Western Hockey Scout
@Pete___Hughes
Former 15+ Year WHL/USHL Hockey Scout. Now Freelance Amateur Hockey Writer.
Top 160 NHL Prospects (I probably missed someone, bring on the discussion):
If you haven’t seen Iron Claw you have too. Top 5 Movie so far this decade.
zac efron with his brother dylan via instagram
Flames Fans should keep an eye on Theo Stockselius, massive upside. Sweden always played him in Bottom 6, but I liked him with limited Ice. Great J20 Numbers, might have had him 1st Round, but he was really lanky. Then everyone finds out at Draft, had Cancer is way behind curve.
No one does it better than Western Canada.
When you realize the Canucks would have drafted 4th overall if they lost this game;
Calgary has been really close to some amazing Teams the last 20+ years. 2000s: St. Louis-Stillman-Iginla Savard-Langkow-Tanguay 2020s: Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk Monahan-Bennett-Stone This is what I think about every morning I wake up.
If anyone else is in same boat. Pick Professors off ratemyprofessors.com not all Professors the same, Google University Bird Courses for 1-2 Year electives. You can also find cooler electives this way, manages load. Minor in Business if not in STEM. Drop class pickup in Summer
Some life talk here Does anyone have any college tips?
It’s really weird to me that when you buy a European Football Jersey it comes with the Sponsorship on it. I get the Players wearing it, but you’re paying $130 to advertise Snapdragon? It’s weird the Fans have accepted this, it’s basically the primary logo.
One thing Scouts know that not every Fan knows…. Players can cheat the game with an Elite Skill or Two in Junior/NCAA (Hands, Feet, Effort, Toughness, etc). You can’t Cheat the NHL and be a long time Top 9 Forward, without being more well rounded. Honzek is all feet as of now.
How to know if Sam Honzek is anything more than a Bottom 6 NHLer next year in Preseason. Does he produce any Offence that isn’t off the rush next year and because of his feet? If he’s producing on set play passes, making smart short seam plays, etc you can get more excited.
I’m currently doing a Top 100 NHL Prospect Ranking. I’ll never criticize anyone again for doing one. I’m trying to put 200 names into 100 slots. If you have aspirations of ever being an NHLer just know it’s insanely hard to make it. Lol.
Bold Prediction: Ottawa wins the Atlantic (Florida likely rests everyone again down the stretch). Montreal is also a year or two away from Winning the Atlantic for the next decade.
What’s happening in Leafs Nation? Top 10 Player in the League for 4 Bottom 6 Forwards is being celebrated? Domi is going to be a first liner and they’re stoked about it? They needed better Defenders. Forwards were never the issue. Nick Robertson is better than most these guys.
Talk about GREAT VALUE. 👀💙 #LeafsForever