J-P Vuorinen, NHL European Scouting; Top International prospects

The first round of the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft is in the books, and co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale cover all aspects. They spoke with Matthew Schaefer moments after he was chosen by the New York Islanders with the No. 1 pick, as well as the No. 2 and No. 3 picks, Michael Misa of the San Jose Sharks and Anton Frondell of the Chicago Blackhawks. Adam and Mike also discuss their surprise selections, some of the most interesting teams and much more.

Pat Cullen of NHL Central Scouting joins co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top prospects from the United States Hockey League and U.S. high schools for the 2025 NHL Draft. Pat shares his opinions on several top prospects, including Madison linemates Ryker Lee and Mason Moe, Muskegon forward Ivan Ryabkin, and Edina High School forward Mason West, who could be "kind of the unicorn of the whole draft class." 

NHL Draft Class is back from the NHL Scouting Combine and focused on the best of the Ontario Hockey League, starting with Brampton forward Porter Martone, who discusses his season, being a captain and his favorite backyard goalie, Jeff. Co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale also talk to Nick Smith of NHL Central Scouting to get his opinions on some of the top 2025 NHL Draft prospects from the OHL, including Matthew Schaefer, Michael Misa, Jake O'Brien and more. There's also some mock draft talk. 

NHL Draft Class is back for another episode from the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo. This time two of the top centers join the podcast, with Michael Misa of Saginaw and James Hagens of Boston College both saying how they feel they're ready to jump right into an NHL lineup next season. Misa also touches on the possibility of playing with his brother at Penn State, while Hagens discusses his hometown New York Islanders winning the NHL Draft Lottery, plus much more. 

NHL Draft Class is in Buffalo for the NHL Scouting Combine and co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale kicked off the week by speaking with two of the top prospects for the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft, Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer and Brandon center Roger McQueen. Both players discussed their injury-riddled seasons, revealed how much of the combine fitness testing they will be taking part in, what they plan to tell the NHL teams they're meeting with, plus much more. 

The NHL Scouting Combine is one of the tentpole events on the way to the NHL Draft, and to talk about the 2025 Combine, NHL Central Scouting associate director David Gregory joins co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale. Gregory discusses why Buffalo is the perfect site for one of the most important events of the draft season, and covers some of the top draft prospects, including Erie defenseman Matthew Schaefer, Brandon center Roger McQueen and many more.

With the 2025 NHL Draft just one month away, NHL Central Scouting senior western scout John Williams joins co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top Western Hockey League prospects, including Seattle defenseman Radim Mrtka, Brandon center Roger McQueen, and Everett forward Carter Bear.

J-P Vuorinen, director of NHL European Scouting, joins co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top International prospects for the 2025 NHL Draft, with special focus on the top two players, Djurgarden teammates Anton Frondell and Victor Eklund. There's also some talk about the upcoming NHL Scouting Combine, and an update on the order of selection for the first 28 picks in the first round of the draft.

It's time to discuss the best 2025 NHL Draft prospects in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, with NHL Central Scouting's J-F Damphousse joining co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale. We get J-F's expert analysis on several top players, including Moncton forward Caleb Desnoyers, and the former NHL stars that Desnoyers reminds him of.

We're talking about the NHL Draft Lottery with Sportsnet draft expert Jason Bukala. What does he think the New York Islanders will do with the No. 1 pick? What about the San Jose Sharks at No. 2? And where do Porter Martone, James Hagens, Roger McQueen and more fit into the 2025 NHL Draft puzzle. Plus co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale discuss their post-lottery mock draft.