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Photo Credit: Otto Marand / Djurgården Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler Calle Odelius is a 2022 NHL Draft eligible, who hails from Södertälje, Sweden and plays for Djurgården.  Odelius isn’t the only one in his family playing competitive hockey. His brother, William Odelius is playing in the Brynäs system. He moved over to Brynäs afterContinue reading “Scouting Report: Calle Odelius”

Smaht Scouting’s Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett talk about several under the radar 2022 NHL Draft prospects including Jeremy Hanzel, Jacob Guévin, Zaccharya Wisdom, Ben Hemmerling, David Gucciardi, Marcus Nguyen and Zach Bookman. The duo also talks about their love for southern fast food. If you would like to listen to this episode, you canContinue reading “Smaht Talk: Undah the Radah”

Photo Credit: Luke Durda/OHL Images Scouting Report written by Paul Zuk Danny (Daniil) Zhilkin is one of the top OHL players eligible for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft slated to take place this July in Montreal. Zhilkin is a dual citizen of both Russia and Canada, as he was born in Moscow, but moved to OntarioContinue reading “Scouting Report: Danny Zhilkin”

Photo Credit: Candice Ward / Calgary Hitmen Post written by Matthew Somma Nobody is going to agree wholeheartedly with a site’s draft list. Either a player is too high, too low, or left out entirely. Obviously, scouts are going to view players differently and there’s always going to be some disagreements whenever a list is posted.Continue reading “A Look Into Our Draft Rankings: WHL”

Photo Credit: Otto Marand / Djurgården Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler Liam Öhgren is a 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect, who hails from Stockholm, Sweden and is in the Djurgården system. Öhgren’s father, Andreas Öhgren had played Division 1 Swedish professional hockey in the 1990s. His brother, Noel Öhgren is a 2024 NHL Draft eligibleContinue reading “Scouting Report: Liam Öhgren”

Photo Credit: Robert Lefebvre/OHL Images Alexander Appleyard, Paul Zuk, Sebastian Jackson, Matthew Somma, Austin Garrett, Jordan Malette and Josh Tessler combined their draft rankings and put together the official Smaht Scouting 2022 NHL Draft Final Rankings. The rankings are below. We are working on 2022 NHL Draft scouting reports and once they are completed, weContinue reading “Final 2022 NHL Draft Rankings”

Photo Credit: Otto Marand / Djurgården Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler Jonathan Lekkerimäki is a 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect, who plays in the Djurgården system. Lekkerimäki grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Huddinge and played youth hockey for the local club, Flemingsbergs IK. After playing for the local club, he ended up playingContinue reading “Scouting Report: Jonathan Lekkerimäki”

Photo Credit: Otto Marand / Djurgården Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler Noah Östlund is a 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect, who plays in the Djurgården system. He grew up slightly west of Stockholm, but still in Stockholm County. The municipality that he grew up in is Nykvarn and is quite close to Södertälje. Östlund playedContinue reading “Scouting Report: Noah Östlund”

Photo Credit: Brian Liesse / Seattle Thunderbirds Scouting Report written by Matthew Somma Reid Schaefer has been a steady riser over the course of the season and has creeped into some people’s top 100. He scored 32 goals and had 58 points in 66 games this season after recording just two assists in 18 games lastContinue reading “Scouting Report: Reid Schaefer”

Photo Credit: CSKA Moskva/@HCCSKA Scouting Report written by Josh Tessler Vladimir Grudinin is a 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect, who plays in the CSKA Moscow (Moskva) system. Grudinin grew up in Angarsk, Russia and played U16 hockey for Yermak Angarsk before make the trip across the country from Siberia / Irkutsk Oblast to Moscow. Since movingContinue reading “Scouting Report: Vladimir Grudinin”