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2025 NHL Draft player poll: 50 top prospects give their own NHL projections

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2025 NHL Draft player poll: 50 top prospects give their own NHL projections

This season, The Athletic's prospects writers Scott Wheeler and Corey Pronman set out to do something ambitious: pull off a 2025 NHL Draft player poll similar to the player polls our staff conduct in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. In the fall, they settled on 10 questions — three on the record and seven anonymous — and spent the season gathering as many responses as possible. Out of it, 50 of the top prospects in the 2025 NHL Draft class were surveyed by year's end for our inaugural NHL Draft player poll. Here are the responses from when they asked the prospects, 'What NHL player do you realistically think you could become?' The goal was to have the players think honestly and answer candidly about a projected outcome for themselves, rather than asking them for usually lofty player comparables. Carter Bear: I think a player comparison for me is Zach Hyman. … His motor and his intensity in all zones, and then obviously he has a scoring touch, and I think that I have that too. And also just his play without the puck, he's relentless on (the) puck. Adam Benak: Clayton Keller and Brayden Point. Advertisement Justin Carbonneau: I think I can become Adrian Kempe. … He's a big guy, he has speed and a good shot, and he grinds. That's the type of player I want to become. … It's my grind and my compete level that gets me to my offense, and then I use my skills. But I would say it starts with my compete. Braeden Cootes: I like to watch Wyatt Johnston on Dallas, the way he plays. … And Brayden Point, a guy like that. I think they just play a great overall game, and they can obviously score goals, and they're great in the playoffs, too. Ethan Czata: I like Dylan Larkin or one of the Tkachuk brothers. … I like Larkin because he's a 200-foot player and does all of the right things, but also likes to be physical. Caleb Desnoyers: I think I can be a Jonathan Toews type. A complete player, versatile, can play in every situation. He's a winner who has won Stanley Cups, and I'd love to become that type. Victor Eklund: Travis Konecny for sure. … He has a high motor, he's pretty physical out there, and it feels like he never runs out of energy. That's pretty much like me. Conrad Fondrk: I like to watch the Wild a lot. Kaprizov. Boldy. I don't know if I exactly replicate those guys' games, but I love watching those guys and taking things from their game and putting them in mine. Anton Frondell: My game is compared to (Aleksander) Barkov. Captain. Good guy. Good size. Good hockey sense. Eddie Genborg: Matthew Tkachuk. James Hagens: I think a Jack Hughes. Just kind of the way he skates, the way he handles the puck, and the way he plays. William Horcoff: Brady Tkachuk. Jakob Ihs-Wozniak: I would say Filip Forsberg. I feel that we're the same type of player, and I model my game after him a little bit. … He's good at scoring, he's good at finding areas where he can score, and I'm striving to become as hard-working as him in the intensity and stuff like that. Advertisement I feel like it has gotten better and better. Of course, the Hlinka was tough for me, but after that, it has just gone in a positive direction, I would say. It's getting better and better all the time, and I think I'm taking steps. Ben Kevan: I'd say Jordan Kyrou. Me and him have kind of the same build. Not super big but not undersized type winger. Both of us can get up the ice quick and make quick plays off of the rush and in the zone, so I think that's my comparable. … I'm always trying to stay fast. I played a lot of soccer growing up, too, so that's where I got a lot of my leg strength from. Ben Kindel: I'd say a guy like Nick Suzuki on upside and the offensive side — a very smart player, two-way center. I'd also say I could become a guy like Phillip Danault. Kind of a third-line checking center in a shutdown role. … (Because of) my hockey sense, my ability on faceoffs, my defensive awareness and my ability to strip pucks and play in the defensive zone. Lynden Lakovic: I think I could realistically become a top-six player who can contribute scoring. I think I could be a good playoff player who can be physical if the time comes, just growing into my body and physically maturing my game. … A player comparable I use is Tage Thompson. That's someone that I think I can become, and I think we play a lot alike with our frame, our skill sets are pretty similar, and at my age, I think I definitely had better skating, and he definitely has the better shot. I'm not saying my shot's bad, I have a good shot. … I'm definitely more used to the wing, but I think I'm smart enough that I could play center. Ryker Lee: William Nylander's probably the biggest one for me. Guys like that. David Pastrnak. … Their understanding of time and space, their hands. They're playmakers, but they can shoot the puck for sure. Advertisement Brady Martin: I like to think Matthew Tkachuk. Just a clutch guy, an instigator who is always in the scrums and everything. Porter Martone: I like Corey Perry and Matthew Tkachuk. You can see Matthew Tkachuk is such an impact player with the Florida Panthers on a deep run to the Stanley Cup. Corey Perry's older now, but the way he had a knack for creating offense and just helping his team every night and being a hard player to play against and just really leaning on his team. They put up good numbers and they're hard players to play against and a pest on the ice. … It's just in my character and the way I finish my checks and get to the net front. I think I just play the right way and then that comes. Michael Misa: I like to think I play a lot like Kirill Kaprizov, just the way he distributes the puck offensively. But he's a 200-foot player, and he's someone that I think I can model my game after. … It's just the way he plays, but I think I'm more of a center. Will Moore: Matt Boldy. … Tall, super poised, super creative, but has a great scoring touch. Jack Nesbitt: Tom Wilson. I love Tom Wilson. … He's a physical guy and he can move the puck well. He's a great leader, and I plan to be like him. Eric Nilson: I feel like I model my game after Jack Eichel. I love to see him play. He uses his ability to skate and his skill to the inside. I use my skating ability and skills. Jake O'Brien: I think I can become Wyatt Johnston because of my hockey IQ and my passing ability. Cullen Potter: I hear (Mathew) Barzal, and I think that's realistic for me. Cole Reschny: I think I could definitely become a player like Brayden Schenn, or Ryan O'Reilly, or Brayden Point. I think they're just very strong, 200-foot centermen, they think the game well and they're very fast. You see the high-end plays that they can make at the speed of the game, that's just something that I've always had, my hockey IQ and taking pride in the defensive zone just as much as the offensive zone and then in the offensive zone setting up a teammate or shooting the puck. Advertisement Luca Romano: Dawson Mercer. … He plays heavy. Two-way game. Good on pucks. Skill. And he's fast. Cameron Schmidt: He hasn't been in the league long, but I'd say (Logan) Stankoven, just the size similarities and his scoring ability that he has. Two years ago, we played in the first round, and I went and watched that. Malcolm Spence: A player I try to play like is Carter Verhaeghe. I like his game a lot. He's a fast player, he can play anywhere in the lineup, he can play penalty kill, he can play power play, he's on at the end of a game if you need a goal or if you have a lead and you're trying to keep it. And I think Ryan O'Reilly as well. I know he's a centerman most of the time, but I like his details, and I think he's a good player. Theo Stockselius: I really like Joel Eriksson Ek from Minnesota. … I think we have the same size, and he wasn't the best skater when he was my age. I really like him for his skating and his speed and he's good defensively and offensively. Shane Vansaghi: I think like Josh Anderson in Montreal. He's a big power forward who plays that north-south game that I would consider myself to play as well. He's physical and effective on the forecheck, and I see him take pucks to the net all the time, and that's what I try and do, and I feel like I do a pretty good job of that. Mason West: I think Tage Thompson with his size and athletic ability. I think I really play like an athlete and I think he really worked on his shot, which I'm really trying to do and work on my body control and edges, which he does a really good job of. So I think I'd just say Tage Thompson. I think I can kind of become that type of player and also do different things that he doesn't. Bill Zonnon: Adrian Kempe. I think we're pretty similar. He's good both ways. He's got good size. He's pretty dynamic offensively. He's a big boy. I'd like to be a player like him in the NHL. Advertisement Kashawn Aitcheson: Charlie McAvoy. … I think I'm a great skater, good IQ, and I play a really shutdown defensive game and can stop other teams' top lines, but also create secondary offense. … I think I can grow into (a power-play guy) for sure. Quinn Beauchesne: That's a tough question. Someone I try to model my game after is someone like Charlie McAvoy, a good skater and good puck-moving defenseman who can join the offense and shows a physical side when he needs to. … For me, it's just really trying to model my game and not setting any limits on myself and just trying to become the best player that I can become. I think he's just good at everything, so it's really just trying to watch and learn. He's a great puck-moving D, he can skate really well, and he plays really well with his stick. Sascha Boumedienne: Miro Heiskanen. Blake Fiddler: I think I could become a big two-way, top-four defenseman in the NHL. … Shea Theodore's a guy I model my game after. Milton Gastrin: Maybe Landeskog. … He works hard, he's good offensively and good defensively. That's the way I play. Reese Hamilton: I would like to become like a Miro Heiskanen from Dallas. Smooth-skating defenseman, I'm pretty mobile. … It really has nothing to do with his draft and where he went; it has more to do with his playing style. We both have pretty good feet, and he's pretty good in the defensive zone as well as the offensive zone. Eventually, down the road, I think it's realistic. Logan Hensler: Jake Sanderson. Not the flashiest guy, but great skater and how efficient and reliable he is. That's a big piece I'm trying to grow into. Radim Mrtka: I would say Moritz Seider. … I think that we are kind of the same. He's high IQ, we play a two-way game, and I've always found we're really similar. Jack Murtagh: Mikko Rantanen or Matthew Tkachuk. Advertisement Max Psenicka: I think in the future I think I can be something similar to Victor Hedman … I think we both are similar heights. I need to get stronger to get to his size, but I think I can probably be him. Cam Reid: I'd say someone like Morgan Rielly. He moves his feet well and he thinks the game well. It's something I model my game after, and I think that will carry me. Jackson Smith: I feel like I could become like a Miro Heiskanen. He's a big, good-skating, 200-foot defenseman, and I feel like that's what I am. Matthew Schaefer: I like to model my game after Cale Makar, so hopefully a Cale Makar. But I want to be a two-way defenseman and kind of just play my game. … I feel like I look at Makar for a lot of things with his skating ability and hockey IQ, but I feel like Heiskanen's another one and I just want to be a two-way defenseman that can play both offense and defense when needed. There's maybe not one guy; there's a lot of guys you watch and take from each of their games. Simon Wang: I think there's a lot of guys that are tall and mobile with the wingspan: (Colton) Parayko, (Victor) Hedman, (Brandon) Carlo. Jack Ivankovic: I like Juuse Saros. He's not a big goalie, but he's one of the best goalies in the world. He's definitely the big one for me. I take pride in my skating and work on it all the time, and I watch his skating and watch him play and think, 'I can do that.' He wins games for his team, and that's something I want to do at the next level. Joshua Ravensbergen: I think maybe one day become something like a (Jake) Oettinger. He's big like me, he uses his size well, and I think there's a reality where I can become something like that. (Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos of Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Martin and Porter Martone: Brian Babineau/NHLI, Kevin Sousa, Michael Miller/ISI Photos / Getty Images)

2025 NHL Draft player poll: 50 top prospects dish on each other, predict their draft range

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2025 NHL Draft player poll: 50 top prospects dish on each other, predict their draft range

This season, The Athletic's prospects writers Scott Wheeler and Corey Pronman set out to do something ambitious: pull off a 2025 NHL Draft player poll similar to the player polls our staff conduct in the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. In the fall, they settled on 10 questions — three on the record and seven anonymous — and spent the season gathering as many responses as possible. By year's end, 50 of the top prospects in the 2025 NHL Draft class were surveyed for our inaugural NHL Draft player poll. Advertisement Here, they asked the prospects, 'If you could take one draft-eligible player you've played on the same team with, with you to the NHL, who would it be and why?' and 'What round or range of the draft do you think you will go in?' The goal of the first question was to gain insight into players who are respected by their peers. The goal of the second question was to glean honest answers and test the players' self-assessment. Kashawn Aitcheson: Probably Caleb Desnoyers. He's a workhorse, he has a lot of heart, he wears his heart on his sleeve and he's a guy you'd want to battle with. Carter Bear: Maybe Ryker Lee. He's just so skilled. When I played with him, he had tons of skill, tons of vision and tons of hockey sense. We went to Italy and France together, and we played on Midwest Selects, it was called. Quinn Beauchesne: I think I'd take Brady Martin. Such a great teammate. Great player. A lot of laughs off ice with him. He's a great guy. Adam Benak: Tomas Poletin because he's a leader and he's a good captain. Sascha Boumedienne: Anton Frondell. Justin Carbonneau: I'll say Mateo Nobert. We play on the same line, and he's a great passer and a great guy. You want a great player and a great person, and he's both of them, so I would bring him for sure. … I think I can be a goal scorer, and I can grind, and he makes plays and sees the plays before everybody. Those are qualities that fit together, and we're two good friends, so it's easy to talk to him and we've got good chemistry. Braeden Cootes: I would say (Matthew) Schaefer. I think he's just a good, solid defenseman. He'll lug the mail, he's a guy that can play 30 a night, score goals, defend well and he's hard to play against. Advertisement Ethan Czata: I would say probably Braeden Cootes. He's a leader, he's unreal, he's a hard worker, he plays physical and he plays everything right, so he's a guy I'd always love to have with me. Caleb Desnoyers: I'd say I'd bring Kashawn Aitcheson. I had the chance to be with him in Finland, and he's a really good teammate and a really good person. He's a really good hockey player that we don't see every day, and plays the game in a way that not many others play it. … Just his physical game and how hard he is to play against. Often we'll see skilled defensemen go early, but Kashawn is the type of D that could go really early because he's unique in his own way. Victor Eklund: Definitely Anton Frondell. … He's my best friend, and he's just a really good hockey player. He has a shot of a missile, and he's just a tank out there. And he's just the best guy. Blake Fiddler: You know what, maybe Lukas Sawchyn. He's a great player, very shifty and a great guy. We have a lot of fun together. Conrad Fondrk: I'll go Will Moore. I played with him all season, had really good chemistry with him, and he's a really good hockey player. Anton Frondell: I played with Victor Eklund this season, we've known each other a long time, and we know each other's games really well and have really good chemistry, so if I didn't take him, he would be angry with me. *smiles* Milton Gastrin: Maybe Matthew Schaefer. Eddie Genborg: I'll say Milton Gastrin. He's a really good player, fast skater, strong and he can do everything on the ice. James Hagens: Either Logan Hensler or my brother (Michael Hagens). He's eligible still to get drafted. Either of those guys I'd take with me. … My brother is a competitor. He wants to win. I know he's going to have a great career, and he's a great hockey player. That's no question. Logan's a great defenseman; he's somebody you want on your team. He's a tough defenseman to get around, but he's also somebody who can make you look stupid if you're coming at him and he has the puck. He's going to have a long career. Advertisement Reese Hamilton: I would have to say Cole Reschny. I've played with him since I was about 9 years old. We're both from Saskatchewan, and I've played on multiple different teams with him, so I've obviously gotten super close with him throughout the years. He'd definitely be the guy. Logan Hensler: I think James Hagens is the best player in this class, personally. You see it practicing with him, and the way he produced in college is pretty legit. William Horcoff: James Hagens. Hell of a player. Really smart. Really skilled. Jakob Ihs-Wozniak: I would say Anton Frondell. … He's super serious off the ice and on the ice, always working with the details, and I really like that and feel like it would be good to bring with me to the NHL. Jack Ivankovic: Matthew Schaefer. Just his defensive ability and his two-way game. I don't think there's anyone like him. And I mean, people talk about his offensive ability, which everyone sees, but just his defensive game is unmatched. If it's a two-on-one, he's always getting a stick there, and he's making my life easier. Ben Kevan: Mace'o Phillips. Very physical, very in your face, and I just love the way that he plays. Great guy. Super welcoming. I think that he could step onto any NHL team and make an impact. Ben Kindel: I'd probably say Cameron Schmidt. Just to be able to play with a guy with that much offensive power. He's very fast and he's got a great shot. Lynden Lakovic: I would take Jackson Smith and not just because we've been close friends the past little bit but I think he's got tremendous upside, I think his skating's great, I think he works hard, and I think his evasiveness on break-ins and break-outs, he just has a ton of upside. Ryker Lee: I've been playing with Mason Moe all year, and he's a good, strong player who is going to keep developing and get a lot better. Advertisement Brady Martin: Cam Reid. I think he's a good player and he's a lot of fun to be around, just a chill, chill guy. … I think his skating's elite and he's just got good IQ and just knows what to do when he's on the ice and has the puck. Porter Martone: I think it's pretty easy for me. I'm going with my teammate Jack Ivankovic. I see the way he wins us games and steals us games. … I think every NHL team needs a star goalie, and I think he's going to be a star goalie in the NHL. The way that he puts in the work around the rink and the way that he wins us games, I think he single-handedly this year has won us games when he has got 40-50 shots with the way he battles and his compete. Michael Misa: I'd say Porter Martone or Matthew Schaefer. You see how dynamic they are, and I think they both love to win. Any team could use Schaefer on the back end, and with Martone, he's just a big, powerful forward who helps you win. Will Moore: Conrad Fondrk. I think he's the most talented hockey player I've ever seen and the injury that has held him back and was super disappointing when it happened, I had great chemistry with him on my line at the time and unfortunately he hasn't been able to prove himself but I think the world of that kid and I think people are soon going to find out how good he really is. Jack Murtagh: I'd say Cole McKinney, my linemate. … No. 1, I know who he is off the ice and what a good kid he is. We gel together really nicely, and I think he's got the mentality that organizations want, and he could bring a team a Stanley Cup. Jack Nesbitt: I think I play really well with Brady Martin. We played back on Team Ontario together, and we were clicking there, and then playing with him at the OHL Top Prospects Game was really fun. Eric Nilson: I would want to play with Eddie Genborg. He's strong, he's physical and he wins every battle and every puck. He makes your job easy. Advertisement Jake O'Brien: I'll say Luca Romano because I played with him in the past, and we had pretty good chemistry in minor hockey. We were on the same line for the Jr. Canadiens all year. … He's a good playmaker and he can score, so having both is great to play with. Cullen Potter: I played with Misa growing up, and he's a great player, so I'll go with him. … I traded jerseys with him at the Brick and then a couple of tournaments after that. Max Psenicka: I would take Ondrej Stebetak, my goalie from Portland. We're good buddies. Joshua Ravensbergen: I'd say Jett Lajoie on my team right now with the Cougars. He's a great guy and we're close. I'd bring him along. He brings a lot of grit. Cam Reid: I'd say Jack Ivankovic. … Anytime I've played with him, he's been the biggest force and impact in the game. … He's really good. Whenever I've played with him personally, he's had such an impact, he's won games for my team, and no matter what team's doing better, you know he always has your back back there. I'm confident that not many guys are going to score on him. I believe he's going to be a force in the NHL. Cole Reschny: Oof, that's a tough one. Maybe Reese Hamilton, just a good buddy that I've grown up with. We kinda went through it with each other, so just being by each other's side every year was pretty cool. … He's a very smooth-skating defenseman. He can jump up into the rush, and he can kill a lot of plays. You don't get someone like that every day. It's pretty special. Luca Romano: Michael Misa. … Just an all-around really good player. Hockey IQ is off the charts, and he's just sound. He's unreal. Matthew Schaefer: Honestly, I would probably just say Jack Ivankovic. It's so easy playing when he's in net. I love him as a guy, and he's a great goalie. Cameron Schmidt: I think Caleb Desnoyers. He's a great teammate first off, great leader and I think he's just got the all-around game. He's skilled, he's got a good shot, he's got a good motor on him and he works, and he's got a big body as well, so I'd pick him. Advertisement Jackson Smith: I would probably say Caleb Desnoyers. He's a really good skater, and he's a physical presence. He plays a really good 200-foot game, and I feel like he's kind of a can't-miss guy. He can be a defensive player, and he can kill penalties, and he can play a full defensive role, but I also think he has that potential to be a really good offensive player. … He can play both ends of the ice, and he's a guy you want on your team. He's a great guy to have off the ice, too. He's a really nice guy. And I feel like he's not a guy who's a high-risk guy to take because you can transform him into whatever you want. Malcolm Spence: I'd probably say Schaefer, but I'll keep it away from that. I think a cool one would be Ivankovic because he's such a good goalie, and I know he's considered an undersized goalie, but like, he makes the saves. He's such a good goalie that I don't think it matters as much. I know Igor Shesterkin's not a big guy, and most of the goalies are just so big that it just hits them naturally now, but I think it would be cool to play with Ivankovic. He actually used to A.P. with us with the Sens. Theo Stockselius: I really like Eric Nilson from Djurgarden. I played with him a lot this season, and it's easy to play with him. He's a really good playmaker, and he's got good hockey sense. I think we think hockey the same and can really find each other good out there. Shane Vansaghi: I'd take Hagens with me. I've seen him quite a bit, and just the way he practices and the confidence that he has, everything about him, he's kind of like the guy. Simon Wang: I'll say my teammate Owen Griffin because I see how hard he works every single day and how tough he is getting cross-checked by guys my size. He takes that for a living and plants himself there, and that's why he was so successful this year. Mason West: I would take Mason Moe. He's a Minnesota kid, too. He's not just a great player, but he's also a great person, and I think he really works hard at his craft and wants to get better. He's a stud. Bill Zonnon: I'd go with Roger McQueen. … I played with him at the U17s, and I was really impressed by his game. Great guy off of the ice as well. He's a complete player. … I think offensively, he can do a lot of special stuff. He's got pure offensive upside, he's got good skills, he's got a good shot, and I just love being around him. Advertisement Carter Bear: Honestly, I have no clue. I don't know how to answer that one. I'll hopefully just get drafted. It would be insane even if I went fourth round. Justin Carbonneau: I don't have a range. My objective is first round. That's all I can say. Braeden Cootes: Late first. … I think I'm a complete player who can play in all situations. I think I can even get more up (to) like 10-20. I could be in that range as well. I just think teams will like the way I play. I think it translates to the NHL and to playoff hockey. Ethan Czata: I would say around Round 2-3. Caleb Desnoyers: So far, I've seen a few lists and been in the top-10, so top-10 would be a big accomplishment for me, but I'm not putting any pressure on myself about that. Victor Eklund: I think between 8-11. Conrad Fondrk: Probably now second round. Somewhere in there, hopefully. But I think going into the year, I was a first-rounder in my opinion, and I think if I didn't get hurt and I continued my season, that I would have gone in the first round. But it is what it is. Milton Gastrin: I don't know. I hope I go first round, but that's just hope, and if I don't, then I won't get upset. Eddie Genborg: I would say probably end of the first or start of the second. William Horcoff: I think I'm a late first-rounder, anywhere from 24-32. But I think I could go anywhere from 24 to 40. Kind of around that range. Jakob Ihs-Wozniak: My goal is to go in the first round, but I would say maybe late first round or second round. Ben Kevan: Everyone's hopeful to go first round, but realistically, not everyone can go, and there's only 32 picks. Of course, I'd love to go there, but second/third. And then I'll prove myself to the team and make the team. Ben Kindel: I'd say, if I were to guess, anywhere between (the) first and third round. Advertisement Lynden Lakovic: I think if I keep on playing consistent, I could go in the top 20. Ryker Lee: First to third. Porter Martone: I think I'll go in the first round, and I have a goal to be as high as I can. There's a lot of good players in this draft, but I want to go from 1-5 and I want to be a top-five pick. Brady Martin: I would like to go first round. Michael Misa: I try not to think about it, to be honest. I'd love to go as high as I can, and I'd like to go first overall, but I have no clue. William Moore: I think I should go mid-first. Jack Nesbitt: Hopefully late first or maybe even mid-first, but also maybe early second. Eric Nilson: I have no idea. I don't think I should go anywhere. I just want to play my game, I'll just end up where I end up. Jake O'Brien: I think I will go in the top-15 picks. Cullen Potter: I'm not exactly sure, I hope 10-20. Somewhere in there. Cole Reschny: That's a tough one. I think I'd be very happy to go in the top two rounds, especially the first. I see myself as a player good enough to go in the first round, so I could definitely see myself going there. Luca Romano: I think early second/late first. Cameron Schmidt: I'd love to go in the first round. It has been a dream of mine to be a first-round pick, so I think that'd be my range. Malcolm Spence: It doesn't matter. Just drafted, hopefully. … I chase my game, I don't chase the number. I just want to make sure I'm improving myself. Theo Stockselius: Probably like second round, I think. Shane Vansaghi: That's a tough question because I don't know. I feel like anything could happen. I've heard some things, but I really don't have any expectations, to be honest with you. That's my mindset, and that's kind of what it has been all year. Mason West: I think I should go in the first round, but obviously things happen, and I'll be blessed to go in any round. Maybe late first to late second round. Around that area. Advertisement Bill Zonnon: I'm not sure. I haven't really talked about that. I'm just going to go to the draft and wait to hear my name called. My goal has always been to go in the first round, so that's my goal, but that's not my expectation. I don't know what to expect. Kashawn Aitcheson: First round. … 10-20, I'd say. Quinn Beauchesne: I really have no clue. I didn't play a lot early on in the year with being hurt, so there's really so much up in the air. Hoping it'll be the top two rounds, but we'll see. Blake Fiddler: I think if I keep having a strong season, my goal is to be a first-rounder. … I think I can maybe make my way up into the top half of the first round. Anything's possible but I've got a lot of work to do. Reese Hamilton: I would hope to go in the top two rounds. I don't have a specific spot, but anywhere in there. Logan Hensler: Right now, I was told by my advisers 12-20, but I think I should go in that 10-15 range. I think that's a good spot for me. Max Psenicka: I think I can go first round, but if not, I think I can be a strong second-rounder for sure. Cam Reid: I believe the first. I just feel like the way I play and the strong start I had, I believe I'll finish strong and every aspect of the game I'm pretty solid in. I believe I can only go up from there. Matthew Schaefer: I want to be the first D drafted. That's kind of the big thing for me. But I just want to take it step by step and worry about it when it comes. Jackson Smith: I think I'm a first-rounder. I feel like with my size and my skating ability that I'm a bit of a can't-miss guy. I play both ends of the ice really well and I feel like I've got a lot of skill in the offensive zone. I feel like I can slide into the top-10 and a team could like me, and that latest would be 10-20. Simon Wang: I don't really put an expectation on it. I just want to go in a spot that a team will appreciate who I am as a player. I see it sometimes, but I couldn't care less about the rankings. I don't really care, and I don't want to be totally obsessed with the ranking. Jack Ivankovic: I think I'm going to go in the first round. Joshua Ravensbergen: Hopefully top two rounds. I'd be really happy with that. (Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic; photos of Matthew Schaefer, Caleb Desnoyers and James Hagens: Chase Agnello-Dean / Getty Images)

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Live updates: Coastal Carolina baseball knocks off Arizona 7-4 in Game 1

OMAHA, Neb. (WBTW) — Coastal Carolina baseball knocked off Arizona 7-4 in Game 1 of the Men's College World Series on Friday thanks to a three-run eighth inning. FINAL — 7-4 Coastal Arizona brought the tying run to the plate with no outs, but Chanticleers reliever Dominick Carbone got a strikeout and induced a game-ending double play. Coastal Carolina will play Sunday against the winner of Louisville and Oregon State. 8TH INNING — 7-4 Coastal An RBI single from Sebastian Alexander put the Chanticleers up 5-4 before a two-run double from Blake Barthol gave Coastal Carolina a 7-4 lead. The Chanticleers are three outs away from starting 1-0 in Omaha. 6TH INNING — 4-4 TIE Arizona briefly took its first lead after scoring two runs in the top of the 6th, aided by three hit batters by Cameron Flukey. Coastal Carolina answered in the bottom half in the form of an RBI groundout from Caden Bodine. 5TH INNING — 3-2 Coastal The Chanticleers answered back in the bottom of the 5th thanks to three singles, including an RBI knock from Blagen Pado to put CCU back in front. 4TH INNING — 2-2 TIE The Wildcats found paydirt against Chanticleers' starter Riley Eikhoff after a solo home run from Mason White and an RBI double from Maddox Mihalakis to tie things at 2. Coastal Carolina stranded runners on first and third in the bottom half of the fourth. 2ND INNING — 2-0 Coastal The Chanticleers struck first against the Wildcats in the bottom of the second inning on a bases loaded two-run single from Wells Sykes. Advertisement Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WBTW.

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