Love seeing scouts bring up Gordei Khotkov as a top prospect for the #2028NHLDraft.
Khotkov is an incredibly mobile puck-moving defenseman for 6'6. Currently has six points in 19 points for Saginaw despite largely being a third-pair D for the Spirit.
Khotkov is an incredibly mobile puck-moving defenseman for 6'6. Currently has six points in 19 points for Saginaw despite largely being a third-pair D for the Spirit.
I’ve always bemoaned “next year’s draft is better” proclamations.
So I hope this will mean more coming from me: 2028 looks better than 2027. Here’s why, with insight from sources:
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I see a lot of Dmitri Simashev in Gordei Khotkov as a big, mobile RHD, but I think Khotkov has more offensive skill and a better skater. If his offensive numbers can shoot up next season, I think there's a real case for him being a top pick in 2028.
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One thing I got wrong on Beckett Sennecke as a prospect, and it was a mistake I made as an inexperienced scout, was disregarding his separation ability, chalking it up to his size advantage.
I've been trying to focus more on separation in prospects, and what they do with space.
I've been trying to focus more on separation in prospects, and what they do with space.
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It doesn't matter the player, always eye what they're doing in open space, whether opening it or closing it, and what they do after.
It reveals a lot about a player's decision making, and i've been wrong on a few players because I didn't factor their separation struggles enough.
It reveals a lot about a player's decision making, and i've been wrong on a few players because I didn't factor their separation struggles enough.
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And when I say "after" separating, I mean what they do when they utilize space. It's one thing to have self-creation as an asset for a hockey player, but another to have the finish. Are they producing a good scoring chance? Are they stripping the puck away?
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Guelph Storm Acquire Barrie Colts Captain, #NYR prospect Evan Passmore @TheHockeyNews
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Vancouver Canucks Re-Assign Prospect Gabriel Chiarot To The Kitchener Rangers @TheHockeyNews
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First 2027 NHL Draft rankings from the great @RecScouting team! Happy to have been part of the discussion! #2027NHLDraft
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RECRUIT TOP 32 Q1 RANKINGS NOW OUT
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Austin Kelly retweeted
Introducing your 2026 #WorldU17 All-Star Team! ⭐️
Voici l’équipe des étoiles du #MondialM17 2026! ⭐️
F/A: 🔴 Kash Kwajah
F/A: ⚪️ Maddox Schultz
F/A: 🇨🇿 Dominik Zelezny
D: 🇺🇸 Drew Daley
D: ⚪️ Adrian Sgro
G: 🇺🇸 Mason Martin
Voici l’équipe des étoiles du #MondialM17 2026! ⭐️
F/A: 🔴 Kash Kwajah
F/A: ⚪️ Maddox Schultz
F/A: 🇨🇿 Dominik Zelezny
D: 🇺🇸 Drew Daley
D: ⚪️ Adrian Sgro
G: 🇺🇸 Mason Martin
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Hope Matyas Michalek comes over to the OHL next season to get a look at him. The league already has two of the best defensemen in the 2028 NHL Draft class in Adrian Sgro and Gordei Khotkov, all three could be high picks next year.
I'm at the gold medal game at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and if 6-foot-4 Czech defenseman Matyas Michalek is not a top-10 pick in the 2028 NHL draft, I'll be shocked. He's played four games this season for Sparta Prague in the Czech men's league as a 16-year-old.
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Early U17's gold medal thought, Matyas Michalek should be an incredibly exciting prospect for next year's draft. As should Joey Cullen on the other side for Team USA.
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A pretty unbelievable goal from Shane Vansaghi.
It's exciting what he can do when he has the puck and some space. #LetsGoFlyers
It's exciting what he can do when he has the puck and some space. #LetsGoFlyers
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Absolutely insane game between Guelph & North Bay. 10-6 win by the Storm with a 4-0 third period for Guelph.
Ethan Czata (TB), Ryan Roobroeck (CHI), & Jaakko Wycisk (#2027NHLDraft) each with 4PTS. Roobroeck scored to kick off the comeback down 6-5.
Ethan Czata (TB), Ryan Roobroeck (CHI), & Jaakko Wycisk (#2027NHLDraft) each with 4PTS. Roobroeck scored to kick off the comeback down 6-5.
THEY CAN'T STOP SCORING 🤯
Ryan Roobroeck caps off a five goal in five minute run with his second of the game to take the #OHL lead in goals and bring the @Storm_City back to even heading into the intermission!
#Blackhawks
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Austin Kelly retweeted
OHL News - Sudbury Wolves forward Tanner Adams is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season following shoulder surgery.
Awful news for the Wolves who sit atop the OHL’s Central Division.
Adams was acquired by Sudbury in a massive trade with the Brampton Steelheads in exchange for 15 draft picks (Brampton also received 2 compensatory picks from the league in the deal).
Awful news for the Wolves who sit atop the OHL’s Central Division.
Adams was acquired by Sudbury in a massive trade with the Brampton Steelheads in exchange for 15 draft picks (Brampton also received 2 compensatory picks from the league in the deal).
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Brampton Steelheads 2027 NHL Draft Eligible Peter Green Commits To Arizona State @TheHockeyNews
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