Brock Otten - Director of Scouting & Ontario Regional Scout
Brock has been covering the Ontario Hockey League for over a decade through his site "OHL Prospects," and has been providing content to McKeen's for several years now. In particular he has helped edit, write, and assemble the yearly draft guides in recent seasons. When not writing about hockey, Brock is a physical education teacher and a multi-sport coach.
Derek Neumeier - Assistant Director of Scouting / Senior West Regional Scout
Derek covers the west from his home base of Calgary, Alberta, by attending as many WHL and AJHL games as possible, while also watching the top prospects from other regions through video. He has attended three NHL drafts, a Hlinka Gretzky Cup, a Memorial Cup, and a CHL Top Prospects Game as a credentialed member of the scouting community. Prior to joining McKeen's he held the roles of Head Western Scout and Head Crossover Scout with FCHockey.
Matej Deraj - Central Europe Regional Scout
Matej focuses on Slovak and Czech prospects, but he has helped with scouting young players from other parts of Europe as well. The Bratislava, Slovakia native also works at the most prestigious daily sports newspaper in his country (Denník Šport) as a prospects writer.
Chapin Landvogt - Central Europe Regional Scout
Chapin, who has cooperated with McKeen's over the past two years, has been covering the German hockey scene and various regions of Europe for several publications over the better part of the past two decades. Aside from scouting and journalistic endeavors, he's worked closely with the German Ice Hockey Federation at a number of tournaments the nation has hosted and has himself been coaching at different levels of pro and amateur hockey in Germany, including the men's third pro circuit (Oberliga) and women's top league. In addition, Chapin heads the text and localization departments for his full-time employer.
Chase Rochon - Ontario Regional Scout
Chase was born and raised in southern Ontario, the hockey center of the world. While playing the game and also being a devoted Pittsburgh Penguins and Niagara Icedogs fan, he knew his life would be in the game of hockey. Chase has experience in all areas of the game. He is the head coach of U12A in Welland Ontario, he has been an on ice official, he works for Stathletes as a video analyst and has had multiple analytic positions with Brock University Men's Hockey, Southern Tier Admirals and the OHL. Chase has a great hockey knowledge of Canada and specifically Ontario from OHL to U16AAA. He will be expanding his knowledge working as a regional scout for us at McKeen's.
Adam Tate - Western Canada Regional Scout
In his second season with McKeen's, Adam Tate has been a critical viewer of various levels of hockey for years. Captivated by the NHL Draft and prospect development, Adam can be found at one of the many nearby rinks every weekend. When not following his passion for hockey, Adam works as a Producer/Production Manager in the Visual Effects side of the filmmaking industry.
Jamison Derksen - North American Video Scout
Jamison is a new addition to the McKeen’s scouting team. The Vancouver Giants Video Coach for the previous two seasons, Jamison loves reviewing seemingly endless amount of hockey video, so stepping into a Video Scouting role is a perfect fit. He worked in the Western Hockey League from 2018-2023 and has attended two NHL Drafts (Vancouver 2019, Nashville 2023).
Felix Robbins - Swedish Regional Scout
Felix covers the notable prospects of the Swedish region, taking planes, trains and automobiles from his home base of Oslo to get where he needs to go. While this is his first official scouting position, he has been a dedicated and passionate hobby scout for many years and has had an unquenchable thirst for hockey since he can remember. When he isn’t talking your ear off about the greatest game on earth, Felix can be found in the kitchen perfecting recipes he found on TikTok or in the studio making music. He’s also the foreman of an electronics warehouse. How does he find time for all of these things? Not even Felix has the answer to that!
Jeremy Tremblay – QMJHL Scout
Jeremy is the newest QMJHL scout for McKeen’s Hockey. His insatiable passion for the NHL draft does not only come from watching a ton of hockey, but also from analyzing, understanding, and writing about the best sport in the world. Following each NHL draft since 2015, his eagerness to share his observations and vision of the game never stops growing. He also loves using statistics and numbers to scout a player. He’s looking forward to writing about the best draft prospects for McKeen’s Hockey!
Jérémi Plourde - QMJHL Scout
Jérémi begins his second year of covering the QMJHL as a regional scout, but he has been a fan of drafting and developing players for many years. Hockey is a central part of his life, and with scouting being his favorite aspect of the game, you can imagine how much he loves it. Jérémi tries to see QMJHL games in person as much as he can, as well as AHL games in Laval to also keep track of how players grow and evolve. He has attended the 2022 NHL draft and will look to attend many more in the future. He is very happy to stick around with the team for a second year and already can't wait to see how this year unfolds!
Ben Misfeldt - North American Video Scout
Based out of Kelowna, BC, Ben scouts North America as a video scout. A recent graduate from Brock University’s Sport Management program, Ben has always had a keen interest to work in hockey. Throughout his time in University, he developed a passion for scouting and began watching video extensively. He was also tweeting frequently about prospects, paying particular attention to the players who were being undervalued.
Mark Dube - USA Regional Scout
Mark spent the past two years writing articles for Future Considerations and Dobber Hockey, and has transitioned into scouting for McKeen’s, covering the NTDP, USHL and NCAA. His passion for following NHL Draft prospects sees him attending games across Michigan in order to produce content for the McKeen’s team. Feel free to say hello and discuss some hockey if you run into him at the rink.
Dave Hall - AHL Writer and Scout
Dave covers our Pacific and Central Division AHL prospects. With a Degree in Sports Management, Dave has been covering hockey in a variety of fashions for the better half of 15 years. He began his scouting/writing with DobberProspects and eventually climbed the ranks as Managing Editor. Now, he covers Vancouver Canucks prospects for CanucksArmy and continues to keep close tabs on leaguewide prospects through Mckeens. Dave is active on Twitter and is always happy to talk shop with those interested.
Jeremy Rivet - Regional Scout of Finland
Starting his scouting career with McKeen’s, Jérémy has been doing prospect scout reports for the past few years while studying in computer science. Freshly graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke, he moved to Gatineau to work as a programmer and he takes advantage of being close to the QMJHL and the OHL to go to games as much as possible. After having played hockey from 4 to 18 years old, Jérémy is now living his passion for the sport in a different way by trying to find the future NHLers. Outside of hockey, Jérémy is a big fan of Formula One and soccer.
Kyle Watson - Content Creator
A lifelong junior hockey fan, Kyle began his career in 2017 as a team reporter for the London Knights website. Before joining McKeen's Hockey this fall, he worked covering the NHL Draft for FCHockey and DobberProspects, as well as the Ontario Hockey League.
Liam Staples - Regional Scout for Ontario
Liam is in his first season at McKeen’s covering the Ontario Region. Liam has previous scouting experience working with Draft Prospects Hockey before transitioning to McKeen’s. Liam is a graduate of the Sport Management program from Brock University, currently working as an intern at MLSE with the Sport Development team. In his free time, Liam loves to read, watch and talk all things hockey.
Michael Moroz - AHL writer and Scout
Entering his first season with McKeen’s, Michael is extremely excited to cover NHL prospects from across the North and Atlantic divisions within the American Hockey League. Prior to joining McKeen’s, Michael spent several seasons as a scout for teams in the AJHL and the NAHL. Outside of his love for hockey, Michael is currently a graduate student in psychology at the University of Chicago, and enjoys going on long walks with his dog, Douglas, during weekends.
Mark Doherty - Regional Scout of Russia
As a Long Island native, Mark's passion for scouting began with tracking and writing about Islanders prospects, attending the 3 development camps held since 2017 (thanks, Lou), and many games of the AHL affiliate in Bridgeport. This eventually led him down the NHL draft rabbit hole, and after a few seasons of independent scouting, Mark joined McKeens in January 2026 as the Russian video scout. When he's not watching or playing hockey, Mark works as an LMT/Acupuncturist and can usually be found cooking up something nice in the kitchen.
Kyle Pereira - Regional Scout of the United States
Based out of Philadelphia, PA, he joined McKeens in July of 2025. Linc covers USHL and NCAA for McKeens and also for his own personal site, known as New Wave Hockey, which was started in 2023. Linc attended college in Upstate New York, which gave him access to many NCAA rinks that were just a short drive away. Linc has attended the 2026 World Junior Championships in Minneapolis, MN, and the NCAA Regional Stage in Albany, NY. He has additional coaching and scouting experience for the Syracuse ACHA Men's Hockey Team in Syracuse, NY.
Linc Zdancewicz - Regional Scout of the United States
Based out of Philadelphia, PA, he joined McKeens in July of 2025. Linc covers USHL and NCAA for McKeens and also for his own personal site, known as New Wave Hockey, which was started in 2023. Linc attended college in Upstate New York, which gave him access to many NCAA rinks that were just a short drive away. Linc has attended the 2026 World Junior Championships in Minneapolis, MN, and the NCAA Regional Stage in Albany, NY. He has additional coaching and scouting experience for the Syracuse ACHA Men's Hockey Team in Syracuse, NY.
Kyle Dalla Zanna - Regional Scout of Western Canada
Kyle joined the McKeen’s scouting team in January 2025. Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, he attends all Vancouver Giants home games and select BCHL games. Since he was able to attend the 2019 NHL Draft in his hometown, scouting has been a growing passion of his. When he's not watching copious amounts of hockey, he enjoys working out and playing the drums.
Mika Burns - Regional Scout of Western Canada
Based in the Okanagan, Mika primarily attends Kelowna Rockets home games as well as other select WHL and BCHL games in the area. Joining McKeen’s as a scout for the 2025-26 season, Mika comes with a hockey background as a former player, and as a coach. After attending the 2019 NHL Draft in Vancouver, his pre-existing passion for scouting continued to grow exponentially.
Marek Novotny - Regional Scout of Central Europe (Czechia/Slovakia)
Marek covers the Czech and Slovak hockey markets, bringing over seven years of scouting experience across junior and professional levels. Originally from the Czech Republic, he also has experience in hockey club management, providing a strong understanding of player evaluation and team building.
Kaeden Ireland - Regional Scout of Ontario
Kaeden covers the Ontario Hockey League from Ottawa, ON. His first full year of scouting was in 2022, and he's been ramping up his coverage of the draft ever since. He attends 67s games regularly with the odd Olympiques match mixed in, as well as some Oshawa Generals games when in town. Kaeden has recently expanded to covering the OHL Priority Selection. When not watching hockey, he plays university and club ultimate frisbee and enjoys watching movies.
Aidan Carlson - AHL Writer and Scout
Aidan joined McKeen's in July of 2025, where he covers the development of already drafted prospects in the AHL. Although with a focus on AHL players, Aidan enjoys watching all levels of hockey and keeps up with draft-eligible players. Before that, he covered the Carolina Hurricanes for 2.5 years with Technician, North Carolina State's student newspaper.
Felix Sicard - North American Video Scout
Felix covers the QMJHL, OHL, WHL, USHL, and NCAA (among others) for McKeen's. Felix has covered hockey in some capacity since 2014, and still runs an Anaheim Ducks podcast, Crash the Pond. He has covered various prospect showcases in the past, and loves nothing more than a spirited prospect-related debate.
Joey Fortin Boulay - Regional Scout of Eastern Canada and the QMJHL
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Joey covers Eastern Canada with his main focus on the QMJHL, attending games throughout the region while monitoring top prospects from across the world through video. He has attended two IIHF World Junior Championship as well as one CHL USA Prospects Challenge. Joey has been evaluating NHL Draft prospects for over 10 years and previously served a similar role with FC Hockey before joining McKeen’s.
Viktor Ahlund - Regional Scout of Sweden
Viktor is a Swedish native who has been playing the game for over 18 years. He got into scouting in 2014 when he landed a scouting position for Alterno Management who represents players like Victor Hedman and Gabriel Landeskog. During his years as a scout he attended WJC, U 18 WC, Ivan Hlinka and the Swedish nationals for several years. He operates in south Sweden where you can find him at the rink in Ängelhom, the home of Rögle BK. A proud member of the McKeen’s scouting staff for his first season.