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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2027 NHL draft class, Jonah Neuenschwander who plays for Biel-Bienne in the NL, the top men's Swiss hockey league, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Could he land at 2nd overall at the NHL draft in June? Let's discuss!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top Russian prospect of the 2027 NHL draft class, Nazar Privalov who plays for the CSKA in the KHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Will he remain a top-5 pick in this draft? We will discuss that possibility in this episode.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about the top prospect of the 2027 NHL draft class, Landon Dupont who plays for the University of Michigan in the NCAA, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Will he remain the number one prospect of this draft? We give our thoughts on that!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released NHL Central Scouting 2027 preliminary rankings and who the big snubs were and who should have made the jump or bump. The 2027 NHL draft class is looking decent, and so there was lots to talk about!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2027 NHL draft class, Dima Zhilkin who plays for the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He could push for a Top-3 pick come draft day!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we have special guests Rocco and Darren of the Puck Bunker to discuss their early Top-32 NHL draft rankings for the 2027 class. They give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. As always a blast when the Puck Bunker boys join the show!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2027 NHL draft class, Andrei Pustovoy who plays for Lokomotiv in the KHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He could be a very high pick come draft day!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we do a head-to-head discussion of our early Top-16 NHL draft rankings for the 2027 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. This was a fun one! 

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In the first episode of season 2 of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and introduces us to the 2027 NHL draft class, including who are the top prospects, who can contend for the first overall spot, who are some potential risers by year's end and how the Hlinka Gretzky Cup could have bumped some of these prospects up the rankings. 

Landon Dupont, Sergei Skvortsov, Nazar Privalov, Jonah Neuenschwander, Milan Sundstrom and Alexis Joseph are just some of the names discussed.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I recap the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. We go over each pick and decide if it's a good fit for the team and whether there was value as to where each prospect was selected. We were live at the draft in Buffalo, so it was a lot of fun describing how things went down!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I discuss our Top-3 characteristics for the 2026 NHL draft prospects. We pick out a few names for each category, such as skating, passing, shooting, stickhandling and hitting, then decide who the top-3 are for each one. Another banger of an episode!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I do a head-to-head discussion of our final Top-32 NHL draft rankings for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. Always a blast!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I discuss our Top-16 NHL draft prospects comparables for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we compare each prospect with their NHL pier. This is a super fun episode!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the biggest hitters of the 2026 NHL draft class, Oscar Hemming who played for Boston College in the NCAA, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He was also one of the youngest hockey players in college and there's a lot of room for development in his game!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the bigger prospects of the 2026 NHL draft class, Ethan Belchetz who played for the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He has all the makings to be a great power forward when he makes it to the NHL!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I are joined by a special guest, Jacob from Doodle Hockey as we discuss the potential outcomes for the Vancouver Canucks with the third overall pick at the 2026 NHL draft. We go over scenarios as to what prospects may be selected with the first and second overall picks and how that would affect Vancouver's choice at No. 3. 

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and gives us an update to his 2026 NHL draft ranking April edition, and some of the big risers and fallers since the beginning of the season. Always fun talking about NHL draft prospects with Scott!

Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, Chase Reid, Carson Carels, Keaton Verhoeff, Caleb Malhotra, Alberts Smits, Ryan Lin are just some of the names discussed.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the biggest risers of the 2026 NHL draft class, Wyatt Cullen who plays for U18 USA NTDP, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He could be a potential steal come draft day in Buffalo.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Daxon Rudolph, who plays for the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He is one of the best defenders in this draft class! Could he be the a Top-10 selection? Listen to find out!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I do a head-to-head discussion of our Top-32 NHL draft rankings for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. This is a fun episode!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the best two-way prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Oliver Suvanto, who plays for Tappara in the Liiga, to top men's pro hockey league in Finland, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He also played for team Finland at the World Juniors and is one of the youngest players in this draft.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the most well rounded prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Adam Novotny, who plays for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He also played for team Czechia at the World Juniors as a draft eligible player, so that should help his stock as well!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we had The Prospect Don join us, to talk about the potential top centre of the 2026 NHL draft class, Caleb Malhotra who plays for the Brantford Bulldogs in the OHL. He is a talented forward who had a great season, so let's get into breaking down his game and see where he stacks up in TSN Craig Button's newest released NHL draft rankings of the year!

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NHL MOCK DRAFT Round 2! 

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc with Darren and Rocco from the Puck Bunker, The Prospect Don and Gabe Foley join us to do a March 2026 NHL mock draft. We do a mock of the Top-16 NHL lottery picks and discuss why we think the prospect deserves to go to that specific hockey team. Always a blast with this crew! 

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Guests: Rocco and Darren (Puck Bunker) + Anthony (The Prospect Don) + Gabe Foley (NHLFoley)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Carson Carels, who plays for the Prince George Cougars in the WHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He is one of the best defenders in this draft class! Could he be the a Top-5 pick? There's lots to discuss!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Viggo Bjorck, who plays for Djurgarden in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he a top-10 prospect? Let's find out!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we have a special guest, The Prospect Don, to talk about the potential top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft class, one of either Keaton Verhoeff who plays at the University of North Dakota in the NCAA, or Chase Reid who plays for the Soo Greyhounds in the OHL. 

We will break down their game and some of the positive and negatives attributes, and who we think will be the first one called up to the podium come June. 

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about the USA's recent Gold Medal Win at the 2026 Olympics in Italy and give our opinions as to how the game played out! Also, would Conor Bedard have made a difference for team Canada if he was on the team? 

Congrats to the Americans for winning gold! 

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Alberts Smits, who plays for Jukurit in the top men's league in Finland, the Liiga, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he the best D in this draft? Let's find out!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about a potential first overall prospect of the 2026 NHL draft, Ivar Stenberg, who plays for Frolunda in the SHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Can he jump ahead of Gavin McKenna and go first? We will find out!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Gavin McKenna, who plays for Penn State in the NCAA, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he a first overall prospect? Let's find out!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and gives us an update to his 2026 NHL draft ranking, and some of the big risers and fallers since the beginning of the season. Lots of great insight from Scott in this episode!

Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, Chase Reid, Keaton Verhoeff, Tynan Lawrence, Caleb Malhotra, Alberts Smits, Ryan Lin are just some of the names discussed.

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released January 2026 NHL Draft rankings from Elite Prospects. The Top-75 NHL prospects who made the list and some of the notable risers and fallers since their last release! 

Players discussed include Ivar Stenberg, Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Chase Reid, Xavier Villeneuve, Carson Carels, Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Lin, Viggo Bjorck, among others.

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It's that time of the year! NHL MOCK DRAFT TIME! 

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Darren and Rocco from The Puck Bunker and The Prospect Don join us to do an early 2026 NHL mock draft. We each make three picks and discuss why we think the prospect deserves to go to that specific hockey team. Lots of fun discourse in this one!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we do a head-to-head discussion of our Top-16 NHL draft rankings for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. This is a long one, so buckle in!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released NHL Central Scouting 2026 midterm rankings and who were the big risers and fallers. The 2026 NHL draft class is looking like a strong group, especially the defenseman, so there's lots to talk about!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we do a recap of the 2026 World Juniors and how the draft eligible prospects fared at the tournament. Did it help or hurt their stocks? There was some great hockey to watch either way!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Quarterfinal games and the NHL draft eligible players who participated and how they looked. We also make our predictions for the medal rounds and who will win Gold, Silver and Bronze!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Teams Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Latvia and Denmark before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. We also make our predictions for the medal rounds and who will win Gold, Silver and Bronze, PLUS the tournament MVPs!

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Team Sweden, Team Finland and Team Czechia rosters before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. These are some very good teams on paper and will make it an interesting round robin once the tourney begins December 26, 2025.  

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