BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The NHL scouting combine's move out of a convention center and into a hockey facility has prompted a discussion of what the next step might be in the annual event's evolution.
Beyond bench-presses and stationary bikes, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen is among several team officials in favor of adding an on-ice testing component.
Kekalainen spoke Saturday while sitting in the Sabres' new HarborCenter hockey/entertainment complex. That's where the league's top 120 draft-eligible prospects were put through a series of physical tests on the concrete floor of one of the facility's two rinks.