Player Profile

Prospect Profile: Jonathan Morello

Jonathan Morello was born on July 31, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario. The 6-foot-3, 192-pound left-shot center is a powerful skater with top-end speed. During the 2021-22 season, Morello played for the Toronto Red Wings U16 AAA team and scored 14 goals with 20 assists in 34 games. In 2022, Morello was drafted 260th overall in […]

Prospect Profile: Elliot Groenewold

Elliott Groenewold was born on February 4, 2006, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Groenewold played 43 games for the Bishop’s College School Prep U16 team during the 2021-22 season and contributed 12 goals and 20 assists as a defenseman. Groenewold appeared in 95 total games for the Bishop’s College School’s Varsity team the next season and […]

Prospect Profile: Ryan Mast

Ryan Mast was born on January 14, 2003, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The defenseman played for the Compuware 14U hockey club during the 2017-18 season and scored one goal with five assists in 12 games. The next season with the 16U team, Mast accumulated two goals and two assists in 18 games. His teams won […]

Player Profile: Alex Ovechkin

Widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time, Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is nothing short of a legend. From the beginning of his NHL career in 2005 to his historic 18th 30-goal season in 2024, Alexander Ovechkin has been lighting up the ice for nearly 20 years. Whether he […]

Prospect Profile: Jake Schmaltz

Jake Schmaltz was born on April 24, 2001, in McFarland, Wisconsin. Jake’s cousin, Jordan Schmaltz, was an NHL player who last played for the St. Louis Blues during the 2019-20 season, and his other cousin, Nick Schmaltz, is a member of the Utah Hockey Club and totaled 61 points for the Arizona Coyotes last season. […]

Prospect Profile: Drew Bavaro

Drew Bavaro was born on June 10, 2000, in Bradenton, Florida. The defenseman’s brother, Vito, was a four-year player at Sacred Heart University as a right-wing at Sacred Heart University from 2016-20. Drew played four seasons at Lawrence Academy Prep School in Massachusetts, where he scored 20 goals and collected 43 assists in 117 total […]

Player Profile: Mark Kastelic

Mark Kastelic was born on March 11, 1999, in Phoenix, Arizona. Kastelic comes from a hockey family, as his father, Ed, played 210 career NHL games for the Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers. His grandfather, Pat Stapleton, and his uncle, Mike Stapleton, each played in the NHL as well. Mark played two seasons for the […]

Player Profile: Max Jones

Max Jones was born on February 17, 1998, in Rochester, Michigan. Jones comes from a hockey family as his father, Brad, played for three NHL teams (Winnipeg, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia). Max’s brother, Mitch, plays in the Federal Prospects Hockey League, and his cousin, Harrison Caines, is a forward at Nipissing University. Max played on […]

Prospect Profile: Casper Nassen

Casper Nassen was born on April 11, 2004, in Norrtalje, Sweden. Nassen’s older brother, Linus, played two seasons as a defenseman in the Western Hockey League for Medicine Hat and is currently with Jukurit of the Finnish Liiga. Casper played during the 2019-20 season for SDE HC U16 in Sweden and scored 19 goals with […]

Prospect Profile: Kristian Kostadinski

Kristian Kostadinski was born on March 20, 2005, in Goteborg, Sweden. Kostadinski played for Frolunda HC U16 team during the 2018-19 season and split time between divisions 1 and 2. In eleven games, the defenseman totaled one goal and four assists. The next season, in 25 games, Kostadinski scored 10 goals with 18 assists. During […]