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Rachel Doerrie, ESPNNov 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET
CloseRachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective.
The 2024-25 NHL season is only a month old, but a few front offices might be more focused on how to prepare for the future, with Nashville Predators general manager Barry Trotz dropping the “rebuild” hint on local radio.
In other words, let the watch begin for the 2025 NHL draft class.
Draft-eligible players are in leagues all over the world, so we’ve created a guide of which teams or areas to keep an eye on as the season progresses.
United States National Team Development Program
This was the easiest pick of the bunch. On any given night, you will see various NHL GMs, front office employees and 20-plus scouts at the NTDP games. It is the most highly concentrated pool of top prospects in the world. The team stays together for the duration of the season and plays in international tournaments.
The program has pumped out prospects at a good clip over the past decade, and this season should be no different.
Of this current group, William Moore, Charlie Trethewey, Jack Murtagh and L.J. Mooney are drawing significant attention as possible first-round picks.
Beyond those top four, Cole McKinney, Conrad Fondrk and Mason Moe are drawing interest at forward. Donato Bracco, Asher Barnett, Carter Amico and Drew Shock have drawn significant interest from scouts on defense.
Conrad Fondrk is one of several USNTDP players who could hear their names called at the 2025 NHL draft. Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images
The Boston schools
Watching Boston schools play one another is some of the best and most entertaining amateur hockey in the world. Each of the four teams — Boston College, Boston University, Harvard and Northeastern — are loaded with NHL prospects…
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Author : Rachel Doerrie
Publish date : 2024-11-08 11:48:10
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