Upsets All Over At U18s; Keaton Verhoeff's Stock Falling; Bleyl Vs. Villeneuve And More | Called Up
Called Up: The Hockey Prospects PodcastShow Notes
The NHL Draft is a big focus this week as Cam shares his thoughts from what he's seen at the wild U18 Worlds in Slovakia including some incredible upsets early in the tournament.
Cam also talks about what players are raising their stock and who is seeing their stock go down over the early stages of the tournament.
Chris chimes in with some thoughts on the players still active in the CHL playoffs including top QMJHL defensemen Tommy Bleyl and Xavier Villeneuve.
Plus a quick look at the transfer portal, Chris struggles through another Called Up Challenge, we ask if this draft class is any good at all in Beyond Belief and then the two hosts go head-to-head on which of the top QMJHL D they would take first in the draft.
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