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2019 NHL Scouting Combine: Dates, schedule, top prospects

There are 104 draft eligible prospects scheduled to participate in this year’s NHL Scouting Combine, starting Monday at KeyBank Center and HarborCenter in Buffalo.

The week-long combine gives all 31 NHL teams the opportunity to evaluate those players based on physical and mental tests prior to the NHL draft, which is June 21-22 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. There will be 56 forwards, 38 defenseman and 10 goaltenders, who are listed on NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings for North American and International skaters and goaltenders, attending the combine.

Teams will conduct one-on-one interviews with prospects Monday through Friday.