2025 NHL Draft Thread

[Saxon Eric]

 

[duffy]

B`s are playing the kind of hockey that gets them a Cole Reschny in the first round

I would have no problem with the B's trading Carlo, Geekie, Freddy, and either Coyle or Zacha for picks and bring up Baby B's to fill spots and play out the year! If we make it to the POs great, if not good draft position, it's a win win.

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

January Red Line

1. Matthew Schaefer (Inj)
2. James Hagens
3. Michael Misa
4. Porter Martone
5. Anton Frondell
6. Caleb Desnoyers
7. Malcolm Spence
8. Radim Mrtka
9. Roger McQueen (Inj)
10. Joshua Ravensbergen

Redline very lukewarm with this draft

Interesting paragraph talking about the WJC
"Kazakhstan which contained zeros drafted skaters and was easily relegated to D-2 for next year ,had 3 players in the top 60 scoring leaders
,Canada with 20 drafted players including 10 first rounders had zero

My personal opinion on this year's draft is it appears to be slightly below average, especially the top 10, however, I won't complain if we end up with multiple firsts and seconds,again my opinion but there doesn't seem to be much drop-off from say early 2nd to late 4th, early 5th
Ways to go with tournaments, playoffs and of course the combine

 

[MAINE-IAC]

What’s everyone feel about the bruins scouting department. Seems like most of them have been around a while….upwards of 10 years. I quite frankly question the results but what do I know

 

[Saxon Eric]

What’s everyone feel about the bruins scouting department. Seems like most of them have been around a while….upwards of 10 years. I quite frankly question the results but what do I know

They haven't had much to work with to be honest though a change in philosophy should be debated

 

[PlayMakers]

TSN/Bob McKenzie's Mid-Season Top15

1​		Matthew Schaefer (D)	Erie Otters	OHL	17​	7​	15​	22​	8​
2​		James Hagens (C)	Boston College	NCAA	25​	7​	22​	29​	6​
3​		Michael Misa (C/LW)	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	45​	42​	50​	92​	31​
4​		Porter Martone (RW)	Brampton Steelheads	OHL	38​	23​	44​	67​	55​
5​		Anton Frondell (C)	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	21​	6​	5​	11​	12​
6​		Caleb Desnoyers (C)	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL	42​	29​	36​	65​	24​
7​		Roger McQueen (F)	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	8​	8​	3​	11​	18​
8​		Victor Eklund (LW)	Djurgårdens IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	32​	11​	9​	20​	37​
9​		Jake O'Brien (C)	Brantford Bulldogs	OHL	50​	26​	43​	69​	12​
10​		Jackson Smith (D)	Tri-City Americans	WHL	49​	2​	35​	37​	38​
11​		Logan Hensler (D)	Univ. of Wisconsin	NCAA	23​	2​	8​	10​	19​
12​		Radim Mrtka (D)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	24​	2​	20​	22​	24​
13​		Brady Martin (C)	Soo Greyhounds	OHL	39​	21​	22​	43​	54​
14​		Lynden Lakovic (F)	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL	31​	17​	22​	39​	4​
15​		Carter Bear (C/LW)	Everett Silvertips	WHL	44​	36​	39​	75​

 

[PlayMakers]

I've been watching a bit of video on these guys and some thoughts on the centers...

• Misa is going to be a star. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes 1st overall.
• Martone isn't a center but he's a legit 1st liner with skill and attitude.
• Desnoyers is real complete, battles, hits, great passer, but I haven't seen him carry the puck a ton (yet) so I wonder if he's a play driver.
• McQueen is another Tage Thompson type. Huge, strong, fast, fluid, good hands, likes to carry... he's just injured so it's hard to know where he'd be if healthy.
• Jake O'Brien looks really high-end in terms of vision and sense but also the least physically mature, he's 6'2 but maybe 160 pounds. Putting up big numbers.
• Carter Bear is a hard one to figure out. He's older than these other guys, he'll be 19 in November so you wonder if you should look at his stats more like a Draft +1 year. That said, he's the honey badger of this group. Not that big but super competitive, high motor, battles for body position, wins loose pucks just super determined.

 

[TheRealChrisKelly]

@ODAAT have you had a chance to see much of the Royals this season? I'm really hoping the B's can take Keaton Verhoeff in 2026

 

[DominicT]

I've been watching a bit of video on these guys and some thoughts on the centers...

• Misa is going to be a star. I wouldn't be surprised if he goes 1st overall.
• Martone isn't a center but he's a legit 1st liner with skill and attitude.
• Desnoyers is real complete, battles, hits, great passer, but I haven't seen him carry the puck a ton (yet) so I wonder if he's a play driver.
• McQueen is another Tage Thompson type. Huge, strong, fast, fluid, good hands, likes to carry... he's just injured so it's hard to know where he'd be if healthy.
• Jake O'Brien looks really high-end in terms of vision and sense but also the least physically mature, he's 6'2 but maybe 160 pounds. Putting up big numbers.
• Carter Bear is a hard one to figure out. He's older than these other guys, he'll be 19 in November so you wonder if you should look at his stats more like a Draft +1 year. That said, he's the honey badger of this group. Not that big but super competitive, high motor, battles for body position, wins loose pucks just super determined.

They've seen a lot of Desnoyers while keeping an eye on Loke Johansson in Moncton. And yes he is a big time driver.

 

[PlayMakers]

They've seen a lot of Desnoyers while keeping an eye on Loke Johansson in Moncton. And yes he is a big time driver.

That's exciting. He looks like he's more NHL ready than some of the other guys on the list too.

 

[DominicT]

That's exciting. He looks like he's more NHL ready than some of the other guys on the list too.

I would say Frondell out of the top 10 is closest to NHL ready.

He is playing against older players in the Allsvenskan

 

[22Brad Park]

There is no way I would take that D man over Hagans.Thats my 2 cents

 

[DominicT]

There is no way I would take that D man over Hagans.Thats my 2 cents

I would. And probably Misa as well.

 

[PlayMakers]

I would say Frondell out of the top 10 is closest to NHL ready.

He is playing against older players in the Allsvenskan

I haven't seen him yet. I have InStat so I can see any tagged North American junior games but nothing in Europe.

 

[22Brad Park]

I would. And probably Misa as well.

Not me but Hagans is not big compared to the other 2 so I get it

 

[22Brad Park]

I would. And probably Misa as well.

I am surprised to not see Ryabkin in top 50..Any idea why he dropped so much ..

 

[ODAAT]

@ODAAT have you had a chance to see much of the Royals this season? I'm really hoping the B's can take Keaton Verhoeff in 2026

have I ? Hell yes, I catch most games, have season tix to BCHL Grizzlies but go to almost all home games for the Royals, nowhere near the same number of games our guru @DominicT see`s nor do I bring even a quarter of the assessment experience but..

..I have mentioned this kid on this thread at some point I believe. Kid is 16 and doing things this fan of Junior hockey hasn`t seen much of in my years of watching games which include multitudes of years with season tix going back to the Ottawa 67`s, then Halifax Mooseheads and now with Vic Grizzlies but hitting almost all Royals home games

Big, ridiculous speed for a kid that size, unreal offensive instincts. Will at times find himself out of position, he`s a riverboat gambler at times but has such great speed gets himself back into the play so quickly.

Not a bruiser but uses his body very well in the corners and front of the net. Opponents rarely attack his side of the ice , not by rushing the puck or dumping it in. Problem is, James Patrick (Royals coach, ex NHL`er) has clearly put in a system that he is THE retrieval guy on the pairing, he simply is too fast and beats almost everyone to the puck

Great first pass, good shot, not super hard but places it well, rarely gets his shot blocked, sublime passer in tight spaces

he`s a beauty, I`d be shocked if there`s a better D man out there in the draft of 2026


Older article on him
Big Keaton Verhoeff is name you need to know for the 2026 NHL Draft

zip to 3:29 Mark of this vid on Verhoeff




Kids a beauty, you`ll see him on TC WJCH`s next year, well, maybe, who knows who those donkey`s will select for the team, B`s will have to be in full freefall for them to have a shot at him though, he ain`t slipping to the late 1st or early 2nd rounds

 

[bbfan419]

They've seen a lot of Desnoyers while keeping an eye on Loke Johansson in Moncton. And yes he is a big time driver.

I can confirm this, seen him play many times, Desnoyers is going to be a top 6 forward in the NHL.