Called Up: The Hockey Prospects Podcast · FloSports

Is Celebrini Vs. Bedard The New Crosby Vs. Ovechkin? Canada World Junior Updates, CHL USA Prospects Challenge and More

·1 hr 15 min·4 clips

Bedard is pacing at 1.53 points per game, and Cam says critics will need to eat crow.

1. Called Up: The Hockey Prospects Podcast centers on Conor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, Hockey Canada’s World Junior decisions, and the CHL USA Prospects Challenge. 2. Chris Peters of Flow Hockey and Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects host the episode and use their scouting background to frame every roster and player comparison. 3. The episode asks whether Bedard and Celebrini are already forcing a Crosby-versus-Ovechkin-style comparison in the NHL. 4. Bedard’s line of 29 points in 19 games and Celebrini’s 30 points in 20 games anchor the first debate. 5. Cam notes that Bedard is scoring at 1.53 points per game and says people who questioned his upside will need “a healthy dose of crow.” 6. The hosts say Bedard looks stronger, faster, and more confident after an off-season focused on personal development. 7. They connect that growth to Bedard’s higher-end speed bursts and his ability to drive Chicago’s early-season results. 8. Celebrini is described as the more complete player, but the hosts say his production now resembles the early path of Sidney Crosby. 9. Cam says Celebrini plays with aggression, smiles while competing, and has drawn praise from Brad Marchand for being “a dog.” 10. The hosts say the two players are so close in age and performance that the league now has a real “Versus” debate between them. 11. Cam shares a summer story about Ryan Lynn, who met Bedard at a July Lab 9 skate and heard, “I’m Connor. We’re winning.” 12. That anecdote is used to illustrate Bedard’s almost robotic commitment to winning and improvement. 13. The World Junior section starts with Eric Francis reporting that Zane Parekh will be loaned by the Calgary Flames to Team Canada. 14. Cam says Parekh would help on the right side, while Sam Dickinson, if unavailable from San Jose, would leave Canada thinner on the left side. 15. They identify Keaton Verhoeff, Xavier Villeneuve, Jackson Smith, Cameron Reid, Ryan Lynn, and Landon DuPont as names that could factor into the defense debate. 16. Cam argues Canada needs at least two defensemen who can run a power play, because Verhoeff is more of a shooter and Villeneuve looks like a natural power-play quarterback. 17. Berkeley Catton becomes another roster question after Chris notes his three points in 14 games and Cam says Canada should still loan him for the tournament. 18. Ben Kindel is raised as a surprise forward candidate, showing how many decisions remain unresolved for Hockey Canada. 19. The episode is conversational, scouting-heavy, and built around rapid-fire roster evaluation rather than long-form interviews. 20. Listeners who follow junior hockey, draft prospects, and Team Canada selection debates will get the most from it. 21. Listeners who want a single-player feature or a fully scripted narrative should probably skip it.

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A prospect-focused episode that turns Bedard and Celebrini into roster and development questions.

Call Up keeps its focus on Conor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini, then widens to Canada’s World Junior picture and the roster holes that still need answers.

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You want the Bedard-Celebrini debate before the rest of the hockey world catches up.

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