Chris and Cam are back with more looks ahead to the 2025-26 season including extended thoughts on USA's historic win at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, NHL Draft prospect Adam Valentini's surprising decision to head to Michigan a year early, the start of the junior hockey season and more.

Plus, we're back with a new edition of The Called Up Challenge with Chris and Cam trying to stump each other on some context-clue trivia.

In Beyond Belief, Chris and Cam examine the players accelerating to college hockey, Lane Hutson's USA Hockey "snub." Xavier Villeneuve's outlook for 2026 in the QMJHL and if any forwards could push Gavin McKenna in the 2026 NHL Draft.

In our final segment, "You Have To Pick One" Chris and Cam choose which recruiting class they'd rather have -- Penn State or Michigan State's.

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Chris Peters and Cam Robinson break down the latest news, notes and standout performers from the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Plus, they take a look at why or why not Keaton Verhoeff could be viewed as a legitimate challenger to Gavin McKenna's spot at No. 1.

You also won't want to miss our new segment, the Called Up Challenge, where Chris and Cam test each others prospect knowledge with some context-clue trivia that you can play along with at home.

Our regular segments are back, too, with Beyond Belief covering Caleb Desnoyers, Verhoeff's freshman season at North Dakota, and more.

And last, but not least, Chris and Cam debate which defenseman they would rather build around -- Keaton Verhoeff or Matthew Schaefer.

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Chris Peters and Cam Robinson are back from a summer hiatus and catch you up on all the latest prospect news including some prospect trade rumors, CHL to NCAA player movement, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and so much more! Take a look at the timestamps below.

00:02:20 Summer Catchup: What's New In The Prospects World?

00:38:00 2026 NHL Draft Season Kickoff

00:54:00 Beyond Belief: Chris and Cam talk about the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, Will a CHL alum win the Hobey Baker, Canada's WJC D corps, Hockey Stakeholders working together.

01:12:00 YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE: U18 Worlds or Hlinka Gretzky.

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Called Up is just about done for the summer, but not before reviewing some of the most dramatic and most head-scratching picks of the 2025 NHL Draft, why the NHL better get back to centralizing the draft, which teams had the best weekend and more.

Plus, Chris and Cam have a lot of thoughts on the 2026 NHL Draft, previewing some of the players to know while also examining the big decision ahead of Gavin McKenna.

Don't miss our regular segments, Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One, with a mix and match of topics regarding 2026 and 2025 NHL Drafts.

Thanks to all of our listeners for a great first season. We'll be off for about the next three weeks before coming back in August to get ready for the long season ahead. Don't forget to leave a kind rating and review to help keep this podcast growing!

It's NHL Draft Eve! Chris Peters and Cam Robinson drop their last bits of knowledge about how things could go during the first round with the latest news and rumors from the NHL Draft in Los Angeles. Will the San Jose Sharks really take Anton Frondell over Michael Misa? Is Roger McQueen's health still a concern? Could Victor Eklund be a good pick for the Pittsburgh Penguins? You won't want to miss what these guys have to say.

Many, many questions remain, but Chris and Cam try to parse through the noise and let you know what they're hearing.

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Chris Peters and Cam Robinson both talk about their respective NHL Draft rankings that came out last week, including where they are similar and different on players throughout their lists.

See Cam's rankings here, and Chris's rankings here.

The co-hosts also discuss the latest buzz, including a potential bombshell in the top three picks, the latest on Brady Martin, who can disrupt the top 10 and much more.

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Hockey Hall of Famer Chris Pronger joins Chris Peters and Cam Robinson to talk about a number of topics including the Edmonton Oilers' meltdown in Game 3, Matthew Schaefer, developing defensemen in the NHL, the new NCAA path for CHL players and Alexandre Daigle's infamous "no one remembers No. 2" comment from Pronger's draft year.

Plus, Chris and Cam recap some of the buzz they collected at the 2025 NHL Scouting Combine.

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In a jam-packed episode, Chris Peters and Cam Robinson take a look at some of the most important topics and players entering the NHL Scouting Combine this week. Plus, the co-hosts go long on the latest in the NCAA-CHL recruiting landscape including North Dakota's massive swing in landing Cole Reschny and Keaton Verhoeff, plus the latest on Gavin McKenna's plans for next season.

We also reveal some of the best player comps shared by listeners in response to last week's episode, plus our Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One segments focus on the news of the week.

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This week it's all about comps. Chris and Cam take a look at the top 11 players projected for the 2025 NHL Draft and assign comparable NHL players for each. Find out if Matthew Schaefer compares more to Drew Doughty or Miro Heiskanen, or what talented centers Michael Misa best compares to.

Also, Chris and Cam take a look at the Memorial Cup where the Medicine Hat Tigers await the winner of Moncton-London to play for the top prize in Canadian juniro hockey.

Find out the lates in the Calder Cup Playoffs, too, which is now in the conference finals stage.

Plus, our regular segments Beyond Belief and You Have To Pick One are back this week after a brief hiatus.

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It's finally happening, Chris and Cam are back to answer your most burning prospect questions in the first Called Up: The Prospects Podcast mailbag!

Chris and Cam answer more than 20 questions about the NHL Draft, NCAA/CHL Recruiting and some drafted prospects.