The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is fast approaching on June 22nd, and the league has released the list of 104 players invited to this year’s scouting combine. The group includes top prospects like Rasmus Dahlin, Andrei Svechnikov and Filip Zadina, along with many others who are just hoping to hear their name called at some point in a few weeks.
Starting today, teams are able to meet this week with potential draft picks for 1-on-1 interviews to better determine the kind of person they are. Though obviously these discussions likely won’t change the first-overall selection, they could bring a player further onto a team’s radar for later in the draft. It’s a chance to impress with your dedication and drive, before getting the opportunity to show them your physical attributes next weekend. The fitness testing will commence on Saturday, with potential top pick Rasmus Dahlin getting involved early (currently scheduled for 8:30am CT).
Below is a full list of the attending players, but for more detailed information check out Scott Wheeler of the Athletic’s Twitter image.
Calen Addison
Alexander Alexeyev
Oskar Back
Kevin Bahl
Seth Barton
Nicolas Beaufin
Xavier Bernard
Jacob Bernard-Docker
Dominik Bokk
Adam Boqvist
Evan Bouchard
Xavier Bouchard
Michael Callahan
Kody Clark
Rasmus Dahlin
Ty Dellandrea
Stanislav Demin
Grigori Denisenko
Noah Dobson
Lukas Dostal
Curtis Douglas
Jack Drury
Aidan Dudas
Sean Durzi
Ty Emberson
Joel Farabee
Martin Fehervary
Eric Florchuk
Cole Fonstad
Gabriel Fortier
Liam Foudy
Patrik Giles
Adam Ginning
Jack Gorniak
Alexis Gravel
Nico Gross
Benoit-Olivier Groulx
Jonathan Gruden
Curtis Hall
Filip Hallander
Jordan Harris
Barrett Hayton
Luke Henman
Cameron Hillis
Mitchell Hoelscher
Quinn Hughes
Jacob Ingham
Jan Jenik
Blade Jenkins
Filip Johansson
Keegan Karki
Martin Kaut
Michael Kesselring
Alexander Khovanov
Liam Kirk
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Filip Kral
Vitali Kravtsov
Rasmus Kupari
Philipp Kurashev
Jakub Lauko
Isac Lundestrom
Nils Lundkvist
Anderson MacDonald
Tyler Madden
Kevin Mandolese
Jack McBain
Jared McIsaac
Black McLaughlin
Ryan McLeod
Allan McShane
Ryan Merkley
K’Andre Miller
Serron Noel
Niklas Norgren
Jay O’Brien
Jacob Olofsson
Matej Pekar
Jackson Perbix
Jacob Pivonka
Sampo Ranta
Alec Regula
Kristian Reichel
Carter Robertson
Olivier Rodrigue
Milos Roman
Mattias Samuelsson
Rasmus Sandin
Jakub Skarek
Ty Smith
Riley Stotts
Riley Sutter
Andrei Svechnikov
Akil Thomas
Brady Tkachuk
Jonathan Tychonick
Giovanni Vallati
Joseph Veleno
Oliver Whalstrom
Tyler Weiss
Bode Wilde
Jake Wise
Jett Woo
Filip Zadina
Leemitt
Some great hockey names: Blade Jenkins, Jett Woo
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Benoit-Olivier Groulx may be the Frenchiest name I’ve ever heard of.