Author Archives: Josh Tessler

Photo Credit: Omaha Lancers Michael Hrabal is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible goaltender prospect and he plays for the USHL’s Omaha Lancers. Hrabal hails from Praha (Prague), Czechia and played in the HC Sparta Praha system (U16, U17 and U20) for the past few years before coming over to the United States. Hrabal had multipleContinue reading “Scouting Report: Michael Hrabal”

Photo Credit: Keith Hershmiller / Regina Pats Alexander Appleyard, SpokedZ, Clare McManus, Matthew Somma, Gray Matter, Ben Jordan, Mike Wright, Jordan Malette, Austin Garret and Josh Tessler combined their draft rankings and put together the official Smaht Scouting 2023 NHL Draft Preliminary Rankings. Below you will find the rankings and a high level summary on each player. Published scouting reports are hyperlinked on playerContinue reading “Winter 2023 NHL Draft Rankings”

Photo Credit: Brian Liesse / Seattle Thunderbirds Gracyn Sawchyn is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible prospect and he plays for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds.  Sawchyn is originally from Grande Prairie, Alberta, but ended up playing 14U AAA and 16U AAA in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. He played for the Minnesota Lakers 14U AAA team inContinue reading “Scouting Report: Gracyn Sawchyn”

Photo Credit: Nick Pettigrew / Moose Jaw Warriors Brayden Yager is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible prospect and he plays for the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors. Yager was selected 3rd overall by the Warriors in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. Prior to playing for the Warriors, he had played U15 AA hockey for the MartensvilleContinue reading “Scouting Report: Brayden Yager”

Photo Credit: Luke Durda/OHL Images Colby Barlow is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible prospect and plays for the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack.  Barlow played U15 AAA hockey for the Toronto Marlboros and averaged 1.38 points per game (34 games played). His U15 AAA season was his last season prior to his selection in the OHLContinue reading “Scouting Report: Colby Barlow”

Smaht Scouting’s Josh Tessler, Austin Garret and Ben Jordan looked back at the CHL Top Prospects Game in the latest episode of Smaht Talk! If you would like to listen to this episode, you can find an embedded link from SoundCloud below. Our podcast can also be found on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

Photo Credit: Jeremy Champagne / Brandon Wheat Kings Carson Bjarnason is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible goaltender prospect and he plays for the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings. Bjarnason grew up just east of Brandon in Carberry, Manitoba. Prior to joining the Wheat Kings, Bjarnason had played U15 AAA hockey for the Southwest Cougars (Oak Lake,Continue reading “Scouting Report: Carson Bjarnason”

Photo Credit: Megan Connelly / Portland Winterhawks Luca Cagnoni is a 2023 NHL Draft eligible defenseman, who hails from Burnaby, British Columbia. Cagnoni plays for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks.  Cagnoni was not selected in a WHL draft, but was listed and signed by the Portland Winterhawks in March of 2020. He had been playing forContinue reading “Scouting Report: Luca Cagnoni”

Photo Credit: Jeremy Champagne / Brandon Wheat Kings Nate Danielson is a 2023 NHL Draft prospect, who hails from Red Deer, Alberta and plays for the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings. Danielson was selected in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft by Brandon and made his WHL debut during the 2020-2021 season. Prior to joining the WheatContinue reading “Scouting Report: Nate Danielson”

Photo Credit: Örebro Leo Carlsson is the top European prospect in the 2023 NHL Draft on the Smaht Scouting Preliminary Rankings.  He has spent the last two seasons mainly playing in the SHL for Örebro. Carlsson has been in the Örebro system since 2020. Before Örebro, he was playing U16 and U18 hockey for FärjestadContinue reading “Scouting Profile: Leo Carlsson”