Mark Scheig

4 days ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mark Scheig

Welcome to June. With that, welcome to NHL Draft Combine week in Buffalo. A total of will spend the week at Harborcenter being interviewed by teams and participating in several fitness tests. This will be their chance to make a lasting impression on a team when they have to decide who to pick. Most NHL Combines have the same kind of storylines year in and year out. This year is different though. The sport has undergone significant changes even since last year’s Combine.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mark Scheig

The Columbus Blue Jackets hope they are able to re-sign defensemen Ivan Provorov and Dante Fabbro. According to GM Don Waddell, both players made it clear in their exit interviews that they’d like to stay. The sides are expected to continue talks now and throughout the month of June. In particular, Waddell is expected to meet with Provorov’s agent at the NHL Combine in Buffalo which starts next week. The interest is there.

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Mark Scheig

It’s now been over a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets have played a game. They won’t see the ice again for a regular-season game for another 4 1/2 months yet. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking ahead to the 2025-26 version of the Blue Jackets. GM Don Waddell has a lot of business to take care of between now and the start of the season. Besides having to decide on potential moves during this offseason, he has a lot of decisions to make about their free agents.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mark Scheig

It’s now been over a month since the Columbus Blue Jackets have played a game. They won’t see the ice again for a regular-season game for another 4 1/2 months yet. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start looking ahead to the 2025-26 version of the Blue Jackets. GM Don Waddell has a lot of business to take care of between now and the start of the season. Besides having to decide on potential moves during this offseason, he has a lot of decisions to make about their free agents.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mark Scheig

2024-25 Teams: Brynas IF (SHL)Date of Birth: Jan 26, 2007Place of Birth: Zilina, SlovakiaHt: 5-foot-10 Wt: 176 poundsShoots: LPosition: Center/Left-WingNHL Draft Eligibility: 2025 first-year eligibleNHL Central Scouting: 46th (among EU skaters)   Elite Prospects: 74th THN/Tony Ferrari May Ranking: 19thMcKeen’s Hockey: 71stFuture Considerations: 108th Smaht Scouting: 34thThere’s an old saying in hockey when it comes to a player’s draft season.