The world's best prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft gathered in Buffalo this week for their annual pre-draft interviews and fitness testing. With thanks to Sportsnet, here are the top 10 performers for each of the fitness tests:

Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate): Mean Power Output
Rank Player Result
1 Jonathan Ang 12.5
2 Jesper Bratt 12.5
3 Libor Hajek 12.4
4 William Lockwood 12.2
5 Henrik Borgstrom 12.1
6 Jakub Chychrun 12.1
7 Alex Nylander 12.1
8 Luke Green 12.0
9 Mikhail Sergachev 12.0
10 Dillon Dube 11.9

Anaerobic Fitness (Wingate): Peak Power Output
Rank Player Result
1 Alex Nylander 21.1
2 William Lockwood 19.3
3 Jonathan Ang 18.7
4 Rasmus Asplund 18.6
5 Pierre-Luc Dubois 18.6
6 Ty Ronning 18.4
7 Kale Clague 18.3
8 Henrik Borgstrom 18.2
9 Auston Matthews 18.1
10 Jakob Chychrun 18.0

Anaerobic Fitness: Fatigue Index
Rank Player Result
1 Michael Graham 29.9
2 Trent Frederic 42.1
3 William Knierim 43.7
4 Nicholas Caamano 44.9
5 Wade Allison 45.5
6 Jesper Bratt 45.5
7 Griffin Luce 47.0
8 Samuel Girard 47.8
9 Dante Fabbro 47.9
10 Vitaly Abramov 48.3

Bench Press: 70-80% of body weight (# of reps)
Rank Player Result
1 Samuel Girard 15
2 Vojtech Budik 14
3 Tyson Jost 14
4 Carl Grundstrom 14
5 German Rubtsov 14
6 Graham McPhee 14
7 Wade Allison 13
8 Artus Kayumov 13
9 Dillon Dube 13
10 Matt Filipe 13

Jump Station (Force Plate): Vertical Jump (Inches)
Rank Player Result
1 Luke Kunin 28.98
2 Julien Gauthier 26.69
3 Chad Krys 25.59
4 Mitchell Mattson 25.59
5 Noah Gregor 25.28
6 Jakob Chychrun 25.28
7 Jordan Kyrou 24.61
8 Max Zimmer 24.17
9 Wade Allison 23.74
10 Luke Green 23.66

Grip Strength: Left Hand
Rank Player Result
1 Trent Frederic 169
2 Boris Katchouk 165
3 Taylor Raddysh 164
4 James Greenway 164
5 Mikhail Sergachev 163
6 Matthew Cairns 161
7 Riley Stillman 159
8 Giovani Smith 158
9 Patrik Laine 155
10 Connor Bunnaman 155

Grip Strength: Right Hand
Rank Player Result
1 James Greenway 187
2 Brett Murray 170
3 Matthew Cairns 169
4 Taylor Raddysh 165
5 Giovani Smith 165
6 Connor Bunnaman 164
7 Boris Katchouk 163
8 Keaton Middleton 163
9 Tage Thompson 163
10 Joseph Raaymakers 162

Wingspan (Inches)
Rank Player Result
1 Logan Stanley 82.75
2 Brett Murray 81.00
3 James Greenway 80.75
4 Giavani Smith 80.25
5 Riley Tufte 80.00
6 Keaton Middleton 79.50
7 Logan Brown 79.50
8 Nathan Bastian 79.00
9 Joseph Raaymakers 78.25
10 Timothy Gettinger 78.00

Pro Agility (Shuttle Run): Left
Rank Player Result
1 Matthew Cairns 4.3
2 Luke Green 4.31
3 Jordan Kyrou 4.35
4 Cameron Morison 4.4
5 Joseph Raaymakers 4.42
6 Jonathan Ang 4.47
7 Auston Matthews 4.48
8 Max Zimmer 4.48
9 Connor Bunnaman 4.49
10 Pierre-Luc Dubois 4.5

Pro Agility (Shuttle): Right
Rank Player Result
1 Luke Green 4.19
2 Matthew Cairns 4.33
3 Jordan Kyrou 4.33
4 Pierre-Luc Dubois 4.33
5 Luke Kunin 4.37
6 Trent Frederic 4.41
7 Joseph Raaymakers 4.43
8 Max ZImmer 4.43
9 Matt Filipe 4.44
10 Ty Ronning 4.46

Pull Ups Consecutive (max #)
Rank Player Result
1 Jonathan Ang 15
2 Sam Steel 13
3 Carter Hart 12
4 Clayton Keller 12
5 Pierre-Luc Dubois 11
6 Jack Kopacka 11
7 Rasmus Asplund 11
8 Noah Gregor 11
9 Griffin Luce 11
10 Nicholas Caamana 11

Standing Long Jump (Inches)
Rank Player Result
1 Julien Gauthier 120.0
2 Jakob Chychrun 118.5
3 Trent Frederic 114.5
4 Pierre-Luc Dubois 114.3
5 Jonathan Ang 114.0
6 Giavani Smith 113.8
7 Luke Kunin 113.5
8 Boris Katchouk 113.5
9 Vojtech Budik 113.3
10 Michael McLeod 112.8

VO2 Max: Test Duration
Rank Player Result
1 Logan Stanley 12:30
2 Tanner Kaspick 12.12
3 Tyson Jost 12:00
4 Taylor Raddysh 12:00
5 William Knierim 12:00
6 Charles McAvoy 12:00
7 Julien Gauthier 11:43
8 Connor Bunnaman 11:35
9 Andrew Peeke 11:30
10 Logan Brown 11:30

VO2 Max: ml/kg/mins
Rank Player Result
1 Carter Hart 65.0
2 Evan Fitzpatrick 62.0
3 Brandon Gignac 62.0
4 Wade Allison 61.0
5 Jacob Cederholm 61.0
6 Michael McLeod 61.0
7 Sam Steel 60.0
8 Zach Sawchenko 60.0
9 Tanner Kaspcik 59.0
10 Joseph Raaymakers 59.0

Notes:
  • Goaltender Joseph Raaymakers saw success in five tests, including both of the lateral agility tests
  • Auston Matthews performed well in the peak power output measurements for the Wingate and the Pro Left Agility test (which involves racing to touch cones laterally)
  • Patrik Laine appeared only in the top-10 of the left-hand grip measurement, though he didn't participate in certain tests
  • Peterborough's Jonathan Ang and top QMJHL prospects Pierre-Luc Dubois and Sam Girard stood out in a number of tests
  • William Nylander's younger brother Alex also proved strongly on several tests
  • Defensemen Jakob Chychrun and Mikhail Sergachev and stood out as the athletes that we have come to recognize them as
  • The USHL's Michael Graham's lack of fatigue in the anaerobic testing relative to the rest of the top talent is astonishing/
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