The 2025 NHL scouting combine took place in Buffalo this past weekend -- with a little spin to it. The decentralized draft -- with team personnel at their own headquarters -- means execs will not have opportunities to take prospects to dinner during draft week, meet their families and get one more evaluation done prior to draft night. So along with dinners, the typical fitness testing and interview process took place in Buffalo.
The scouting combine has changed dramatically over the last decade, since its centralization to Buffalo. Each team is given a suite on the executive level to set up their interviews.