As we inch closer to the 2024 WHL Draft, Joel Henderson decided to breakdown some of the top goal scorers in the 2009 class & the unique ways they find their success.

He's got 12 players in this feature including U15 Winnipeg Thrashers's Prabh Bhathal, Okanagan Hockey Group Tristan Hoko & more 👇

Mmmmmmmanitoba
I watched all 16 of the POE U16 games. Great competition despite a couple of the top players out with injuries.

My new cranky old man thing is that “Blind Rankings” games are fun to do and have become just super annoying videos to watch.

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Teams often prioritize offensive upside in the first round of the WHL Draft but it isn’t gonna be too long before Joaquin Geras is the best player available.

Next year’s NHL Draft debate for the defenders is going to be a real fun one.

Guys like Matthew Schaefer, Logan Hensler, Reese Hamilton, Jackson Smith, Sascha Boumedienne, and others.

Hockey Canada goes BEEF
Only player who isn’t 6’0 or bigger is Jett Luchanko who is 5’11.

By the time Kayden Stroeder is 17/18 he’s gonna be really dominant off the rush and an offensive menace in the WHL. He’s as good of a passer as he is a shooter too.

Spent today going over many of the players in our Top-15 ranking with some head to head games and shift by shift analysis.

This is the fun of scouting. Sometimes it comes down to splitting hairs between really fun and talented players. #2024WHLDraft

I’m really looking forward to the 2024 Alberta Cup. I think half of the 1st round for this year’s draft could be from Alberta and a lot of my projections for players are very close.

It’s always really fun when the talent level is super competitive.

That’s the thing about this Moose Jaw vs Swift Current series.

In any given game, either team could win 7-1.

It’s wild.

Tonight we’re gonna go Game 2 of PG vs Kelowna.

Oatmeal. Green tea. Perfect hockey food… or something.

What do you think of when you hear the hockey phrase, “plays the game the right way”?

The Arizona Coyotes farm system is the Tucson Roadrunners and that’s amazing, adorable, and not appreciated nearly enough.

If we lose the Coyotes then we also lose the Roadrunners.

Big sad.

I kinda wanna go see Dune: Part Two because I haven’t seen Part One yet and I know nothing about the movie and I think that would be kinda funny.

I feel like we’ve all spleen this kinda thing before…

(I’m glad he’s healthy now and I can’t resist a good pun)

Ok what in the holy hell is happening in Ontario? 137 players of the top players available for the OHL draft seem to be tendered in the USHL at this point.

I wish I loved anything more than Washington loves WHL players.

This past weekend was the Manitoba POE U16 camp so I’ve been digesting that the last few days.

There’s a few Manitobans who played better than I expected. Nice to see. I imagine a few will be higher for the final ranking before the 2024 WHL Draft.