Recruits 2026 and Beyond

[Pghas]

Rated 114 by NHL Central Scouting. We now have recruits at 96, 112, and 114 in this year's rankings, plus Caton Ryan at 177.

Daniel Walters is really good at hockey?

It's great to be ranked at all, so that's good.  Just bear in mind that the rankings you're looking at are only including North American skaters.  So overall rankings tend to be much lower.  still all could be drafted.

[ugarte]

Rated 114 by NHL Central Scouting. We now have recruits at 96, 112, and 114 in this year's rankings, plus Caton Ryan at 177.

Daniel Walters is really good at hockey?

It's great to be ranked at all, so that's good.  Just bear in mind that the rankings you're looking at are only including North American skaters.  So overall rankings tend to be much lower.  still all could be drafted.

lol i just meant "ranked ahead of caton ryan, who is good at hockey"

[stereax]

Rated 114 by NHL Central Scouting. We now have recruits at 96, 112, and 114 in this year's rankings, plus Caton Ryan at 177.

Daniel Walters is really good at hockey?

It's great to be ranked at all, so that's good.  Just bear in mind that the rankings you're looking at are only including North American skaters.  So overall rankings tend to be much lower.  still all could be drafted.

lol i just meant "ranked ahead of caton ryan, who is good at hockey"

Ryan is also an overager which depresses his rating, sadly. But... I'll allow it

[stereax]

Rated 114 by NHL Central Scouting. We now have recruits at 96, 112, and 114 in this year's rankings, plus Caton Ryan at 177.

Clearly a great pickup. Hard to figure any rhyme or reason in our recruiting philosophy, the kids we're recruiting span the gamut of location, age, league, pro potential. Not complaining, just find it interesting. Hopefully they all want a good education and that's the commonality among them.

Hopefully. We seem to pick up a fair amount of Q guys - perhaps Casey's French helps there.

[Trotsky]

Hard to figure any rhyme or reason in our recruiting philosophy

Nous recrutons / des francophones.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Hard to figure any rhyme or reason in our recruiting philosophy

Nous recrutons / des francophones.

Allez le Rouge!

[chimpfood]

My hopes for the lines next year:

Kraft-Walsh-Ryan
Long-Zadvernyuk-Major
Hiscock-DiGiulian-Devlin
Wehmann-Catalano-Armstrong

Veilleux-Fegaras
Ashton-Tuminaro
Randle-Fisher

Rousseau

ES: Pirtle or Gorski depending if you want a forward or a D.

This is my wish, not what I would actually guess. I think it is so obvious that Digiulian needs to play center but Casey loves having Manor in that spot instead for some reason. I already hate having 2 lefties on the right side at forward but we have so many talented lefties it kind of has to happen. I would imagine that these two lefty winger lines pair with our righty centers so that they can play along the right side boards if need be. I love the idea of a super gritty, get under your skin fourth line so that's what I put but wouldn't be surprised to see a better scorer like Pirtle or Arend get time instead of Wehmann.

On D I bet Casey sticks with Fegaras and Ashton but I think 6 and 4 would pair pretty well. I also like the idea of having Ashton and Tuminaro together as 2 massive bodies, and I think Tuminaro will show pretty quickly that he needs more ice time than fisher.

At goalie the depth should pretty clearly be Rousseau-Roest-Katz in that order, so not a lot to say there.

[stereax]

Major at center is either like, 1G 1A or a -3.

Possibly both.

[The Rancor]

Seems like a nice Halifax Moose pipeline developing.

[abmarks]

Rated 114 by NHL Central Scouting. We now have recruits at 96, 112, and 114 in this year's rankings, plus Caton Ryan at 177.

Daniel Walters is really good at hockey?

He's also trending towards post-fegeras crimebag of the year for Ms. Stereax. 

2025-2026 Fegaras:

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	PIM/G
——————	———————————————	————————	———	———	———	———	———	———	—————
2025-26	Cornell Univ.	NCAA	34	5	16	21	30	0.6	0.9
——————	———————————————	————————	———	———	———	———	———	———	—————

Walters (From https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/876330/daniel-walters)

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	PIM/G
——————	———————————————	————————	———	———	———	———	———	———	—————
2025-26	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	67	16	15	31	122	0.5	1.8
2024-25	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	74	3	9	12	61	0.2	0.8
2023-24	Halifax McDonald's U18	NSU18MHL	42	16	22	38	50	0.9	1.2
2022-23	Halifax Gulls U15 "A"	NSU15MHL	31	30	45	75	62	2.4	2.0
2022-23	The Buccaneers U16 AAA	NSU16AAAHL	2	2	1	3	2	1.5	1.0
2021-22	Halifax Gulls U15	NSU15MHL	35	17	26	43	38	1.2	1.1
——————	———————————————	————————	———	———	———	———	———	———	—————
Total			251	84	118	202	335	0.8	1.3

[Trotsky]

When looking at the PIM we should probably subtract the fighting and associated GM/DQ minutes.

[ursusminor]

When looking at the PIM we should probably subtract the fighting and associated GM/DQ minutes.

Some leagues, I think including the entire CHL, don't count misconducts (of any type) and DQ's in penalty minute totals. Major penalties are included. I checked Walters' game-by-game stats https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/players/21289/, and he had two major penalties. Associated misconducts, etc., were indeed not included.

[abmarks]

When looking at the PIM we should probably subtract the fighting and associated GM/DQ minutes.

Some leagues, I think including the entire CHL, don't count misconducts (of any type) and DQ's in penalty minute totals. Major penalties are included. I checked Walters' game-by-game stats https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/players/21289/, and he had two major penalties. associated misconducts, etc., were indeed not included.

I didnt take time to adjust stats at all.  I ws just amused to document crimebaggery for stereax