Nick Smith, NHL Central Scouting; Top OHL prospects

About this episode

Nick Smith from NHL Central Scouting discusses top OHL prospects and highlights from the NHL Scouting Combine.

The Ontario Hockey League is in the spotlight today with Nick Smith from NHL Central Scouting joining co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale. Is Chase Reid the best defenseman in this year's draft class? Nick touches on that, as well as shares his thoughts on Brantford center Caleb Malhotra, Saginaw forward Nikita Klepov, Windsor forward Ethan Belchetz and more. Mike and Adam also discuss some highlights from the NHL Scouting Combine, and review their most recent mock drafts.

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Kimelman, Mike G. Morreale

Guest: Nick Smith

Topics covered

• NHL Draft
• OHL prospects
• NHL Scouting Combine
• mock drafts
• hockey analysis

Keywords

• NHL Draft
• OHL
• prospects
• hockey
• scouting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHL Central Scouting

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