The 2025 NHL Draft will be held in June at a site to be determined. NHL.com will take a closer look at some of the draft-eligible players to watch. This week, a profile of defenseman Haoxi Wang with King of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Haoxi Wang was introduced to hockey when he was 4 years old in his hometown of Beijing, China.

Boston College center James Hagens and Brampton Steelheads winger Porter Martone are neck and neck for me in the first-overall pick conversation, as they were entering the season.

The NCAA's vote to allow CHL players access to college hockey will change the landscape south of the border next season, but could have an impact in Canada right away. Sam Cosentino writes about that,

From the Canadian junior leagues to college hockey hotbeds to teams in Europe, these are the clubs to monitor for the next wave of superstars.

The bigger picture is slowly starting to form, and we can begin making predictions as to which NHL teams will perform better moving forward.