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Gabriel Foley

@nhlfoley.bsky.social

He/Him. Hockey guy personally. Child welfare advocate professionally. Here to spew some nonsense about the NHL Draft.

141 Followers  |  42 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 10.10.2023
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Full Coverage Of The 2025 NHL Draft Talent At The U.S. NTDP The CHL/NTDP matchup did not highlight the NTDP well at all. So let's give them all a bit more coverage here.

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29.11.2024 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Icymi; The CHL/NTDP game was an untimely disaster for a USA Hockey program that doesn’t seem willing to change. More -

29.11.2024 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The CHL/NTDP Game Was A Disaster, Just Like It Was Set Up To Be. Even amid the threat of looming change, giving good players the right settings isn't the priority.

My latest -

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29.11.2024 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

David, this is beyond fantastic. Clean, simple UI - all the info in one spot - quick load times. Great work

22.11.2024 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I always try to find new/fun ways to build the draft spreadsheet. This year’s ranking sheet features auto-updated cards to compare the top guys left 🀌🀌

Tags are done in a separate sheet to help with notes/reports.

17.11.2024 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wang’s talent is through the roof. Born to be an on-puck defender. The hype around NHL teams is very real here… kid could end up a First Rounder, especially with an OHL move. For now, I’d agree with #34.

16.11.2024 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a world of askew rankings this year, I gotta agree here. 10 WHLers currently sit with an A rating (A+/A/A-) in my current sheet.

15.11.2024 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooo the lumberjack looks clean!

(Is he a lumberjack? The Whaler? The Vancouver resident with a toque and beard trying to stand out from 123K others that look like him?)

14.11.2024 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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14.11.2024 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 20

Not sure if I shared this elsewhere but sounds like top 2025 Russian Ivan Ryabkin isn’t expected to move to the USHL this year.

Got listed by MUS but the focus is on his relationship with Dynamo. They want more, he wants more - if neither gets more… USHL.

Flowing situation for sure!

14.11.2024 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s Going On With Junior Hockey? CHL in NCAA, 19 year olds in the AHL, USHL in the OHL??? There's... a lot of weird things happening.

New site means I can share my newsletter without jumping through 800 hoops!

Yay.

Lots there, lots more to come. Here’s a small piece from a few weeks ago on the wake of CHL/NCAA news.
open.substack.com/pub/gabrielf...

14.11.2024 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m having a world of difficulty in getting things going here - but very grateful for those who have already followed.

Big news - I’ve accepted a full-time role in my day job. Gonna be exciting things coming that I’ll share soom. May eat into hockey time but I’ll still be covering 2025 Draft class!

14.11.2024 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0