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2006 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results
The annual NHL Entry Draft combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period. Here are the results of the fitness assessments (See details of the testing procedures) for the 2006 NHL Scouting Combine. The 2006 NHL Combine took place at the Park Plaza Toronto Airport Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, from May 30 through June 4. Attending were 109 of the world’s top hockey prospects.
Central Scouting have not released all the results of the physical testing for 2006, except to the NHL member teams. We, however, have the average scores and ranges for each of the tests. See other NHL Entry Draft Combine Results.
The Tests:
- Tests of upper body strength, hand grips, and a seated ball throw and bench press (150 lbs)
- Push-ups and curl-ups
- Three measures of leg strength were performed (long jump, standing jump, and a vertical jump.
- Anaerobic power ("windgate")
- Aerobic power test
Results
For each test component there are three scores: the average, highest and lowest score is shown.
Body Composition
| Item |
average |
minimum |
maximum |
| Height (ft:in) |
6:3.2 |
5:8.5 |
6:6.5 |
| Weight (lb) |
192 |
156 |
244 |
| Sum of 6 Skinfolds (mm) |
61 |
34.1 |
116.9 |
| Yuhasz % Body Fat |
9.4 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
Height: Top-10 Tallest Players
| Rank |
Height |
NAME |
LEAGUE |
POS |
| 1 |
6'7" |
Simon Danis-Pepin |
H. EAST |
D |
| 2 |
6'4" |
John Degray |
OHL |
D |
| 3 |
6'4" |
Erik Johnson |
USA |
D |
| 4 |
6'4" |
Oskar Osala |
OHL |
LW |
| 5 |
6'4" |
Carl Sneep |
USHSW |
D |
| 6 |
6'4" |
Jordan Staal |
OHL |
C |
| 7 |
6'4" |
Nigel Williams |
USA |
D |
| 8 |
6'4" |
Ty Wishart |
WHL |
D |
| 9 |
6'4" |
Patrik Berglund |
SWE |
C |
| 10 |
6'4" |
Jesse Joensuu |
FIN |
LW |
| 11 |
6'4" |
Tomas Marcinko |
SVK JR. |
C |
| 12 |
6'4" |
Reto Berra |
SUI |
G |
Wieght, Top-10 Heaviest Players
| Rank |
NAME |
LEAGUE |
WT |
POS |
| 1 |
Chris Stewart |
OHL |
228 lbs. |
RW |
| 2 |
Nigel Williams |
USA |
226 lbs. |
D |
| 3 |
Erik Johnson |
USA |
222 lbs. |
D |
| 4 |
Graham Potuer |
WHL |
220 lbs. |
D |
| 5 |
Oskar Osala |
OHL |
217 lbs. |
LW |
| 6 |
Theo Peckman |
OHL |
216 lbs. |
D |
| 7 |
Jordan Staal |
OHL |
215 lbs. |
C |
| 8 |
Eric Gryba |
USHL |
215 lbs. |
D |
| 9 |
Jesse Dudas |
WHL |
214 lbs. |
D |
| 10 |
Shawn Matthias |
OHL |
211 lbs. |
C |
Musculoskeletal Fitness
| Item |
average |
minimum |
maximum |
| Sit & Reach (cm) |
36 |
10.5 |
61.0 |
| Curl-Ups (max consecutive #) |
22 |
0 |
65 |
| Push-Ups (max consecutive #) |
26 |
14 |
42 |
| Push-Ups x Body Weight (lb) |
4145 |
2751 |
8330 |
| Vertical Jump (in) |
25 |
19 |
36 |
| Leg Power (ft-lb/sec) |
1111 |
791 |
1556 |
| Standing Long Jump (in) |
102 |
76 |
119 |
| Hand Grip (lb) |
132 |
81 |
183 |
| Bench Press - 150 lb (#) |
5 |
0 |
20 |
| Bench Press (lb/lb body wt) |
7.4 |
0 |
15.1 |
Push Strength (lb)
|
295 |
147 |
553 |
| Pull Strength (lb) |
251 |
103 |
329 |
Anaerobic Fitness
| Item |
average |
minimum |
maximum |
| Peak Power Output (Watts) |
928 |
642 |
1172 |
| Peak Power Output (Watts/kg) |
10.5 |
6.7 |
13.7 |
| Mean Power Output (Watts) |
720 |
521 |
10.8 |
| Mean Power Output (Watts/kg) |
8.3 |
5.6 |
10.0 |
| Fatigue Index - Drop off from Peak (%) |
4.3 |
24 |
55 |
Aerobic Fitness
| Item |
average |
minimum |
maximum |
| VO2max (liters • min-1) |
5.0 |
3.73 |
6.21 |
| VO2max (ml • kg-1 • min-1) |
56.5 |
44.9 |
70.0 |
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