Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat discuss the second round of the WHL playoffs, players in the NHL Central Scouting rankings, Canucks prospects and more.
Carson Bjarnason was ranked the No. 1 NHL draft prospect among goaltenders in North America in the NHL Central Scouting list.On this episode of The Hockey News On The 'Dub' Podcast with Carol Schram and Adam Kierszenblat:
- A rundown of the nominees for this year's major WHL Awards.
- Eight WHL players will be skating at the 2023 World U-18 Championship, which kicks off Thursday.
- How players from the Dub fared in the final rankings from NHL Central Scouting, which dropped on Tuesday.
- A second-round update on the WHL playoffs.
- Our game of the week is Game 2 between the Moose Jaw Warriors and Winnipeg Ice
- Our three stars of the week all hail from the Western Conference - two Kamloops Blazers and one Seattle Thunderbird.
- The Vancouver Canucks are our NHL team of the week. The Canucks have made a point of tapping into the 'Dub' pipeline to fill out their prospect pool for their farm team in Abbotsford.
- The NHL draft prospect of the week is Brayden Yager of the Moose Jaw Warriors.
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