What NHL Scouts Really Look For in Young Players with Former NHLer and NHL Scout Patrick Rissmiller
About this episode
Former NHL player and scout Patrick Rissmiller discusses what NHL scouts look for in young players and the development process in hockey.
🏒 What does an NHL scout really notice—and are youth hockey families focusing on the wrong things? Former NHL player, development coach, and current Anaheim Ducks scout Patrick Rissmiller joins Lee, Christie, and Mike for an honest conversation about how hockey players actually develop. Patrick’s path was anything but automatic. He went undrafted, entered professional hockey on a tryout, earned an American Hockey League contract, and eventually built a 13-year professional career that inclu...
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