In a thrilling 2-1 Finland victory that saw the game winning goal scored with three seconds left we focused on Slovakia’s 2024 NHL Draft prospects and one outstanding 2025 draft prospect
Scouting Reports
Leo Carlsson
Leo Carlsson
Orebro HK SHL
Left Shot Center
6’3″ 194lbs
Karlstad, SWE
2004
2022-2023: A
Gregory Weber
Gregory Weber
SC Bern NL
Right Shot Center
5’9″ 154lbs
Bern, SUI
2004
2022-2023: C+
2021-2022: C+
Owen McLaughlin (Updated 1/15/22)
Owen McLaughlin
Sioux City Musketeers USHL
Center
5’11” 165lbs
North Dakota 2022
2020-2021: C
Shane Lachance
Shane Lachance
Cameron Macdonald
Cam was a man among boys here. Had his way in tough areas played with some snarl and showed excellent touch around the net. He can finish in tight.
Casey Roepke – Long Term Player Watch
Casey looks and plays bigger than listed. He is easy with the puck as his first touches are soft and he seldom has trouble making plays up ice. He takes hits to get pucks up the ice quickly and he is clever in creating passing lanes. Casey plays an easy and confident game.
Garrett Szydlowski is worth paying attention to
Garrett plays a pro style. What’s that mean? Finish checks. Hit the net. Pucks in and out at the lines. Block shots. Active stick in all defensive situations. Defensive side of the puck on 50-50s. Alive on the bench. These all seam like fairly easy things to do, but you would be surprised how many prospects (& parents for that matter) only care about the score sheet.
NAHL – NHL Prospects and Potential College Free Agents
We think there are several players in the showcase who should be on the radar but nobody beyond the C+ range. We listed a few late 2002’s and 2003’s for next year’s draft class who are worth mentioning and keeping tabs on this season as well.
NHL Scouting Report: Joshua Groll is an ’01 to keep an eye
Intangibles – Goal scorers will always find a home and this Cali kid knows he can score and plays with the kind of confidence an organization will want their draft picks to have.
Quick Hit: Tim Khokhlachev’s not so tiny
Tim Khokhlachev #22 (F, L, Shreveport, 6’4″, 210lbs, late 2001) (3.75 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — C) Forward This is (in part) what we wrote about Tim in a…
Quick Hit – Casey Roepke is easy on the eyes
Casey Roepke (4.25 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — C) Defense The first thing you notice about Casey is how easily he moves around the ice. Tight forechecker on his…