
What Do The NHL's Worst Teams Need At This Year's Draft? Canucks, Flames, Blackhawks, Rangers And Blues; NHL Draft Updates; OHL Exceptional Status And More
Called Up: The Hockey Prospects PodcastShow Notes
This week's episode is jam-packed as Chris and Cam explore the biggest needs for the NHL's five lowest teams in the standings including the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues, including which prospect might match up best with them this year.
Plus, the Called Up hosts chat about the latest in Gavin McKenna's late-season surge at Penn State, the returns of numerous NHL Draft eligibles from injury and learn a bit more about the OHL's next potential Exceptional Status player.
In our weekly Beyond Belief segment, Chris and Cam go back and forth about Ottawa getting their first-round pick back, Ryan Lin's draft stock, exceptional status in the CHL and where the Ruck twins will land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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