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2017 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results
This was the 24th time the annual NHL Draft Combine had been held. The combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period.
The world's top ice hockey prospects are invited to the combine, with over 100 draft-eligible players from North American and Europe being tested (the complete list of 2017 combine invitees).
The Combine was held for the second time in Buffalo, from May 29 to June 3 at KeyBank Center and Harbor Center.
Below are the results of the fitness assessments for the 2017 NHL Scouting Combine (see details of the testing procedures). See also a summary of previous NHL Entry Draft Combine Results.
Top-10 Lists
Below are the top 10 fitness test results from available data. Center Joshua Norris was outstanding, finishing first in five categories.
Weight (heaviest)
| Rank |
Weight (lbs) |
Player |
| 1 |
221 lbs |
Michael Rasmussen |
| |
221 lbs |
Luke Martin |
| 3 |
219 lbs |
Nikita Popugaev |
| 4 |
218 lbs |
Jake Oettinger |
| 5 |
215 lbs |
Callan Foote |
| 6 |
214 lbs |
Eemeli Rasanen |
| 7 |
211 lbs |
Dylan Samberg |
| |
211 lbs |
Juuso Valimaki |
| 9 |
209 lbs |
Kristian Vesalainen |
| 10 |
208 lbs |
Kale Howarth |
| |
208 lbs |
Adam Ruzicka |
Height (tallest)
| Rank |
Height |
Player |
| 1 |
6' 6" |
Isaac Ratcliffe |
| 2 |
6' 6.75" |
Eemeli Rasanen |
| 3 |
6' 5" |
Kale Howarth |
| |
6' 5" |
Keith Petruzzelli |
| |
6' 5" |
Ostap Safin |
| 6 |
6' 5.5" |
Nicolas Hague |
| |
6' 5.5" |
Michael Rasmussen |
| 8 |
6' 5.25" |
Nikita Popugaev |
| 9 |
6' 4.25" |
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen |
| |
6' 4.25" |
Jake Oettinger |
Wingspan
| Rank |
Result (inches) |
Player |
| 1 |
81.29 |
Ratcliffe, Isaac |
| 2 |
79.50 |
Petruzzelli, Keith |
| 3 |
79.25 |
Rasmussen, Michael |
| 4 |
79.00 |
Gallant, Zach |
| 5 |
78.75 |
Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka |
| |
78.75 |
Tyszka, Jarret |
| |
78.75 |
Howarth, Kale |
| 8 |
78.74 |
Paquette, Jacob |
| 9 |
78.50 |
Scott, Ian |
| |
78.50 |
Rasanen, Eemeli |
| |
78.50 |
Hague, Nicolas |
Grip Strength
Right Hand
| Rank |
Score (lb) |
Player |
| 1 |
175 |
Mattheos, Stelio |
| |
175 |
Popugaev, Nikita |
| 3 |
159 |
Gadjovich, Jonah |
| |
159 |
Reedy, Scott |
| 5 |
154 |
Frost, Morgan |
| 6 |
149 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| |
149 |
Vaakanainen, Urho |
| 8 |
145 |
Fleury, Cale |
| |
145 |
Ruzicka, Adam |
| 10 |
144 |
Paquette, Jacob |
| |
144 |
Lind, Kole |
Left Hand
| Rank |
Score (lb) |
Player |
| 1 |
170 |
Reedy, Scott |
| 2 |
164 |
Gadjovich, Jonah |
| 3 |
160 |
Popugaev, Nikita |
| 4 |
159 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| 5 |
149 |
Gallant, Zach |
| 6 |
145 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| |
145 |
Paquette, Jacob |
| 8 |
144 |
Walsh, Reilly |
| 9 |
140 |
Kotkansalo, Kasper |
| |
140 |
Robertson, Jason |
Bench Press Test (at 70-80% body weight)
| Rank |
Score (reps) |
Player |
| 1 |
17 |
Rasmussen, Dayton |
| 2 |
16 |
Brook, Josh |
| |
16 |
Leschyshyn, Jake |
| 4 |
15 |
Norris, Joshua |
| |
15 |
Rathbone, Jack |
| |
15 |
Morand, Antoine |
| |
15 |
Gadjovich, Jonah |
| |
15 |
Shaw, Mason |
| |
15 |
Zablocki, Lane |
| 10 |
14 |
Joly, D’artagnan |
| |
14 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| |
14 |
Westerlund, Filip |
Standing Long Jump
| Rank |
Distance
(inches) |
Player |
| 1 |
118 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 2 |
117.5 |
Scott, Ian |
| 3 |
114.5 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| |
114.3 |
Frost, Morgan |
| 5 |
113.5 |
Ratcliffe, Isaac |
| 6 |
113.3 |
Rasmussen, Dayton |
| 7 |
111.8 |
Jokiharju, Henri |
| 8 |
111.5 |
Liljegren, Timothy |
| 9 |
109.5 |
Comtois, Maxime |
| 10 |
109.3 |
Makar, Cale |
Vertical Jump
| Rank |
Height
(inches) |
Player |
| 1 |
26.19 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 2 |
25.56 |
Rasmussen, Dayton |
| 3 |
24.63 |
Frost, Morgan |
| 4 |
24.40 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| 5 |
23.69 |
Makar, Cale |
| 6 |
23.63 |
Formenton, Alex |
| 7 |
23.45 |
Scott, Ian |
| 8 |
22.84 |
Jokiharju, Henri |
| 9 |
22.62 |
Chytil, Filip |
| 10 |
22.54 |
Salo, Robin |
Pull Ups
Maximum number of consecutive pull ups
| Rank |
Score |
Player |
| 1 |
13 |
Rathbone, Jack |
| |
13 |
Hischier, Nico |
| |
13 |
Morand, Antoine |
| 4 |
12 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| |
12 |
Gallant, Zach |
| |
12 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| 7 |
11 |
Gadjovich, Jonah |
| |
11 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| |
11 |
Heponiemi, Aleksi |
| |
11 |
Phillips, Clayton |
| |
11 |
Martin, Luke |
| |
11 |
Lipanov, Alexei |
| |
11 |
Chmelevski, Alexander |
| |
11 |
Patrick, Nolan |
| |
11 |
Miller, Thomas |
| |
11 |
Norris, Joshua |
Pro-Agility Test
left
| Rank |
Time (seconds) |
Player |
| 1 |
4.19 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 2 |
4.38 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| 3 |
4.45 |
Valimaki, Juuso |
| 4 |
4.46 |
Reedy, Scott |
| |
4.46 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| |
4.46 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| 7 |
4.50 |
Foote, Callan |
| 8 |
4.52 |
Makar, Cale |
| 9 |
4.55 |
Ratcliffe, Isaac |
| |
4.55 |
Miller, Thomas |
right
| Rank |
Time (seconds) |
Player |
| 1 |
4.19 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 2 |
4.20 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| 3 |
4.39 |
Makar, Cale |
| 4 |
4.41 |
Reedy, Scott |
| |
4.41 |
Geekie, Morgan |
| 6 |
4.42 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| 7 |
4.46 |
Comtois, Maxime |
| |
4.46 |
Lodnia, Ivan |
| 9 |
4.48 |
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier |
| 10 |
4.51 |
Studnicka, Jack |
Wingate Test - Average Power Output (watts/kg)
| Rank |
Score(watts/kg) |
Player |
| 1 |
12.8 |
Frost, Morgan |
| 2 |
12.7 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 3 |
12.5 |
Pettersson, Elias |
| 4 |
12.4 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| |
12.4 |
Samberg, Dylan |
| |
12.4 |
Tyszka, Jarret |
| 7 |
12.3 |
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier |
| |
12.3 |
Studnicka, Jack |
| 9 |
12.2 |
Shaw, Mason |
| |
12.2 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| |
12.2 |
Heponiemi, Aleksi |
Wingate Test - Peak Power Output (watts/kg)
| Rank |
Score (watts/kg) |
Player |
| 1 |
19.5 |
Norris, Joshua |
| 2 |
17.6 |
Boqvist, Jesper |
| 3 |
17.1 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| 4 |
16.9 |
Valimaki, Juuso |
| 5 |
16.6 |
Mismash, Grant |
| |
16.6 |
Studnicka, Jack |
| 7 |
16.4 |
Pettersson, Elias |
| |
16.4 |
Frost, Morgan |
| |
16.4 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| 10 |
16.3 |
Gadjovich, Jonah |
Wingate Test - Fatigue Index
| Rank |
Score (watts/kg) |
Player |
| 1 |
22.8 |
Stelio Mattheos |
| 2 |
33.8 |
Gabriel Vilardi |
| 3 |
34.9 |
Martin Necas |
| 4 |
35.9 |
Ukko-Pekka |
| 5 |
36.1 |
Casey Mittelstadt |
| 6 |
36.8 |
Erik Brannstrom |
| 7 |
37.4 |
Filip Chytil |
| 8 |
37.5 |
Cale Makar |
| 9 |
37.7 |
Kristian Vesalainen |
| |
37.7 |
Scott Reedy |
AEROBIC FITNESS - VO2max test max
| Rank |
Score (ml/kg/min) |
Player |
| 1 |
68 |
Yamamoto, Kailer |
| 2 |
66 |
Reedy, Scott |
| 3 |
64 |
Ratcliffe, Isaac |
| 4 |
63 |
Bowers, Shane |
| |
63 |
Ferraro, Mario |
| |
63 |
Frost, Morgan |
| 7 |
62 |
Eriksson Ek, Olle |
| |
62 |
Heponiemi, Aleksi |
| 9 |
59 |
Suzuki, Nick |
| |
59 |
Brook, Josh |
AEROBIC FITNESS - VO2max test duration
| Rank |
Time (min:sec) |
Player |
| 1 |
16:45 |
Bowers, Shane |
| 2 |
16:11 |
Vesalainen, Kristian |
| 3 |
16:00 |
Rasmussen, Michael |
| 4 |
16:00 |
Foote, Callan |
| 5 |
15:57 |
Valimaki, Juuso |
| 6 |
15:43 |
Chytil, Filip |
| 7 |
15:30 |
Gallant, Zach |
| 8 |
15:25 |
Mattheos, Stelio |
| 9 |
15:15 |
Suzuki, Nick |
| |
15:15 |
Reedy, Scott |
Source
- The lists are derived from results published on http://nhl.com and elsewhere online
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