NHL Draft Combine 2025

[rocketdan9]

2025 NHL Combine results: Top 10 prospects in every drill

The NHL Scouting Combine returned to Buffalo on Saturday, with all 32 teams getting a final opportunity to assess this crop of big-league hopefuls before the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Broke EJ Emery's record.

is EJ Emory any good
I'd love to see a correlation between past test results and future NHL success. Don't make CHAT GTP do it, it will f*** up the results for sure.

 

[Castle8130]

Milton Gastrin cooked at the agility and vertical drills. 2 out of the 4 important drills at the combine.

I saw Zonnon in a lot of the top 25’s as well

 

[Castle8130]

Do we seriously not have heights and weights yet??? These aren’t the dang Epstein files

 

[Kevin Musto]

Do we seriously not have heights and weights yet??? These aren’t the dang Epstein files

A certain someone must've come in above 224lbs...

 

[hockeyprospects9]

Eric Nilson height and weight?

 

[Mickey Marner]

Do we seriously not have heights and weights yet??? These aren’t the dang Epstein files

2025 NHL Combine Heights & Weights - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

 

[EXTRAS]

Vansaghi destroyed on both right AND left handed grip strength. Would have thought a left handed guy would have won the left handed grip

And he's thick too, kinda looks like young Todd bertuzzi.

 

[samsagat]

2025 NHL Combine Heights & Weights - The Hockey Writers NHL Entry Draft Latest News, Analysis & More

We reveal the heights and weights observed at the 2025 NHL Combine. See which prospects have made noticeable gains throughout the year.

thehockeywriters.com

Here you can find the complete height/weight of 2025 NHL draft prospects.

 

[Senator Stanley]

is EJ Emory any good
I'd love to see a correlation between past test results and future NHL success. Don't make CHAT GTP do it, it will f*** up the results for sure.

For some perspective, here's the top results from 2013. I think it would be a mistake for any us to read too much into any of the performance testing results, but it can be interesting to get a sense of a player's athletic profile.

NHL Draft Combine Results 2013

 

[EXTRAS]

For some perspective, here's the top results from 2013. I think it would be a mistake for any us to read too much into any of the performance testing results, but it can be interesting to get a sense of a player's athletic profile.

NHL Draft Combine Results 2013

Judging based purely on the 2013 testing, wingspan seems to be the most important factor.

 

[Hinterland]

Judging based purely on the 2013 testing, wingspan seems to be the most important factor.

Or Aerobic Fitness. Almost all NHLers on that list. Not enough of a sample size though looking at just one year.

 

[Kevin Musto]

crazy that Mrtka wasn't in the top 10 for wingspan

 

[Carl33]

Did Misa participate other than mesurement? Dont see him in any top 25 categories

 

[Hinterland]

Did Misa participate other than mesurement? Dont see him in any top 25 categories

 

[Thrasymachus]

Did Misa participate other than mesurement? Dont see him in any top 25 categories

he just did not place in any of them

 

[Hockeypete49]

Did McQueen do the bench press? He did say he was healthy.

 

[JadedRandom]

Lots of guys will rise/fall because of measurements at the Combine.

Jackson Smith measuring-up at 6'4 instead of the 6'3 in his draft profile will slightly boost his stock.

Hagens measuring-up at 5'10 instead of the 5'11 on his profile, plus Cootes measuring-up at 5'11 instead of 6'0 will hurt their stock a bit despite them still being great prospects.

The Combine allows teams/scouts to perhaps better project how much physical runway a certain prospect has remaining, but I think it is also misleading in the sense that teams put too much weight on it.

Just draft talented players who project well and stop overthinking things.

 

[Jared Grayden]

Just draft talented players who project well and stop overthinking things.

And what is the list of those players? NHL drafting is extremely difficult to do above any average standard outcomes. Which is self-evident because no front office shows uniquely gifted aptitude in drafting outcomes long term. Even the best make massive judgment errors every single draft.

 

[JadedRandom]

And what is the list of those players? NHL drafting is extremely difficult to do above any average standard outcomes. Which is self-evident because no front office shows uniquely gifted aptitude in drafting outcomes long term. Even the best make massive judgment errors every single draft.

A guy like Martin for example didn't destroy the combine tests and doesn't measure out to be a "physical specimen" in the NHL.

But Martin's the type of guy that projects extremely well as a middle-6 versatile option on center/wing so just draft him and stop tergiversing about potential physicality issues in the NHL.

Same for Cootes, Hagens, and many others that just project well at the NHL.

In short, don't read too much into combine results.

 

[Castle8130]

The only height I want double fact checked is Malcolm Spence at 6’0.75”. I’ve seen him listed at 6’2”-6’3”

 

[rocketdan9]

Vansaghi destroyed on both right AND left handed grip strength. Would have thought a left handed guy would have won the left handed grip

And he's thick too, kinda looks like young Todd bertuzzi.

In this clip (2 years ago?). Reminds me of Lucic... 2 defenders after him and one trying to bodycheck him. Still able to make the play. Beast mode.

If his skating improves... I think an increase in point production will follow.

 

[wickedwitch]

Hagens measuring-up at 5'10 instead of the 5'11 on his profile, plus Cootes measuring-up at 5'11 instead of 6'0 will hurt their stock a bit despite them still being great prospects.

Hagens measured at 5'10.5, just as he did in the fall. And just as it did in the fall, 5'10.5 rounds to 5'11. So I can't see that hurting his draft status.

Heights at the combine are measured to the nearest quarter inch.

 

[ScoutyMcScoutface]

Lots of guys will rise/fall because of measurements at the Combine.

Jackson Smith measuring-up at 6'4 instead of the 6'3 in his draft profile will slightly boost his stock.

Hagens measuring-up at 5'10 instead of the 5'11 on his profile, plus Cootes measuring-up at 5'11 instead of 6'0 will hurt their stock a bit despite them still being great prospects.

The Combine allows teams/scouts to perhaps better project how much physical runway a certain prospect has remaining, but I think it is also misleading in the sense that teams put too much weight on it.

Just draft talented players who project well and stop overthinking things.

Cootes is a Tinder 6'

He'll be fine

 

[samsagat]

Cootes is a Tinder 6'

He'll be fine

I hope he's a Tinder that everyone swipe left on... untill the good Habs girls see how much of a good guy he is and swipe right on him...

Habs might not be the most sexy girl out there, but she certainly is a passionate one and has a good heart

And Cootes is a responsible and engaged guy, he would fit right in in Habs land.

Habs fans naturally loves those never stoping motor guys...

They even prefer them to more talented, but casual guys...