Episode 41 - Doug Wilson Jr. On The 2022 NHL Draft And William Eklund's Season

The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast

Sheng and JD react to the news of the San Jose Barracuda coaching change with Roy Sommers moving to a front-office role and John McCarthy becoming the head coach. We analyze why the move was made (5:00) and the differences between Sommers and McCarthy as the Barracuda are set to start a new era of Cuda hockey (12:00). Then we look at why the Sharks are interviewing Ray Whitney and where they are currently at in their process of hiring a new General Manager (21:00).

Next, San Jose Shark's Director of Scouting, Doug Wilson Jr., joins the show to discuss the differences with Doug Wilson around (30:00), how he goes about scouting players (34:00), the one thing he looks for when drafting players (37:00) and his thoughts on the 2022 NHL Draft (39:00). Then Doug Wilson Jr. explains why he is happy about William Eklund's season despite the lack of point production (43:00), how some of the defensive prospects are progressing including Gannon Laroque (48:30), and his under-the-radar prospect (58:30), plus he reveals Max Veronneau's expectations going into the 2022 season (1:00:30).

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