2025 NHL Draft Discussion

[thestonedkoala]

Can't wait for the video of you playing a full 90 minute soccer game, then giving an interview afterwards about what a sissy sport it is. It is one of the most grueling sports there is. They also play with little to no pads on, making any contact far more painful.

Headers man...headers

 

[AKL]

making any contact far more painful.

Headers man...headers

Have to interject here, I played soccer for a long time, I was one of the guys who treated it as a contact sport, but the only pain I ever experienced was when people would step on my feet with the spikes. It was a pretty easy going sport outside of the endurance it requires.

 

[BagHead]

I played soccer and hockey both. I got harder contact in hockey, but more contact in soccer. I ran and skated as hard in both sports, the major difference is that in hockey you get to sit down to take your breaks while in soccer you get a small jog while the ball is upfield, but it comes out to mostly the same. I got a lot of bruises playing both, but got injured worse and more often playing soccer, notable since I played half as much soccer as hockey.

Soccer is more like an endurance sport where hockey is a speed sport. Talking down about soccer in favor of hockey is like saying a marathoner sucks at running because you have a sprinter in mind, and the sprinter is bigger and faster so they must be better, while ignoring the skillset difference.

 

[DigitalBoldy]

Enough of that crappy sport talk. This is a hockey draft discussion!

Who are some early targets in our current pick range (25-32)? Fiddler? Martin? Mooney?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Enough of that crappy sport talk. This is a hockey draft discussion!

Who are some early targets in our current pick range (25-32)? Fiddler? Martin? Mooney?

Trade down or trade the pick

 

[DANOZ28]

Trade down or trade the pick

trade down for what and target who? trade the pick for a rental? (see chuck fletcher's success)

 

[DigitalBoldy]

trade down for what and target who? trade the pick for a rental? (see chuck fletcher's sucess)

I’ll bang the drum for Troy Terry. Same age as Kaprizov. Right hand shot. Signed for 3 more years after this season.

 

[thestonedkoala]

trade down for what and target who? trade the pick for a rental? (see chuck fletcher's sucess)

More picks. And either another top 4 defenseman or a top 6 right winger

 

[Waiver Draft]

Craig’s List: Porter Martone setting the tone as No. 1 2025 NHL Draft prospect | TSN

Set to wear the ‘C’ for Team CHL at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, it’s no surprise Porter Martone’s ability to set the tone earned him the captaincy and the No. 1 spot in Craig Button’s latest draft ranking.

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Top 2025 NHL Draft prospects from CHL, U.S. NTDP ready to go head-to-head | NHL.com

Inaugural event ‘ had been missing on scouting calendar’

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[saywut]

Craig’s List: Porter Martone setting the tone as No. 1 2025 NHL Draft prospect | TSN

Set to wear the ‘C’ for Team CHL at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, it’s no surprise Porter Martone’s ability to set the tone earned him the captaincy and the No. 1 spot in Craig Button’s latest draft ranking.

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No surprise from me that Button put Martone #1, just seems like something he'd do. High on the Kitchener players(Reid/Romano) too, like Mckeens/Brock, really curious where Ahokas is coaching next year, he's done wonders for Kitchener and its players' development in such a small time. Mrtka quite low compared to consensus.

 

[Waiver Draft]

 

[DANOZ28]

as of right now it looks like wer're making the playoffs. (i never thought there was a chance) so now we pick 17-25. maybe we trade the pick or draft a big mean crease clearing D man aka like soucy (never should have let go) done stat we are 0-12-2 against col / wpg / dallas. i can't see how we beat any of them in the playoffs this year.

 

[Waiver Draft]

2025 NHL Draft’s William Moore could be your team’s future reliable, two-way forward

Intelligent and well-rounded, Moore may not be a total game-breaker but is an extremely safe pick.

www.dailyfaceoff.com

 

[Waiver Draft]

2025 NHL Draft: Top five players from CHL USA Prospects Challenge

The CHL swept the two-game series, but there were plenty of notable performances from both sides.

www.dailyfaceoff.com

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

Have a feeling we’re trading our first this year

Nails

 

[Waiver Draft]

 

[DANOZ28]

shouldn't we close this thread now that we no longer have a first?

 

[Minnewildsota]

shouldn't we close this thread now that we no longer have a first?

Do we stop drafting after the first round?

 

[Circulartheory]

Here's my quick list for the 2025 draft

My Rankings	Averages		Pos	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team	League
1	3	SCHAEFER, MATTHEW	LD	6' 1.75"	183	9-5-07	ERIE	OHL
2	4	MISA, MICHAEL	C	6' 0.75"	184	2-16-07	SAGINAW	OHL
3	3	MARTONE, PORTER	RW	6' 2.75"	208	10-26-06	BRAMPTON	OHL
4	1	HAGENS, JAMES	C	5' 10.5"	177	11-3-06	BOSTON COLLEGE	H-EAST
5	5	FRONDELL, ANTON	C	6' 1.0"	198	5-7-07	DJURGARDEN	SWE-2
6	6	MCQUEEN, ROGER	C	6' 5.25"	197	10-2-06	BRANDON	WHL
7	10	DESNOYERS, CALEB	C	6' 1.5"	178	4-11-07	MONCTON	QMJHL
8	11	EKLUND, VICTOR	LW	5' 11.0"	161	10-3-06	DJURGARDEN	SWE-2
9	9	RYABKIN, IVAN	C	5' 11.0"	201	4-25-07	DYNAMO MOSCOW JR	RUS-JR
10	13	CARBONNEAU, JUSTIN	RW	6' 1.0"	191	11-25-06	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND	QMJHL
11	16	LAKOVIC, LYNDEN	LW	6' 4.25"	190	12-12-06	MOOSE JAW	WHL
12	14	SMITH, JACKSON	LD	6' 3.25"	195	5-13-07	TRI-CITY	WHL
13	10	HENSLER, LOGAN	RD	6' 2.25"	192	10-14-06	WISCONSIN	BIG10
14	16	MARTIN, BRADY	C	6' 0.0"	178	3-16-07	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL
15	10	SPENCE, MALCOLM	LW	6' 1.0"	203	9-22-06	ERIE	OHL
16	17	O'BRIEN, JAKE	C	6' 1.75"	172	6-16-07	BRANTFORD	OHL
17	18	MRTKA, RADIM	RD	6' 5.75"	207	6-9-07	TRINEC	CZREP
18	23	BEAR, CARTER	LW	6' 0.0"	179	11-4-06	EVERETT	WHL
19	23	POTTER, CULLEN	C	5' 10.0"	172	1-10-07	ARIZONA STATE	NCHC
20	20	RAVENSBERGEN, JOSHUA	G	6' 5.25"	190	11-27-06	PRINCE GEORGE	WHL
21	17	MOORE, WILL	C	6' 2.25"	161	3-24-07	USA U-18	USHL
22	17	RESCHNY, COLE	C	5' 10.5"	183	4-6-07	VICTORIA	WHL
23	21	REID, CAMERON	LD	5' 11.75"	193	4-8-07	KITCHENER	OHL
24	17	SCHMIDT, CAMERON	RW	5' 7.25"	161	1-19-07	VANCOUVER	WHL
25	19	AITCHESON, KASHAWN	LD	6' 1.5"	196	9-21-06	BARRIE	OHL
26	24	FIDDLER, BLAKE	RD	6' 4.0"	209	7-9-07	EDMONTON	WHL
27	18	TRETHEWEY, CHARLIE	RD	6' 1.0"	200	8-2-07	USA U-18	USHL
28	28	MURTAGH, JACK	LW	6' 0.75"	200	8-22-07	USA U-18	USHL
29	27	GASTRIN, MILTON	C	6' 0.5"	185	6-2-07	MODO JR	SWE-JR
30	35	NESBITT, JACK	C	6' 4.25"	185	1-12-07	WINDSOR	OHL
31	24	COOTES, BRAEDEN	C	5' 11.25"	183	2-9-07	SEATTLE	WHL
32	29	KINDEL, BEN	RW	5' 10.0"	176	4-19-07	CALGARY	WHL
33	36	ROMANO, LUCA	C	5' 11.25"	177	6-25-07	KITCHENER	OHL
34	36	ZONNON, BILL	LW	6' 1.5"	185	10-3-06	ROUYN-NORANDA	QMJHL
35	24	IHS-WOZNIAK, JAKOB	C	6' 2.25"	184	2-1-07	LULEA JR	SWE-JR
36	24	LIMATOV, KURBAN	LD	6' 3.0"	198	3-20-07	DYNAMO MOSCOW JR	RUS-JR
37	29	GUITE, EMILE	LW	6' 1.25"	176	5-31-07	CHICOUTIMI	QMJHL
38	39	BRZUSTEWICZ, HENRY	RD	6' 1.75"	203	2-9-07	LONDON	OHL
39	41	AMICO, CARTER	RD	6' 5.25"	225	3-15-07	USA U-18	USHL
40	39	KLINGSELL, VIKTOR	LW	5' 9.5"	188	2-10-07	SKELLEFTEA JR	SWE-JR
41	44	NILSON, ERIC	C	5' 11.5"	156	5-11-07	DJURGARDEN JR	SWE-JR
42	30	BENAK, ADAM	C	5' 7.0"	157	4-10-07	YOUNGSTOWN	USHL
43	40	WANG, HAOXI	LD	6' 5.5"	215	7-27-07	KING	OJHL
44	30	BOUMEDIENNE, SASCHA	LD	6' 1.0"	175	1-17-07	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	H-EAST
45	43	FONDRK, CONRAD	C	5' 11.75"	193	6-1-07	USA U-18	USHL
46	44	BEHM, NATHAN	RW	6' 1.5"	192	4-18-07	KAMLOOPS	WHL
47	29	MORIN, ZACH	LW	6' 1.0"	181	1-25-07	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL
48	40	POBEZAL, TOMAS	C	5' 11.0"	179	4-30-07	NITRA	SLOVAKIA
49	42	ROMBACH, JACOB	LD	6' 6.0"	200	4-1-07	LINCOLN	USHL
50	44	RADIVOJEVIC, LUKA	RD	5' 10.0"	165	1-3-07	OREBRO JR	SWE-JR
51	51	RHEAUME-MULLEN, DAKODA	LD	5' 11.75"	178	12-18-06	MICHIGAN	BIG10
52	44	KEVAN, BENJAMIN	RW	6' 0.25"	182	1-3-07	DES MOINES	USHL
53	75	VANSAGHI, SHANE	RW	6' 2.25"	210	10-11-06	MICHIGAN STATE	NCHC
54	31	IVANKOVIC, JACK	G	5' 11.0"	178	5-22-07	BRAMPTON	OHL
55	45	BOELIUS, LASSE	LD	5' 11.75"	179	3-16-07	ASSAT JR	FIN-JR
56	46	HAMILTON, REESE	LD	6' 0.0"	172	3-26-07	CALGARY	WHL
57	61	NOBERT, MATEO	C	6' 0.0"	166	8-12-07	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND	QMJHL
58	63	POLETIN, TOMAS	LW	6' 1.25"	200	4-30-07	PELICANS JR	FIN-JR
59	38	MOONEY, JOHN	C	5' 7.0"	162	3-8-07	USA U-18	USHL
60	57	LEE, RYKER	RW	5' 11.5"	181	11-8-06	MADISON	USHL

 

[Circulartheory]

Here's my quick list for the 2025 draft

My Rankings	Averages		Pos	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team	League
1	3	SCHAEFER, MATTHEW	LD	6' 1.75"	183	9-5-07	ERIE	OHL
2	4	MISA, MICHAEL	C	6' 0.75"	184	2-16-07	SAGINAW	OHL
3	3	MARTONE, PORTER	RW	6' 2.75"	208	10-26-06	BRAMPTON	OHL
4	1	HAGENS, JAMES	C	5' 10.5"	177	11-3-06	BOSTON COLLEGE	H-EAST
5	5	FRONDELL, ANTON	C	6' 1.0"	198	5-7-07	DJURGARDEN	SWE-2
6	6	MCQUEEN, ROGER	C	6' 5.25"	197	10-2-06	BRANDON	WHL
7	10	DESNOYERS, CALEB	C	6' 1.5"	178	4-11-07	MONCTON	QMJHL
8	11	EKLUND, VICTOR	LW	5' 11.0"	161	10-3-06	DJURGARDEN	SWE-2
9	9	RYABKIN, IVAN	C	5' 11.0"	201	4-25-07	DYNAMO MOSCOW JR	RUS-JR
10	13	CARBONNEAU, JUSTIN	RW	6' 1.0"	191	11-25-06	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND	QMJHL
11	16	LAKOVIC, LYNDEN	LW	6' 4.25"	190	12-12-06	MOOSE JAW	WHL
12	14	SMITH, JACKSON	LD	6' 3.25"	195	5-13-07	TRI-CITY	WHL
13	10	HENSLER, LOGAN	RD	6' 2.25"	192	10-14-06	WISCONSIN	BIG10
14	16	MARTIN, BRADY	C	6' 0.0"	178	3-16-07	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL
15	10	SPENCE, MALCOLM	LW	6' 1.0"	203	9-22-06	ERIE	OHL
16	17	O'BRIEN, JAKE	C	6' 1.75"	172	6-16-07	BRANTFORD	OHL
17	18	MRTKA, RADIM	RD	6' 5.75"	207	6-9-07	TRINEC	CZREP
18	23	BEAR, CARTER	LW	6' 0.0"	179	11-4-06	EVERETT	WHL
19	23	POTTER, CULLEN	C	5' 10.0"	172	1-10-07	ARIZONA STATE	NCHC
20	20	RAVENSBERGEN, JOSHUA	G	6' 5.25"	190	11-27-06	PRINCE GEORGE	WHL
21	17	MOORE, WILL	C	6' 2.25"	161	3-24-07	USA U-18	USHL
22	17	RESCHNY, COLE	C	5' 10.5"	183	4-6-07	VICTORIA	WHL
23	21	REID, CAMERON	LD	5' 11.75"	193	4-8-07	KITCHENER	OHL
24	17	SCHMIDT, CAMERON	RW	5' 7.25"	161	1-19-07	VANCOUVER	WHL
25	19	AITCHESON, KASHAWN	LD	6' 1.5"	196	9-21-06	BARRIE	OHL
26	24	FIDDLER, BLAKE	RD	6' 4.0"	209	7-9-07	EDMONTON	WHL
27	18	TRETHEWEY, CHARLIE	RD	6' 1.0"	200	8-2-07	USA U-18	USHL
28	28	MURTAGH, JACK	LW	6' 0.75"	200	8-22-07	USA U-18	USHL
29	27	GASTRIN, MILTON	C	6' 0.5"	185	6-2-07	MODO JR	SWE-JR
30	35	NESBITT, JACK	C	6' 4.25"	185	1-12-07	WINDSOR	OHL
31	24	COOTES, BRAEDEN	C	5' 11.25"	183	2-9-07	SEATTLE	WHL
32	29	KINDEL, BEN	RW	5' 10.0"	176	4-19-07	CALGARY	WHL
33	36	ROMANO, LUCA	C	5' 11.25"	177	6-25-07	KITCHENER	OHL
34	36	ZONNON, BILL	LW	6' 1.5"	185	10-3-06	ROUYN-NORANDA	QMJHL
35	24	IHS-WOZNIAK, JAKOB	C	6' 2.25"	184	2-1-07	LULEA JR	SWE-JR
36	24	LIMATOV, KURBAN	LD	6' 3.0"	198	3-20-07	DYNAMO MOSCOW JR	RUS-JR
37	29	GUITE, EMILE	LW	6' 1.25"	176	5-31-07	CHICOUTIMI	QMJHL
38	39	BRZUSTEWICZ, HENRY	RD	6' 1.75"	203	2-9-07	LONDON	OHL
39	41	AMICO, CARTER	RD	6' 5.25"	225	3-15-07	USA U-18	USHL
40	39	KLINGSELL, VIKTOR	LW	5' 9.5"	188	2-10-07	SKELLEFTEA JR	SWE-JR
41	44	NILSON, ERIC	C	5' 11.5"	156	5-11-07	DJURGARDEN JR	SWE-JR
42	30	BENAK, ADAM	C	5' 7.0"	157	4-10-07	YOUNGSTOWN	USHL
43	40	WANG, HAOXI	LD	6' 5.5"	215	7-27-07	KING	OJHL
44	30	BOUMEDIENNE, SASCHA	LD	6' 1.0"	175	1-17-07	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	H-EAST
45	43	FONDRK, CONRAD	C	5' 11.75"	193	6-1-07	USA U-18	USHL
46	44	BEHM, NATHAN	RW	6' 1.5"	192	4-18-07	KAMLOOPS	WHL
47	29	MORIN, ZACH	LW	6' 1.0"	181	1-25-07	SAINT JOHN	QMJHL
48	40	POBEZAL, TOMAS	C	5' 11.0"	179	4-30-07	NITRA	SLOVAKIA
49	42	ROMBACH, JACOB	LD	6' 6.0"	200	4-1-07	LINCOLN	USHL
50	44	RADIVOJEVIC, LUKA	RD	5' 10.0"	165	1-3-07	OREBRO JR	SWE-JR
51	51	RHEAUME-MULLEN, DAKODA	LD	5' 11.75"	178	12-18-06	MICHIGAN	BIG10
52	44	KEVAN, BENJAMIN	RW	6' 0.25"	182	1-3-07	DES MOINES	USHL
53	75	VANSAGHI, SHANE	RW	6' 2.25"	210	10-11-06	MICHIGAN STATE	NCHC
54	31	IVANKOVIC, JACK	G	5' 11.0"	178	5-22-07	BRAMPTON	OHL
55	45	BOELIUS, LASSE	LD	5' 11.75"	179	3-16-07	ASSAT JR	FIN-JR
56	46	HAMILTON, REESE	LD	6' 0.0"	172	3-26-07	CALGARY	WHL
57	61	NOBERT, MATEO	C	6' 0.0"	166	8-12-07	BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND	QMJHL
58	63	POLETIN, TOMAS	LW	6' 1.25"	200	4-30-07	PELICANS JR	FIN-JR
59	38	MOONEY, JOHN	C	5' 7.0"	162	3-8-07	USA U-18	USHL
60	57	LEE, RYKER	RW	5' 11.5"	181	11-8-06	MADISON	USHL

So if we are picking at #60, there is someone at around 30 that's going to fall, like Heidt, Peart, Ritchie so I'm keeping an eye out for that group of forwards of Kindel, Romano, Zonnon, Ihs-Wozniak or Guite (Guite being the notable faller with his lackluster stats but started on Bob Mckenzie's rankings in September at #17)

 

[BagHead]

So if we are picking at #60, there is someone at around 30 that's going to fall, like Heidt, Peart, Ritchie so I'm keeping an eye out for that group of forwards of Kindel, Romano, Zonnon, Ihs-Wozniak or Guite (Guite being the notable faller with his lackluster stats but started on Bob Mckenzie's rankings in September at #17)

I though IHS was an acronym when I first read his name. Struck me as a business merger type of company name: IHS-Wozniak, bringing the very best of business analytics software to your Apple products.

 

[Prior]

Come away with Cooper Simpson in this draft.

Not sure where he’s going to go but would be great if they take a flyer on him. Passed 100 goals the other day, shot like we have rarely seen in MN high school hockey. Good frame to build off, solid skater, will develop well at North Dakota.

Cooper Simpson Scores 100th Career High School Goal

mnhockeylife.com

 

[AKL]

Genuinely curious, what types of players are drafted out of the USHS, specifically MN high schools, and where do they end up? It seems that a significant majority of American born players that become anything go through the USNTDP or USHL, or at least a school like Shattuck.

What are some of the best examples of players being drafted out of normal public high schools in the NHL?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Genuinely curious, what types of players are drafted out of the USHS, specifically MN high schools, and where do they end up? It seems that a significant majority of American born players that become anything go through the USNTDP or USHL, or at least a school like Shattuck.

What are some of the best examples of players being drafted out of normal public high schools in the NHL?

Oshie
McDonagh
Mittelstadt
Gardiner

 

[Waiver Draft]

Sportsnet's 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: December Edition

With the World Junior Championship on the horizon, Sam Cosentino delivers his latest ranking of the top 32 prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft.

www.sportsnet.ca

Scout's Analysis: Ranking the top 40 prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft

Former NHL scout Jason Bukala updates and expands on his list ranking the top prospects for the 2025 draft. And a new player appears at the top.

www.sportsnet.ca

2025 NHL Draft Rankings - Horn's Top 64 for December - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

With the 2024-25 season well underway, and the 2025 World Junior Championship just around the corner, I thought it was high time to take another look at the 2025 Draft…

thehockeywriters.com

2025 NHL Draft notebook: Fiddler benefitting from dual citizenship | NHL.com

17-year-old defenseman has represented both USA, Canada on international stage

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