The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer, and Peter Baracchini get together to dive into Dayton's top-64 2026 NHL Draft rankings for March where they look at his top-10. They also highlight some players to watch in the ongoing WHL, OHL and QMJHL Playoffs. Check out the rest of Dayton's Top-64 March Rankings - https://thehockeywriters.com/2026-nhl-...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer and Peter Baracchini get together to do a round of pitting two 2026 NHL Draft prospects against each other and discussing who they would select if given the choice. They also highlight some prospects that are flying under the radar right now. Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/T...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to do a mock draft for the top 10 of the 2026 NHL Draft. The THW Prospect Corner crew are great writers too:Matthew Zator - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/mzatorPeter Baracchini - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/pbaracchini/Dayton Reimer - https://thehockeywriters.com/author/dreimer/And, ma...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss who is leading the Calder Trophy race right now and some standouts in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL at the quarter mark of the season. They also highlight who has impressed them from the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators prospect pools so far. The THW...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the recently released NHL Central Scouting 2026 NHL Draft Players to Watch list. Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ht...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss Peter's recently released 2026 NHL Draft Rankings, focusing on the top 10. They also talk about standouts in the NHL preseason and the CHL so far. Peter's full top 32 - https://thehockeywriters.com/2026-nhl-draft-baracchinis-rankings-preseason-top-32/Follow The Hockey Writers:Subst...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss the recent top 10 goalie prospects and NHL farm system rankings preseason update. Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ht...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the players to watch in the recently released Top-100 Prospects Rankings preseason update. Top 100 Prospects - https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/And, check out the prospects and draft Substack - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/s/prospects-a...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer, and Peter Baracchini get together to recap the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup which had Team USA walk away with the gold medal over Team Sweden and Team Canada win bronze over Team Finland. They discuss standouts from the tournament and which prospects they are excited to watch more of during the 2025-26 season. Follow T...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss some standouts from the recently completed World Junior Summer Showcase and highlight some players to watch in the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup. NHLShop - https://nhlshop.775j.net/c/2507856/1851376/9674Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWrit...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss the most underrated prospects for the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. They also talk about players they are excited to watch this season from the Atlantic Division and give their very early picks for the 2026 C...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss some trades that have happened during the offseason, Gavin McKenna's decision to move to Penn State instead of returning to the Medicine Hat Tigers, and the most underrated prospects for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Montreal Canadiens. NHLShop - htt...

In this episode of The Hockey Writers Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer and Chase Beardsley get together to discuss some of their favorite picks and draft classes, potential steals from the first, second and later rounds, biggest risers, fallers, and more. To finish the show, they go over the teams they cover in the Senators, Mammoth, Maple Leafs, and Canucks, and rea...

The Hockey Writers' Dayton Reimer, Matthew Zator and Zach Martin get together to react to the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft which saw Matthew Schaefer (New York Islanders), Michael Misa (San Jose Sharks) and Anton Frondell (Chicago Blackhawks) go first, second and third overall respectively. They also discuss some surprises, favorite picks and the big talent still left over for the second...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer, Lukas Bernasiewicz, and Justin Giampietro get together with special guest Anthony Donati (aka Prospect Don) from Draft Prospects Hockey to take part in their final 2025 NHL Mock Draft of the season. THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywr...

Host Matthew Zator gets together with Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer to do some superlatives for the 2025 NHL Draft.0:00 Intro0:40 Best Skater1:48 Best Shot3:03 Best Hockey IQ/Sense4:26 Best Hands6:09 Best Playmaker7:32 Best Compete Level/Work Ethic9:21 Most Likely to Succeed in the NHL in 2025-2614:55 Most Likely to Rise on Draft Day18:42 Most Likely to Fall on Draft Day23:22 Most Underrated...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator gets together with Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer to discuss some prospects that could be surprising first-round picks and highlight their steals of the draft. THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide (prospect profiles, rankings, features, top-10 lists & more) - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/Follow The Hockey Writers:Twitter - ht...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to dive into Peter's final rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft with his top-10 and risers and fallers from his March rankings.0:25 Peter’s Top 55:04 Peter’s Top 6-1010:15 Risers From Last Rankings16:09 Fallers From Last Rankings 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guid...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini and Dayton Reimer get together with Mark Scheig, Andrew Forbes and Christopher Babos to discuss the 2025 NHL Draft Scouting Combine, players that stood out in their interviews and fitness testing and overall storylines.0:00 Intro0:52 Takeaways From the Combine11:23 Prospects That Stood Out24:26 Interesting Measurements31:14 Favori...

The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Matthew Zator, Dayton Reimer, and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss some standouts from the recently completed 2025 Memorial Cup tournament. They also highlight some players and storylines to watch during the NHL Scouting Combine going on this week.0:00 Intro4:20 Standouts From Memorial Cup15:12 Which Draft-Eligible Prospect Increased Their Stock the Most...

The Hockey Writers prospect crew of Matthew Zator and Dayton Reimer get together to highlight some players to watch in the upcoming 2025 Memorial Cup featuring the London Knights, Medicine Hat Tigers, Moncton Wildcats, and Rimouski Oceanic. Subscribe to the Prospects and Draft Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://thehockeywriters.substack.com/subscribeCheck out THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://the...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, Dayton Reimer, Lukas Bernasiewicz, and Justin Giampietro get together to do a mock draft for the top 16 of the 2025 NHL Draft after the Draft Lottery results on May 5. Follow The Hockey Writers:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter ⁠⁠⁠ - https://twitter.com/TheHockeyWriter ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/thehockeywriters_ ⁠⁠...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss Ivan Demidov's impressive debut with the Montreal Canadiens, notable risers and fallers in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft, Gavin McKenna's highlight-reel goal, standouts in the CHL Playoffs this past week, and more. Check out THW's 2025 NHL Dr...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator, Peter Baracchini, and Dayton Reimer get together to discuss what to expect from Ivan Demidov with the Montreal Canadiens, players to watch in the Frozen Four, surprises and standouts in the OHL & WHL Playoffs after the first round, and more. Check out THW's 2025 NHL Draft Guide - https://thehockeywriters.com/2025-nhl-draft-guide/Follow The...

In this episode of Prospect Corner, Matthew Zator and Peter Baracchini get together to discuss some recent NCAA signings and dive into the ongoing WHL, OHL, and QMJHL Playoffs with players that have impressed so far. Then they finish the show by highlighting the 2025 NHL Draft profiles of Shane Vansaghi and Roger McQueen. Roger McQueen Draft Profile - https://thehockeywriters.com/roger-mcqueen-202...