Prospect Central: U18 World Juniors + Comparing Canadian Prospect Pools
From Sportsnet 650 On-Demand by Sportsnet
May 2, 2026 · 50 min
About this episode
Zach Clarke discusses the U18 World Juniors and evaluates the prospect pools of Canadian NHL teams with guest Kareem Elshafey.
Zach Clarke hosts Prospect Central, where in today's episode he breaks down the action from the U18 World Juniors, where both Canada and the USA had dismal showings. Then, he rolls out the Prospect Profile. He looks at the changing landscape of BC Hockey. After, Kareem Elshafey of EliteProspects joins to rate and debate the 7 Canadian NHL teams prospect pools, and what they need to address.
People in this episode
Host: Zach Clarke
Guest: Kareem Elshafey
Topics covered
- U18 World Juniors
- Canadian NHL teams
- prospect pools
- BC Hockey
- hockey analysis
Keywords
- U18 World Juniors
- Canada
- USA
- prospect pools
- BC Hockey
- Kareem Elshafey
- NHL
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EliteProspects
Places: Canada, USA, BC Hockey
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