Posts About "NHL Combine"
Emptying The Combine Notebook
June 6th, 2016 From now until the NHL Entry Draft, we will have a series of articles helping you get ready for both the draft and the combine. Today, I empty my notebook from the NHL Combine. I take you inside HarborCenter and discuss various topics of interest as we approach the NHL Draft. Fitness testing day marks the end of the NHL Combine...
The Draft's Top D - Olli Juolevi?
June 4th, 2016 If you ask London Knights’ defenceman Olli Juolevi who the top defenceman in this year’s NHL Draft is, he’ll tell you in plain and simple terms that it’s him. After battling fellow OHLer Jakob Chychrun all season long for positioning on the NHL’s Central Scouting, he finds himself one spot behind the Sarnia Sting defenceman on...
Can Combine Injuries Change Rankings?
June 4th, 2016 With fitness tests kicking off at HarborCenter in Buffalo for the NHL Combine, there are some notable prospects that won’t be taking part - fully - in the testing thanks to some nagging injuries. Most notably, Jesse Puljujarvi, Patrik Laine and Matthew Tkachuk will only participate in some of the tests as they recover. Considering...
McDavid-Eichel Debate Continues at NHL Combine
June 6th, 2015 The scrums gathered early on the second level looking over the First Niagara rink of the HARBORCENTER in Buffalo on Friday. With four NHL prospects set to speak late Friday afternoon, members of the media readied their cameras and microphones anticipating answers from what could be the NHL’s top four picks come draft day. The...
The NHL Combine: Behind the Scenes
June 10th, 2014 Curtains at the end of a long hallway hide the future NHL draftees at The International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. Each player concentrating - readying themselves for the strenuous fitness exams that sit beyond the double doors. In an open room, player personnel from every NHL franchise wait and monitor the young men as they...
Exploring The 2010 NHL Combine And Draft With Emerson Etem
January 24th, 2014 Before the Anaheim Ducks called Emerson Etem’s name in the first round of the NHL Entry draft 29th overall in 2010 at the Staples Center in his home state of California, the 21-year-old went through the NHL Combine. The Combine is a four-day event in Toronto where NHL hopefuls put their physical, mental, medical, and interview skills...
