Toughest players for the 2025 NHL Draft

[Ovechkin962]

As a big fan of old time hockey and in the NHL fights collecting hobby, I'm interesting in knowing who are the toughest prospects for the upcoming draft? Big hitters, agitators, players who loves to fight...

Here are a few guys that are on my radar, but always looking for other names to keep an eye on

OHL: Kashawn Aitcheson, Porter Martone, Henry Brzustewicz, Jack Nesbitt, Ethan Czata
QMJHL: Zachary Morin
USHL: Ivan Ryabkin

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[LeProspector]

Nesbitt isn’t tough lol

 

[Ovechkin962]

Nesbitt isn’t tough lol

Fought seven times in the OHL

 

[LeProspector]

Fought seven times in the OHL

Fighting /= toughness lol

He’s Austin Watson

 

[Captain Clutch]

I'm definitely interested to know who are the 2025 draft eligibles who are known for bringing a physical edge to an otherwise high end skill set. I have heard from a few places for insance that Braeden Cootes is such a player. I'm not necessarily looking for kids who fight, though that's ok too, more interested in who is really playing a physical game on top of being a good playmaker/scorer or even a defensive minded defender. I have also heard that Vaclav Nestrasil plays a particularly mean brand of hockey in the USHL.

 

[Hinterland]

Eduard Bondar. Big kid, big hitter.

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

brady cleveland is so tough his residue is residing in the 25 class

 

[BigRangy]

Eddie Genborg was this, not sure if he still is

 

[Garl]

Never heard of Ryabkin being some kind of a very physical player. From Russia the physical guys are Limatov and Vilchinsky

From Sweden those are Genborg Hillstrom, Drott, Vass, Dahlqvist and Laksonen

 

[bobb]

Never heard of Ryabkin being some kind of a very physical player. From Russia the physical guys are Limatov and Vilchinsky

From Sweden those are Genborg Hillstrom, Drott, Vass, Dahlqvist and Laksonen

He's very physical and mean. Overly so with his 50 PIMs in his first 14 games in NA.

 

[SlafySZN]

Brady Martin.

 

[deca guard]

are any of these physical players possible 1st rounders besides martone

 

[Hinterland]

are any of these physical players possible 1st rounders besides martone

Well, I guess if Martone qualifies as tough then Zonnon does as well. But yeah. Might not be the best year if you're looking for elite skill with grit.