Breaking Down The Top 2026 NHL Draft Prospects In Each Top Junior Hockey League
Chris Peters and Cam Robinson get you ready for the junior hockey season which begins next week. The veteran prospects analysts discuss the players fans should be keeping track of for the 2026 NHL Draft playing in the USHL, QMJHL, OHL and WHL.
Plus, why the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada are the team to beat in the QMJHL, whether or not Ryan Roobroeck is truly the top prospect in the OHL, how many defensemen we could see picked in the Top 10, and will Viggo Björck remain in the Top 10 conversation all season?
Plus, Chris and Cam debate who they would take first between Roobroeck and Ethan Belchetz in the OHL.
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Which NHL Sophomores Are At Risk Of Slumping?; AHL-CHL Player Eligibility Update; San Jose Vs. Chicago Rebuilds And More
Chris and Cam look ahead to the coming season with a spotlight on NHL sophomores coming off of impressive rookie seasons. Which of Lane Hutson, Matvei Michkov, Will Smith, Cutter Gauthier and more will be headed for a sophomore slump or become a sophomore sensation?
Plus, the co-hosts look at the pending changes to the NHL-CHL agreement that would potentially allow more 19-year-old players drafted out of the CHL the chance to play in the AHL. It's a big move that can have wide-ranging impacts, both positive and negative for the NHL's developmental ladder.
Test your hockey knowledge as Chris and Cam quiz each other during the Called Up Challenge. Can you guess the top five NHL scorers from two recent NHL Drafts before the co-hosts do?
Plus, don't miss our Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One segments, where the duo debates hot topics including which rebuild would you rather be in right now: San Jose Sharks? Or Chicago Blackhawks?
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Is Ivan Demidov The No. 1 Prospect In Hockey, A Wild NCAA Recruiting Story And Much More
Chris and Cam are back as the march to the 2025-26 season rolls on. The co-hosts discuss Elite Prospects' Top 100 Affiliated NHL Prospects list including some thoughts on Ivan Demidov at No. 1, plus the big surprises from the list for both Chris and Cam.
After that, don't miss out on the discussion of how Bemidji State has one of the weirdest NCAA eligibility stories of the offseason. Find out how two players who played in the AHL were allowed to play in the NCAA next season.
Chris and Cam also bring back the regular segments including The Called Up Challenge, Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One.
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Prospect Roundup With Analysis On Michael Misa, Brady Martin, Adam Valentini, USA's Hlinka Win And More
Chris and Cam are back with more looks ahead to the 2025-26 season including extended thoughts on USA's historic win at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, NHL Draft prospect Adam Valentini's surprising decision to head to Michigan a year early, the start of the junior hockey season and more.
Plus, we're back with a new edition of The Called Up Challenge with Chris and Cam trying to stump each other on some context-clue trivia.
In Beyond Belief, Chris and Cam examine the players accelerating to college hockey, Lane Hutson's USA Hockey "snub." Xavier Villeneuve's outlook for 2026 in the QMJHL and if any forwards could push Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft.
In our final segment, "You Have To Pick One" Chris and Cam choose which recruiting class they'd rather have -- Penn State or Michigan State's.
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Gavin McKenna's Biggest Challenger, Hlinka Gretzky Cup Update, Prospect Trivia and More
Chris Peters and Cam Robinson break down the latest news, notes and standout performers from the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Plus, they take a look at why or why not Keaton Verhoeff could be viewed as a legitimate challenger to Gavin McKenna's spot at No. 1.
You also won't want to miss our new segment, the Called Up Challenge, where Chris and Cam test each others prospect knowledge with some context-clue trivia that you can play along with at home.
Our regular segments are back, too, with Beyond Belief covering Caleb Desnoyers, Verhoeff's freshman season at North Dakota, and more.
And last, but not least, Chris and Cam debate which defenseman they would rather build around -- Keaton Verhoeff or Matthew Schaefer.
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Called Up: The Prospects Podcast is hosted by leading NHL prospects analysts Chris Peters of FloHockey and Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects. The duo brings their combined decades of experience covering NHL prospects to provide informative, analytical and energetic content to a growing audience with an insatiable appetite to learn about who is on the way in the hockey world. Listen to them discuss and debate the topics of the day, player projections and more while covering the NHL Draft, World Junior Championship, the AHL, college and junior hockey, and so much more.
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