NHL Entry Draft Combine Results

The annual NHL Entry Draft combine assessment involves interviews, medical screenings, and fitness tests over a four-day period. The combine has been held since 1993, though only the results from the most recent years have been made public. We have the top 10 results for the most important tests for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. There is also a summary of results from 2004, 2005 and 2006. No results from 2007 and 2008 have been found.

Below are some of the average and best results for the fitness assessments over the last 10 years. Only limited data has been published online, so the information is not complete. The information here has been retrieved from several sources, and may not be completely accurate. If you have any information to add or corrections to make, it will be very welcome (contact).

Wingspan

Year Ave Score

(inches) Best Score Player Notes 2009 74.10 80.0 Taylor Doherty & Brian Dumoulin 2010 74.46 83.0 DYLAN MCILRATH 2011 74.80 81.0 LAURENT BROSSOIT 2012 74.40 81.0 Anthony Stolarz goalie from Corpus Christi (NAHL) 2013 81.0 Seth Jones & Jonathan Ismael-Diaby Portland (WHL) & Victoriaville (QMJHL) 2014 81.0 Beau Starrett 2015 84.0 Daniel Vladar 2016 82.75 Logan Stanley 2017 81.29 Ratcliffe, Isaac 2018 81.75 Kevin Bahl 2019 80.75 Alex Vlasic

Skinfolds / Body Fat

Year Ave Score

(sum of 6 sites & %) Lowest Score Player(s) Notes 2004 61.6 mm, 9.4% 2005 64.3 mm, 9.9% 31.1 mm, 6.6% 2006 2007 2008 7.1% Peter Delmas 2009 63.6 mm, 9.8% 36 mm, 6.0% TONI RAJALA and Brian Dumoulin 2010 57.0 mm, 9.2% 32.2 mm, 6.8% IVAN TELEGIN 2011 55.2 mm, 9.0% 32.8 mm, 6.8% RYAN TESINK & ROCCO GRIMALDI 2012 61.4 mm, 9.6% 35.0 mm, 7.0% Matt Tomkins & Kenton Helgesen from Sherwood Park (AJHL) and Calgary (WHL) 2013 - 7.3% Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau & Jan Kostalek Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) & Rimouski (QMJHL) 2014 9.8% 25.2 mm / 6.1 % Robert Fabbri 2015 4.0% Jack Sadek 2016 7.0% Maxime Lajoie 2017 ? 2018 7.0% Xavier Bouchard 2019 6.80% Ryder Donovan

Grip Strength

Right Hand Grip Strength (lbs)

Year Ave Score (lbs) Best Score (lbs) Player Notes 2004 129 2005 129 174 2006 2007 2008 2009 127.6 167 Jared Cowen SPOKANE (WHL) 2010 129.7 185 DANNY BIEGA 2011 125.2 177 JOSEPH MORROW 2012 128 167 Morgan Rielly from Moose Jaw (WHL) 2013 169 Hudson Fasching USA U-18 (USHL) 2014 171 Alexander Peters 2015 170 Jack Eichel 2016 187 James Greenway 2017 175 Stelio Mattheos, Nikita Popugaev 2018 180 K’Andre Miller 2019 170 Jayden Struble

Left Hand Grip Strength (lbs)

Year Ave Score (lbs) Best Score Player Notes 2004 125 2005 126 158 2006 2007 2008 2009 123.6 156 Carter Ashton LETHBRIDGE (WHL) 2010 124.2 176 DANNY BIEGA 2011 119.2 162 MARK MCNEILL 2012 123 155 Andrey Vasilevskiy & Chris Calnan from Ufa 2 (RUS-JR.) and Nobles (HIGH-MA) 2013 166 Ryan Pulock Brandon (WHL) 2014 164 Alexander Peters 2015 180 Luke Opilka & Samuel Dove-McFalls 2016 169 Trent Frederic 2017 170 Scott Reedy 2018 170 K’Andre Miller 2019 160 Jayden Struble & Brett Leason

Upper Body Push Strength

Year Ave Score

(lb) Best Score Player Notes 2004 233 2005 229 315 2006 2007 2008 424 Brandon Burlon 2009 241.1 352 Carter Ashton 2010 237.3 329 DANNY BIEGA 2011 228.1 366 MARK MCNEILL 2012 222 333 Jake Pateson from Saginaw (OHL) 2013 341 Tyler Lewington Medicine Hat (WHL)

Upper Body Pull Strength

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2004 258 2005 258 425 2006 2007 2008 305 Brandon Burlon 2009 230.7 309 Kyle Palmieri 2010 253.6 328 DANNY BIEGA 2011 241.6 323 TYLER BIGGS 2012 251 312 Thomas Wilson & Branden Troock from Plymouth (OHL) & Seattle (WHL) 2013 344 Viktor Crus Rydberg Linkoping Jr. (SWE-JR)

Pull-Ups

conducted since 2014

Rank Score Player 2014 13 JOSHUA HO-SANG 2015 14 Dennis Yan 2016 15 Jonathan Ang 2017 13 Jack Rathbone, Nico Hischier, Antoine Morand 2018 15 Jacob Bernard-Docker 2019 16 Cole Caulfield, Nils Hoglander, Artemi Kniazev & Mikhail Abramov

Bench Press Reps

In 2015, the test was changed from being the number of reps at 150 lbs to the number of reps at 70-80% of body weight. In 2018 it was changed again, maximum power measured at 50% bodyweight.

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 1994 26 Brad Symes http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/the-evolution-of-the-nhl-draft-combine/ 2004 10 2005 8 19 2006 2007 Yannick Weber 2008 21 Colin Wilson 2009 10.7 18 Jordan Szwarz, Ryan O'Reilly and Carl Klingberg 2010 10.8 20 DANNY BIEGA 2011 6.5 13 ADAM CLENDENING, LUKE LOCKHART, TOMAS JURCO & MARK MCNEILL 2012 7 17 Mike Winther from Prince Albert (WHL) 2013 16 Tyler Lewington Medicine Hat (WHL) 2014 19 JULIEN PELLETIER 2015 20 Jesse Gabrielle 2016 15 Samuel Girard 2017 17 Dayton Rasmussen 2018 8.25 watts/kg Rasmus Kupari protocol change 2019 9.42 Jayden Struble

Pro-Agility (left)

Year Best Score Name 2014 4.25 Jayce Hawryluk 2015 4.34 Colin White 2016 4.30 Matthew Cairns 2017 4.19 Joshua Norris 2018 4.20 Jonathan Tychonick & Liam Foudy 2019 4.25 Alex Newhook

Pro-Agility (right)

Year Best Score Name 2014 4.25 Brandon Hickey 2015 4.21 Colin White 2016 4.19 Luke Green 2017 4.19 Joshua Norris 2018 4.20 Jonathan Tychonick 2019 4.28 Samuel Bolduc

Curls Ups (maximum number)

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2004 24 2005 25 82 2006 2007 2008 76 Jacob Deserres goaltender 2009 19.6 72 Sami Vatanen JYP JR. (FINLAND-JR.) 2010 16.1 48 CURTIS HAMILTON 2011 24.1 70 MIIKKA SALOMAKI 2012 ?

Push Ups (maximum number)

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2004 24 2005 24 41 2006 2007 2008 49 Brandon Burlon 2009 26.1 41 Kyle Palmieri USA U-18 (USDP) 2010 26.2 40 MICHAEL BOURNIVAL 2011 29.9 45 MICHAEL MORRISON 2012 30 52 Chandler Stevenson from Regina (WHL) 2013 - 42 Tyler Lewington Medicine Hat (WHL)

Seated Medicine Ball Throw (4kg)

Year Ave Score

(inches) Best Score Player Notes 2004 200 2005 181.89 238 2006 2007 2008 2009 200.2 243 Matt Clark 2010 207.1 261 DANNY BIEGA 2011 198.7 248 ADAM CLENDENING 2012 198 253 Dane Fox from Erie (OHL) 2013 246 Nick Moutrey Saginaw (OHL)

Standing Long Jump

Year Ave Score (inches) Best Score (inches) Player Notes 2004 100 2005 96.9 110 2006 2007 2008 2009 103.3 119 Mac Bennett. HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) 2010 102.8 116 JOHN MCFARLAND 2011 103.8 119.3 JONATHAN RACINE 2012 103.8 119 Michael Matheson from Dubuque (USHL) 2013 117 Zach Nastasiuk Owen Sound (OHL) 2014 118 SHANE GERSICH 2015 122 Brendan Guhle 2016 120.0 Julien Gauthier 2017 118 Joshua Norris 2018 118.8 Liam Foudy 2019 117.8 Jayden Struble

Vertical Jump (no pause)

In 2015, a new method of measuring vertical jump height was introduced. Previously a Vertec apparatus was used, now they use a force plate. The recent scores are significantly lower.

Year Ave Score (inches) Best Score (inches) Player Notes ? 23.6 2004 25 2005 22 28 2006 2007 2008 2009 26.1 34.0 MAC BENNETT HOTCHKISS SCHOOL (HIGH-CT) 2010 ? 31.8 MARK ALT 2011 24.7 30.5 MAXIMILIEN LE SIEUR 2012 24.7 32.5 Chris Calnan Nobles (HIGH-MA) 2013 ? 2014 35.0 SHANE GERSICH 2015 28.74 Austin Wagner 2016 28.98 Luke Kunin 2017 26.19 Joshua Norris 2018 27.65 Liam Foudy 2019 26.05 Marshall Warren

Hand-Eye Coordination

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2009 36.2 26.9 TAYLOR DOHERTY KINGSTON (OHL) 2010 37.6 31.6 SAM BRITTAIN 2011 31.5 22.4 CHRISTOPHER GIBSON 2012 28.6 21.4 Francois Tremblay from Val-d'Or (QMJHL) 2013 ? 2014 12.3 SHANE GERSICH the score for this test was much lower than previously, maybe the test protocol had changed.

Wingate Test - Peak Power Output

Year Ave Score

(watts/kg) Best Score Player Notes 2004 12.0 2005 11.1 14.9 2006 2007 2008 13.2 2009 13.4 15.6 Jordan Szwarz SAGINAW (OHL) 2010 13.4 16.2 JOHN MCFARLAND 2011 13.4 15.9 TY RATTIE & JONATHAN RACINE 2012 13.2 15.6 Alex Galchenyuk from Sarnia (OHL) 2013 - 15.8 Samuel Morin & Shea Theodore Rimouski (QMJHL) & Seattle (WHL) 2014 17.5 WILLIAM NYLANDER 2015 19.9 Brendan Guhle 2016 21.1 Alex Nylander 2017 19.5 Joshua Norris 2018 19.8 Liam Foudy 2019 17.2 Nils Hoglander

Wingate Test: Mean Power Output (watts/kg)

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2004 9.4 2005 9.1 11.7 2006 2007 2008 10.2 2009 10.3 11.8 Burke Gallimore SASKATOON (WHL) 2010 10.2 11.7 MARK PYSYK 2011 10.2 11.9 LUCAS LSSIO 2012 10.1 11.4 Chris Calnan Nobles (HIGH-MA) 2013 ? 2014 11.6 WILLIAM NYLANDER 2015 13.8 Jesse Gabrielle 2016 12.5 Jonathan Ang & Jesper Bratt 2017 12.8 Morgan Frost 2018 17.2 Gabriel Fortier 2019 11.7 Jayden Struble

Wingate Test: Fatigue Index

Year Ave Score

(%) Best Score Player Notes 2004 39.6 2005 35.7 18.0 2006 2007 2008 2009 50.3 37.1 BRAYDEN MCNABB KOOTENAY (WHL) 2010 57.0 28.5 MAXIM KITSYN 2011 49.5 33.7 NICK COUSINS 2012 49.7 32.3 James Melindy from Moncton (QMJHL) 2013 ? 2014 37.3 CHRISTIAN DVORAK 2015 26.4 Jesse Gabrielle 2016 29.9 Michael Graham 2017 22.8 Stelio Mattheos 2018 13.3 Joseph Veleno 2019 38.1 Ilya Nikolaev

AEROBIC FITNESS - VO 2max

Year Ave Score

(ml/kg/min) Best Score Player Notes 2004 57.8 2005 53.4 65.5 2006 2007 2008 56.3 2009 56.8 68.9 Sami Vatanen JYP JR. (FINLAND-JR.) 2010 56.3 72.3 JAKUB CULEK 2011 56.4 68.7 SVEN BAERTSCHI 2012 55.9 65.7 Tomas Hertl Slavia (CZREP) 2013 ? 2014 67.4 MICHAEL BUNTING 2015 70.0 Matthew Spencer 2016 65.0 Carter Hart 2017 68.0 Kailer Yamamoto 2018 65.0 Cameron Hillis 2019 62.0 Egor Afanasyev

VO 2max test duration (min:sec)

Year Ave Score Best Score Player Notes 2009 11:33 2010 11:18.1 14:15 MARTIN MARINCIN 2011 10:24.6 14:00 DAVID MUSIL & ADAM LARSSON 2012 10:31 14:40 Hampus Lindholm from Rogle JR. (SWE-JR.) 2013 - 14:30 Mirco Mueller & Chris Bigras Everett (WHL) & Owen Sound (OHL) 2014 15:00 Clark Bishop 2015 12:15 Jack Eichel 2016 12:30 Logan Stanley 2017 16:45 Shane Bowers 2018 16:45 Xavier Bouchard 2019 15:45 Yegor Spiridonov

Sources

some 2003 figures as reported by Kevin Neeld

2004-5 figures from document; Gledhill, N. and Jamnik, V. Detailed Assessment Protocols For NHL Entry Draft Players, York University, Toronto 2007.

figures from 2009 onwards are derived the published lists on http://centralscouting.nhl.com or elsewhere on nhl.com.

Related Articles

Burr, Jaime F; Jamnik, Roni K; Baker, Joseph; Macpherson, Alison; Gledhill, Norman; McGuire, E J. Relationship of Physical Fitness Test Results and Hockey Playing Potential in Elite-Level Ice Hockey Players. J Strength Cond Res . 2008 Sep;22(5):1535-43. this study determined the fitness variables with the highest capability for predicting hockey playing potential at the elite level as determined by entry draft selection order of 853 players.

. 2008 Sep;22(5):1535-43. Vescovi, J.D., Murray, T.M., Fiala, K.A., and VanHeest, J.L. 2006. Off-ice performance and draft status of elite ice hockey players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform , 1(3): 207-221. PMID:19116435. The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether tests performed at the NHL Combine could distinguish draft status (ie, the round selected), and found that using draft status as an indicator of ice hockey performance, it appears that off-ice tests cannot accurately predict ice hockey playing ability in an elite group of athletes.

, 1(3): 207-221. PMID:19116435.

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