Porter Martone, a right wing with Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League, will file a draft diary for NHL.com this season leading up to the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft at L.A. Live's Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 27-28. The 18-year-old (6-foot-3, 208 pounds), who was born in Peterborough, Ontario, is No. 6 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American players for the 2025 draft. He was tied for seventh in the OHL with 98 points (37 goals, 61 assists) in 57 games as team captain this season. He had nine points (four goals, five assists) in six OHL playoff games.

BUFFALO -- Hi, everyone. It's been a great week here for the NHL Scouting Combine.

I got into town last Sunday, and my roommate was (defenseman) Kashawn Aitcheson (of Barrie of the OHL). We definitely competed o

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