Will Scouch

Watching the @IIHFHockey U18 World Championships this week? Why don't you check out my preview available now! Writeups for every team, players to watch, an all-star team projection, and a tracking sheet you can use to follow your favourite players! scouching.ca/the-blog/2026-…

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Coming up on a CANUCKS T̶A̶L̶K̶ edition of The People's Show with @ElliottWolfeJ and @Linaset! 👉Worried about the #Canucks coaching bump? 👉@bnicholsonsmith on #Bluejays 👉@Scouching joins The People's Mock draft! LISTEN: sportsnet.ca/650

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@jasnuck These are the most recent of outlets I track, but some need to get off their bums and update them, so it isn't a perfect analog.

@Scouching Are these only rankings updated recently? Or does it include rankings from the 2025 calendar year as well?

Draft season is in full swing, and some recent rankings have dropped. Here's a look at the recent landscape along with potential ranges they could go. It's going to be a wild ride.

@jmarshfof i told u

BILL ZONNON. AGAIN. A goal in his first three pro games. Unbelievable start.

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@MyFryHole hardee har har did your child write that one for you?

@Scouching 42069

It has really blown my mind seeing so many of you using scouchsim.com over the last little while. I farmed data and there are some fascinating wisdom of crowds-style analysis you can already draw...

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@MyFryHole Surprisingly enough, yes.

@Scouching Even me?

Also, in case it needs to be said, all of this data is anonymized and any ID information is automatically encrypted before I see the data that gets spat out of the tracker. You're all just numbers and characters to me.

Some mad person is drafting Alexander Karmanov at 120th repeatedly as well. That's fun. Props to whoever picked Fuji Suzuki that one time. Nate Yellowaga was drafted one time, but at 43rd overall, so someone out there is a fan. Same with Lane Sim at 61.

Well that was quick. At least for now, Vegas' 2nd rounder will be skipped in the sim!

Vegas' 2nd round pick is still there for now pending the appeal to the league, for the record. It will be removed if the NHL doubles down.

Made some updates to the NHL Draft Simulator today! - Locked in the Pre-Conference Final order - Added an account page to see your saved sims - Added an archive to organize saved sims by year for the future Check it out at scouchsim.com!

Did you know we're in full Scouching Report season? We have a whole playlist of almost an entire round's worth of NHL Draft prospects to chew on, with plenty more on the way: youtube.com/playlist?list=…