This 47-minute casual conversation between hockey minds from varied backgrounds is a great watch.

Over the last decade, how has the modern NHL player changed?

That’s the first question moderator Scott Wheeler, a national reporter with The Athletic covering the NHL Draft and prospects, posed to his elite panel during the Virtual Hockey Summit.

Three unique answers were given from three unique panelists, namely Chris Abbott, GM of Rogle BK in the SHL, Trevor Georgie, president & GM of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs, and Pat Malloy, director at the Peak Centre for Human Performance.

The one thing they all agreed on is that the game is changing and so are the many ways that prospects are trained and developed before they ever touch NHL ice.

This 47-minute casual conversation between hockey minds from varied backgrounds presents the case that regardless of physical attributes, mobility and skating are key factors to a prospect’s success, and that overall, success looks different for every player out there.

Here’s a bit more background on the three panelists.

Chris Abbott (GM of Rogle BK) graduated in 2006 from Cornell University where he earned an economics degree. After a one-year stint playing professionally in North America, he began a European pro hockey career, playing nearly a decade in the SHL.

Trevor Georgie (president & GM of the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs) joined the Sea Dogs in 2016. Prior to that, Georgie was the senior manager of consulting at Wasserman Media Group, one of the world’s largest sports agencies.

Pat Malloy (director at the Peak Centre for Human Performance) has devoted nearly two decades to the empowerment and development of people to higher levels of achievement. He’s an industry leader in mentoring, coaching, and developing some of the world’s best players and has worked with world class teams, coaches, and players leveraging sports science, performance analytics, and ethics in sport to create a strong structural base with successful outcomes.