In a league dedicated to helping players master the details needed for NHL success, Monday was a rare opportunity to play a more relaxed style. The strong group of young, talented prospects at the two-day event hosted by Coachella Valley (Seattle Kraken) featured 21 first- and second-round NHL Draft picks. Charlotte (Florida Panthers) and Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs) led all teams with three players each. Nineteen from the event have played at least one NHL game this season.
Beck, who turned 21 on Monday, is tied for sixth among AHL rookies with 27 points (11 goals, 16 assists) in 41 games for Laval. He has played two games with the Montreal Canadiens this season after they selected him in the second round (No. 33) of the 2022 draft. Beck and defenseman Logan Mailloux, a Laval teammate and fellow AHL All-Star, were with the Canadiens for their 3-2 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Montreal opted to have Beck and Mailloux head to the event.
“[Monday] was a lot of fun,” Beck said. “It’s a good environment, good group of guys, a great host city here in [Palm Desert]. Pucks were finding me.”
Dvorsky, a 19-year-old forward with Springfield (St. Louis Blues), also starred in the 2025 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday. He had four goals on six shots in the accuracy shooting contest, scored in the breakaway relay, and his group went 3-for-3 in the pass-and-score event. Selected by St. Louis in the first round (No. 10) of the 2023 draft, Dvorsky has 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) in 38 AHL games this season.
Goalie prospects Sebastian Cossa of Grand Rapids (Detroit Red Wings) and Matthew Murray of Milwaukee (Nashville Predators) allowed just a combined seven goals for the Central Division.
Coachella Valley fans also got a strong effort from their representative, forward Jani Nyman, who had two goals and one assist for the Pacific Division. Selected by Seattle in the second round (No. 49) of the 2022 draft, Nyman’s 17 goals in 44 games lead all AHL rookies this season.
Rockford will host next season’s event, from Feb. 10-11, 2026.
