Scott Wheeler
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National reporter (NHL Draft/prospects) at @TheAthletic. Author of On The Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the NHL Draft.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2009
My annual top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking is out at @TheAthletic!. Featuring more than 50,000 words of analysis, player tiers, and more, all packaged in our user interface. The 2025 edition:.
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Knies - Matthews - Domi.Macelli - Tavares - Nylander .Joshua - Roy - McMann.Lorentz - Laughton - Pezzetta. I don’t think Pezzetta should be in their 12 but presumably they think so. Doubly doesn’t bode well for Nick Robertson, Easton Cowan, David Kampf, and Calle Jarnkork. Have.
TRADE: We’ve acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a fourth round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft
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The drafted NHL prospects rankings, summer 2025 edition:. Top 100 skaters:. Top 20 goalies:.
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RT @scottcwheeler: What the NHL gets wrong in sticking with a decentralized draft. My column:.
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What the NHL gets wrong in sticking with a decentralized draft. My column:.
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RT @scottcwheeler: My annual top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking is out at @TheAthletic!. Featuring full evaluations, projections,….
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🆕 at @TheAthletic: The top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking, summer 2025 edition:.1. Yaroslav Askarov.2. Jacob Fowler.3. Trey Augustine.4-20 (including full evaluations and projections, tiers, and more) 🔗⤵️.
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Update: I’m told Marek Vanacker (CHI) has received a late invite to the World Junior Summer Showcase.
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Alan Millar, Hockey Canada's new full-time World Juniors GM, wants to do away with the December selection camp, pick the team in late-November "and go.". More in our Q&A, as Hockey Canada begins to makes some changes to its Program of Excellence 🔗⤵️.
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I spoke with Alan Millar, Hockey Canada’s new — and first — GM of the Program of Excellence. Our Q&A, on his vision for 🇨🇦’s World Junior and U18 teams, his plan to do away with the December selection camp, and much more 🔗⤵️.
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My annual top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking is out at @TheAthletic!. Featuring full evaluations, projections, tiers, and more, all packaged in our user interface. The 2025 edition: .
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Huge addition for the Rockets and a win for the WHL. Mazden Leslie decommits from Bowling Green to join the Memorial Cup hosts.
BREAKING: The Kelowna Rockets are pleased to announce that defenceman Mazden Leslie will suit up for the club in the 2025–26 WHL season. Leslie, who was acquired from the Vancouver Giants in May, has informed the organization that he will report to Kelowna for the upcoming
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RT @scottcwheeler: My annual top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking is out at @TheAthletic!. Featuring more than 50,000 words of analysis, p….
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🆕 at @TheAthletic: The top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, summer 2025 edition:.1. Matthew Schaefer.2. Michael Misa.3. Ivan Demidov.4-100 (including full evaluations and projections, player tiers, and more) 🔗⤵️.
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RT @TheAthletic: Welcome to the summer 2025 edition of @scottcwheeler's ranking of the NHL’s best prospects. The Blackhawks lead this vers….
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New episode of The Athletic Hockey Show with @seangentille and @JesseGranger_ to dive into my top 100 drafted prospects ranking, early predictions for the 2025-26 NHL season, and more:.
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Hockey Canada announces more management group choices for 2025-26 season. Mike Johnston (Portland) to lead U17 program this year. Yanick Lemay (Drummondville) back with U18 team.
The Program of Excellence management group is set for this season. 🇨🇦. Annonce du groupe de gestion du Programme d’excellence pour 2025-2026. 🇨🇦. 🏒 Mike Johnston (@pdxwinterhawks).🏒 Yanick Lemay (@VoltigeursDRU).🏒 Mark Hunter (@LondonKnights).🏒 Dave Brown (@ErieOtters).
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The Zonnon/Nobert - Collard - Carbonneau line is going to do some damage in the Q next year.
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Blues first-rounder Justin Carbonneau has announced that he’ll be returning to the Armada in the QMJHL next season. He informed Boston College this week of his decision. Coming off a standout first development camp and preparing for the World Junior Summer Showcase.
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Here’s the language from Section 21 of the NHL/NHLPA Memorandum of Understanding:. “NHL will reopen its agreement with the CHL to seek to eliminate the mandatory return rule for 19-year-old Players. NHL will seek to limit NHL Clubs to Loaning no more than one (1) 19-year-old.
Not sure if this is out there yet but there's lots of chatter amongst agents/CHL clubs about the AHL moving from its longstanding 20-year-old rule for major junior players to 19-year-old entry. They want to see the language, but sounds like it's happening in some form.
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