2025 NHL Draft Mailbag: Islanders and Hagens, Blackhawks at 3, Surprises and More
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft is quickly approaching. With the NHL Draft Combine in the books, rankings all over the place and a season of constant looks and views of…
Category Archives: Porter Martone
Thoughts on the Blackhawks’ Top Options With the 3rd Overall Pick
The 2025 NHL Scouting Combine was this past weekend, with player interviews and fitness testing taking place on Friday and Saturday (June 6 and 7). This is a time for…
CHL & NCAA Change Landscape and Development for NHL Hopefuls
It was one of the bigger announcements in the hockey world over the past calendar year — the fact that players who’ve played in any of the Canadian Hockey League’s…
2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 Right Wingers
The 2025 NHL Entry Draft is stacked with right-wingers who will see their names called on the first night. Porter Martone and Victor Eklund will likely be selected in the…
2025 NHL Draft: Forbes’ Top 128 Final Rankings
It’s finally here. With the 2025 NHL Draft right around the corner, it’s time for my final rankings of this year’s draft class. It’s a race of the top-10 and…
Kraken 2025 NHL Draft Options at 8th Overall – Mrtka or Martone?
The Seattle Kraken were positioned to select fifth in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. That was until the Draft Lottery knocked them down to eighth; at least, they are still primed…
Utah Mammoth 2025 Draft Targets After Lottery Win
The Utah Mammoth, formerly the Utah Hockey Club and Arizona Coyotes, have selected inside the top 10 in all of the past four NHL Entry Drafts, taking Tij Iginla sixth…
Should the Blackhawks Trade or Keep the 3rd Overall Pick in the 2025 NHL Draft?
The NHL Draft Lottery on May 5 determined that the Chicago Blackhawks will pick third overall in the 2025 NHL Draft. Considering they finished second-worst in the league, and they…
3 Predators Targets at 5th Overall in 2025 NHL Draft
The Nashville Predators had a rough 2024-25 campaign and missed the playoffs, which was a surprise to quite a few fans around the NHL after they spent big in free…
Flyers Mock Draft 1.0: How to Spend Seven Top-50 Picks
The Philadelphia Flyers stocked up heavily for the 2025 NHL Draft. In addition to picking sixth overall, they’ll have two other selections in the first round (location to be determined)…