The world's best prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft gathered in Buffalo this week for their annual pre-draft interviews and fitness testing. With thanks to Sportsnet, here are the top 10 performers for each of the fitness tests:
Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate): Mean Power Output
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Jonathan Ang | 12.5 |
| 2 | Jesper Bratt | 12.5 |
| 3 | Libor Hajek | 12.4 |
| 4 | William Lockwood | 12.2 |
| 5 | Henrik Borgstrom | 12.1 |
| 6 | Jakub Chychrun | 12.1 |
| 7 | Alex Nylander | 12.1 |
| 8 | Luke Green | 12.0 |
| 9 | Mikhail Sergachev | 12.0 |
| 10 | Dillon Dube | 11.9 |
Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate): Peak Power Output
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Alex Nylander | 21.1 |
| 2 | William Lockwood | 19.3 |
| 3 | Jonathan Ang | 18.7 |
| 4 | Rasmus Asplund | 18.6 |
| 5 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 18.6 |
| 6 | Ty Ronning | 18.4 |
| 7 | Kale Clague | 18.3 |
| 8 | Henrik Borgstrom | 18.2 |
| 9 | Auston Matthews | 18.1 |
| 10 | Jakob Chychrun | 18.0 |
Anaerobic Fitness: Fatigue Index
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Michael Graham | 29.9 |
| 2 | Trent Frederic | 42.1 |
| 3 | William Knierim | 43.7 |
| 4 | Nicholas Caamano | 44.9 |
| 5 | Wade Allison | 45.5 |
| 6 | Jesper Bratt | 45.5 |
| 7 | Griffin Luce | 47.0 |
| 8 | Samuel Girard | 47.8 |
| 9 | Dante Fabbro | 47.9 |
| 10 | Vitaly Abramov | 48.3 |
Bench Press: 70-80% of body weight (# of reps)
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Samuel Girard | 15 |
| 2 | Vojtech Budik | 14 |
| 3 | Tyson Jost | 14 |
| 4 | Carl Grundstrom | 14 |
| 5 | German Rubtsov | 14 |
| 6 | Graham McPhee | 14 |
| 7 | Wade Allison | 13 |
| 8 | Artus Kayumov | 13 |
| 9 | Dillon Dube | 13 |
| 10 | Matt Filipe | 13 |
Jump Station (Force Plate): Vertical Jump (Inches)
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Luke Kunin | 28.98 |
| 2 | Julien Gauthier | 26.69 |
| 3 | Chad Krys | 25.59 |
| 4 | Mitchell Mattson | 25.59 |
| 5 | Noah Gregor | 25.28 |
| 6 | Jakob Chychrun | 25.28 |
| 7 | Jordan Kyrou | 24.61 |
| 8 | Max Zimmer | 24.17 |
| 9 | Wade Allison | 23.74 |
| 10 | Luke Green | 23.66 |
Grip Strength: Left Hand
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Trent Frederic | 169 |
| 2 | Boris Katchouk | 165 |
| 3 | Taylor Raddysh | 164 |
| 4 | James Greenway | 164 |
| 5 | Mikhail Sergachev | 163 |
| 6 | Matthew Cairns | 161 |
| 7 | Riley Stillman | 159 |
| 8 | Giovani Smith | 158 |
| 9 | Patrik Laine | 155 |
| 10 | Connor Bunnaman | 155 |
Grip Strength: Right Hand
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | James Greenway | 187 |
| 2 | Brett Murray | 170 |
| 3 | Matthew Cairns | 169 |
| 4 | Taylor Raddysh | 165 |
| 5 | Giovani Smith | 165 |
| 6 | Connor Bunnaman | 164 |
| 7 | Boris Katchouk | 163 |
| 8 | Keaton Middleton | 163 |
| 9 | Tage Thompson | 163 |
| 10 | Joseph Raaymakers | 162 |
Wingspan (Inches)
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Logan Stanley | 82.75 |
| 2 | Brett Murray | 81.00 |
| 3 | James Greenway | 80.75 |
| 4 | Giavani Smith | 80.25 |
| 5 | Riley Tufte | 80.00 |
| 6 | Keaton Middleton | 79.50 |
| 7 | Logan Brown | 79.50 |
| 8 | Nathan Bastian | 79.00 |
| 9 | Joseph Raaymakers | 78.25 |
| 10 | Timothy Gettinger | 78.00 |
Pro Agility (Shuttle Run): Left
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Matthew Cairns | 4.3 |
| 2 | Luke Green | 4.31 |
| 3 | Jordan Kyrou | 4.35 |
| 4 | Cameron Morison | 4.4 |
| 5 | Joseph Raaymakers | 4.42 |
| 6 | Jonathan Ang | 4.47 |
| 7 | Auston Matthews | 4.48 |
| 8 | Max Zimmer | 4.48 |
| 9 | Connor Bunnaman | 4.49 |
| 10 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 4.5 |
Pro Agility (Shuttle): Right
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Luke Green | 4.19 |
| 2 | Matthew Cairns | 4.33 |
| 3 | Jordan Kyrou | 4.33 |
| 4 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 4.33 |
| 5 | Luke Kunin | 4.37 |
| 6 | Trent Frederic | 4.41 |
| 7 | Joseph Raaymakers | 4.43 |
| 8 | Max ZImmer | 4.43 |
| 9 | Matt Filipe | 4.44 |
| 10 | Ty Ronning | 4.46 |
Pull Ups Consecutive (max #)
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Jonathan Ang | 15 |
| 2 | Sam Steel | 13 |
| 3 | Carter Hart | 12 |
| 4 | Clayton Keller | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 11 |
| 6 | Jack Kopacka | 11 |
| 7 | Rasmus Asplund | 11 |
| 8 | Noah Gregor | 11 |
| 9 | Griffin Luce | 11 |
| 10 | Nicholas Caamana | 11 |
Standing Long Jump (Inches)
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Julien Gauthier | 120.0 |
| 2 | Jakob Chychrun | 118.5 |
| 3 | Trent Frederic | 114.5 |
| 4 | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 114.3 |
| 5 | Jonathan Ang | 114.0 |
| 6 | Giavani Smith | 113.8 |
| 7 | Luke Kunin | 113.5 |
| 8 | Boris Katchouk | 113.5 |
| 9 | Vojtech Budik | 113.3 |
| 10 | Michael McLeod | 112.8 |
VO2 Max: Test Duration
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Logan Stanley | 12:30 |
| 2 | Tanner Kaspick | 12.12 |
| 3 | Tyson Jost | 12:00 |
| 4 | Taylor Raddysh | 12:00 |
| 5 | William Knierim | 12:00 |
| 6 | Charles McAvoy | 12:00 |
| 7 | Julien Gauthier | 11:43 |
| 8 | Connor Bunnaman | 11:35 |
| 9 | Andrew Peeke | 11:30 |
| 10 | Logan Brown | 11:30 |
VO2 Max: ml/kg/mins
| Rank | Player | Result |
| 1 | Carter Hart | 65.0 |
| 2 | Evan Fitzpatrick | 62.0 |
| 3 | Brandon Gignac | 62.0 |
| 4 | Wade Allison | 61.0 |
| 5 | Jacob Cederholm | 61.0 |
| 6 | Michael McLeod | 61.0 |
| 7 | Sam Steel | 60.0 |
| 8 | Zach Sawchenko | 60.0 |
| 9 | Tanner Kaspcik | 59.0 |
| 10 | Joseph Raaymakers | 59.0 |
Notes:
- Goaltender Joseph Raaymakers saw success in five tests, including both of the lateral agility tests
- Auston Matthews performed well in the peak power output measurements for the Wingate and the Pro Left Agility test (which involves racing to touch cones laterally)
- Patrik Laine appeared only in the top-10 of the left-hand grip measurement, though he didn't participate in certain tests
- Peterborough's Jonathan Ang and top QMJHL prospects Pierre-Luc Dubois and Sam Girard stood out in a number of tests
- William Nylander's younger brother Alex also proved strongly on several tests
- Defensemen Jakob Chychrun and Mikhail Sergachev and stood out as the athletes that we have come to recognize them as
- The USHL's Michael Graham's lack of fatigue in the anaerobic testing relative to the rest of the top talent is astonishing/
