The Scouting News

Jack O’Brien is a Sun Devil 😈 After totaling 68 points (35G, 33A) across two ECHL seasons following a standout four-year run with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, O’Brien is officially headed to Tempe #BeTheTradition

🚨SIGNING ALERT🚨 The Penticton Vees are excited to announce the signing of 2008-born forward Nate Pederson to a Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreement! Welcome to the Vees Nate! INFO | chl.ca/whl-vees/artic…

Some NHL Draft rights are expiring in 1 week today. Unsigned prospects. Teams on the clock. Impact on NCAA eligibility. Full breakdown at PuckPedia 👇 puckpedia.com/news/nhl-draft…

We have signed defenseman Tyler Martyniuk to an #OHL Standard Player Agreement. Welcome to Saginaw, Tyler 🥳 FULL STORY: chl.ca/ohl-spirit/art…

Expect Noah Lapointe of the Tri-City Storm (ASU commit) and Debuque Fighting Saint Xavier Lieb (Penn State) to jump from USHL to Brantford as well. Lapointe is the son of former NHL'er Martin Lapointe.

SIGNING: The Brantford Bulldogs are extremely proud to announce the signing of @PennStateMHKY commit, forward Owen DeGraff. “I am very excited to be a part of this first-class organization. Can’t wait to wear the Bulldogs jersey!” Details: chl.ca/ohl-bulldogs/a… #BFD #OHL

Another one! ✍️ The Oil Kings have signed 2007-born D Matthew Hauser to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Welcome to the Oil Kings, Matthew! 👑 READ HERE: shorturl.at/uvkWZ

Head coach of Brantford Jay McKee on Caleb Maholtra : "Caleb is special on and off the ice. PP, PK, on ice late in games, defensively responsible. High character kid, I can see him being a captain in the NHL." Complete interview @DonnieandDhali

Meet the Ruck twins, one of the stories of the #2026NHLDraft. My feature on Liam and Markus, with insight from Medicine Hat and those around them (free to read 🎁): nytimes.com/athletic/71256…

Making it official ✍️ Forward Luke Puchner has signed his WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement with the Seattle Thunderbirds. Welcome to the Birds Luke! 🔗 bit.ly/4fALtrX

Nice job by our USHL teams, posting their 2026 Draft picks... in their USHL Combine jerseys. 🤔 So just dispell some false commentary about USHL combines. 1) Every USHL team attends our camps and combines, with rare exception. 2) USHL Combines promises opportunities, not guarantees. 3) Many other Junior and 18U coaches attend USHL combines... to meet our combine attendees. 4) Aside from jerseys, socks, swag, scouting, and five games, we also provide physical and cognitive testing and offer a symposium often led off by NHL Central Scouting.

KIDS: Nic Dowd is from Alabama. Went to Culver Military Academy. Played in the NAHL then USHL. Went to college as a 20 year old freshman. Played four years at St. Cloud. Spent a couple full years in the AHL before being an NHL regular as a depth player. Now on the ice taking the faceoff in the Western Conference Finals up a goal in the Dzone with Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner on his wings. Everyone has a different path. And if your path is the long way, be a great teammate and a versatile player. Dowd is widely known as an unreal locker room glue guy. And a great role player. What an effort to score this goal beating everyone up the ice to seal it for Vegas. This is why I love watching the playoffs. Players who don't normally get the spotlight stepping up in big situations to help teams win. Hockey rules.

Carson Carels and Bauer Dumanski have committed to the University of North Dakota. In back-to-back days.

IN OUR MADDEN DANEAULT ERA! The first-overall selection in the 2026 #WHLDraft has signed a WHL Scholarship and Agreement with the @Kelowna_Rockets. 📝 | tinyurl.com/yby7y3uf

Interesting as part of the new hockey landscape. Gaudreau has played in the AHL and ECHL (never signed an NHL Entry Level contract). Now headed to Clarkson NCAA.

NoDak lands another HUGE commitment from the WHL! Prince George captain Bauer Dumanski commits to @UNDmhockey after putting up 39 points (9G, 30A) in 60 games with the Cougars.

🚨SIGNING(S) ALERT🚨 The Penticton Vees have signed brothers, Tyden and Tate Bergeson to Western Hockey League Scholarship and Development Agreements! Welcome to the Vees, boys! INFO | chl.ca/whl-vees/artic…

The @WHLsilvertips have announced they've signed 2007-born defenceman Bode Laylin to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Laylin is the 131st-ranked NA Skater on the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings ahead of the 2026 #NHLDraft. 📝 | tinyurl.com/s8sa3wam

Sad news this morning. @monctonwildcats owner, Robert K. Irving, has passed away. He did so much for the Wildcats and the City of Moncton. Our condolences to Mr. Irving’s family and to the Wildcats. 🕊️ chl.ca/lhjmq/en/artic…