LEARN HOCKEY OPS

A Module Based Learning Series Focused on the Foundations of Professional Hockey Operations

Join us for a 60 - 75 min. live session, taught by scout Eric Weissman

Module 1 (date and time) : Amateur Scouting Landscape.

  • A 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?

  • Interactive Q&A

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

This series delivers 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

  • Anyone interested in supplementing their coursework for a narrower scope on hockey

  • Adjacent professionals looking to gain a strong baseline knowledge of scouting and operations

The module series

Amateur Scouting Landscape: Date and time $25

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

  • Interactive Q&A session

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Amateur Scouting Process: Date and time $25
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.

  • Interactive Q&A session

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Pro Scouting Landscape: Date and time $25

  • How are players acquired?

  • Key calendar events

  • Interactive Q&A session

Reserve List and Development Paths

  • What happens after a prospect is selected?

  • Where amateur and pro scouting meet

  • Interactive Q&A session

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CBA Essentials

  • Contract timeline

  • Team and player mechanisms

  • Interactive Q&A session

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More modules on their way

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.

Eric didn't play professional hockey. He entered through internships and graduate roles, working his way up from operations support to professional scouting. He's covered thousands of games, attended NHL Combines, contributed to draft boards, and built tracking systems for player development.

Pipeline Hockey teaches what sport management programs don't: how NHL teams actually scout, develop players, 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.