Adam Kimelman, NHL.com – Peter Holland, Taylor Beck and Michael Latta have received invites. They’re all guests at an exclusive party — also known as the 2009 NHL Scouting Combine — that will feature more than 100 of the best draft-eligible players from North America and Europe. The players will be put through a vigorous round of physical, medical and psychological tests that could determine where they are chosen when the teams convene in Montreal on June 26-27.
“The Scouting Combine is designed to bring together in one spot, in an economical move, and Central Scouting has been charged with that mission … the League GMs say bring your top 100 rated players to one spot and then we’ll get a crack at them,” NHL Central Scouting Director E.J. McGuire told NHL.com.
The event will be held May 25-30, and for the second straight year at the Westin Bristol Place hotel in Toronto. The players will be poked, prodded and have their every word and movement judged. One thing they won’t have to do, however, is lace up the skates.
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