2024 NHL Draft Thread

[Roof-Daddy]

McDavid has been an oiler for 9 years now, it's no surprise that a ridiculous amount of 17-18 year old or younger kids are oiler fans.

[cral12]

Originally Posted by cral12

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799482729308061710

My bad - I posted the wrong edited pic! Redone here:

Gah - typo in pic - new thread here:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799563594981421538

[cral12]

Originally Posted by sch19lks

Hey Sandman, I’m sure you’ve posted a scouting report on Teddy Stiga. It’s too deep of a thread to go digging. What are your thoughts on him? I wouldn’t mind him at 28

Gentle reminder - couple ways to access all of Sandman's profiles - at Upside Hockey:

1. Via our rankings, embedded within - click the "UH" column that has hyperlink to completed profiles
direct link: https://bit.ly/upside2024nhldraft
2. Prospect Profiles page with alphabetical table of contents:
https://bit.ly/2024nhldraftprofiles

https://twitter.com/user/status/1793830042738524649

[Tbull8]

Watching these combine interviews, wow is Tij a great interview. Has so much of Jarome in him

[1qqaaz]

I recommend watching these draft interview videos. A lot of them are surprisingly interesting.

[CsInMyBlood]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

I recommend watching these draft interview videos. A lot of them are surprisingly interesting.

Right? This is a good crop of draftees. Impressed with a lot of these kids. Glad we will get one at least one of them.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

Watching these combine interviews, wow is Tij a great interview. Has so much of Jarome in him

Most of the videos the Flames have posted from the Combine are under 5 minutes, a few are over 5 but under 10. Then, there's Tij's, which is nearly 15 minutes.

[sureLoss]

Tij Iginla interviewed with 20 clubs including the Flames. Dad was not present at the Flames interview.

https://www.nhl.com/news/10-things-l...outing-combine

Tij Iginla, No. 9 on Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters, interviewed with 20 teams this week, including the one for which his dad played 16 NHL seasons.

Jarome Iginla was a mainstay with the Calgary Flames from 1996 to 2013, leading the team in scoring 11 times. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020 after scoring 1,300 points (625 goals, 675 assists) in 1,554 games with the Flames, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings.

Iginla now serves as special advisor to Flames general manager Craig Conroy, but was not present when Calgary interviewed his son.

"Dad took the option on that one, but I know Craig pretty well," Tij Iginla said. "He'd always have some pretty good Christmas Eve gatherings so it was almost a little bit awkward because he's just trying to do it like everybody else but I'm thinking, 'Hey, remember that Christmas Eve party?'"

Calgary has nine picks in the 2024 draft, including two (Nos. 9, 28) in the first round. Tij was asked if he'd feel any pressure if chosen by Calgary.

"That being my dad's main team throughout his career, I think there might be a bit of pressure involved with but it's hard for me to say exactly how it's going to feel," he said. "I mean, Calgary is a good franchise, good organization. I'd definitely feel very lucky to hear my name called by them."

Also of note controversial 1st round prospect Trevor Connelly interviewed with 21 teams.

Connelly interviewed with 21 teams this week.

"I was asked different hockey-related questions, different personal questions," Connelly said. "I think they're just trying to see what type of player and what type of person you are, off the ice, and really dive into different details about your game or about your off-ice game."

[GioforPM]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799632544981299695

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799632544981299695

Not weird at all. How you treat people you or who you perceive below says a lot about your character.

[Tkachukwagon]

Wheeler has a breakdown of the scouting combine results. A few late first targets, like Beaudoin, Stolberg, Emery and Letourneau show really well.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799515921226035372

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799632544981299695

Not nearly as strange as the Habs asking Reinbacher if he’d commit a war crime if his commander ordered him to…

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Tkachukwagon

Wheeler has a breakdown of the scouting combine results. A few late first targets, like Beaudoin, Stolberg, Emery and Letourneau show really well.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799515921226035372

Aatos Koivu had a pretty good showing overall.

[Snuffleupagus]

Very impressive by Eliasson, a monster of a young man at 6'7 and doesn't turn 18 until sept, if his skating comes around he could be a steal because the rest of his game is very solid, I was hoping the flames would target him in the 4th round but with this showing I doubt he lasts that long.

[Royle9]

I always question the correlation between physical strength and being an every day NHL player. The endurance and speed seem to be more relevant, I remember specifically Rocco Grimaldi being the pinnacle of fitness in his draft year and it never translated at all.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1799632544981299695

Trying to find the next Patrick Kane out of the bunch.