Name: Dusten Braaksma July4 by The Pipeline Show in The Pipeline Show: July 4, 2020
Duration: 31 min 36 s
Description: Guest 1 - Dusten Braaksma of HockeyProspect.com goes in depth on half a dozen USHL/USHS/NCAA players of note for the 2020 Draft as well as some guys he'd take in the later rounds.

The Pipeline Show: July 4, 2020

Guest 2 - Cooper Simpson is currently leading the USHL in scoring, this just a couple of months after the Boston Bruins chose him in the 3rd round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Let's get to know the sniper from Shakopee, MN 

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Guest 3 - Neutral Zone scout Russ Bitely shares his notes on a 6-pack of players now in the QMJHL after playing south of the border last season. All 6 are also draft eligible in 2026. 

Russ Bitely Oct 24

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The Season 21 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:14] - Guy begins the episode in the usual way, with an assortment of news and notes, a look at standings across junior hockey and the weekly Top 10 in the CHL and Top 20 in the NCAA too. 

[16:37] - Mathis Preston leads the Spokane Chiefs in scoring and this week he was tagged with an 'A' rating by NHL Central Scouting. The talented skater from Penticton B.C. is in the Draft Spotlight to talk about it all. 

[39:45] - Cooper Simpson is currently leading the USHL in scoring, this just a couple of months after the Boston Bruins chose him in the 3rd round of the 2025 NHL Draft. Let's get to know the sniper from Shakopee, MN 

[57:02] - Neutral Zone scout Russ Bitely shares his notes on a 6-pack of players now in the QMJHL after playing south of the border last season. All 6 are also draft eligible in 2026. 

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First Segment - Guy starts the episode with the CHL Top 10, some trade news in the WHL and OHL, scoring leaders across junior and college hockey plus the guest list. 

First Segment Oct 31 2025

Guest 2 - Mathieu Turcotte has been somewhere on a QMJHL bench for the last decade and last season also coached for Canada at the U17, U18 and Hlinka Gretzky Cup events. Yet somehow he finds himself currently as a free agent. We have an extended conversation about those tournaments, the players he's coached, the Class of 2026 and more. 

Mathieu Turcotte Oct31

Guest 2 - USCHO scribe Paula Weston weighs in on early season results in the Big Ten conference for both teams and individual players. Who has started well and who...has not? 

Paula Weston Oct 31

Guest 3 - We turn on the 2026 Draft Spotlight to get to know goaltender Carter Casey. From a Cinderella run to the USHL Clark Cup last spring to stepping up a level to join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, we talk about it all with the talented netminder. 

Carter Casey Oct 31

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 21 of The Pipeline Show

[1:15] - Guy starts the episode with the CHL Top 10, some trade news in the WHL and OHL, scoring leaders across junior and college hockey plus the guest list. 

[13:26] -  Mathieu Turcotte has been somewhere on a QMJHL bench for the last decade and last season also coached for Canada at the U17, U18 and Hlinka Gretzky Cup events. Yet somehow he finds himself currently as a free agent. We have an extended conversation about those tournaments, the players he's coached, the Class of 2026 and more. 

[45:58] - USCHO scribe Paula Weston weighs in on early season results in the Big Ten conference for both teams and individual players. Who has started well and who...has not? 

[1:18:38] - We turn on the 2026 Draft Spotlight to get to know goaltender Carter Casey. From a Cinderella run to the USHL Clark Cup last spring to stepping up a level to join the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL, we talk about it all with the talented netminder. 

The Pipeline Show Oct 31 2025

First Segment - Guy begins the episode with a lively question of the week involving ethnically sensitive teams names and logos, some brief CHL news and NCAA notes plus the guest list.

First Segment July4 2020

Guest 1 - Dusten Braaksma of HockeyProspect.com goes in depth on half a dozen USHL/USHS/NCAA players of note for the 2020 Draft as well as some guys he'd take in the later rounds.

Dusten Braaksma July4

Guest 2 - The 2020 Draft Spotlight this week shines on Ryder Rolston, a forward with the Waterloo Black Hawks on his way to join the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Ryder Rolston July4

Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - Season 15 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:17] - Guy begins the episode with a lively question of the week, some brief CHL news and NCAA notes plus the guest list.

[15:02] - Dusten Braaksma of HockeyProspect.com goes in depth on half a dozen USHL/USHS/NCAA players of note for the 2020 Draft as well as some guys he'd take in the later rounds.

[46:27] - The 2020 Draft Spotlight this week shines on Ryder Rolston, a forward with the Waterloo Black Hawks on his way to join the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. 

[1:03:32] - Guy wraps up the episode for the week and looks ahead.

ThePipelineShow July4 2020

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