🗣️ “He's a guy you build around.”
Jason Bukala of @ProHockeyGroup joined @Fan960Steinberg and @Fan960Logan on #Flames Talk with insight on Sweden’s Viggo Björck ahead of the NHL Draft!
LISTEN: https://t.co/1ELYATJmps
@DonnieandDhali@DhaliwalSports Mainly, I enjoy checking out the interviews at the combine. Get to know the prospects better and evaluate their personality, problem-solving skills and ability to stay calm under pressure. #NHLDraft@UFHLScouting
@Sean_B_taketwo@Antoniokolstee Maybe this year all hell breaks loose and we have trades in the top 5. 🤯
Toronto and San Jose both need D. 🤷♂️
Honestly can't see Toronto passing on McKeena. San Jose could throw a curve ball though.
Reid at 2nd or trade down and get a couple decent D.
Players mentioned in Drance’s article that the Canucks may be interested in with their subsequent picks and Wheeler’s ranking for them:
Lin (RD): 10
Command (C): 19
Preston (RW): 23
Bleyl (RD): 30
Ignatavicius (RW): 35
Dagenais (C/W): 36
Mutryn (RW): 54
Andersson (C): 93
"The way I think the game and make decisions out there is probably my best asset."
#NHLDraft prospect Daxon Rudolph gives a rundown on his style of play and what the NHL Combine has been like for him.
Our Waddling Dog poll question: Assuming Gavin McKenna is taken with one of the first two picks...
Who should the #Canucks draft third overall.
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My top 13 forwards, from a scout, in 2026 NHL Draft:
1. Gavin Mckenna
2. Ivar Stenberg
3. Viggo Bjork
4. Caleb Malhotra
5. Nikita Klepov
6. Alexander Command
7. Ethan Belchetz
8. Oscar Hemming
9. J.P. Hurlbert
10. Tynan Lawrence
11. Liam Ruck
12. Adam Novotny
13. Oliver Suvanto
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Johan Nilsson, the founder of Elite Prospects and the person whose curiosity and passion for hockey planted the seed for everything we have built together.
Born on the 9th of April 1981, Johan founded Elite Prospects in December 1999 at just 18 years old. What started as a vision driven by a deep love of hockey grew into the world’s leading hockey platform, a testament to the kind of person he was. Johan had a rare combination of qualities: sharp intellect, deep knowledge, and a kindness that made everyone around him feel valued.
He could dive into the most complex problems with calm and clarity, and he brought that same thoughtfulness to the people he worked with every day. For the past nine years, Johan faced a battle with colon cancer with the same calm and strength that defined everything he did.
His love of hockey was never just about the game. It was about understanding it fully, honestly, and in all its detail. That drive is woven into the DNA of Elite Prospects, and it will continue to shape the future of what we do.
To know Johan was to be quietly inspired by him. We are all immensely grateful that we got to work alongside someone like him. Our deepest condolences go to his family and loved ones. He will be greatly missed, by all of us and by the global hockey community. Johan leaves behind his beloved wife and two children, aged two and eight.
Viggo Björck doesn’t dominate games the way you’d expect from a potential top-10 pick.
But it's his brain that's the ultimate separator.
New Film Room on one of the most fascinating players in the class. @eliteprospects
https://t.co/pOOAks9lLt
A terrific play from Ivar Stenberg to find Linus Karlsson. He makes a terrific play to Viggo Björck, who makes no mistake.
What a debut for both Stenberg and Björck.