Raaymakers At NHL Combine
Joseph Raaymakers is one of 9 goaltenders attending the NHL Central Scouting combine this week – Photo by Aaron Bell/ OHL Images
Raaymakers, who played for the OHL’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds will look to impress NHL scouts and management through his performance in 12 fitness tests, a Functional Movement Screen, bike tests, and one-on-one interviews with NHL groups.
The Combine itself runs from May 30 to June 4.
“The Combine week is always an interesting event for Central Scouting that seems to go by very quickly,” said NHL Director of Central Scouting Dan Marr in an NHL release. “The goal is to present an event that allows NHL personnel to interact with the future stars of our game and assist the NHL clubs in their pursuit of gaining as much knowledge about the draft prospects as possible. Central Scouting looks forward to hosting the prospects during Combine week so that they can further showcase themselves.”
The 9th ranked North American netminder by Central Scouting, Raaymakers was 4th in the midterm rankings, and posted a 3.61 GAA and 0.891 save percentage through 28 games in the OHL this season.
Also at the Draft Combine are top ranked skaters Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine, as well as the top ranked North American and European goaltenders, Evan Fitzpatrick and Filip Gustavsson.
The 2016 draft will take place in Buffalo on June 24 and 25.
The combine will feature