The NHL Draft combine is back in full swing after a two-year break due to Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021. A full 100 players were invited to the event this year, six fewer than in 2023 but 15 more than in 2022. The festivities include team interviews earlier in the week and physical testing on Saturday. Here are the results of a select few tests, thanks to NHL Central Scouting.
Aerobic Fitness: Test Duration
- F Cole Beaudoin – 13:45
- D Gabriel Eliasson – 13:14
- F Oliver Josephson – 13:05
- F Herman Traff – 13:04
- D Alfons Freij – 13:04
Aerobic Fitness: VO2max (ml/kg/min)
- F Oliver Josephson – 65.0
- F Tij Iginla – 65.0
- F Simon Zether – 64.0
- F Macklin Celebrini – 63.0
- F Max Plante – 63.0
Agility & Balance: Pro Agility – Left (sec)
- D Stian Solberg – 4.12
- F Kamil Bednarik – 4.25
- F John Mustard – 4.26
- F Terik Parascak – 4.28
- F Michael Hage – 4.29
Agility & Balance: Pro Agility – Right (sec)
- D Stian Solberg – 4.08
- F Jett Luchanko – 4.23
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 4.23
- F Anthony ’AJ’ Spellacy – 4.24
- F Terik Parascak, F Sam O’Reilly – 4.25
Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate Test): Mean Power Output (watts/kg)
- F Jett Luchanko – 12.9
- D Alexis Bernier – 12.8
- F Linus Eriksson – 12.7
- D Sebastian Soini – 12.7
- F Aatos Koivu – 12.6
Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate Test): Peak Power Output (watts/kg)
- F Anthony ’AJ’ Spellacy – 18.3
- F Maxim Massé – 18.1
- F Linus Eriksson – 18.0
- D Ben Danford – 18.0
- F Michael Brandsegg-Nygård – 17.9
Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate Test): Fatigue Index
- F Oliver Josephson – 35.1
- F Ondrej Becher – 39.7
- F Ryder Ritchie – 40.5
- F Emil Hemming – 40.9
- F Christian Humphreys – 41.6
Wing Span (inches)
- F Dean Letourneau – 83.25
- D Gabriel Eliasson – 81.00
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 80.75
- D Jesse Pulkkinen – 80.75
- F Erik Mateiko – 80.25
Body Composition Yuhasz % Body Fat
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 3.64
- D Sam Dickinson – 3.64
- F Ethan Procyszyn – 6.84
- F Simon Zether – 7.11
- G Mikhail Yegorov – 7.11
Force Plate: Vertical Jump (inches)
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 27.23
- F Jett Luchanko – 24.63
- D Veeti Vaisanen – 24.22
- D Will Skahan – 23.88
- D Stian Solberg – 23.84
Force Plate: Squat Jump (inches)
- F Jack Pridham – 19.52
- F Aatos Koivu – 19.08
- F Linus Eriksson – 18.96
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 18.82
- F Tij Iginla – 18.38
Force Plate: No Arm Jump (inches)
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 23.57
- D Veeti Vaisanen – 21.91
- F Jack Pridham – 21.21
- F Jett Luchanko – 21.11
- F Linus Eriksson – 20.75
Musculoskeletal: Bench Press 50% Body Weight – Power (watts/kg)
- F Cole Beaudoin – 8.71
- D Lukas Fischer – 8.26
- F John Mustard – 7.78
- F Cayden Lindstrom – 7.69
- D Sebastian Soini – 7.54
Musculoskeletal: Left Hand Grip (lbs)
- F Jett Luchanko – 172
- F Cayden Lindstrom – 168
- F Erik Mateiko – 166
- F Sacha Boisvert – 163
- F Michael Brandsegg-Nygård – 160
Musculoskeletal: Right Hand Grip (lbs)
- F Jett Luchanko – 175
- F Cayden Lindstrom – 166
- D Colton Roberts – 165
- D Gabriel Eliasson – 162
- F Jack Pridham – 162
Musculoskeletal: Pull-Ups Consecutive (max #)
- D Zeev Buium – 16
- D Lukas Fischer – 15
- D Colton Roberts, F Jack Pridham, F Cole Beaudoin, F Oliver Josephson, F Tij Iginla – 13
- F Kamil Bednarik, F Ethan Procyszyn, F Kevin He, F Tanner Howe, G Mikhail Yegorov, F Rilet Patterson, F Anthony ’AJ’ Spellacy, F Max Plante, D Eric ’EJ Emery’ – 12
Musculoskeletal: Standing Long Jump (inches)
- D Eric ’EJ’ Emery – 123.0
- F Anthony ’AJ’ Spellacy – 119.3
- G Mikhail Yegorov – 115.8
- F Jack Pridham, D Alexis Bernier, F Dean Letourneau – 114.5
- F Linus Eriksson – 113.8
Who is this EJ Emery?
USNTDP Dman.
link to eliteprospects.com
The top defense prospect out of the U.S. NTDP this season, and seemingly a First Round lock after today. What a showing!
Daily Faceoff has some cool info on the combine and a profile of Emery as well.
Awesome. Now can they play hockey?
Stian Solberg is a very well balanced kid. :D
The folks who still have him in the second round (Kennedy THN) are seriously out of the loop.
I’m actually beginning to wonder he sneaks past one of “the six”.
Probably doesn’t go that high, but late 1st round is likely.
I think late first round is unlikely. More like late teens at worst.
If you’re drafting guys based on these results, You’re probably going to very disappointed when they start playing games. It’s the same with the Football combine as far as being totally outdated and useless.
Whose drafting based on these results???
Ottawa and Az? Oops, I mean Utah. The Utah Undrachievers. The Utah Nomads. The Utah No More Desert Dwellers. I’ll toss you 3 names for your new team. Free of Charge.
there’s gotta be some fantasy sports leagues that do, right?
Gretzky probably would have finished last in all these categories.
It might surprise you to learn that anything cardio or endurance testing, Gretzky was a known freak. The guy never tired. To my knowledge he was the highest tested in the whole NHL annually. Not unlike Crosby. Not sure if these are still happening.
Great summary. Thanks for compiling and sharing. It’s curious to see that in some sections of testing forwards dominate while others tend to have a higher rate of D man owning the list – considering fewer in number.