Upsets All Over At U18s; Keaton Verhoeff's Stock Falling; Bleyl Vs. Villeneuve And More | Called Up

Upsets All Over At U18s; Keaton Verhoeff's Stock Falling; Bleyl Vs. Villeneuve And More | Called Up

From Called Up: The Hockey Prospects Podcast by FloSports

April 25, 2026 · 1h 23m

About this episode

The episode discusses the NHL Draft focus, player performances at the U18 Worlds, and insights on CHL playoffs.

The NHL Draft is a big focus this week as Cam shares his thoughts from what he's seen at the wild U18 Worlds in Slovakia including some incredible upsets early in the tournament. Cam also talks about what players are raising their stock and who is seeing their stock go down over the early stages of the tournament. Chris chimes in with some thoughts on the players still active in the CHL playoffs including top QMJHL defensemen Tommy Bleyl and Xavier Villeneuve. Plus a quick look at the transfer portal, Chris struggles through another Called Up Challenge, we ask if this draft class is any good at all in Beyond Belief and then the two hosts go head-to-head on which of the top QMJHL D they would take first in the draft. There's a ton of ground covered this week, so you won't want to miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Cam, Chris

Topics covered

  • NHL Draft
  • U18 Worlds
  • hockey prospects
  • CHL playoffs
  • player stock

Keywords

  • NHL Draft
  • U18 Worlds
  • hockey
  • player stock
  • QMJHL
  • Tommy Bleyl
  • Xavier Villeneuve

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: QMJHL

Places: Slovakia

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