J.D. Burke
@jdburke
“Iconoclastic take machine” | Hockey takes ✍️ @EliteProspects | Occasional Canucks takes 🎙 @RoxyFever | 🍉🇵🇸 | he/him
Hockey Canada has announced their roster for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase, set to take place from July 26 to August 1 at the WCFU Centre in Windsor, Ontario
You think having your partner’s kids around is gonna be all fun and games, then you only see two (2) movies in an entire week! The genre this week? Face on white
Granted, haven't scouted Maksymilian Szuber since 2024 for our affiliated prospect pool rankings @eliteprospects.com, but I grew to like his game during that process. Probably not an NHLer given the lack of big league reps since, but hey -- never know! Anyway, here's two game reports I wrote on him
Didn't catch any of Lucian Bernát's league tape, but he stuck out on a few occasions with his play at the U18s. Really solid reads at both ends of the ice, hard to knock from the puck, bit of a volume shooter. Long-term project, but I like this type of bet this late in the draft
Didn't personally scout Yaroslav Bryzgalov, but my colleagues @eliteprospects.com were believers in his first year of eligibility and ranked him at 85 this year. Here's the summary of his game from his player card in this year's draft guide, along with his physical tools grades
Fortunately for Ottawa Senators fans looking to learn a little bit about Brandon Svoboda's game, I had a recent viewing and filed a scouting report @eliteprospects.com that more or less captures my feelings on his game
I think my most recent game report on @eliteprospects.com more or less sums up my feelings on Gasseau. Versatile player. Seen him lined up at about every forward position for BC and on both special teams units. Not the most skilled player, but a good two-way piece with some off-puck finishing skill
