Tons of fun at the #NHLDraft Combine in Buffalo. Here's my notebook of some interesting facts and tidbits from media day: dailyfaceoff.com/202…

Stian Solberg said he switched to defense when he was 14 when a teammate peed in a shower and his coach told him to take his place at defense. That's a new one. #NHLDraft

Jesse Pulkkinen, through interpreter and fellow 2024 #NHLDraft prospect Konsta Helenius, said he only started to take hockey serious and prepare himself to potentially go in the NHL last year. When asked what he thinks of Helenius, he said with a laugh: "Good guy, bad player."

Mikhail Yegorov had one of the best interviews of the #NHLDraft combine. I asked him who the toughest players to stop in the USHL and he said Trevor Connelly and Matvei Gridin. But also: "It wasn't tough to stop Cole Eiserman because I stopped every shot he sent at me. He…

6-foot-7 Dean Letourneau makes everyone look small even when he's sitting down. He said he talked to 25 teams this week. #NHLDraft