The world's top young hockey prospects gathered in Buffalo this week to participate in the annual NHL Scouting Combine. Here are the top 10 performers for each test:
Aerobic Fitness: Test Duration
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jack Eichel |
12:15 |
2 |
Yakov Trenin |
12:15 |
3 |
Keegan Kolesar |
12:01 |
4 |
Paul Bittner |
12:00 |
5 |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
12:00 |
6 |
Nicolas Roy |
11:45 |
7 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
11:30 |
8 |
Gabriel Carlsson |
11:30 |
9 |
Jansen Harkins |
11:30 |
10 |
Dennis Yan |
11:30 |
Aerobic Fitness: VO2max (ml/kg/min)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Matthew Spencer |
70.0 |
2 |
Nicholas Boka |
69.9 |
3 |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
68.8 |
4 |
Brendan Warren |
66.6 |
5 |
Kyle Capobianco |
66.6 |
6 |
Jacob Larsson |
66.0 |
7 |
Jesper Lindgren |
65.9 |
8 |
Mathieu Joseph |
65.6 |
9 |
Brock Boeser |
65.5 |
10 |
Jansen Harkins |
65.2 |
Agility and Balance: Pro Agility Left
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Colin White |
4.34 |
2 |
Blake Speers |
4.38 |
3 |
Zachary Senyshyn |
4.42 |
4 |
Karch Bachman |
4.43 |
5 |
Connor McDavid |
4.43 |
6 |
Tyler Soy |
4.46 |
7 |
Brendan Guhle |
4.47 |
8 |
Jack Eichel |
4.48 |
9 |
Mitchell Stephens |
4.48 |
10 |
Callum Booth |
5 |
Agility and Balance: Pro Agility Right
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Colin White |
4.21 |
2 |
Jack Eichel |
4.24 |
3 |
Blake Speers |
4.29 |
4 |
Erik Foley |
4.38 |
5 |
Karch Bachman |
4.39 |
6 |
Brendan Guhle |
4.39 |
7 |
Tyler Soy |
4.4 |
8 |
Mitchell Stephens |
4.42 |
9 |
Mathieu Joseph |
4.45 |
10 |
Dylan Strome |
4.47 |
Anaerobic Fitness: Mean Power Output (watts/kg)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jesse Gabriel |
13.8 |
2 |
Chaz Raddekopp |
12.5 |
3 |
Graham Knott |
12.4 |
4 |
Simon Bourque |
12.4 |
5 |
Karch Bachman |
12.2 |
6 |
Mathieu Joseph |
12.0 |
7 |
Ryan Gropp |
11.9 |
8 |
Jesper Lindgren |
11.8 |
9 |
Austin Wagner |
11.8 |
10 |
Brendan Guhle |
11.8 |
Anaerobic Fitness: Peak Power Output (watts/kg)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Brendan Guhle |
19.9 |
2 |
Austin Wagner |
19.4 |
3 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
19.2 |
4 |
Karch Bachman |
19.1 |
5 |
Graham Knott |
18.6 |
6 |
Dennis Yan |
18.5 |
7 |
Ryan Gropp |
18.2 |
8 |
Brandon Carlo |
18.2 |
9 |
Travis Konecny |
17.9 |
10 |
Robin Kovacs |
17.9 |
Anaerobic Fitness: Fatigue Index
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jesse Gabriel |
26.4 |
2 |
Mitchell Marner |
39.1 |
3 |
Tomas Novak |
42.2 |
4 |
Nicolas Meloche |
42.7 |
5 |
Nicholas Merkley |
43.4 |
6 |
Samuel Dove-McFalls |
43.6 |
7 |
Cooper Marody |
44.4 |
8 |
Nathan Noel |
44.5 |
9 |
Zachary Werenski |
46.5 |
10 |
Anthony Cirelli |
48.1 |
Anthropmetry: Wing Span (inches)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Daniel Vladar |
84.00 |
2 |
Callum Booth |
81.00 |
3 |
Yakov Trenin |
80.75 |
4 |
Jordan Greenway |
80.50 |
5 |
Brandon Carlo |
80.50 |
6 |
Adin Hill |
80.25 |
7 |
Paul Bittner |
80.00 |
8 |
Chris Martenet |
80.00 |
9 |
Erik Cernak |
79.25 |
10 |
Roope Hintz |
78.50 |
Body Composition: Body Fat %
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jack Sadek |
4 |
2 |
Anthony Richard |
4.6 |
3 |
Gabriel Carlsson |
4.8 |
4 |
Brandon Carlo |
4.9 |
5 |
Austin Wagner |
5 |
6 |
Parker Wotherspoon |
5 |
7 |
Brendan Guhle |
5.1 |
8 |
Travis Konecny |
5.9 |
9 |
Noah Hanifin |
6.1 |
10 |
Felix Sandstrom |
6.2 |
Force Plate: Vertical Jump (inches)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Austin Wagner |
28.74 |
2 |
Ryan Gropp |
27.44 |
3 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
27.28 |
4 |
Brendan Guhle |
26.77 |
5 |
Jack Eichel |
26.18 |
6 |
Colin White |
25 |
7 |
Erik Foley |
24.64 |
8 |
Thomas Chabot |
24.02 |
9 |
Karch Bachman |
23.74 |
10 |
Gustav Bouramman |
23.7 |
Musculoskeletal: Bench Press 70-80% of Body Weight (# of reps)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jesse Gabrielle |
20 |
2 |
Erik Foley |
17 |
3 |
Connor Hobbs |
17 |
4 |
Jack Eichel |
16 |
5 |
Travis Konecny |
16 |
6 |
Evgeny Svechnikov |
16 |
7 |
Brendan Guhle |
15 |
8 |
Kyle Connor |
15 |
9 |
Noah Hanifin |
15 |
10 |
Kameron Kielly |
15 |
Musculoskeletal: Left Hand Grip (lbs)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Luke Opilka |
180 |
2 |
Samuel Dove-McFalls |
180 |
3 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
170 |
4 |
Evgeny Svechnikov |
165 |
5 |
Connor McDavid |
165 |
6 |
Brandon Carlo |
161 |
7 |
Lawson Crouse |
160 |
8 |
Jeremy Bracco |
160 |
9 |
Noah Hanifin |
155 |
10 |
Hayden McCool |
155 |
Musculoskeletal: Right Hand Grip (lbs)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Jack Eichel |
176 |
2 |
Samuel Dove-McFalls |
175 |
3 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
174 |
4 |
Mikko Rantanen |
174 |
5 |
Noah Hanifin |
173 |
6 |
Brandon Carlo |
168 |
7 |
Lawson Crouse |
166 |
8 |
Chase Pearson |
166 |
9 |
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson |
160 |
10 |
Zachary Werenski |
159 |
Musculoskeletal: Pull-Ups Consecutive (max #)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Dennis Yan |
14 |
2 |
Travis Konecny |
13 |
3 |
Brendan Guhle |
12 |
4 |
Brendan Warren |
12 |
5 |
Jordan Greenway |
12 |
6 |
Felix Sandstrom |
12 |
7 |
Erik Foley |
12 |
8 |
Nathan Noel |
12 |
9 |
Kyle Connor |
12 |
10 |
Brandon Carlo |
11 |
Musculoskeletal: Standing Long Jump (inches)
Rank |
Player |
Result |
1 |
Brendan Guhle |
122 |
2 |
Mackenzie Blackwood |
118.9 |
3 |
Lawson Crouse |
116.1 |
4 |
Austin Wagner |
115.4 |
5 |
Chris Martenet |
115.0 |
6 |
Jack Eichel |
115.0 |
7 |
Zachary Senyshyn |
115.0 |
8 |
Colin White |
113.4 |
9 |
Ryan Gropp |
112.2 |
10 |
Travis Konecny |
111.0 |
Notes:
- Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood drastically out-performed his counterparts, a rare dominant performance for a goalie
- Defenceman Noah Hanifin, a potential Leafs pick, finished in the top 10 for four tests
- Winger Mitchell Marner, another potential Leafs pick, finished well only in the fatigue index, placing second
- Marner weighed in at 159.85 Ibs, and measured at 5'11", tying him with Anthony Cirelli and Adam Marsh as the lightest player at the combine
- Prospect Travis Konecny came out with one of the most well-rounded performances, finishing in the top 10 five times
- Jack Eichel finished in the top 10 in seven different tests while Connor McDavid did for just three events
- Prince Albert Raiders defenceman Brendan Guhle was the biggest standout, with nine top 10 finishes, including first in the standing long jump and the peak power output tests
- All results courtesy of NHL Central Scouting Services
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