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2025 NHL Draft Combine Results

June 8, 2025 at 2:34 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 4 Comments

The NHL held its annual Draft Combine over the past week, with players able to speak with their potential teams and participate in fitness testing. The physical part of the week was held on Saturday (with a select few tests occurring the day before), with 90 prospects trying their best to show off their strengths in the gym. Here are the top five prospects in each test, thanks to NHL Central Scouting:

* – denotes projected first-round pick according to Elite Prospects’ consolidated ranking

Aerobic Fitness: VO2max (ml/kg/min)

  1. *F Anton Frondell (Sweden2/Djurgårdens) – 64.7
  2. *F Cole Reschny (WHL/Victoria) – 64.7
  3. F Eric Nilson (Sweden-Jr/Djurgårdens) – 63.7
  4. F Vaclav Nestrasil (USHL/Muskegon) – 63.3
  5. F Matthew Gard (WHL/Red Deer) – 62.0

Agility & Balance: Pro Agility – Left time (sec)

  1. *F Milton Gästrin (Sweden-Jr/MoDo) – 4.12
  2. *F William Moore (USNTDP) – 4.19
  3. D Sean Barnhill (USHL/Dubuque) – 4.23
  4. F William Horcoff (NCAA/Michigan) – 4.23
  5. D Charlie Trethewey (USNTDP) – 4.24

Agility & Balance: Pro Agility – Right time (sec)

  1. F Carter Klippenstein (WHL/Brandon) – 4.20
  2. D Charlie Trethewey (USNTDP) – 4.21
  3. *F Cameron Schmidt (WHL/Vancouver) – 4.21
  4. D Sean Barnhill (USHL/Dubuque) – 4.23
  5. *F Milton Gästrin (Sweden-Jr/MoDo) – 4.24

Anaerobic Fitness: Fatigue Index

  1. F Eric Nilson (Sweden-Jr/Djurgårdens) – 34.1
  2. *D Cameron Reid (OHL/Kitchener) – 34.5
  3. F Matous Kucharcik (Czechia-Jr/Prague) – 37.4
  4. F Hayden Paupanekis (WHL/Kelowna) – 37.4
  5. D Sam Laurila (USHL/Fargo) – 38.9

Anaerobic Fitness: – Mean Power Output (watts/kg)

  1. D Sam Laurila (USHL/Fargo) – 12.2
  2. F Carter Klippenstein (WHL/Brandon) – 12.1
  3. F Tommy Lafrenière (WHL/Kamloops) – 12.1
  4. F Vojtěch Čihař (Czechia/Karlovy Vary) – 12.0
  5. D Carlos Händel (QMJHL/Halifax) – 12.0

Anaerobic Fitness: – Peak Power Output (watts/kg)

  1. D Charlie Trethewey (USNTDP) – 17.0
  2. F Arvid Drott (Sweden-Jr/Djurgårdens) – 16.8
  3. *F Anton Frondell (Sweden2/Djurgårdens) – 16.8
  4. *D Matthew Schaefer (OHL/Erie) – 16.6
  5. D Asher Barnett (USNTDP) – 16.4

Anthropometry: Wing Span (inches)

  1. D Haoxi Wang (OHL/Oshawa) – 82.25
  2. D Carter Amico (USNTDP) – 82.00
  3. D Mace’o Phillips (USNTDP) – 82.00
  4. D Jacob Rombach (USHL/Lincoln) – 81.00
  5. *F Jack Nesbitt (OHL/Windsor) – 80.00

Force Plate: No Arm Jump (inches)

  1. F William Horcoff (NCAA/Michigan) – 22.84
  2. F William Belle (USNTDP) – 21.92
  3. D Haoxi Wang (OHL/Oshawa) – 21.25
  4. D Mace’o Phillips (USNTDP) – 21.25
  5. F Kieren Dervin (OHL/Kingston) – 21.03

Force Plate: Vertical Jump (inches)

  1. F Ryker Lee (USHL/Madison) – 25.67
  2. F Kieren Dervin (OHL/Kingston) – 25.10
  3. *F Malcolm Spence (OHL/Erie) – 24.51
  4. F William Belle (USNTDP) – 24.45
  5. *F Bill Zonnon (QMJHL/Rouyn-Noranda) – 24.36

Musculoskeletal: Bench Press 50% of Body Weight – Power (watts/kg)

  1. *F Cameron Schmidt (WHL/Vancouver) – 7.82
  2. F Adam Benák (USHL/Youngstown) – 7.75
  3. D Mace’o Phillips (USNTDP) – 7.64
  4. F Cole McKinney (USNTDP) – 7.62
  5. F Shane Vansaghi (NCAA/Michigan St) – 7.59

Musculoskeletal: Horizontal Jump (inches)

  1. F William Horcoff (NCAA/Michigan) – 124.8
  2. F William Belle (USNTDP) – 118.3
  3. D Sean Barnhill (USHL/Dubuque) – 118.0
  4. *F Lynden Lakovic (WHL/Moose Jaw) – 117.0
  5. *F William Moore (USNTDP) – 116.0

Musculoskeletal: Left Hand Grip (lb)

  1. F Shane Vansaghi (NCAA/Michigan St) – 180
  2. D Haoxi Wang (OHL/Oshawa) – 170
  3. F Hayden Paupanekis (WHL/Kelowna) – 167
  4. D Mace’o Phillips (USNTDP) – 161
  5. F William Belle (USNTDP) – 158

Musculoskeletal: Pull-Ups Consecutive (max #)

  1. *F Bill Zonnon (QMJHL/Rouyn-Noranda) – 16
  2. F Shane Vansaghi (NCAA/Michigan St) – 15
  3. *F Braeden Cootes (WHL/Seattle) – 15
  4. F Eric Nilson (Sweden-Jr/Djurgårdens) – 15
  5. *D Sascha Boumedienne (NCAA/Boston U) – 14

Musculoskeletal: Right Hand Grip (lb)

  1. F Shane Vansaghi (NCAA/Michigan St) – 180
  2. F Hayden Paupanekis (WHL/Kelowna) – 165
  3. D Peyton Kettles (WHL/Swift Current) – 165
  4. *F Jack Nesbitt (OHL/Windsor) – 165
  5. *D Blake Fiddler (WHL/Edmonton) – 162
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  1. Gbear

    2 months ago

    Seems the non-first rounders are in better shape than the projected 1st rounders. :D

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  2. NSco1996

    2 months ago

    plenty of unique names here
    Mace’o Phillips, Haoxi Wang, and Carlos Händel

    Reply
  3. ChipWest121

    2 months ago

    As cool as all of this data is, the majority of it means nothing, especially in hockey. Interesting though.

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    Reply
  4. mike q.

    2 months ago

    but who won the swimsuit competition?

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