Los Angeles – How the rest of the vision of the league NHL Draft in 2025 Sharks?
San Jose Hockey How has asked for three NHL scouts of the opposing teams for their opinions on the selections of the Haoxi (Simon) Wang, Cole McKinney, Teddy Mutyn, Ilyas Magomedultanov, Zack Sharp, Max Heise and Richard Gallant.
The overall choice n ° 33 of the 2025 draft, Wang is the highest selection born in China in the history of the NHL.
The 6 -foot left -hander 6 inchesWho started playing hockey seriously at 14, is a project, but he has tons of potential.
“Huge, good skater, physical, trying to play intimidation and solid defense,” said scout n ° 1.
It seems that his business card could be more a high -end arrest defender.
“(Not much) offense. Skills and meaning are questionable,” said Scout N ° 1.
He believes that Wang will learn to make a first strong pass.
Wang is labeled to adapt to Ontario’s League General Oshawa this season to come, then to the University of Boston, Alma Mater of Macklin Celebrini, in 2026-27.
Wang could take some time to go to the NHL, but given the amount of improvement since he was 14 years old, he may well wait for the Sharks.
McKinney is a 6 -foot worker center Who goes from the USENTDP to the University of Michigan this coming season.
“All around. Works like a dog. Plays quickly. Create an attack by effort. I’m not sure there is a ton of natural creativity or first -level attack,” said scout n ° 1 about McKinney “The ceiling is probably a good 3C type that is difficult to play.”
McKinney looks like a potentially perfect complement to the offensive styles of Macklin Celebrini, Misa and Company in the coming years. It could be a center with which you are happy to obtain trenches in the playoffs.
“Great value. Guaranteed NHL Player.” Limited Pating and Offensive Ceiling. “
The overall choice n ° 95 seems to be a Crash-And-Bang winger with a good blow.
The 6 -feet 1 inch mutryn, however, can have something of a deadly defect.
“The thick body of medium size, physical, but not mean. Hard and heavy. Sensation and medium skill,” said scout n ° 1.
“Heavy feet, so skating is negative.”
“Not a fan. Slow. Play hard but is limited. Bad feet,” said scout n ° 2. “I don’t see a third round or nhl’er there.”
That said, Mutryn is only 18 years old and skating can be improved. If Mutyn, ticket for the Boston College, improves these feet, he seems to make up to be a precious grinding winger.
Much like Wang, Magomesultanov is a raw bluel and tools.
“His business card is physicity, the big success in the open space,” said scout n ° 3 about choice n ° 115. “Must bring confidence to the washer games, quite good skating, played simple and safe.”
The 3 -footer 3 -inch left -handed played with Loko Yaroslavl in the MHL last season, and seems to be a project, no precipitation for him to arrive at the NHL.
Magomedsultanov was not on the list of this scout, but he can see the defender transform himself into a peer -off bluelr.
Over-agers Sharp, 20, won a national championship in Western Michigan last season.
The 6 -foot 1 inch defender has an active that really impresses these scouts.
“Exceptional skater. Elite asset,” said scout n ° 1 about Sharp.
“I like it. Mobile,” said Scout No.2.
That said, he has a lot to improve, it’s a life for a fourth round.
“Do not do much else with (its skating) to follow. Must learn to use skating to defend,” said scout n ° 1. “Good first pass. Little physically not developed. Always in a way you want a little more. ”
Scout n ° 1 was more complementary: “Heady. Not tall or hard or offensive, but a good guy with a double sense.”
We will see if Sharp returns to school or becomes pro.
Heise, 19, is another above.
The hundred of 6 feet 3 inchesR was taken with choice n ° 150 of the 2025 draft.
“Large kid. He has become a larger room in (BCHL) Penticton. Large, lean, tons of effort, plays in the right way,” said Scout # 1. “The offense must make a long way to be more than an effort based on efforts. But he is a high culture kid who works and has a physical advantage.”
Heise heads for Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL next year, then hope that the state of Michigan in 2026-2010.
Perhaps another late vagueness, it will probably take a while before we can see Heise in the programming of San Jose Sharks.
The Sharks closed the book on their draft in 2025 with a winger 5 feet 8 inch Richard Gallant in n ° 210 in total, the only player less than 6 feet 0 inches that they took this year.
Scout n ° 2 was excited by the Gallant to Harvard: “Large seventh round. Small but super intelligent and competitive. No doubt, winger all the most effective in USTDP.
This scout compared Gallant to Colin Blackwell, a seventh round of the 2011 Sharks which made a respectable career in the NHL as the fourth energy line.
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