2022 Draft Profile: C Frank Nazar III
A possession-driving center with high-level speed and smarts, Nazar is a Michigan native who has wowed many an observer since joining the U.S. NTDP.
2022 NHL Draft: Top QMJHL Prospects (Skaters)
Shutdown or not, the QMJHL shouldn’t have a problem supplying the 2022 NHL draft with several first-round prospects.
2022 Draft Profile: LW Ivan Miroshnichenko
A powerful dual-threat top liner on a young Omskie Krylia squad in Russia’s adult-age VHL, left wing Ivan Miroshnichenko plays a rugged North American style thanks to his size, physicality, and strong puck protection.
2022 Draft Profile: LW Alexander Perevalov
Russian sniper Alexander Perevalov is a complete 200-foot winger who competes hard while lighting up the scoresheet in the process.
2022 Draft Profile: C Conor Geekie
A two-sport star from an athletic family with longstanding ties to the WHL, Winnipeg Ice pivot Conor Geekie is a high-end playmaker with a massive frame who centers one of the top lines in all of Canadian major junior hockey.
2022 Draft Profile: RHD Šimon Nemec
Cerebral two-way blueliner Simon Nemec is poised to become the first Slovakian defenseman taken in the first round of the NHL draft in 17 years.
2022 Draft Profile: C/RW Brad Lambert
There’s always one flashy draft prospect with more than a few question marks about his overall game. But Finland’s Brad Lambert has taken major steps towards adding physicality and sound 200-foot play to an already impressive skill set.
2022 Draft Profile: C Jack D. Hughes
A high-profile prospect from the late-2003-born year group, Northeastern University center Jack D. Hughes is an abrasive playmaker with slick puck skills who should go early in the first round of the 2022 NHL draft.
2022 WJC: 2022 Draft Prospects (Day One)
Several of the top prospects for the 2022 NHL draft are on display at the under-20 world junior hockey championship. Take a look into their individual performances during the first day of preliminary-round play.