HockeyProspect.com Podcast

It's World Juniors season and as we get closer to the opening game of the tournament, HP Scouts Jérome Bérubé and Brad Allen, spend over an hour with you talking about prospects from various countries who will be participating in the 2024 World Junior Championship. 2024 World Junior Championship Prospects Preview https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/12/19112340/wjc2024_prospects.mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-g1NQytIGU

Team Canada played the USports All Stars yesterday afternoon and won 4-2. Both teams meet up again today at noon and then the final cuts will be made later on today. HP's Mark Edwards has been attending the full selection camp and gives more thoughts on what he has seen so far. Mark Edwards on Team Canada Selection Camp https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2024/12/13090958/TC_camp2.mp3 Part 1 National Junior Team Selection Camp Roster NAME S/C HT. WT. BORN HOMETOWN TEAM NHL DRAFT Goaltenders Domenic DiVincentiis L 6’3” 200 03/04/04 Bolton, ON North Bay (OHL) WPG 2022 (7/207) Scott Ratzlaff L 6’1” 175 03/09/05 Irma, AB Seattle (WHL) BUF 2023 (5/141) Mathis Rousseau L 5’11” 172 09/10/04 Boisbriand, QC Halifax (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Samuel St-Hilaire L 6’2” 184 05/11/04 St-Elzeard-de-Beauce, QC Sherbrooke (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Defence Oliver Bonk R 6’2” 179 01/09/05 Ottawa, ON London (OHL) PHI 2023 (1/22) Michael Buchinger L 6’0” 191 04/25/04 Markham, ON Guelph (OHL) STL 2022 (3/88) Jorian Donovan L 6’2” 195 04/05/04 Richmond, ON Brantford (OHL) OTT 2022 (5/136) Jake Furlong L 6’1” 200 03/04/04 Upper Tantallon, NS Halifax (LHJMQ) SJS 2022 (5/140) Maveric Lamoureux R 6’7” 214 01/13/04 Hawkesbury, ON Drummondville (LHJMQ) ARI 2022 (1/29) Tristan Luneau R 6’2” 195 01/12/04 Victoriaville, QC Gatineau (LHJMQ) ANA 2022 (2/53) Denton Mateychuk L 5’11” 191 07/12/04 Dominion City, MB Moose Jaw (WHL) CBJ 2022 (1/12) Tanner Molendyk L 6’0” 181 02/03/05 McBride, BC Saskatoon (WHL) NSH 2023 (1/24) Ty Nelson R 5’10” 206 03/30/04 Toronto, ON North Bay (OHL) SEA 2022 (3/68) Noah Warren R 6’6” 225 07/15/04 Montréal, QC Victoriaville (LHJMQ) ANA 2022 (2/42) Forwards Owen Allard L 6’2” 200 01/13/04 Ottawa, ON Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2024 Draft Denver Barkey L 5’9” 154 04/27/05 Newmarket, ON London (OHL) PHI 2023 (3/95) Owen Beck R 6’0” 190 02/03/04 Port Hope, ON Peterborough (OHL) MTL 2022 (2/33) Macklin Celebrini L 6’0” 190 06/13/06 Vancouver, BC Boston University (HE) 2024 Draft Easton Cowan L 5’10” 171 05/20/05 Mount Brydges, ON London (OHL) TOR 2023 (1/28) Nate Danielson R 6’2” 188 09/27/04 Red Deer, AB Brandon (WHL) DET 2023 (1/9) Jordan Dumais R 5’9” 174 04/15/04 Montréal, Que. Halifax (LHJMQ) CBJ 2022 (3/96) Jagger Firkus R 5’11” 160 04/29/04 Irma, AB Moose Jaw (WHL) SEA 2022 (2/35) Conor Geekie L 6’4” 197 05/05/04 Strathclair, MB Wenatchee (WHL) ARI 2022 (1/11) Paul Ludwinski L 5’11” 187 04/23/04 Pickering, ON Kingston (OHL) CHI 2022 (2/39) Fraser Minten L 6’1” 194 07/05/04 Vancouver, BC Saskatoon (WHL) TOR 2022 (2/38) Carson Rehkopf L 6’1” 195 01/07/05 Vaughan, ON Kitchener (OHL) SEA 2023 (2/50) Matthew Savoie R 5’10” 176 01/01/04 St. Albert, Alta. Wenatchee (WHL) BUF 2022 (1/9) Markus Vidicek L 5’10” 162 03/21/04 Kirkland, QC Halifax (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Matthew Wood R 6’3” 190 02/06/05 Nanaimo, BC University of Connecticut (HE) NSH 2023 (1/15) Brayden Yager R 6’0” 170 01/03/05 Saskatoon, SK Moose Jaw (WHL) PIT 2023 (1/14)

Team Canada began their World Junior Team Selection Camp on Sunday night and HockeyProspect.com's Mark Edwards, has attended all four on ice sessions so far. Today at 3pm Team Canada play their first exhibition game versus a group on University All Stars as they have in years past. They play another game vs the U sports All Stars again on Wednesday at 12pm, before heading overseas on Thursday. On Monday night the final on ice session was made up from situational intra squad 3 on 3' s, 5 on 5's and 5 on 4's. There was no time allotted to shootout so far. Mark Edwards gives some thoughts on the on ice sessions so far and some interviews with players. https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2024/12/12103152/Canda_camp_oakville.mp3 National Junior Team Selection Camp Roster Name S/C Ht. Wt. Born Hometown Team NHL Draft Goaltenders Domenic DiVincentiis L 6’3” 200 03/04/04 Bolton, ON North Bay (OHL) WPG 2022 (7/207) Scott Ratzlaff L 6’1” 175 03/09/05 Irma, AB Seattle (WHL) BUF 2023 (5/141) Mathis Rousseau L 5’11” 172 09/10/04 Boisbriand, QC Halifax (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Samuel St-Hilaire L 6’2” 184 05/11/04 St-Elzeard-de-Beauce, QC Sherbrooke (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Defence Oliver Bonk R 6’2” 179 01/09/05 Ottawa, ON London (OHL) PHI 2023 (1/22) Michael Buchinger L 6’0” 191 04/25/04 Markham, ON Guelph (OHL) STL 2022 (3/88) Jorian Donovan L 6’2” 195 04/05/04 Richmond, ON Brantford (OHL) OTT 2022 (5/136) Jake Furlong L 6’1” 200 03/04/04 Upper Tantallon, NS Halifax (LHJMQ) SJS 2022 (5/140) Maveric Lamoureux R 6’7” 214 01/13/04 Hawkesbury, ON Drummondville (LHJMQ) ARI 2022 (1/29) Tristan Luneau R 6’2” 195 01/12/04 Victoriaville, QC Gatineau (LHJMQ) ANA 2022 (2/53) Denton Mateychuk L 5’11” 191 07/12/04 Dominion City, MB Moose Jaw (WHL) CBJ 2022 (1/12) Tanner Molendyk L 6’0” 181 02/03/05 McBride, BC Saskatoon (WHL) NSH 2023 (1/24) Ty Nelson R 5’10” 206 03/30/04 Toronto, ON North Bay (OHL) SEA 2022 (3/68) Noah Warren R 6’6” 225 07/15/04 Montréal, QC Victoriaville (LHJMQ) ANA 2022 (2/42) Forwards Owen Allard L 6’2” 200 01/13/04 Ottawa, ON Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2024 Draft Denver Barkey L 5’9” 154 04/27/05 Newmarket, ON London (OHL) PHI 2023 (3/95) Owen Beck R 6’0” 190 02/03/04 Port Hope, ON Peterborough (OHL) MTL 2022 (2/33) Macklin Celebrini L 6’0” 190 06/13/06 Vancouver, BC Boston University (HE) 2024 Draft Easton Cowan L 5’10” 171 05/20/05 Mount Brydges, ON London (OHL) TOR 2023 (1/28) Nate Danielson R 6’2” 188 09/27/04 Red Deer, AB Brandon (WHL) DET 2023 (1/9) Jordan Dumais R 5’9” 174 04/15/04 Montréal, Que. Halifax (LHJMQ) CBJ 2022 (3/96) Jagger Firkus R 5’11” 160 04/29/04 Irma, AB Moose Jaw (WHL) SEA 2022 (2/35) Conor Geekie L 6’4” 197 05/05/04 Strathclair, MB Wenatchee (WHL) ARI 2022 (1/11) Paul Ludwinski L 5’11” 187 04/23/04 Pickering, ON Kingston (OHL) CHI 2022 (2/39) Fraser Minten L 6’1” 194 07/05/04 Vancouver, BC Saskatoon (WHL) TOR 2022 (2/38) Carson Rehkopf L 6’1” 195 01/07/05 Vaughan, ON Kitchener (OHL) SEA 2023 (2/50) Matthew Savoie R 5’10” 176 01/01/04 St. Albert, Alta. Wenatchee (WHL) BUF 2022 (1/9) Markus Vidicek L 5’10” 162 03/21/04 Kirkland, QC Halifax (LHJMQ) 2024 Draft Matthew Wood R 6’3” 190 02/06/05 Nanaimo, BC University of Connecticut (HE) NSH 2023 (1/15) Brayden Yager R 6’0” 170 01/03/05 Saskatoon, SK Moose Jaw (WHL) PIT 2023 (1/14)

As we approach the 2023 NHL Draft, we decided to answer some question we have received since we released our NHL Draft list back on June 12th. HP Scouts, Mark Edwards, Jérôme Bérubé and Brad Allen spent an hour responding to some common NHL Draft questions. In the first part of the video, they discuss the comparison between two prospective players, Carlson and Fantilli. They mention that they have Carlson at number two in their list, which is unique as they haven't seen another list with Carlson at that ranking. The scouts compare this situation to previous years, such as the Stutzle vs. Byfield year and the Taylor vs.Tyler year. They expand on the comparison, stating that it starts with whether one believes Fantilli is a center or not. They believe he's more of a winger. They also discuss the differences in playmaking skill set between Carlson and Fantilli, stating that they believe Carlson is a vastly superior playmaker. They also mention that Fantilli is a better competitor and shooter, but they believe Carlson has better hockey sense. They conclude that while Fantilli has a similar skill level to Carlson, there is a significant difference in their ratings in the black book for hockey sense. In another segment, the scouts discuss two more players: Bonk and Cowan, who they believe are potential first-round picks. They describe Bonk as a player with a lot of room to grow, both physically and in terms of his game. They appreciate his strong hockey sense and his ability to avoid making mental mistakes on the ice. They believe he has a lot of upside and was a key piece of a team that went to the OHL final. Cowan, on the other hand, is described as an energy player with a high level of intensity. They believe he can play with elite players due to his hockey sense. While his skill level is not super high, he is not lacking in ability and is willing to go to the dirty areas of the ice. They believe he can play on one of the top two lines with the best the NHL has to offer. They also note that his stock went up as the season went along, and he had a very good playoff. They also discuss the importance of seeing players improve over the course of the season, and they believe both Bonk and Cowan showed significant progression. Youtube Channel. Podcast 2023 NHL Draft Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiog2pTHaoY AUDIO ONLY https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/06/22205544/nhl_june22.mp3

HockeyProspect.com's Mark Edwards has recorded a short podcast to talk about two players leading into the World Under 18 Championship and he also gives some quick thoughts on a few high end players heading into the 2023 OHL Draft. You can purchase our 2023 OHL Draft Guide (members get it FREE) and keep on the lookout for our 2023 NHL Draft Black Book and 2023 QMJHL Draft Guide coming in June. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpt4_UNhWGY Audio Only https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/04/19125224/OHLdraft_u18.mp3

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Chilliest #3 is here and HP's Mark Edwards gives some quick thoughts on last nights game in London between Flint and the Knights. Mark also gives a quick overview on the 2023 NHL Draft after the recent release of our 2023 NHL Draft Top 75 Ranking. As an FYI, Platinum members can expect more Platinum Podcasts to be added in the near future.  https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/02/07133837/chillcast3.mp3

In this interview, our HockeyProspect.com reporter, Amélia McGuire St-Onge spoke to Danny Nelson from theUSNTDP U-18 team. The big 6'3" 205 pound forward sits 37th on our latest NHL Draft Ranking released earlier this week.That moved him up one spot from 38th overall on our November ranking. Danny Nelson from the NTDP U18 https://youtu.be/pnQCTsgqU5k Photo: Rena Laverty USNTDP Audio https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2024/01/30132934/Danny_Nelson.mp3

We have another 2023 NHL Draft prospect interview this week and this time around, our HockeyProspect.com reporter, Amélia McGuire St-Onge spoke to Gabe Perreault from the USNTDP Under 18 team. Gabe was ranked 16th overall on our recently released 2023 NHL Draft list. Gabriel Perreault Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4JRr7n43EQ Audio https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2024/01/26112552/gabe_p.mp3 Photo: Rena Laverty USNTDP

In her latest interview, our HockeyProspect.com reporter, Amélia McGuire St-Onge was joined by 2023 NHL Draft prospect, Bradly Nadeau, from the Penticton Vees. Nadeau was ranked 21st overall on our November ranking and we are close to releasing our updated ranking to see where he will sit on our updated list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5lZdcwh9xs Audio https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/01/19100541/nadeau.mp3

Mark Edwards and Jérome Bérubé talk about 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Calum Ritchie and Montreal Canadiens 3rd rounder, Vinzenz Rohrer. The guys also chat about the WJAC schedule and other assorted topics. We also include the audio only version and that will also be available via your podcast app. ChillCast Episode #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpHp9ydc3FE Audio https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/11/17154833/ChillCast_2.mp3

In her latest interview, our HockeyProspect.com reporter, Amélia McGuire St-Onge spoke to the Montreal Canadiens prospect, Owen Beck. Beck plays with the Mississauga Steelheads in the Ontario Hockey League and was drafted 33rd overall by the Habs in the 2022 NHL Draft hosted by the Montreal Canadiens. Owen Beck Interview https://youtu.be/PkHuKSGT9T4 Photo: OHL Images Audio Only https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/11/16215417/02-Movie-Audio.m4a

Something new starting today is a very informal podcast called ChillCast. We'll try to do these podcasts as often as we can and it will be a low prep time podcast where we can chat about what is going on in the scouting world and the current draft season. Some episodes may be quite short while other episodes may be over 30 minutes in length. In this episode, Mark Edwards simply introduces the new podcast and talks briefly about some upcoming dates and events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPKYUut-cU&t=340s https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/11/10140641/chillcast_1.mp3

In our ongoing series of podcasts leading up to the 2022 NHL Draft, part 3 has HockeyProspect.com’s Jérôme Bérubé talking about Jiri Kulich, Gleb Trikozov, Joakim Kemell, Rutger McGroarty and Jimmy Snuggerud. Jérôme Bérubé on Kulich, Trikozov, Kemell, McGroarty and Snuggerud https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/07/02125849/5_prospects_part3_july2.mp3 Photo credit: Rena Laverty / USA Hockey’s NTDP

Today, HockeyProspect.com’s Jérôme Bérubé talks about another five players who are eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal. In this session, Jérôme gives some insight on Ivan Miroshnichenko, Isaac Howard, Ryan Chesley, Danila Yurov and Sam Rinzel. Jérôme Bérubé https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/07/30175747/jeromejune30_22.mp3 Photo credit: Rena Laverty / USA Hockey’s NTDP

We will be releasing several podcasts leading up to the 2022 NHL Draft next week in Montreal. If you missed this podcast released earlier this week we suggest that you go give it a listen prior to listening to this podcast. Today, HockeyProspect.com's Mark Edwards talks about five players who are eligible for next weeks NHL Draft in Montreal. Mark talks about Marco Kasper, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Owen Pickering, Adam Sýkora and Vinzenz Rohrer from the Ottawa 67's. Mark Edwards talks about Five 2022 NHL Draft Prospects https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/06/30124812/Mark_Edwards_june30_22.mp3 Vinzenz Rohrer of the Ottawa 67's. Photo by Robert Lefebvre /OHL Images.

As the 2022 NHL Draft approaches, we'll be releasing some free podcasts talking about some of the players that will be drafted on July 7th and 8th in Montreal. Today's audio will help you understand the ratings we will include in the upcoming audio. We'll include our grades for Hockey Sense, Compete, Skill, Skating and a Miscellaneous category as we make our way through each player in the podcast. We'll call the podcasts 5 in 5. We'll talk about 5 prospects and try to keep the length to somewhere around 5 minutes per podcast. Don't be shocked if we go long on a few. THE RATINGS (THE GRADES ARE BASED ON A 3 TO 9 SCALE) HOCKEY SENSE COMPETE SKILL SKATING MISC. DECISION MAKING WORK ETHIC SHOT POWER QUICKNESS HEIGHT ANTICIPATION ATTACK THE NET SHOT RELEASE SPEED WEIGHT PLAYMAKING/VISION CONSISTENCY SHOT ACCURACY BALANCE STRENGTH DECEPTION FIRST ON PUCKS PUCK PROTECTION MOBILITY ENDURANCE PROCESSING SPEED BACKCHECK PASSING MECHANICS ATHLETICISM CREATIVITY SHOT BLOCKING STICKHANDLING BACKWARDS SPATIAL AWARENESS PLAYING INSIDE SCORING ABILITY TEMPO TOUGHNESS RATED ON 3-9 SCALE RATED ON 3-9 SCALE RATED ON 3-9 SCALE RATED ON 3-9 SCALE RATED ON 3-9 SCALE 2022 NHL Draft Podcast Series information https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/06/27121804/upcoming_podcasts.mp3

With a little over a week until the 2022 CHL Top Prospects game takes place March 23rd in Kitchener, HockeyProspect.com is pleased to release our updated ranking for the 2022 NHL Draft. It's beginning to look like the draft will indeed remain in Montreal as originally planned. The best part is that it will be an in person draft and the 2022 draft prospects can enjoy the full draft experience. With that said, we have released our updated 2022 NHL Draft list, our first list since December 26th. The battle for the top spot on our list is tight with Shane Wright remaining first overall again on this updated list. Wright is holding off Conor Geekie, who remains our 2nd ranked prospect and Juraj Slafkovsky, who has moved up three spots from 6th overall on our December list to 3rd overall on this updated ranking. https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2023/03/14101017/NHLDraft_ranking_march14.mp3 HockeyProspect.com 2022 NHL Draft Top 32 Ranking - March 14th, 2022 Members can login to view our full Top 70 ranking here RankLASTFIRSTTEAMLEAGUEPOSHEIGHTWEIGHT 1WrightShaneKingstonOHLRC6'01"185 2GeekieConorWinnipegWHLLC6'04"205 3SlafkovskyJurajTPSLiigaLW6'04"225 4NemecSimonHK NitraSVKRD6'01"192 5CooleyLoganUSNTDP U-18NTDPLC5'10"174 6SavoieMatthewWinnipegWHLRC5'09"178 7JiricekDavidHC PlzenCZERD6'03"190 8PickeringOwenSwift CurrentWHLD6'05"178 9KorchinskiKevinSeattleWHLLD6'02"175 10MintyukovPavelSaginawOHLLD6'02"190 11LekkerimakiJonathanDjurgardens IFSHLRW5'11"172 12NazarFrankUSNTDP U-18NTDPRC5'10"174 13KemellJoakimJYPLiigaRW5'11"176 14YurovDanilaMetallurg MagnitogorskKHLLW6'01"179 15SnuggerudJimmyUSNTDP U-18NTDPRW6'02"185 16SalomonssonEliasSkelleftea J20J20 NationellRD6'01"172 17RinzelSamChaska HighPrepRD6'04"177 18BichselLianLeksandSHLLD6'05"216 19GauthierCutterUSNTDP U-18NTDPLW6'02"190 20HowardIsaacUSNTDP U-18NTDPLW5'10"182 21OhgrenLiamDjurgardens IF J20J20 NationellLW6'01"187 22LambertBradPelicansLiigaRC/RW6'00"179 23NeuchevViktorAvto YekaterinburgMHLRW6'02"165 24MesarFilipHK PropadSVKRC/RW5'10"172 25SapovalivMatyasSaginawOHLLC6'03"180 26NymanJaniKooveeMestisLW6'03"207 27PerevalovAlexanderLoko YaroslavlMHLRW6'00"192 28DudaArtyomKrasnaya Armiya MoskvaMHLLD6'01"181 29KasperMarcoRogleSHLLW6'01"183 30KulichJiriHC Karlovy VaryCZEC/LW6'00"172 31Del Bel BelluzLucaMississaugaOHLLW6'01"178 32MateychukDentonMoose JawWHLLD5'11"186

This week the 2 minute podcast with Mark Edwards includes info on when you can expect updated rankings for the NHL, OHL And QMJHL Drafts. Mark also talks about the 2022 NHL Draft Black Book and pricing for HockeyProspect.com. While costs have gone up for all of us on our daily purchases, Mark wanted to keep HockeyProspect.com prices from rising. 2 Minute Podcast https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/03/04105952/2minute_march4_22.mp3

Our first 2 minute podcast in well over a month but HP's Mark Edwards talked today about getting out of Ontario later this week and several other topics on his mind. Covid hasn't destroyed this season the way it did last year, but it has still caused it's share of headaches. Schedules are constantly changing. Update: CHL has now released a press release this afternoon stating that the CHL Top Prospects Game will take place in Kitchener on March 23rd. HP's Mark Edwards https://d1mbgt0cezpjid.cloudfront.net/2022/02/07093520/2minute_feb7_2022.mp3