Called Up: The Hockey Prospects Podcast

The 2026 Olympics are here! Cam and Chris share their thoughts on the opening games of the games in Milan including Macklin Celebrini's tremendous debut with Canada.

The duo also chats about top performers at the Olympics including Juraj Slafkovsky and other youngsters like Dalibor Dvorsky, Damian Clara and many more. Cam and Chris also break down how big of an impact Alberts Smits could have on Team Latvia.

Outside of the Olympics, Gavin McKenna is set to return to Penn State's lineup for the first time since facing charges for an alleged altercation. Maddox Schultz had his breakout moment as a 15-year-old in the WHL.

Plus, don't miss Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One as Chris and Cam debate what they'd rather build a team around, Canada's forwards or USA's defense and goaltending.
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Chris and Cam discuss the latest turn in Gavin McKenna's draft season as the Penn State freshman is facing criminal charges. The duo discuss how this does or doesn't impact McKenna's draft stock, while also examining the implications and discuss prior incidents and how this may be similar or different.

Additionally, Called Up dives into the New York Rangers trade with the Los Angeles Kings for Artemi Panarin and prospect Liam Greentree, who went to NYR.

Lastly, Chris and Cam make time for Olympics talk., discussing what Team Canada and Team USA need to do to win gold, as well as a few other darkhorse teams that could play spoiler against the North American titans.
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The NHL Draft is a hot topic as Chris and Cam review the latest scout poll from Cam at EliteProspects and what can be learned from it. The duo also discusses some recent college hockey expansion news that was too good to be true and much more.
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Chris and Cam are breaking down the EliteProspects midseason draft rankings including Ivar Stenberg ascending to No. 1 on their list. Additionally, the duo talks about how Stenberg has risen, debate the position of Xavier Villeneuve and examine some of the other areas of interest on the list.

The co-hosts also chat about the NHL Draft prospects currently in the NCAA, checking in on their progress including Gavin McKenna, Keaton Verhoeff, Ilia Morozov, Tynan Lawrence, Adam Valentini and more.

Don't miss our regular segments including Beyond Belief which touch on Caleb Malhotra vs. Tynan Lawrence, the lack of physicality in this class, trade value of draft picks vs. prospects and the value of 2026 picks vs. 2027 picks.
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Chris and Cam are back and have many thoughts on NHL Central Scouting's Midterm Rankings. The duo examines the rise of Viggo Björck and the biggest surprises on Central's list. Plus, Chris and Cam react to the NHL Draft being held in Buffalo, the continuation of the decentralized draft and more.

Chris also offers a report from the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects game with a focus on Nikita Klepov, Adam Novotny and Ethan Belchetz.

Don't miss the regular Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One segments that covers 2026 NHL Draft topics such as Russian players, the goalie crop, the top defensemen in the draft and much, much more.
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