2026 NHL Draft-Eligible Players to Watch at the WJC Peter Baracchini | December 21, 2025 With the 2026 NHL Draft scouting season well-under way and scouts tuning into every league and major showcases, none are bigger than the World Junior Championship. Every year, there are…
Juho Piiparinen Should Be on the Canucks Radar at the 2026 NHL Draft Andrew Epps | December 17, 2025 The Vancouver Canucks are not losing games randomly. As of this week, the Canucks sit last in the Pacific Division, with a 13-17-3 record, and they have not been able…
Jets Looking Like an Inevitable 2026 NHL Lottery Draft Team Declan Schroeder | December 10, 2025 The Winnipeg Jets are in total free fall and look destined for the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. Should they even bother to try and pull the parachute cord? Woeful Winnipeg…
Ivar Stenberg Has Surpassed Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft Justin Giampietro | December 7, 2025 Entering the 2025–26 season, winger Gavin McKenna was the consensus favorite to go No. 1 in the 2026 NHL Draft. Considering his jaw-dropping numbers last season in the Western Hockey…
Top 5 CHL Defencemen in the 2026 NHL Draft Justin Giampietro | November 29, 2025 The 2026 NHL Draft is still many months away, but the top of the class is starting to take shape. It is almost all defencemen, and a majority of them…
Top Performers From the 2025 CHL/ USA Prospects Challenge Peter Baracchini | November 27, 2025 After a successful sweep at the inaugural Top Prospects Challenge last year, the top prospects from the Canadian Hockey League once again took on the United States National Team Development…
The Blues Can Benefit From Going for Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft Anthony Testaguzza | November 19, 2025 After a successful postseason in 2024-25, the St. Louis Blues should have been in a good spot to make the playoffs again in 2025-26. But that’s not the case right…
Maple Leafs Can Look to Draft Lottery if the Season Continues to Go South Peter Baracchini | November 19, 2025 We’re quickly approaching the American Thanksgiving Day mark for the NHL, which ultimately is a good indicator of who’s likely to make the postseason. Close to 80% of the playoff…
Nikita Klepov Should Be a 1st-Round Pick in the 2026 NHL Draft Justin Giampietro | November 15, 2025 Saginaw Spirit winger Nikita Klepov won’t celebrate his 18th birthday until June 27, but he’s already dominating the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). With 14 goals and 16 assists for 30…
J.P. Hurlbert Should Be in Top 10 Conversation for 2026 NHL Draft Justin Giampietro | November 6, 2025 Two months into the Western Hockey League (WHL) season, 2026 draft-eligible forward J.P. Hurlbert continues to steal the spotlight. Atop the scoring leaderboard with a sizable gap between him and…
2026 NHL Draft Watch List: Scouting 3 Saskatoon Blades’ Draft-Eligible Players Dayton Reimer | October 30, 2025 The NHL Central Scouting’s Preliminary Player to Watch List is the official start of the draft season. It’s the first time the top draft-eligible players have all compiled into one…
5 Underrated Prospects on NHL Central Scouting’s 2026 Preliminary Watch List Jordan Orth | October 23, 2025 The NHL’s Central Scouting released its Preliminary Watch List for the 2026 Draft on Oct. 20. It is always interesting and fun to see where the prospects who could hear…