The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss who is leading the Calder Trophy race right now and some standouts in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL at the quarter mark of the season. They also highlight who has impressed them from the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators prospect pools so far.The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too:Dayton Reimer - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/dreimer/Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzator/Peter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the recently released NHL Central Scouting 2026 NHL Draft Players to Watch list.Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vince Richard⁠ - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss Peter's recently released 2026 NHL Draft Rankings, focusing on the top 10. They also talk about standouts in the NHL preseason and the CHL so far.Peter's full top 32 - https://thehockeywriters.com/2026-nhl-draft-baracchinis-rankings-preseason-top-32/Follow The Hockey Writers:Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/Graphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss the recent top 10 goalie prospects and NHL farm system rankings preseason update.Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vince Richard⁠ - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the players to watch in the recently released Top-100 Prospects Rankings preseason update.Top 100 Prospects - https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/And, check out the prospects and draft Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/s/prospects-and-draftFollow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/THW Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by Vince Richard – https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer, and Peter Baracchini get together to recap the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup which had Team USA walk away with the gold medal over Team Sweden and Team Canada win bronze over Team Finland. They discuss standouts from the tournament and which prospects they are excited to watch more of during the 2025-26 season.Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWriters/Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/Graphics by⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vince Richard⁠ - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss some standouts from the recently completed World Junior Summer Showcase and highlight some players to watch in the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup.NHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.comGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the most underrated prospects for the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. They also talk about players they are excited to watch this season from the Atlantic Division and give their very early picks for the 2026 Calder Trophy.NHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.comGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss some trades that have happened during the offseason, Gavin McKenna's decision to move to Penn State instead of returning to the Medicine Hat Tigers, and the most underrated prospects for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Montreal Canadiens.NHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.comGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer and Chase Beardsley get together to discuss some of their favorite picks and draft classes, potential steals from the first, second and later rounds, biggest risers, fallers, and more.To finish the show, they go over the teams they cover in the Senators, Mammoth, Maple Leafs, and Canucks, and react to their respective draft classes.To celebrate NHL Free Agency Frenzy get a 50% discount on all premium Substack subscriptions! - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/2025freeagencyfrenzydealNHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.comGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics