The Draft Board Hockey Show

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I recap the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft. We go over each pick and decide if it's a good fit for the team and whether there was value as to where each prospect was selected. We were live at the draft in Buffalo, so it was a lot of fun describing how things went down! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEAS...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I discuss our Top-3 characteristics for the 2026 NHL draft prospects. We pick out a few names for each category, such as skating, passing, shooting, stickhandling and hitting, then decide who the top-3 are for each one. Another banger of an episode! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I do a head-to-head discussion of our final Top-32 NHL draft rankings for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. Always a blast! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rating on your APP...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I discuss our Top-16 NHL draft prospects comparables for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we compare each prospect with their NHL pier. This is a super fun episode! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rating on your APP of choice to help us grow! Cheers! F...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the biggest hitters of the 2026 NHL draft class, Oscar Hemming who played for Boston College in the NCAA, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He was also one of the youngest hockey players in college and there's a lot of room for development in his game! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the bigger prospects of the 2026 NHL draft class, Ethan Belchetz who played for the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He has all the makings to be a great power forward when he makes it to the NHL! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hock...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I are joined by a special guest, Jacob from Doodle Hockey as we discuss the potential outcomes for the Vancouver Canucks with the third overall pick at the 2026 NHL draft. We go over scenarios as to what prospects may be selected with the first and second overall picks and how that would affect Vancouver's choice at No. 3.  Hosts: Mark...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and gives us an update to his 2026 NHL draft ranking April edition, and some of the big risers and fallers since the beginning of the season. Always fun talking about NHL draft prospects with Scott! Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, Chase Reid, Carson Carels, Keaton Ver...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the biggest risers of the 2026 NHL draft class, Wyatt Cullen who plays for U18 USA NTDP, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He could be a potential steal come draft day in Buffalo. Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and lea...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Daxon Rudolph, who plays for the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He is one of the best defenders in this draft class! Could he be the a Top-10 selection? Listen to find out! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros)...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I do a head-to-head discussion of our Top-32 NHL draft rankings for the 2026 class. We give reasons as to why we have certain prospects in each position and their strengths and weaknesses. This is a fun episode! If you want to see all the picks, head over to YouTube and search for 'The Draft Board Hockey Show' Hosts: Mark (NHL Draf...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the best two-way prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Oliver Suvanto, who plays for Tappara in the Liiga, to top men's pro hockey league in Finland, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He also played for team Finland at the World Juniors and is one of the youngest players in this...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the most well rounded prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Adam Novotny, who plays for the Peterborough Petes in the OHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He also played for team Czechia at the World Juniors as a draft eligible player, so that should help his stock as well! Hosts: M...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we had The Prospect Don join us, to talk about the potential top centre of the 2026 NHL draft class, Caleb Malhotra who plays for the Brantford Bulldogs in the OHL. He is a talented forward who had a great season, so let's get into breaking down his game and see where he stacks up in TSN Craig Button's newest released NHL draft rankings of...

NHL MOCK DRAFT Round 2!  In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc with Darren and Rocco from the Puck Bunker, The Prospect Don and Gabe Foley join us to do a March 2026 NHL mock draft. We do a mock of the Top-16 NHL lottery picks and discuss why we think the prospect deserves to go to that specific hockey team. Always a blast with this crew!  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Carson Carels, who plays for the Prince George Cougars in the WHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. He is one of the best defenders in this draft class! Could he be the a Top-5 pick? There's lots to discuss! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft P...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Viggo Bjorck, who plays for Djurgarden in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he a top-10 prospect? Let's find out! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we have a special guest, The Prospect Don, to talk about the potential top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft class, one of either Keaton Verhoeff who plays at the University of North Dakota in the NCAA, or Chase Reid who plays for the Soo Greyhounds in the OHL.  We will break down their game and some of the positive and negatives attributes, and who w...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about the USA's recent Gold Medal Win at the 2026 Olympics in Italy and give our opinions as to how the game played out! Also, would Conor Bedard have made a difference for team Canada if he was on the team?  Congrats to the Americans for winning gold!  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top defenseman of the 2026 NHL draft, Alberts Smits, who plays for Jukurit in the top men's league in Finland, the Liiga, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he the best D in this draft? Let's find out! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PL...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about a potential first overall prospect of the 2026 NHL draft, Ivar Stenberg, who plays for Frolunda in the SHL, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Can he jump ahead of Gavin McKenna and go first? We will find out! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe t...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I talk about one of the top prospects of the 2026 NHL draft, Gavin McKenna, who plays for Penn State in the NCAA, as we break down his game and some of his positive and negatives attributes. Is he a first overall prospect? Let's find out! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and le...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, Scott Wheeler who is an NHL writer for The Athletic and gives us an update to his 2026 NHL draft ranking, and some of the big risers and fallers since the beginning of the season. Lots of great insight from Scott in this episode! Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg, Chase Reid, Keaton Verhoeff, Tynan Lawrence, Caleb Malhotr...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released January 2026 NHL Draft rankings from Elite Prospects. The Top-75 NHL prospects who made the list and some of the notable risers and fallers since their last release!  Players discussed include Ivar Stenberg, Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Chase Reid, Xavier Villeneuve, Carson Carels, Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Lin, Viggo Bjor...

It's that time of the year! NHL MOCK DRAFT TIME!  In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Darren and Rocco from The Puck Bunker and The Prospect Don join us to do an early 2026 NHL mock draft. We each make three picks and discuss why we think the prospect deserves to go to that specific hockey team. Lots of fun discourse in this one! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hoc...