In this first podcast episode, we talk about Sasha Pastujov, Ève Gascon, Tristan Luneau, Denton Mateychuk, Owen Power headed back to Michigan and more.

It's A Wicked Smaht Introduction

In Episode Two, Jordan Malette, Paul Zuk and Josh Tessler discuss the NCAA NIL rights and it's impact on college hockey, Marc Savard heading to Windsor, the upcoming USHL season and Danila Yurov ice time concerns.

In addition, Josh Tessler interviews Mark Yates of InStat North America and Tony Ferrari of The Hockey News.

Djurgården Loaded Up, Marc Savard To Windsor

Josh Tessler and Jordan Malette talk about Tucker Tynan returning to the pipes, Matthew Savoie, Conor Geekie, Hunter Haight, Shane Wright, Tyler Peddle, Justin Cote, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Brad Lambert, Nathan Gaucher, Maveric Lamoureux, Simon Forsmark, Ludwig Persson and Alexander Suzdalev. Towards the end of the podcast, Josh interviewed John Kofi Osei-Tutu and Bobby Gauthier from PuckAgency.

Tucker Tynan Is Back!

On Episode 4, Josh Tessler talks to Arizona State University Goalie Coach and former NHL goaltender Eddie Lack about goaltender development. After the interview with Eddie, Josh is joined by Brad Elliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald about the University of North Dakota program, Jake Sanderson, Tyler Kleven and more.

Goaltending Development and a North Dakota Update

Josh Tessler and Austin Brass of Smaht Scouting talk about Mikey Milne of the Winnipeg ICE, Calum Ritchie of the Oshawa Generals, USNTDP forward Jimmy Snuggerud, Brennan Ali of Avon Old Farms, Ty Nelson of the North Bay Battalion and other North American prospects. In addition, Josh is joined by Frölunda scout Tommy Enroth and they talk about Ludwig Persson, the 2022 NHL Draft talent on Djurgården and Frölunda and Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond.

Don't Sleep On Mikey Milne

On this episode of Smaht Talk, Cam Robinson, Tony Ferrari, Will Scouch and Mikael Holm join Josh Tessler to talk about the World Juniors.

Below are the topics/players discussed:

Brandt Clarke (LA Kings)
Owen Power (Buffalo) and Luke Hughes (New Jersey)
Aatu Räty (NY Islanders)
Brad Lambert (2022)
Oskar Olausson (Colorado), William Eklund (San Jose) and Alexander Holtz (New Jersey)
Isak Rosén (Buffalo) and Fabian Lysell (Boston)
Simon Robertsson (St. Louis) and William Wallinder (Detroit)
Emil Andrae (Philadelphia)
Ivan Miroshnichenko (2022)
Matvei Michkov (2023)
Marat Khusnutdinov (Minnesota) and Fyodor Svechkov (Nashville)
Dalibor Dvorsky (2023)
Simon Nemec (2022)
Adam Sykora (2022)
Filip Mesar (2022)
Martin Chromiak (LA Kings)
David Jiricek (2022)
Jan Mysak (Montreal)
Jiri Kulich (2022)
Vinzenz Rohrer (2022)
Marco Kasper (2022)
Dario Sidler (2022)
Lian Bichsel (2022)
Group B / Group of Death 
Yaroslav Askarov (Nashville) and Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota)
Drew Commesso (Chicago)
Tyler Kleven (Ottawa), Tyler Boucher (Ottawa) and Jake Sanderson (Ottawa)
Simon Edvinsson (Detroit)
Canada’s Chances Of Winning the Tournament 
Finland Beating Canada In Group A Play 
Sebastian Cossa (Detroit) and Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota)
What Is Your Preferred Gold Medal Matchup

World Juniors Preview: Give Dalidope and Michkov all the Minutes

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler talks to Rogers Hometown Hockey co-host Tara Slone about hockey culture, growing the game and addressing what needs to happen at the NHL, CHL and NCAA levels to address racism, sexism and power struggles. In addition, Tara talks about some of the stops on the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour. Following the interview with Tara, Josh talks to skating instructor Jill Plandowski about knocked knee skating, edge work, straight line speed and more.

Skating Instruction, Growing The Game and More

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler is joined by McKeen's Hockey draft analyst and video scout Sam McGilligan and they talk about what the Montréal Canadiens should do at the 2022 NHL Draft.

The Habs At The Draft Table

On Episode #9, Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler is joined by Smaht Scouting's USHL and OHL amateur scout Paul Zuk and they talk about quite a few players from both the OHL and USHL. Several players are discussed including Logan Cooley, Lane Hutson, Adam Ingram, Cole Spicer, Cole Knuble, Danny Zhilkin, Brennan Ali, Shane Wright, Christian Kyrou, Pavel Mintyukov and Sam Rinzel.

Welcome to the Hot Seat

Smaht Scouting's Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett talk about several under the radar 2022 NHL Draft prospects including Jeremy Hanzel, Jacob Guévin, Zaccharya Wisdom, Ben Hemmerling, David Gucciardi, Marcus Nguyen and Zach Bookman. The duo also talks about their love for southern fast food.

Undah the Radah

Smaht Scouting's Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett talk about the mock draft that our team completed a few weeks back. In addition, they provide in-depth analysis on a few North American prospects including Reid Schaefer (Seattle), Devin Kaplan (USNTDP), Matthew Seminoff (Kamloops), Mikey Milne (Winnipeg), Jace Weir (Red Deer) and Cole Knuble (Fargo).

Mock Draft Analysis

Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett interview Marcus Nguyen of the Portland Winterhawks (2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect). Nguyen talks about being named after Markus Näslund, growing up watching Patrick Kane, playing with Rieger Lorenz (Okotoks, 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect) and Kent Anderson (Green Bay, 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect) and he gave listeners a scouting report of himself.

Talking With Marcus Nguyen

Smaht Scouting's Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett spoke with 2022 NHL Draft eligible prospect Zach Bookman of the Brooks Bandits (AJHL). Bookman talked about playing hockey in New York State, coach Ryan Papaioannou allowing Bookman to be rather creative with the puck on his stick, going to Merrimack College in the fall and growing up a Bruins fan in Buffalo Sabres territory.

Talking With Zach Bookman

Smaht Scouting’s Matthew Somma and Austin Garrett complete a first round mock for the 2022 NHL Draft in the latest episode of Smaht Talk. Austin also shares some of his notes from the Hlinka Gretzky Cup camp in Buffalo, New York.

It's Time For Another Mock

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler and Austin Garret discussed their early thoughts on 2023 NHL Draft eligible prospects. Players that were analyzed include Connor Bedard, Zach Benson, Gavin Brindley, William Whitelaw, Tanner Adams, Andrew Cristall, Mikhail Gulyayev, Caden Price, Luca Cagnoni, Calum Ritchie, Axel Sandin Pelikka, Oliver Moore, Will Smith, Jayden Perron, Leo Carlsson and Carter Sotheran.

Zippy Zappe

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler and Austin Garret talked about Shane Wright being a healthy scratch in Seattle, David Jiříček making his NHL debut, which 2023 NHL Draft prospect are trending up / down and more.

Who is Trending Up?

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler, Austin Garret and Jordan Malette discussed players that are close in ranking (from a consensus standpoint) and which players they would be pushing for over others. In addition, they discussed whether or not Adam Fantilli could unseat Connor Bedard as the #1 prospect in the class.

Who You Taking?

Smaht Scouting's Josh Tessler, Austin Garret and Jordan Malette discussed players that were ranked higher and lower on the Smaht Scouting rankings versus consensus.

Preliminary Rankings

Austin Garret, Ben Jordan and Josh Tessler recap the CHL Top Prospects Game on the latest episode of Smaht Talk.

CHL Top Prospects Game Recap

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