mkp

Director of scouting @draftin_europe

[mkp @mkp_BD]

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[Elite Prospects @eliteprospects]

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.

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@rylanderjohan @DraftProHockey Only saw this clip and there is no mention of the IIHF Worlds, so I didn't know that was the context.
Thanks for clarifying though

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@rylanderjohan @DraftProHockey Is it sure he was not talking about Victor Eklund instead?

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@JDylanBurke @eliteprospects uhh, that's rough. Hoping for steady progress and a not -too-distant full recovery now that you're moving in the right direction.
Great that you are able to scout along the way! 👊

[mkp @mkp_BD]

Swiss physical D-man Jannik Fischer to retire from hockey at season's end.
So hard on opponents on the ice and yet so kind off the ice, a class act from what I could experience.
Hoping to see him stay in the game somehow #NationalLeague

[Hockey-Club Ajoie @HC_Ajoie_off]

𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐤 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐮𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 🥺

Le HC Ajoie tient à féliciter Jannik Fischer pour sa carrière à laquelle il a décidé de mettre un terme à l’issue de cette saison.

[Chapin Landvogt @Csomichapin]

#DEL #GER #prospects:
In somewhat unexpected news, super prospect Max #Penkin has decided to change his last name to his mother's maiden name.

He is now officially named Max #Calce - the name he'll be drafted with.

Also: his current contract w/ #AdlerMannheim has been extended.

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@SEllisHockey https://t.co/ANuAiNl8qw now it makes sense

[Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC]

Latvia is missing two regulars:
D Janis Jaks is injured
F Rudolfs Balcers is sick

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@SEllisHockey Are Balcers and Jaks healthy? Cause those two are pretty surprising scratches for me

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@Derek_J_OBrien @Sz1909_Szemberg Yep, way too dark now imho

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@PierreVLeBrun Moreover, it likely means getting Finland in the quarters instead of Canada

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@dottordark Aggiungo:

Argento in Slalom a Nagano a 6cts da Hilde Gerg perdendo decimi sul piatto finale.
Slalom vinto ai mondiale del Sestriere l'anno prima con 1"27 sulla 2a...

In discesa medaglie ai mondiali juniores e 4a a 17 anni in Val d'isere, prima dei problemi alle ginocchia...

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@dottordark A Park City nel '97, 3"41 su Meissnitzer.

Parlando di #Olimpiadi:

Oro SuperG Albertville '92:
1"41 su Merle, 1"97 su Seizinger

Oro Gigante Lillehammer '94:
1"22 su Ertl, 2" su Schneider (partendo col 14)

Oro Gigante Nagano '98:
1"80 su Meissnitzer, 2"02 su Seizenger

[mkp @mkp_BD]

@dottordark In questo senso, rivedevo proprio ieri il gigante della Compagnoni a Nagano, che nostalgia...

Per fortuna adesso comincia il torneo di Hockey maschile con i pro ;)

[mkp @mkp_BD]

To add some perspective, in his season as a 19-year-old Jakub Galvas had 17 pts in 40 #Extraliga games (and 1 point in 5 WJC games), Tomáš has 20 pts in 26 games (and 9 pts in 7 WJC games).

He also has the best point-per-game production on his team.

[Czech Prospects @CZprospects]

With a record-setting four-point night, Tomáš Galvas has surpassed his brother to become the highest-scoring U20 defenseman in Czech Extraliga history.

Tomáš Galvas — 38pts in 107GP
Jakub Galvas — 36pts in 118GP
Marek Židlický — 34pts in 116GP
Tomáš Kaberle — 30pts in 120GP

[mkp @mkp_BD]

Pugachyov in fact had a goal and a primary assist a couple of days before against Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the #KHL reigning champions.

#2026nhldraft

[Draftin Europe @DraftinEurope]

That was the only goal of the game vs Spartak Moscow.

Pugachyov has 2 game winners and 3 pts in 2 #KHL games since the release of Central Scouting mid-term list where he was ranked at #15 in Europe.

#NHLDraft #2026nhldraft

[mkp @mkp_BD]

Big step towards promotion to next year's #WJC for NOR after losing a point ytd vs Ukraine (they were down 0-2 with about 5' left before a late comeback, eventually securing an OT win).

Goaltending was the story today vs AUT.

[Draftin Europe @DraftinEurope]

After struggling yesterday, big win for Norway today at #U20div1A : was leading 7-1 before allowing 2 late goals for the 7-3 final score.

Niklas Aaram Olsen with 2 goals & 1 assist.
#NYRangers' draftee Mikkel Eriksen with 3 assists.

#NHLDraft

[Szymon Szemberg @Sz1909_Szemberg]

Ivar Stenberg just got a point in his 9th consecutive SHL-game (scoring 1-0 vs Djurgården early on), tying Tomas Sandström's record for an 18-year old, from 1982-83.

[Draftin Europe @DraftinEurope]

Viktor Fyodorov scored his first #KHL goal today, the eventual game winner for Torpedo vs Spartak.

He registered 2 SOG and 2 Hits in less than 8 minutes of icetime. #NHLDraft

[mkp @mkp_BD]

Gustafsson only played about 4 minutes, but was +1 with 2 SOG in HV71 6-1 win on the road vs Djurgardens. Viggo Björck played 9 minutes without registering shots.
#NHLDraft

[Draftin Europe @DraftinEurope]

08-born D Malte Gustafsson is making his SHL debut tonight.
He was the top-rated defenseman in our pre-Hlinka ranking for the #2026nhldraft
#NHLDraft