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2009 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results
The annual NHL Entry Draft combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period. Here are the results of the fitness assessments (See details of the testing procedures) for the 2009 NHL Scouting Combine, which took place on Monday May 25th until Saturday May 30th. Fitness Testing was held on Friday May 29th and Saturday May 30th. This year an echocardiogram test was added to the medical screening. See more NHL Entry Draft Combine Results.
Players
Central Scouting invited around 104 prospects to the 2009 NHL Scouting Combine, comprising WHL: 18 players),
OHL (20 players),
QMJHL (11 players),
USNTDP (10 players),
USHL (8 players),
NCAA (1 player),
Europe (21 players),
High School (10 players),
AJHL (2 players), and
EJHL (1 player). See the complete list of 2009 combine invitees.
Results
Here are just the top 5 results from the 2009 combine. Not all results were available from the source, compared to other year results missing is Seated Medicine Ball Throw (4kg), Upper body push and pull test and VO2max duration.
Wingspan
| Rank |
Score (inches) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
80 |
TAYLOR DOHERTY |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 2 |
80 |
BRIAN DUMOULIN |
JR. MONARCHS (EJHL) |
| 3 |
79 |
JARED COWEN |
SPOKANE (WHL) |
| 4 |
78 |
ROBIN LEHNER |
FROLUNDA JR. (SWE-JR.) |
| 5 |
78 |
EDWARD PASQUALE |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| |
78 |
NICOLAS DESLAURIERS |
ROUYN-NORANDA (QMJHL) |
Skinfolds
| Rank |
Score (sum of 6, mm) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
36 |
TONI RAJALA |
ILVES JR. (FINLAND-JR.) |
| 2 |
37 |
EVANDER KANE |
VANCOUVER (WHL) |
| 3 |
39 |
GABRIEL LEMIEUX |
SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) |
| 4 |
39 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
| 5 |
39 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL). |
% Body Fat
| Rank |
% bodyfat (Yuhasz) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
6 |
BRIAN DUMOULIN |
JR. MONARCHS (EJHL) |
| 2 |
7 |
TONI RAJALA |
ILVES JR. (FINLAND-JR.) |
| 3 |
7 |
EVANDER KANE |
VANCOUVER (WHL) |
| 4 |
7 |
GABRIEL LEMIEUX |
SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) |
| 5 |
8 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
| 6 |
8 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 7 |
8 |
LOUIS LEBLANC |
OMAHA (USHL) |
| 8 |
8 |
ERIC GELINAS |
LEWISTON (QMJHL) |
| 9 |
8 |
MAC BENNETT |
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) |
| 10 |
8 |
NICK LEDDY |
EDEN PRAIRIE (HIGH-MN) |
| 11 |
8 |
MATTHEW HACKETT |
PLYMOUTH (OHL) |
Grip Strength
Right Hand
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
167 |
JARED COWEN |
SPOKANE (WHL) |
| 2 |
156 |
CARTER ASHTON |
LETHBRIDGE (WHL) |
| 3 |
156 |
JESSE BLACKER |
WINDSOR (OHL) |
| 4 |
152 |
JOSH BIRKHOLZ |
FARGO (USHL) |
| 5 |
152 |
SCOTT STAJCER |
OWEN SOUND (OHL) |
| 6 |
152 |
NICK LEDDY |
EDEN PRAIRIE (HIGH-MN) |
| 7 |
152 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
Left Hand
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
156 |
CARTER ASHTON |
LETHBRIDGE (WHL) |
| 2 |
150 |
BRANDON MAXWELL |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 3 |
150 |
JEFF COSTELLO |
CEDAR RAPIDS (USHL) |
| 4 |
147 |
JOSH BIRKHOLZ |
FARGO (USHL) |
| 5 |
147 |
GARRETT WILSON |
OWEN SOUND (OHL) |
| 6 |
145 |
PHILIPPE PARADIS |
SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) |
Bench Press Reps (at 150 lbs.)
| Rank |
Score (reps) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
18 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 2 |
18 |
RYAN O’REILLY |
ERIE (OHL) |
| 3 |
18 |
CARL KLINGBERG |
FROLUNDA JR. (SWE-JR.) |
| 4 |
17 |
JORDAN SCHROEDER |
U OF MINNESOTA (WCHA) |
| 5 |
17 |
KYLE PALMIERI |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 6 |
16 |
EVANDER KANE |
VANCOUVER (WHL) |
| 7 |
16 |
TAYLOR DOHERTY |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 8 |
16 |
ZACK KASSIAN |
PETERBOROUGH (OHL) |
| 9 |
16 |
KENNY RYAN |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 10 |
16 |
DMITRI ORLOV |
NOVOKUZNETSK (RUSSIA) |
| 11 |
16 |
JORDAN CARON |
RIMOUSKI (QMJHL) |
| 12 |
16 |
ZACH BUDISH |
EDINA HIGH (HIGH-MN) |
Curls Ups
| Rank |
Number |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
72 |
SAMI VATANEN |
JYP JR. (FINLAND-JR.) |
| 2 |
65 |
CASSIDY MAPPIN |
RED DEER (WHL) |
| 3 |
49 |
MATTHEW HACKETT |
PLYMOUTH (OHL) |
| 4 |
44 |
DAVID GILBERT |
QUEBEC (QMJHL) |
| 5 |
41 |
DREW SHORE |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 6 |
40 |
BRAYDEN SCHENN |
BRANDON (WHL) |
Push Ups
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
41 |
KYLE PALMIERI |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 2 |
40 |
MAC BENNETT |
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) |
| 3 |
40 |
CORBAN KNIGHT |
OKOTOKS (AJHL) |
| 4 |
39 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 5 |
38 |
ERIK HAULA |
SHAT.ST.MARY’S (HIGH-MN) |
| 6 |
36 |
TOMAS TATAR |
ZVOLEN (SLOVAKIA) |
| 7 |
36 |
JOHN MOORE |
CHICAGO (USHL) |
| 8 |
35 |
MICHAEL LEE |
FARGO (USHL) |
| 9 |
34 |
JORDAN SCHROEDER |
U OF MINNESOTA (WCHA) |
| 10 |
33 |
CASSIDY MAPPIN |
RED DEER (WHL) |
| 11 |
33 |
DMITRI ORLOV |
NOVOKUZNETSK (RUSSIA) |
Standing Long Jump
| Rank |
Score (inches) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
119 |
MAC BENNETT |
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) |
| 2 |
116 |
STEFAN ELLIOTT |
SASKATOON (WHL) |
| 3 |
115 |
JOONAS NATTINEN |
BLUES JR. (FINLAND-JR.) |
| 4 |
115 |
KYLE PALMIERI |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 5 |
115 |
JEREMY MORIN |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 6 |
115 |
LOUIS LEBLANC |
OMAHA (USHL) |
| 7 |
115 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
| 8 |
115 |
JOSH BIRKHOLZ |
FARGO (USHL) |
Vertical Jump (no pause)
| Rank |
Score (inches) |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
34 |
MAC BENNETT |
HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) |
| 2 |
33 |
KYLE PALMIERI |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 3 |
33 |
MATT CLARK |
BRAMPTON (OHL) |
| 4 |
33 |
TAYLOR DOHERTY |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 5 |
33 |
CHRIS BROWN |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 6 |
32 |
RYAN BOURQUE |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 7 |
32 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
| 8 |
32 |
JEREMY MORIN |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 9 |
32 |
STEFAN ELLIOTT |
SASKATOON (WHL) |
| 10 |
32 |
JOSH BIRKHOLZ |
FARGO (USHL) |
Hand-Eye Coordination
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
26.9 |
TAYLOR DOHERTY |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 2 |
29.4 |
JARED COWEN |
SPOKANE (WHL) |
| 3 |
29.7 |
EDWARD PASQUALE |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 4 |
29.9 |
RYAN ELLIS |
WINDSOR (OHL) |
| 5 |
30.3 |
JESSE BLACKER |
WINDSOR (OHL) |
| 6 |
30.6 |
CHRIS KREIDER |
ANDOVER (HIGH-MA) |
Wingate Test
Peak Power Output (watts/kg)
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
15.6 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 2 |
15.2 |
JOSH BIRKHOLZ |
FARGO (USHL) |
| 3 |
15.1 |
GABRIEL LEMIEUX |
SHAWINIGAN |
| 4 |
14.9 |
TAYLOR DOHERTY |
KINGSTON (OHL) |
| 5 |
14.8 |
RYAN O’REILLY |
ERIE (OHL) |
| 6 |
14.8 |
TOMAS VINCOUR |
EDMONTON (WHL) |
Wingate Test: Mean Power Output (watts/kg)
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
11.8 |
BURKE GALLIMORE |
SASKATOON |
| 2 |
11.7 |
JORDAN SZWARZ |
SAGINAW (OHL) |
| 3 |
11.6 |
BRIAN DUMOULIN |
JR. MONARCHS (EJHL) |
| 4 |
11.3 |
RYAN BOURQUE |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 5 |
11.1 |
GABRIEL LEMIEUX |
SHAWINIGAN (QMJHL) |
Wingate Test: Fatigue Index
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
37.1 |
BRAYDEN MCNABB |
KOOTENAY (WHL) |
| 2 |
39 |
BURKE GALLIMORE |
SASKATOON (WHL) |
| 3 |
39.9 |
KENNY RYAN |
USA U-18 (USDP) |
| 4 |
40.4 |
TAYLOR BECK |
GUELPH (OHL) |
| 5 |
40.7 |
NAZEM KADRI |
LONDON (OHL) |
AEROBIC FITNESS
VO2max (ml/kg/min)
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
Team / League |
| 1 |
68.9 |
SAMI VATANEN |
JYP JR. (FINLAND-JR.) |
| 2 |
68.7 |
OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON |
LEKSAND (SWEDEN-2) |
| 3 |
68.4 |
CORBAN KNIGHT |
OKOTOKS (AJHL) |
| 4 |
65 |
CODY EAKIN |
SWIFT CURRENT (WHL) |
| 5 |
64.6 |
CARTER ASHTON |
LETHBRIDGE (WHL) |
Source
- List derived from that published on http://www.postgameheroes.com/
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