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2023 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results
The world's top ice hockey prospects are invited to the annual NHL pre-draft combine, with over 106 draft-eligible players from North American and Europe being tested (see the list of 2023 combine invitees). The combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period.
The 2023 NHL Scouting Combine was held from June 4 to June 10 at KeyBank Center and LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, N.Y, with physical testing conducted on the final day. This was the 28th time the annual NHL Draft Combine had been held.
Below are the top 10 results of the fitness assessments for the 2023 NHL Scouting Combine (see details of the testing procedures). See also a summary of previous NHL Entry Draft Combine Results.
Weight (heaviest)
Rank |
Weight (lbs) |
Name |
1 |
230 |
Matteo Mann |
2 |
222 |
Charlie Stramel |
3 |
220 |
Terrell Goldsmith |
4 |
215 |
Kasper Halttunen |
|
215 |
Michael Hrabel |
6 |
212 |
Carsen Musser |
|
212 |
Danny Nelson |
8 |
210 |
Brady Cleveland |
|
210 |
Jakub Dvorak |
|
210 |
Jaden Lipinski |
|
210 |
Koehn Ziemmer |
Height (tallest)
Rank |
Height (feet and inches) |
Name |
1 |
6'6.75" |
Michael Hrabel |
2 |
6'5.5" |
Matteo Mann |
3 |
6'5" |
Jakub Dvorak |
4 |
6'4.75" |
Brady Cleveland |
5 |
6'4" |
Terrell Goldsmith |
|
6'4" |
Carsen Musser |
|
6'4" |
Ethan Miedema |
|
6'4" |
Matthew Wood |
9 |
6'3.75" |
Jaden Lipinski |
10 |
6'3.25" |
Kasper Halttunen |
|
6'3.25" |
Brandon Svoboda |
|
6'3.25" |
Samuel Honzek |
|
6'3.25" |
Anton Wahlberg |
|
6'3.25" |
Carson Bjarnason |
|
6'3.25" |
Larry Keenan |
Wingspan
Rank |
Result (inches) |
Player |
1 |
82.51 |
Michael Hrabal (Omaha Lancers) |
2 |
80.50 |
Matteo Mann (Chicoutimi Sagueneens) |
3 |
79.75 |
Carsen Musser (NTDP) |
4 |
79.50 |
Zachary Nehring (Shattuck St. Mary's Prep) |
5 |
78.50 |
Jakub Stancl (Vaxjo Lakers HC J20) |
|
78.50 |
Larry Keenan |
7 |
78.25 |
Brady Cleveland |
8 |
78.00 |
Brandon Svoboda |
9 |
77.75 |
Jaden Lipinski |
10 |
77.50 |
Anton Wahlberg |
|
77.50 |
Paul Fischer |
Skinfolds / Body Fat
Rank |
% bodyfat (Juhasz %) |
Player |
1 |
3.64 |
Gracyn Sawchyn (Seattle Thunderbirds) |
2 |
6.60 |
Oscar Fisker Molgaard (HV71) |
3 |
6.73 |
Kalan Lind (Red Deer Rebels) |
4 |
7.26 |
Jesse Nurmi (KooKoo U20) |
5 |
7.31 |
Gabriel Perreault (NTDP) |
6 |
7.40 |
Adam Gajan |
7 |
7.44 |
Nick Lardis |
8 |
7.45 |
Oliver Moore |
9 |
7.47 |
Anton Wahlberg |
10 |
7.54 |
Easton Cowan |
Grip Strength - Right Hand
Rank |
Score (lb) |
Player |
1 |
185 |
Matteo Mann (Chicoutimi Sagueneens) |
2 |
170 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
3 |
168 |
Dalibor Dvorsky (AIK) |
4 |
160 |
Brad Gardiner (Ottawa 67's) |
5 |
156 |
Carsen Musser (NTDP) |
6 |
154 |
Jaden Lipinski |
7 |
153 |
Samuel Honzek |
|
153 |
Ryan Leonard |
|
153 |
Adam Fantilli |
10 |
152 |
Jacob Fowler |
Grip Strength - Left Hand
Rank |
Score (lb) |
Player |
1 |
182 |
Matteo Mann (Chicoutimi Sagueneens) |
2 |
180 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
3 |
165 |
Dalibor Dvorsky (AIK) |
4 |
163 |
Ryan Leonard (NTDP) |
5 |
160 |
Jaden Lipinski – (Vancouver Giants) |
|
160 |
Terrell Goldsmith |
7 |
159 |
Samuel Honzek |
8 |
156 |
Michael Hrabal |
9 |
153 |
Brad Gardiner (Ottawa 67's) |
10 |
152 |
Ethan Miedema |
Bench Press Test @ 50% Body Weight
Rank |
Power (watts/kg) |
Player |
1 |
8.39 |
Axel Sandin Pellikka (Skelleftea) |
2 |
7.92 |
Charlie Stramel (Univ. of Wisconsin) |
3 |
7.61 |
Mathieu Cataford (Halifax Mooseheads) |
4 |
7.58 |
Lukas Dragicevic (Tri-City Americans) |
5 |
7.13 |
Ryan Leonard (NTDP) |
6 |
7.09 |
Cameron Allen |
7 |
7.07 |
Jonathan Castagna |
8 |
7.06 |
Bradly Nadeau |
9 |
7.04 |
Brad Gardiner |
10 |
7.03 |
Nate Danielson |
Standing Long Jump
Rank |
Distance
(inches) |
Player |
1 |
118.0 |
Charlie Stramel (Univ. of Wisconsin) |
2 |
117.5 |
Samuel Honzek (Vancouver Giants) |
3 |
117.0 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
4 |
116.5 |
Tom Willander (Rogle BK J20) |
5 |
116.0 |
Beau Akey (Barrie Colts) |
6 |
114.5 |
Nick Lardis |
7 |
112.8 |
Maxim Strbak |
8 |
112.0 |
Carey Terrance |
|
112.0 |
David Reinbacher |
10 |
111.5 |
Nate Danielson |
Vertical Jump (force plate)
Rank |
Height
(inches) |
Player |
1 |
25.49 |
Nick Lardis (Brantford Bulldogs) |
2 |
23.81 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
3 |
22.96 |
Colby Barlow (Owen Sound Attack) |
4 |
22.83 |
Caden Price (Kelowna Rockets) |
5 |
22.71 |
Charlie Stramel (Univ. of Wisconsin) |
6 |
22.05 |
Nate Danielson |
7 |
22.00 |
Carey Terrance |
8 |
21.99 |
Jesse Nurmi |
9 |
21.80 |
Beau Akey |
10 |
21.70 |
Oliver Moore |
Pull Ups - Maximum number of consecutive pull ups
Rank |
Score (max #) |
Player |
1 |
15 |
Nick Lardis (Brantford Bulldogs) |
2 |
14 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
|
14 |
Danny Nelson (NTDP) |
|
14 |
Connor Bedard (Regina Pats) |
|
14 |
Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) |
6 |
13 |
Brad Gardiner |
|
13 |
Jaden Lipinski |
|
13 |
Nate Danielson |
|
13 |
Oliver Moore |
10 |
12 |
. . . 12 players |
Pro-Agility Test - left
Rank |
Time (seconds) |
Player |
1 |
4.04 |
Easton Cowan (London Knights) |
2 |
4.09 |
Jonathan Castagna (St. Andrew's College) |
3 |
4.13 |
Oliver Moore (NTDP) |
4 |
4.21 |
Brandon Svoboda (Youngstown Phantoms) |
5 |
4.22 |
Jayden Perron (Chicago Steel) |
6 |
4.24 |
Brad Gardiner |
|
4.24 |
William Whitelaw |
8 |
4.26 |
Ethan Gauthier |
|
4.26 |
Beau Akey |
|
4.26 |
Andrew Gibson |
Pro-Agility Test - right
Rank |
Time (seconds) |
Player |
1 |
4.09 |
Easton Cowan (London Knights) |
2 |
4.16 |
Jonathan Castagna (St. Andrew's College) |
3 |
4.24 |
Brady Cleveland (NTDP) |
4 |
4.32 |
Samuel Honzek (Vancouver Giants) |
|
4.32 |
Scott Ratzlaff (Seattle Thunderbirds) |
6 |
4.33 |
Brandon Svoboda |
7 |
4.35 |
Brad Gardiner |
|
4.35 |
Beau Akey |
9 |
4.36 |
Andrew Gibson |
|
4.36 |
Hunter Brzustewicz |
|
4.36 |
William Whitelaw |
|
4.36 |
Aaron Pionk |
|
4.36 |
Danny Nelson |
|
4.36 |
Jaden Lipinski |
Wingate Test - Mean Power Output (watts/kg)
Rank |
Score (watts/kg) |
Player |
1 |
14.3 |
Noah Dower Nilsson (Frolunda HC J20) |
2 |
14.1 |
Danny Nelson (NTDP) |
3 |
13.8 |
Tom Willander (Rogle BK J20) |
4 |
13.6 |
Hunter Brzustewicz (Kitchener Rangers) |
|
13.6 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
6 |
13.4 |
David Edstrom |
|
13.4 |
Brayden Yager |
8 |
13.3 |
Tanner Molendyk |
9 |
13.2 |
Samuel Honzek |
|
13.2 |
Jonathan Castagna |
Wingate Test - Peak Power Output (watts/kg)
Rank |
Score (watts/kg) |
Player |
1 |
22.4 |
Samuel Honzek (Vancouver Giants) |
2 |
21.7 |
Hunter Brzustewicz (Kitchener Rangers) |
3 |
20.4 |
Noah Dower Nilsson (Frolunda HC J20) |
4 |
20.0 |
Tanner Molendyk (Saskatoon Blades) |
5 |
19.9 |
Danny Nelson (NTDP) |
6 |
19.6 |
Jonathan Castagna |
7 |
19.5 |
Brandon Svoboda |
8 |
19.4 |
Alex Ciernik |
9 |
19.3 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
10 |
19.2 |
David Edstrom |
Wingate Test - Fatigue Index
Rank |
Score |
Player |
1 |
34.8 |
Koehn Ziemmer (Prince George Cougars) |
2 |
36.0 |
Carson Rehkopf (Kitchener Rangers) |
3 |
37.9 |
Rasmus Kumpulainen (Pelicans U20) |
4 |
38.4 |
Noel Nordh (Brynas IF J20) |
5 |
39.3 |
Otto Stenberg (Frolunda HC J20) |
6 |
39.5 |
Mathieu Cataford |
7 |
39.7 |
Nico Myatovic |
8 |
41.7 |
Oliver Moore |
9 |
41.8 |
Kalan Lind |
10 |
41.9 |
Connor Bedard |
AEROBIC FITNESS - VO2max test max
Rank |
Score (ml/kg/min) |
Player |
1 |
66.0 |
Nico Myatovic (Seattle Thunderbirds) |
2 |
64.0 |
Brad Gardiner (Ottawa 67's) |
|
64.0 |
Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees) |
4 |
63.0 |
Noel Nordh (Brynas IF J20) |
|
63.0 |
Beckett Hendrickson (NTDP) |
|
63.0 |
Easton Cowan |
7 |
61.0 |
Aram Minnetian |
|
61.0 |
Paul Fischer |
|
61.0 |
Axel Sandin Pellikka |
|
61.0 |
Hunter Brzustewicz |
AEROBIC FITNESS - VO2max test duration
Rank |
Time (min:sec) |
Player |
1 |
13:48 |
Jordan Tourigny (Shawinigan Cataractes) |
2 |
13:20 |
Jakub Dvorak (Bili Tygril Liberec) |
3 |
13:13 |
Cameron Allen (Guelph Storm) |
4 |
13:00 |
Ethan Miedema (Windsor Spitfires) |
|
13:00 |
Michael Hrabal (Omaha Lancers) |
|
13:00 |
Terrell Goldsmith |
|
13:00 |
Alex Pharand |
|
13:00 |
Michael Hrabal |
|
13:00 |
Matteo Mann |
10 |
12:55 |
Jaden Lipinski |
Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
Rank |
Total Score |
Player |
1 |
17 |
Larry Keenan (Culver Military Academy Prep) |
|
17 |
Jonathan Castagna (St. Andrew's College) |
3 |
16 |
Adam Gajan (Chippewa Steel) |
|
16 |
Alex Ciernik (Sodertalje SK J20) |
|
16 |
Michael Hrabal (Omaha Lancers) |
|
16 |
Paul Fischer |
|
16 |
Jayden Perron |
|
16 |
Carson Bjarnason |
|
16 |
Dylan Mackinnon |
|
16 |
Eduard Sale |
|
16 |
Carter Sotheran |
Source
- The lists are derived from results published on http://nhl.com and elsewhere online
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