🚨 New on Smaht Scouting — @austin716.bsky.social’s latest, “The Ranking Before the Ranking,” is live! He shares his thoughts and early rankings ahead of our first 2026 NHL Draft rankings call of the year. See which players are making their case. 🔍 smahtscouting.com/2025/10/23/b...

🚨 2026 Draft Watch 🚨 Julien Maze’s dynamic start in Regina, J.P. Hurlbert’s high motor in Kamloops, and Nikita Klepov’s scoring flair in Saginaw stand out early. Full breakdown by Austin Garret ⬇️ smahtscouting.com/2025/10/07/s...

🚨 Our Final 2025 NHL Draft Rankings are here! 🚨 After a full season of scouting and analysis, the board is set. Who rose? Who fell? Who could surprise? 🔗 smahtscouting.com/2025/06/02/f... #2025NHLDraft #SmahtScouting #NHLDraft

My first contribution for @smahtscouting.com, talking a bit about four players that Sweden 🇸🇪 is showcasing for this promotion: Victor Eklund, Melvin Novotny, Jakob Ihs-Wozniak and Eddie Genborg as an honorable mention, one of my favorite names and someone I hope gets more attention from now on:

🚨 Our Preliminary Rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft are here! 🏒 Check out the rising stars and future NHL talent in our latest rankings and analysis. 📊 Full details: smahtscouting.com/2024/12/10/p... #2025NHLDraft #SmahtScouting #NHLDraft

Looking for a little #NHLDraft content before puck drop of the CHL/NTDP game tonight? Dropped my initial rankings that I submitted to the Smaht Squad below. Explained some of my thoughts on the 5 tiers of players. A little of my scouting philosophy, and a hope that Cole Reschny goes off tonight

🚨 New post from @austin716.bsky.social! 🚨 On Dec. 1, the Smaht Scouting team will finalize first rankings for the 2025 NHL Draft 🏒. Austin shares insights into his process, player tiers, & philosophy behind ranking top prospects. smahtscouting.com/2024/11/26/b...

Thank you for the welcome. I want to use this account regularly to keep you updated on all the work I’m doing as a European Crossover Scout with the team at @smahtscouting.bsky.social. Looking forward to discuss about prospects with all of you.

Smaht Scouting is now on BlueSky! Follow Austin and our official profile at @SmahtScouting. And check out Austin's latest bi-weekly musings!!

Another one of our scouts is on BlueSky. Give Iván Ortiz @iortizm.bsky.social a follow!

Moving to BlueSky! I watched a bunch of the NTDP, identified some of the players I liked, and wrote a little blurb about them Also some notes about players I've dug into these past two weeks: Brady Martin, Luca Romano, Caleb Desnoyers, and some others as well #NHLDraft #NHLDraft2025

Austin takes a look at draft prospects from the NTDP, highlighting Conrad Fondrk’s playmaking and Charlie Tretheway’s offensive potential. Despite roster changes and early injuries, NTDP’s lineup shows promise, with standouts like Fondrk, Mooney, and Murtagh. smahtscouting.com/2024/11/13/n...

🏒🚨 Exciting News! 🚨🏒 Smaht Scouting has officially landed on BlueSky! We’re here to bring all the hockey insight, stats, and scouting reports you need—now in a new home. From deep dives on your favorite prospects to the next breakout stars, we’re breaking it down and keeping it smaht. 😉