LEARN HOCKEY OPS

An Online Interactive Q&A Focused on the Foundations of Professional Hockey Operations

Join us for a 75-90 minute office hours session Presented by NHL scout Eric Weissman

Wednesday. July 15 - 7:30 PM CST

Zoom link with interactive Q&A is emailed to participant right after each purchase

Each session is capped, do not wait to register

  • Ask and upvote questions. Receive answers based on professional NHL application

  • The session opens with a brief intro, followed by certain relevant hockey ops concepts, Then the floor is yours to learn what you need

  • Participants ask questions on topics they want covered in advance or while in session. Upvote other questions you would like to see prioritized

  • An excellent supplement to university coursework

    • Amateur Scouting

    • Pro Scouting

    • Daily Operations

    • CBA Mechanics

    • How to Write Reports

    • Industry Advice

    • Scouting Calendar

    • Road Life and Travel

Register Today : $30

A strong foundation of operational scouting knowledge is a prerequisite for an NHL front office

These sessions deliver expertise in areas specific to hockey and scouting operations where many sport management programs fall short

Who’s this for?

  • Students interested in the professional hockey business

  • Those enrolled in Sport Management programs who are looking to supplement coursework

  • Professionals working in adjacent fields looking to gain a strong baseline knowledge of scouting and operations

Who’s this not for?

  • People looking for ‘insider info’ - that is not at all what this is, nor will it ever be

  • Fans looking for a peak ‘behind the curtain.’ This is professional foundational training, not entertainment

  • Aspiring professionals looking for shortcuts or connections to the industry

The module series

Office Hours Q&A: Hockey - Through the Side Door

Online interactive Q&A session

  • Amateur and pro scouting, roster construction, breaking in without a playing background

  • Bring anything you want to discuss

01

Amateur Scouting Landscape: TBA

Deep dive into the amateur leagues, teams, and events which construct the NHL amateur scouting season

  • Who is draft eligible and how does it work?

  • NCAA, CHL, Europe, USHL, and others

  • Q&A

02

Amateur Scouting Process: TBA
Gain an understanding of the amateur scouting calendar from summer tournaments up through the draft

  • Yearlong body-of-work. Balancing coverage through regular season , showcases, and tournaments.

  • Scout schedule geography and allocation of time.

  • Q&A 

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04

Pro Scouting Landscape: TBA

  • How are players acquired?

  • Key Calendar Events

  • Q&A

Reserve List and Development Paths

  • What happens after a prospect is selected?

  • Where amateur and pro scouting meet

  • Interactive Q&A session

05

CBA Essentials

  • Contract timeline

  • Team and player mechanisms

  • Interactive Q&A session

06

About the instructor

Eric Weissman has spent 19 years in NHL hockey operations with the Buffalo Sabres and LA Kings. He currently scouts for the Kings, covering AHL call-ups and managing reserve lists for 500+ drafted prospects.

He entered through the side door, working his way up from operations to amateur and professional scouting. He's covered thousands of games, developed front office processes, drafted prospects in the later rounds and helped to sign minor league players who became NHL players.

Pipeline Hockey teaches the necessary foundational base any aspiring hockey operations professional needs to know. Sessions are focused on how NHL level hockey ops staff scout and make roster decisions. It's operational knowledge from 19 years of doing the work, taught by someone still doing it today.

Eric and his family live in Chicago.