Scott Wheeler
National Reporter, NHL Draft/Prospects at The Athletic
National reporter (NHL Draft/prospects) at @TheAthletic. Author of On The Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft.
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3 days ago |
nytimes.com | Corey Pronman |Scott Wheeler
Each year, in advance of the NHL Draft,The Athletic’s prospects writers Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler solicit team-specific questions from our pool of beat writers. Consider it our experts’ pre-draft news conference. This year, questions from a dozen different teams were submitted. Here are their answers.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Scott Wheeler
LoadingTry changing or resetting your filters to see more. I haven’t heard a single thing in recent weeks that leads me to believe it's not Schaefer here, and haven't spoken with a single scout in months who thinks he's not the No. 1 prospect in this class. If there was a debate to be had, I think the way he presented at the combine put it to bed. Schaefer looks like a first-pairing D and carries himself like he's NHL captain material.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Scott Wheeler |Max Bultman |Peter Baugh
By Peter Baugh, Max Bultman and Scott WheelerA decade ago, the NHL welcomed what might have been the best draft class in its history into the league. The 2015 draft featured three-time MVP Connor McDavid but also several more stars and dozens of other useful players. In honor of the upcoming 10th anniversary, we re-drafted the first round. We selected in snake order and went with which player we would draft in each slot, Nos.
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5 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Hailey Salvian |Scott Wheeler
The 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League draft is fast approaching. On Tuesday night, 48 of the best available players will be selected by the league’s eight teams — which now includes Seattle and Vancouver — across six rounds. Nearly 200 players declared for this year’s draft, hoping to join the PWHL from the NCAA, USports, European leagues and more.
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Hailey Salvian |Scott Wheeler
The 2025 Professional Women’s Hockey League draft is fast approaching. On Tuesday night, 48 of the best available players will be selected by the league’s eight teams — which now includes Seattle and Vancouver — across six rounds. Nearly 200 players declared for this year’s draft, hoping to join the PWHL from the NCAA, USports, European leagues and more. Unlike the last two years, with national team stars Taylor Heise and Sarah Fillier, the class of 2025 doesn’t quite have an undisputed No. 1 pick.
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Landon DuPont has won the CHL’s Rookie of the Year Award. He’s the second-youngest player ever to win it, behind only John Tavares.
Sam Dickinson (SJS) has won the CHL’s Defenceman of the Year Award.
Mathieu Cataford (VGK) has won the CHL’s Scholastic Player of the Year Award.
