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2 weeks ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Nathanial Duffett |Samuel Tirpák |Joey Fortin Boulay
Handel is a two-way defender who plays a heavy style, throwing his weight and being an engaged battler. In the offensive zone, he moves along the blue line well. His edges are strong, which allows him to walk the blue line effectively, opening up passing and shooting lanes. As a passer, he keeps things very simple, with passes more possession-based than designed to push the pace. As a shooter, he ...
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2 weeks ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Samuel Tirpák |Aaron Vickers |David Phillips
Cihar is a simple and straightforward winger who plays hard. In the offensive zone, he can flash a bit with some stickhandling skill when necessary. He is a strong skater, featuring good speed and solid edges to change directions sharply to create space. With that skating, he’s able to create opportunities off the rush. His skating, paired with that puckhandling skill, was showcased against ...
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2 weeks ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Greysen Goudy |Samuel Tirpák |Aaron Vickers
Poletin is a two-way forward who plays a mostly simple and responsible game. He always puts himself in the right spots in all three zones. In the offensive end, away from the puck, he understands where to go as support or to be a scoring threat. His timing when attacking the slot shines at times as well, and that aids in creating strong chances in the mid-to-low slot area. With the puck, he plays ...
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3 weeks ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Aaron Vickers |Kareem Elshafey |Greysen Goudy
Fiddler is a big defender who plays more of a defensive-leaning style. He is incredibly poised when defending, holds his gaps extremely well, and forces plays wide against the rush. He throws his weight around quite a bit, making an impact as a physical presence. He has an active stick, utilizing his long reach to disrupt opponents on their entry attempts. While he isn’t the best skater, he ...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Aaron Vickers |Nathanial Duffett |Joey Fortin Boulay |Kyle Pereira
Desnoyers is a big-bodied, intelligent center who excels as a playmaker with excellent vision and a deft passing touch, consistently finding teammates in dangerous positions with smart, well-timed dishes. While not a flashy or dynamic offensive catalyst, he possesses underrated creativity and silky hands when needed, occasionally catching opponents — and even teammates — off guard with...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Aaron Vickers |Kareem Elshafey |Kohen Willis Dengler
Schmidt is a speedy, high-skilled forward who plays a fairly balanced overall game. He certainly skews more toward being an offensive presence, but he is balanced as a shooter and passer. With the puck, he can dance. He has silky smooth hands, able to get out of tight areas with relative ease and get into space to create plays. As a passer, he clearly has good vision and knows how to push the pace...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Aaron Vickers |Kareem Elshafey |Kohen Willis Dengler
Schmidt is an undersized offensive forward with a penchant for getting pucks on net. He a volume shooter through and through and is not shy to get the puck off his stick in a hurry with a quick release on his snap shot. There’s a level of accuracy, too — provided he can get it through that first layer of traffic. He can generally put it where he wants to and doesn’t just let it g...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Kyle Pereira |Aaron Vickers
Spehar is a high-energy winger who brings a ton of chaos to the ice, which is both his strength and his weakness. His skating is strong in a straight line, allowing him to accelerate rapidly and reach top speed quickly. That enables him to impact the transition game positively when the puck is on his stick. This benefits his offensive game, particularly his shot, as his primary source of generatin...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Aaron Vickers |Kareem Elshafey |Greysen Goudy |Kyle Pereira
McQueen is a hulking, right-shot center whose combination of size, puck protection skills, and offensive instincts make him a significant presence whenever he hops over the boards. His elite ability to shield defenders with his frame and maintain possession in tight spaces stands out immediately, and this is complemented by soft hands that allow him to make plays in tight spaces even with a long s...
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1 month ago | 
nhlentrydraft.com | Aaron Vickers |Kyle Pereira |Samuel Tirpák |David Phillips
Hensler is a mobile defenseman whose active skating and puck-moving ability make him a reliable transition presence. His strong skating ability forms the foundation of his game, with an active, fluid stride that keeps him constantly in motion — whether swooping through the neutral zone with the puck or making subtle micro-adjustments to maintain defensive and offensive positioning. Hensler...
