About this episode

The episode features an interview with Sarnia teammates Alessandro Di Iorio and Beckham Edwards discussing their experiences at the CHL USA Prospects Challenge.

NHL Draft Class is on-site in Calgary for the CHL USA Prospects Challenge, and got to sit down with some of the future NHL stars, including Sarnia teammates Alessandro Di Iorio and Beckham Edwards. They talked about their seasons, what they like about each other as teammates, and see who could do better in a little trivia contest. Plus there's some discussion about the projected No. 1 pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, Penn State forward Gavin McKenna, and his season so far.

People in this episode

Guests: Alessandro Di Iorio, Beckham Edwards

Topics covered

• NHL Draft
• CHL USA Prospects Challenge
• hockey prospects
• team dynamics
• trivia contest
• 2026 NHL Draft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHL, Sarnia

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