Draft NHL 2022: Slafkovský and Nemec with the best mark, followed by Mešár and 13 Slovaks – ŠPORT.sk

In the eight-sided list, the hockey players were rated with the letters A, B or C. The best is A, which means that the player should be selected in the 1st round. B indicates 2nd to 3rd round and C 4th, 5th to 6th.

And he got only 23 players, including two Slovaks, candidates for the top ten of the draft Juraj Slafkovský a Simon Nemec. Both have participated in the senior world championships or the Olympic qualification.

Striker Slafkovský plays in Finland, where the men’s and junior teams alternate between TPS Turku. For seniors he has one assist in eight duels, for juniors in six matches thirteen points.

Defender German belongs to the mainstays of the HK Nitra defense during the season, he scored six assists in nine meetings.

However, we still have to pause with Juraj Slafkovsky, who was also dealt with by the official NHL website. “Slafkovský can also play centers on the wing and skates surprisingly well at how big he is. He reads the game well and handles other things well: shooting, passes, puck control, ” said the main scout for Europe Goran Stubb about an almost 100-centimeter and over 190 centimeters tall attacker.

It is somewhat strange that Juraj Slafkovský is mentioned as a center in the official document, the same post was assigned to him in his ranking by, for example, TSN expert Craig Button, although he has been playing the wing for a long time.

The Czech defender David Jiříček from Pilsen also has a rating. Probably a clear draft unit, Canadian center Shane Wright and other players such as Ivan Mirošničenko, Brad Lamber or Logan Cooley.

The letter B shines only with one Slovak name, it was given to the attacker HK Poprad Filip Mešár. He scored five points (4 + 1) in ten duels in the season. While Slafkovský and Nemec are clearly in the 1st round in all predraft works, or with a few exceptions for Nemca in the top ten to five, and they are fighting for the best possible positions, Mešár certainly does not have him and is on his border. Although mark B speaks of the second to third round, the name of the Poprad striker can be heard in the first.

Thirteen Slovaks received a C rating, which can mean the third round, but also the fact that no one can choose a player. The draft NHL 2022 will be on July 7 and 8 in Montreal.