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.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Scott Wheeler (The Athletic)

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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.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Whittaker Heart (Elite Prospects)

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Should we be concerned about Gavin McKenna going 1st overall at the 2026 NHL draft this early on in the season? How are his numbers playing for Penn State in the NCAA compared to past draft prospects? Is there anything McKenna could do better for the rest of the season? 

We also discuss Team USA's recently released World Juniors roster. Were there some snubs that should have been invited?

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Steven Ellis from The Daily Faceoff Hockey joins us to discuss his latest 2026 NHL draft rankings. We talk about Gavin McKenna and his position as the first overall prospect and whether or not there is competition for that top spot. Lots of prospect movement in the rankings, so we will cover those as well!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Steven Ellis (The Daily Faceoff)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by the Puck Bunker boys to discuss the Top WHL Defensemen of the 2026 NHL Draft class. Always a great time talking hockey prospects with these two beauties, so join us for this episode!

Players discussed: Carson Carels, Ryan Lin and Daxon Rudolph.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Darren and Rocco (Puck Bunker)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Anthony 'The Prospect Don' to discuss one of the biggest and most skilled prospects of the 2026 NHL Draft, Ethan Belchetz of the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL. 

We also talk about what the chances of Macklin Celebrini and Conor Bedard of making Team Canada for the Olympics. Do you think they should both be on the team or just one? 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Anthony (Prospect Don)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Corey Pronman from The Athletic NHL joins us to discuss his latest 2026 NHL draft rankings. We talk about some of the surprises on his list and why he rated certain prospects high or low at this time of the year. Lots of fun discourse in this one!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Corey Pronman (The Athletic NHL Prospects)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the Top QMJHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft with special guest Felix Sicard from McKeen's Hockey. Always a great time talking hockey prospects so join us for this episode!

Players discussed: Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte, Oleg Kulebyakin, Olivers Murnieks, Yegor Shilov, Lars Steiner, Xavier Villeneuve and Alexei Vlasov

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Felix Sicard (McKeen's Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Derek Neumeier from McKeen's Hockey to discuss one of the top defensemen of the 2026 NHL Draft, Daxon Rudolph from the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL and the parts of his game that are appealing to scouts. We also go over some of the NCAA news from the past week and how Keaton Verhoeff is doing at the University of North Dakota.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Derek Neumeier (McKeen's Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Adam Kimelman from NHL.com joins us to discuss the 2026 NHL draft prospects. The season has begun and we wanted to know who has started off hot and who has not and whether or not that has affected their draft stock early on. 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Adam Kimelman (NHL.com)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the Top OHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft with special guest Brock Otten from McKeen's Hockey. Lots of great players to talk about so join us for this episode! 

Players discussed; Ethan Belchetz, Beckham Edwards, Nikita Klepov, Adam Novotny, Chase Reid, Brooks Rogowski and Ryan Roobroeck. 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Brock Otten (McKeen's Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released NHL Central Scouting 2026 preliminary rankings and who the big snubs were and who should have made the jump or bump. The 2026 NHL draft class is looking like a strong group, so lots to talk about!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guests: Rocco and Darren (Puck Bunker) and Anthony (The Prospect Don)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Anthony aka The Prospect Don to discuss if Keaton Verhoeff from the University of North Dakota can give Gavin McKenna a run for first overall at the 2026 NHL Draft. We also go over some of the NCAA news from the past week and who stood out.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: The Prospect Don

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Gabe Foley to discuss the Top NCAA Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. Gavin McKenna finally made his college debut with Penn State and he did not disappoint! We also cover potential second overall pick Keaton Verhoeff as well as Adam Valetini, Landon Nycz, Lincoln Kuehne, and Ilia Morozov. 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Gabe Foley

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I will discuss the Early Top WHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. And stick around for our Follower Questions talk as we have a disagreement about one of the questions and need your help for a tie-break! 

Players discussed include Ryan Lin, Mathis Preston, Daxon Rudolph, among others.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released 2026 NHL Draft rankings from Elite Prospects and TSN. There are some hot takes already, which makes for some fun talk! 

Players discussed include Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ivar Stenberg, Ryan Roobroeck, Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Lin, Viggo Bjorck, among others.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, The Prospect Don (Anthony) as we discuss the potential 2nd overall pick for the 2026 NHL draft, Ivar Stenberg. Does he possess the intangibles to jump up the draft rankings? What are his strengths and weakness? Let's discuss!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: The Prospect Don (Anthony)

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In our 1st 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 introduces us to the 2026 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. Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ivar Stenberg, Ryan Lin and Tynan Lawrence are some of the names discussed.

Scott recently dropped his pre-season 2026 NHL draft rankings, so go check that out here:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6553301/2025/08/18/2026-nhl-draft-ranking-preseason-gavin-mckenna/

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Guest: Scott Wheeler (The Athletic)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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.  

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released 2026 World Juniors Team Canada preliminary roster before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. There are still three cuts to be made, so we toss around some players that we think may not make the team and also how this team stacks up on paper. 

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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, 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. 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Anthony Donati (The Prospect Don)

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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! 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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 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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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! 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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, 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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Anthony Donati (The Prospect Don)

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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.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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, 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!

If you want to see all the picks, head over to YouTube and search for 'The Draft Board Hockey Show'

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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. 

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Jacov (Doodle Hockey)

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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.

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

Guest: Scott Wheeler (The Athletic)

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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 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 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 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 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!

Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)

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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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