Guest 1 - Grant McCagg, the publisher of Recrutes Draft Guide, offers up 3 forwards, 2 defencemen, a goalie and a player that he likes but not as much as most scouts seem to. Also, the challenges of properly scouting Russians and goalies. 

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Coming Down the Pipe...

[0:00] - The intro for Season 20 of The Pipeline Show

[1:13] - Guy begins the episode with News and Notes including CHL to NCAA player movements, thoughts on the Memorial Cup and more. 

[14:53] - Derek Neumeier from McKeen's Hockey takes a deep dive on some 2025 Draft eligible players - 3 forwards, 2 blueliners and a goalie plus one extra player that he likes a lot but not as much as the general consensus of scouts. 

[44:06] - The 2025 Memorial Cup is in the books and to recap the event from a 1st hand perspective, James Tubb from the Medicine Hat News is on the show. Who stood out from each team and what happens now for the Tigers.

[1:11:39] - Let's turn on the 2025 Draft Spotlight for the next two segments starting with American Poul Andersen who played for the BCHL's Sherwood Park Crusaders last season and has now signed to play next year with the Edmonton Oil Kings. 

[1:34:02] - Another 2025 Draft Spotlight to close out this week's episode. He's ranked 81st in North America by NHL Central Scouting and after two seasons with the US-NTDP, 6'2 center Andrew O'Neill is also joining the Edmonton Oil Kings for next season. 

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First Segment - Guy kicks off the week with some brief news and notes before getting to the guest list.

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Guest 1 - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on Seattle Thunderbirds forward Antonio Martorana who might fit the bill as a "sleeper pick" having missed a chunk of action at the start of the WHL schedule but turned it on in the second half of the year. 

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Guest 2 - Scott Wheeler from The Athletic offers up 6 draft eligible players that he wants to share some insight on. Also one final player that he likes but not as much as other scouts seem to but he explains why as well. 

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Guest 3 - The final guest for this week's episode is scout Nick Earle from Neutral Zone who goes through his 6-pack of players plus the extra guy that he would have some hesitation if he was drafting for a NHL team. 

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Coming Down The Pipe...

[0:00] - Season 20 intro for The Pipeline Show

[1:12] - Guy kicks off the week with some brief news and notes before getting to the guest list.

[13:12] - The 2025 Draft Spotlight shines on Seattle Thunderbirds forward Antonio Martorana who might fit the bill as a "sleeper pick" having missed a chunk of action at the start of the WHL schedule but turned it on in the second half of the year. 

[38:45] - Scott Wheeler from The Athletic offers up 6 draft eligible players that he wants to share some insight on. Also one final player that he likes but not as much as other scouts seem to but he explains why as well. 

[1:16:27] - The final guest for this week's episode is scout Nick Earle from Neutral Zone who goes through his 6-pack of players plus the extra guy that he would have some hesitation if he was drafting for a NHL team. 

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Get to know the future superstars of the NHL long before they reach that stage. The Pipeline Show is the premier podcast covering Major Junior, the NCAA, Jr. A and international tournaments like the U20 and U18 WJC, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and more.