Prospect Info: 2025-26 LHV Phantoms (AHL), Reading Royals (ECHL), NCAA, Jrs, Intl, Prospect Games

[GKJ]

Nesbitt is at least showing you something, even if his numbers aren’t really up from last year. I don’t think Luchanko would return more than a compensation pick, which you can’t use because he’s already signed.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Nesbitt is at least showing you something, even if his numbers aren’t really up from last year. I don’t think Luchanko would return more than a compensation pick, which you can’t use because he’s already signed.

Yeah. Both Windsor and Brantford are powerhouses and odds are one of them is OHL champions.

The guy in his D+2 season was moved to wing and is a depth player on his team, and is pretty much the same player he was in his draft year. The guy in his D+1 season is one of the core players and logs big minutes.

I still think Luchanko has some value as a reclamation project but I think the Flyers package him with their 1st

 

[CSKA1974]

There are rumors in Russian press tying Flyers to Danil Aimurzin

https://en.khl.ru/players/35353/?utm_referrer=https%3a%2f%2fwww.google.com%2f

 

[TheKingPin]

Yeah. Both Windsor and Brantford are powerhouses and odds are one of them is OHL champions.

The guy in his D+2 season was moved to wing and is a depth player on his team, and is pretty much the same player he was in his draft year. The guy in his D+1 season is one of the core players and logs big minutes.

I still think Luchanko has some value as a reclamation project but I think the Flyers package him with their 1st

Yea he’s gone. 1st + Luchanko + York + Tippett

 

[Magua]

Nesbitt is at least showing you something, even if his numbers aren’t really up from last year.

What is he showing, specifically, that’s not captured in the numbers? His playoff goals are exactly what you’d expect: standing still in front and an empty netter. He’s the exact player he was last year. The general Nesbitt talk feels like cope to me. He’s a glacial point/game D+1 center who doesn’t play with the puck much (fantastic fit here). He’s also only 4 months younger than Luchanko and has 19 less career OHL games played.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Phantoms up 5-2 after 1 period lol

 

[hystyk1921]

Yea he’s gone. 1st + Luchanko + York + Tippett

But why?

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Jiricek’s been recalled to the big club.

 

[mr4tno]

Jiricek’s been recalled to the big club.

Normally, I would say why? But the Phantoms are such a dumpster fire, it is really hard to assess players. The coaching is no better than under Stone Head, and their goalies absolutely suck

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Jiricek’s been recalled to the big club.

Interesting. Wonder if it’s in case of injury or for the PP. At worst, Jiricek is probably an upgrade on Risto on the PP

 

[Larry44]

Saw a bit of Brantford today. Jett had a full cage on again. Figured it was a short term thing before. Looked it up, he broke his jaw on March 16. Might help account for recent drop in productivity.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Looks like Nesbitt had a goal and assist as Windsor wins game 2 6-5. His goal was the tying goal with like 8 minutes left in the game

 

[iceman42]

Berglund with the SO winner for the Phantoms, Knuble had the other SO goal. Fedotov was in goal for Cleveland.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Berglund with the SO winner for the Phantoms, Knuble had the other SO goal. Fedotov was in goal for Cleveland.

Looks like Noah Powell got his 1st professional goal as well

 

[iceman42]

Berglund with the SO winner for the Phantoms, Knuble had the other SO goal. Fedotov was in goal for Cleveland.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Wait.. what am I missing? Is Luchanko a shootout specialist?

 

[iceman42]

Wait.. what am I missing? Is Luchanko a shootout specialist?

Yeah I didn't get the last two.

 

[Killakirillthethrill]

Delete

 

[mr figgles]

Yeah I didn't get the last two.

Flyers propaganda

 

[Larry44]

Phantoms highlights. Powell looks pretty good, as did Jackson Edwards on a rush. The shootout goals there too.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Wait, BJ is back from Reading already? Lol

 

[Appleyard]

So funny how there is so much talk about "woe is us" for NCAA teams... and I understand if you are not a top ~15-20 programme.

However, it goes both ways.

Outside top ~25% of players the situation kind of sucks for many of others right now.
NIL is nice, yes, but most players get v.little.
In return? Uncertainty.

It used to be that guys signed the NLI, and from there? Close to guaranteed that they would have a nice full ride at a school they wanted to be at, with commitment both ways. Ofc had to keep their end of bargain, but very secure in general.

Now? Many kids who commit to a school they want to be at at 16-17 years old, even with them playing well, holding their end of bargain? Told to go back to jr for one more year even if ready. Then if wait a chance commitment get pulled as soon as a new shiny toy arises elsewhere.

Then? Even if get to the school you committed to. And within a time frame that makes sense for development...if in first year, despite this College watching you since age 16, promising the world etc... you take time to adapt, maybe play bottom six/pair... you might be cut.


Now, at the same time it is a two way street. But totally understand why players also have no loyalty for the most part. And the expectations the kids have now about NCAA hockey and what they might get is comically inflated.

Starting to look like basically no-one aside from the NHL, the top ~10% of schools, and the top ~25% of players are "winning" from the landscape change. Everyone else is losing.

The portal has got insane. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. And frankly more than half the portal is not "players choice" moves.

And when you know the back-end of it?

The amount of kids who are ready, have patiently waited for years to go to the school... have held their end of the bargain... only to have their offer pulled months before supposed to be going in... and also guys told they would be coming in only to be told to wait another year as teams go shopping and jump on anyone who comes up without much due dilligence etc... it is WILD.

I dont know if there is a sports landscape right now more unstable for all involved. Pro sports has far, far more checks and balances.


Now, still some schools who have a lot of integrity and are ethical. But like any area of life when all rules go out of the window it just takes a few to start pushing it and it becomes a race to the bottom...

 

[Killakirillthethrill]

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Wouldn’t really call it a “really nice assist” but hey, when things are looking poor, you take what you can get.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

So funny how there is so much talk about "woe is us" for NCAA teams... and I understand if you are not a top ~15-20 programme.

However, it goes both ways.

Outside top ~25% of players the situation kind of sucks for many of others right now.
NIL is nice, yes, but most players get v.little.
In return? Uncertainty.

It used to be that guys signed the NLI, and from there? Close to guaranteed that they would have a nice full ride at a school they wanted to be at, with commitment both ways. Ofc had to keep their end of bargain, but very secure in general.

Now? Many kids who commit to a school they want to be at at 16-17 years old, even with them playing well, holding their end of bargain? Told to go back to jr for one more year even if ready. Then if wait a chance commitment get pulled as soon as a new shiny toy arises elsewhere.

Then? Even if get to the school you committed to. And within a time frame that makes sense for development...if in first year, despite this College watching you since age 16, promising the world etc... you take time to adapt, maybe play bottom six/pair... you might be cut.


Now, at the same time it is a two way street. But totally understand why players also have no loyalty for the most part. And the expectations the kids have now about NCAA hockey and what they might get is comically inflated.

Starting to look like basically no-one aside from the NHL, the top ~10% of schools, and the top ~25% of players are "winning" from the landscape change. Everyone else is losing.

The portal has got insane. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. And frankly more than half the portal is not "players choice" moves.

And when you know the back-end of it?

The amount of kids who are ready, have patiently waited for years to go to the school... have held their end of the bargain... only to have their offer pulled months before supposed to be going in... and also guys told they would be coming in only to be told to wait another year as teams go shopping and jump on anyone who comes up without much due dilligence etc... it is WILD.

I dont know if there is a sports landscape right now more unstable for all involved. Pro sports has far, far more checks and balances.


Now, still some schools who have a lot of integrity and are ethical. But like any area of life when all rules go out of the window it just takes a few to start pushing it and it becomes a race to the bottom...

I'm saddened to see hockey go through this too.

College football is furthest along in the timeline. It has all of this plus court cases to determine eligibility that the NCAA usually loses. Then you have a small subsection of players and their camps who are constantly trying to renegotiate in the middle of the season. Quinshon Judkins famously demanded more money or he wouldn't keep playing 4 separate times during one season at Ole Miss. He got it. Then he transferred to Ohio St after the season anyway. Or you get coaches coming in and attempting to force the previous regime's players to transfer like Deion Sanders at Colorado.

And of course many times the number of players involved and significantly more money to fight over are unavoidable force multipliers. 10,000+ football players put their names in the portal this year for example.

The NCAA could have gotten out in front of all of this for every sport, but they clung to the rotting corpse of plausible deniability and the grand tradition of using SEC Bag Men to funnel money under the table. So here we all are.