Tag Archives: Brian Bickell

5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.

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Entry Level Contracts and the NHL’s Youth Movement: Where the Caps Stand

Posted on July 13, 2016 by

This off-season, former Chicago Blackhawks Brian Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes. This trade occurred primarily because Bickell’s cap hit on the Blackhawks was too much for his contributions.