BUFFALO, N.Y. –  The 2025 NHL Scouting Combine is over and all 32 teams have gotten a chance to get a better look at and speak with a number of the 2025 NHL Draft’s best prospects. Physical testing was held Saturday with most players invited to the combine competing in all elements of the tests. 

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Among players who did not test was Moncton Wildcats forward Caleb Desnoyers, who is awaiting word on some scans for injuries he sustained to both of his wrists. He does not yet know the timeline of recovery he is looking at for those injuries.

No. 1 prospect Matthew Schaefer, however, was a participant in some testing. He did not participate in the bench press or pullups because he did not have a chance to train on those events due to his injury. Schaefer says he is back to 100% in terms of the collarbone injury he sustained at World Juniors being fully healed. He expects to be back in action soon and has been skating for a few months. He impressed many at the combine with his personal story and the incredible resilience he's shown in his life.

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There’s always a lot of information that comes out of the NHL Scouting Combine and I’m still compiling a bunch of that to be shared Monday including the buzz I’ve heard, what some of the players said and more. Stay tuned for that. Until then, here’s a look at some of the notes from the physical testing including a record-setter, top finishers in each category and some of the key heights and weights we learned in the official final measurements before the NHL Draft.

Will Horcoff Sets Combine Record 

The NHL recently made official combine records available, with the top 20 results all-time. 

If you look at the lists, there are some familiar names, but they’re not all necessarily stars and some aren’t NHL players. However, it does provide some context as to how players have performed in the various events. One such player who almost literally jumped off the page is Will Horcoff of the University of Michigan.

Horcoff set a new Combine record in the Horizontal Jump, which is essentially a standing long jump. I just so happened to be watching at the time he did the drill and it seemed like he levitated. When he started fist-pumping and gave a little flex to former NTDP strength and conditioning coach Brian Galivan, you knew he put up a big number.

It turned out it as a really big number. 124.75 inches. Horcoff was excited because, as he told us later, he knew the record was 123 inches set by E.J. Emery last year. He had set a goal to beat it. And he smashed it.

No other player at this year’s combine came within half a foot of Horcoff’s record-setting jump.

Does it matter much in the grand scheme? No, but it further confirms something everyone already knew. Horcoff isn’t just a tremendous hockey player who is rapidly improving. He is a high-end athlete with superior physical strength. He was also among the top finishers in pro agility, vertical jump, the top finisher in the no arm jump, and left-hand grip strength.

Horcoff is 6-foot-4.75, 203 pounds and beyond the physical testing, I had heard he was a good interview for teams he spoke with. His stock has been on the rise since he made the smooth transition to Michigan mid-season and it looks like he has a real chance at going in the late first round.

Other Notable Performances At The NHL Scouting Combine

Anton Frondell was a player with some general questions about his fitness level. In one of the most grueling tests of the Combine, the VO2max, Frondell finished tied for the best performance. The general feeling around Frondell coming out of the combine is vastly improved. Teams got a chance to speak with him and then see him compete a bit in the testing.

Frondell and Djugården teammate Victor Eklund requested to be paired together for the events. They wanted to push each other and compete against each other for the best results. They also talked about how Eklund went to their head coach 10 times over the year begging to let them play together. There's a deep bond and respect there.

Shane Vansaghi is a player that helped himself at the combine in both his interviews and with his performance. Pound-for-pound, he may be the strongest player in the draft. He showed that off in the grip strength test, finishing as the strongest on both the left and right hands. Vansaghi also grew a little bit this year. He's closer to 6-foot-3, after measuring in at 6-2.5 and weighing in at 212. Teams came away impressed with him on a number of fronts.

Bill Zonnon of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies finished first in the dreaded pull-ups with 16 reps. Three other players managed 15 including Vansaghi, Braeden Cootes and Eric Nilsson. Both Vansaghi and Nilsson will be teammates at Michigan State next year, so there could be some fun competitions in the gym in East Lansing.

Top Finishers In Each Category At The NHL Scouting Combine

• VO2max: Anton Frondell And Cole Reschny (64.7 ml/kg/min)
• Pro Agility Left: Milton Gästrin (4.12 seconds)
• Pro Agility Right: Carter Klippenstein (4.2 seconds)
• Anaerobic Fitness – Mean Power Output: Sam Laurila (12.2 watts/kg)
• Anaerobic Fitness – Peak Power Output: Charlie Trethewey (17.0 watts/kg)
• Anaerobic Fitness – Fatigue Index: Eric Nilson (34.1)
• Wing Span: Simon Wang (82.25 inches)
• Vertical Jump: Ryker Lee (25.67 inches)
• No Arm Jump: Will Horcoff (22.84 inches)
• Bench Press – Power: Cameron Schmidt (7.82 watts/kg)
• Left Hand Grip: Shane Vansaghi (180 pounds)
• Right Hand Grip: Shane Vansaghi (180 pounds)
• Pull-Ups: Bill Zonnon (16)

Consensus Top Prospects Heights and Weights

• Matthew Schaefer: 6-2, 186 
• Michael Misa: 6-1, 182 
• James Hagens: 5-10.5, 186 
• Anton Frondell, 6-1.25, 204 
• Porter Martone: 6-3, 204
• Jake O’Brien: 6-1.5, 177 
• Roger McQueen: 6-5.25, 198 
• Brady Martin: 6-0, 186
• Victor Eklund: 5-11, 169
• Radim Mrtka: 6-5.75, 218
• Kashawn Aitcheson: 6-1.5, 199

The tallest players at the combine

• Mason West, C, Edina H.S./Fargo Force: 6-6.25, 218
• Jacob Rombach, D, Lincoln Stars: 6-6.25, 209

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The shortest players at the combine

• Adam Benák, C, Youngstown Phantoms: 5-7.25, 164
• Cameron Schmidt, RW, Vancouver Giants:  5-7.5, 160

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