F Mathis Preston - Okanagan HA, CSSHL U15 (2026 Draft)

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Zoltan Poszar's Burner
Feb 5, 2014
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Watched this kid for a few years now. Most recently live at the U17 gold medal game, where I felt he was team White's most noticeable player. It's difficult to pay attention to anyone else when he's on the ice and I've always found that bodes for a guy's future.

Electric scoring forward. Dynamic skater who does everything at speed. Shows no fear in getting to tough areas. Elite release. Elite skater. Wants to make a difference every shift. Committed in both directions. Unusually narrow-handed stickhandler.

Position is TBD, I've seen him at all 3 spots and this year he's largely been at 3RW.

I think he'll track similarly to Seth Jarvis. They are different players stylistically but the situation here is quite similar. Jarvis was waiting in the wings behind Blichfeld & Glass in his D-1 and so too is Preston - stuck behind Catton, Van Olm and a veteran top 6 in Spokane. I would guess he'll go ~PPG this year and 100+ next.
 

Pavel Buchnevich

"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Dec 8, 2013
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One of my early favorites for 2026. He's so damn electric. You can't miss him. Every shift he gets your attention. The post above me used all the words I'm going to want to use. Very good description. Can't disagree with any of it.

I feel like he's a lot better of a passer than his numbers suggest. He played with those two nepo boys at the WHC17, and he was absolutely carrying them around on his back. Setting them up with great chance after great chance. He can make some absolutely sick passes that make me think he could rack up a lot of assists in the future.

I would set the draft range as Lucas Raymond, and then you go from there. Could see it a few higher or lower. Has similarities to some of these right shot wingers like Raymond, Marner, Panarin, Pastrnak. I don't think he's exactly any one of them, but there are elements to the elite right shot wingers in the NHL in Preston.
 

frontsfan67

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Dec 3, 2022
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One of my early favorites for 2026. He's so damn electric. You can't miss him. Every shift he gets your attention. The post above me used all the words I'm going to want to use. Very good description. Can't disagree with any of it.

I feel like he's a lot better of a passer than his numbers suggest. He played with those two nepo boys at the WHC17, and he was absolutely carrying them around on his back. Setting them up with great chance after great chance. He can make some absolutely sick passes that make me think he could rack up a lot of assists in the future.

I would set the draft range as Lucas Raymond, and then you go from there. Could see it a few higher or lower. Has similarities to some of these right shot wingers like Raymond, Marner, Panarin, Pastrnak. I don't think he's exactly any one of them, but there are elements to the elite right shot wingers in the NHL in Preston.
Very fun to watch. I like the Raymond comparison. Think he’s going to be a big time goal scorer at this level next year.

Wonder how he fares after an excellent u17 showing.
 
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