2025 NHL Draft: Surprising 1st Rounders & Potential Steals

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

The Hockey Writers' Dayton Reimer, Matthew Zator and Zach Martin get together to react to the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft which saw Matthew Schaefer (New York Islanders), Michael Misa (San Jose Sharks) and Anton Frondell (Chicago Blackhawks) go first, second and third overall respectively. They also discuss some surprises, favorite picks and the big talent still left over for the second round.Check out THW's 2025 NHL Draft Live Tracker - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-live-tracker/And the FREE 2025 Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/NHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/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 Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer, Lukas Bernasiewicz, and Justin Giampietro get together with special guest Anthony Donati (aka Prospect Don) from Draft Prospects Hockey to take part in their final 2025 NHL Mock Draft of the season.THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/NHL Shop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674/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/Lukas Bernasiewicz - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/lbernasiewicz/Justin Giampietro - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/jgiampietro/Anthony Donati - https://x.com/TheProspectDonAnd, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/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

Host Matthew Zator gets together with Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer to do some superlatives for the 2025 NHL Draft.0:00 Intro0:40 Best Skater1:48 Best Shot3:03 Best Hockey IQ/Sense4:26 Best Hands6:09 Best Playmaker7:32 Best Compete Level/Work Ethic9:21 Most Likely to Succeed in the NHL in 2025-2614:55 Most Likely to Rise on Draft Day18:42 Most Likely to Fall on Draft Day23:22 Most Underrated ProspectTHW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/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 Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator gets together with Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer to discuss some prospects that could be surprising first-round picks and highlight their steals of the draft.THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/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 Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to dive into Peter's final rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft with his top-10 and risers and fallers from his March rankings.0:25 Peter’s Top 55:04 Peter’s Top 6-1010:15 Risers From Last Rankings16:09 Fallers From Last Rankings 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/Peter's rankings in written form - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-baracchinis-top-128-final-rankings/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersSubstack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/subscribeGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together with Mark Scheig, Andrew Forbes and Christopher Babos to discuss the 2025 NHL Draft Scouting Combine, players that stood out in their interviews and fitness testing and overall storylines.0:00 Intro0:52 Takeaways From the Combine11:23 Prospects That Stood Out24:26 Interesting Measurements31:14 Favorite Interview at the Combine39:23 No Longer Flying Under the Radar48:39 Storylines After the CombineTHW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/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

The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer, and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss some standouts from the recently completed 2025 Memorial Cup tournament. They also highlight some players and storylines to watch during the NHL Scouting Combine going on this week.0:00 Intro4:20 Standouts From Memorial Cup15:12 Which Draft-Eligible Prospect Increased Their Stock the Most?19:58 Storylines/Players to Watch at the Scouting Combine29:15 Who Has the Most to Gain at the Scouting Combine?Subscribe to the Prospects and Draft Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/subscribeCheck out THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Matthew Zator and Dayton Reimer get together to highlight some players to watch in the upcoming 2025 Memorial Cup featuring the London Knights, Medicine Hat Tigers, Moncton Wildcats, and Rimouski Oceanic.Subscribe to the Prospects and Draft Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/subscribeCheck out THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too:Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzatorPeter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/Dayton Reimer - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/dreimer/And, make sure to check out all our great prospects content - https://thehockeywriters.com/category/prospects/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriterInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheHockeyWritersGraphics by Vince Richard - https://www.behance.net/vincergraphics

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer, Lukas Bernasiewicz, and Justin Giampietro get together to do a mock draft for the top 16 of the 2025 NHL Draft after the Draft Lottery results on May 5.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