The Draft Board Hockey Show

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we do a head-to-head discussion of our Top-16 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 long one, so buckle in! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rating on your...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released NHL Central Scouting 2026 midterm rankings and who were the big risers and fallers. The 2026 NHL draft class is looking like a strong group, especially the defenseman, so there's lots to talk about! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rati...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we do a recap of the 2026 World Juniors and how the draft eligible prospects fared at the tournament. Did it help or hurt their stocks? There was some great hockey to watch either way! 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!...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Quarterfinal games and the NHL draft eligible players who participated and how they looked. We also make our predictions for the medal rounds and who will win Gold, Silver and Bronze! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rating on your APP o...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Teams Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Latvia and Denmark before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. We also make our predictions for the medal rounds and who will win Gold, Silver and Bronze, PLUS the tournament MVPs! 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, we discuss the 2026 World Juniors Team Sweden, Team Finland and Team Czechia rosters before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. These are some very good teams on paper and will make it an interesting round robin once the tourney begins December 26, 2025.   Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast an...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released 2026 World Juniors Team Canada preliminary roster before the Tournament begins in Minnesota. There are still three cuts to be made, so we toss around some players that we think may not make the team and also how this team stacks up on paper.  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to...

Should we be concerned about Gavin McKenna going 1st overall at the 2026 NHL draft this early on in the season? How are his numbers playing for Penn State in the NCAA compared to past draft prospects? Is there anything McKenna could do better for the rest of the season?  We also discuss Team USA's recently released World Juniors roster. Were there some snubs that should have been invited? Hos...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Steven Ellis from The Daily Faceoff Hockey joins us to discuss his latest 2026 NHL draft rankings. We talk about Gavin McKenna and his position as the first overall prospect and whether or not there is competition for that top spot. Lots of prospect movement in the rankings, so we will cover those as well! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New W...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by the Puck Bunker boys to discuss the Top WHL Defensemen of the 2026 NHL Draft class. Always a great time talking hockey prospects with these two beauties, so join us for this episode! Players discussed: Carson Carels, Ryan Lin and Daxon Rudolph. Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) Guest: Darren and Rocco (Puck Bunk...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Anthony 'The Prospect Don' to discuss one of the biggest and most skilled prospects of the 2026 NHL Draft, Ethan Belchetz of the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL.  We also talk about what the chances of Macklin Celebrini and Conor Bedard of making Team Canada for the Olympics. Do you think they should both be on the team or jus...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Corey Pronman from The Athletic NHL joins us to discuss his latest 2026 NHL draft rankings. We talk about some of the surprises on his list and why he rated certain prospects high or low at this time of the year. Lots of fun discourse in this one! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) Guest: Corey Pronman (The Athletic NHL Prospects...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the Top QMJHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft with special guest Felix Sicard from McKeen's Hockey. Always a great time talking hockey prospects so join us for this episode! Players discussed: Benjamin Cossette-Ayotte, Oleg Kulebyakin, Olivers Murnieks, Yegor Shilov, Lars Steiner, Xavier Villeneuve and Alexei Vlasov Hosts: Mark (NHL...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Derek Neumeier from McKeen's Hockey to discuss one of the top defensemen of the 2026 NHL Draft, Daxon Rudolph from the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL and the parts of his game that are appealing to scouts. We also go over some of the NCAA news from the past week and how Keaton Verhoeff is doing at the University of North Dakot...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Adam Kimelman from NHL.com joins us to discuss the 2026 NHL draft prospects. The season has begun and we wanted to know who has started off hot and who has not and whether or not that has affected their draft stock early on.  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) Guest: Adam Kimelman (NHL.com) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast an...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the Top OHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft with special guest Brock Otten from McKeen's Hockey. Lots of great players to talk about so join us for this episode!  Players discussed; Ethan Belchetz, Beckham Edwards, Nikita Klepov, Adam Novotny, Chase Reid, Brooks Rogowski and Ryan Roobroeck.  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released NHL Central Scouting 2026 preliminary rankings and who the big snubs were and who should have made the jump or bump. The 2026 NHL draft class is looking like a strong group, so lots to talk about! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And PLEASE Subscribe to this podcast and leave a generous rating on y...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Anthony aka The Prospect Don to discuss if Keaton Verhoeff from the University of North Dakota can give Gavin McKenna a run for first overall at the 2026 NHL Draft. We also go over some of the NCAA news from the past week and who stood out. Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) Guest: The Prospect Don And PLEASE Sub...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by Gabe Foley to discuss the Top NCAA Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. Gavin McKenna finally made his college debut with Penn State and he did not disappoint! We also cover potential second overall pick Keaton Verhoeff as well as Adam Valetini, Landon Nycz, Lincoln Kuehne, and Ilia Morozov.  Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New W...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, Linc and I will discuss the Early Top WHL Prospects for the 2026 NHL Draft. And stick around for our Follower Questions talk as we have a disagreement about one of the questions and need your help for a tie-break!  Players discussed include Ryan Lin, Mathis Preston, Daxon Rudolph, among others. Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey)...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we discuss the newly released 2026 NHL Draft rankings from Elite Prospects and TSN. There are some hot takes already, which makes for some fun talk!  Players discussed include Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ivar Stenberg, Ryan Roobroeck, Ethan Belchetz, Ryan Lin, Viggo Bjorck, among others. Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) And...

In this episode of The Draft Board Hockey Show, we are joined by a special guest, The Prospect Don (Anthony) as we discuss the potential 2nd overall pick for the 2026 NHL draft, Ivar Stenberg. Does he possess the intangibles to jump up the draft rankings? What are his strengths and weakness? Let's discuss! Hosts: Mark (NHL Draft Pros) and Linc (New Wave Hockey) Guest: The Prospect Don (Anthon...

In our 1st 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 introduces us to the 2026 NHL draft class, including who are the top prospects, who can contend for the first overall spot, who are some potential risers by year's end and how the Hlinka Gretzky Cup could have bumped some of these prospects up the rankin...