their Third Round Pick, and he signed a few years later, becoming a fixture on Long Island in the 2008/09 Season.  A depth player, Nielsen excelled in…

British Columbia's Jason Garrison played college hockey at Minnesota-Duluth and performed well enough to gain a contract offer from the Florida Panthers in 2008.   Garrison would have a 33-Point year for the Panthers in 2011/12, his fourth and final campaign in South Beach, and he would equal that total two years later while playing for the Canucks.  The Defenceman later played for Tampa and had another…

From Boston, Keith Yandle began his NHL career with the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes in 2006, the team he easily had his best seasons.   Yandle was a Coyote for eight years, peaking with a 59 Point year in 2010-11, where he was fifth in Norris voting, his highest finish.  The Defenseman never finished higher than that, but he was a three-time All-Star (two with Phoenix and one with…

Tyler Bozak went undrafted, but the Saskatchewan native proved himself at the University of Denver and was a highly sought-after free agent. He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and found his way onto the team as a deep-line center. Bozak played for Toronto for nine seasons, scoring over 40 Points, and was the league leader in Shooting Percentage in 2013-14. Bozak signed with the…