AMTI Force Plates Featured at the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine

Every year, the NHL Scouting Combine gives teams a unique opportunity to evaluate many of hockey’s most promising young athletes before the NHL Draft. Bringing together top prospects from around the world, the Combine combines interviews, medical assessments, and physical performance testing to help organizations gain a deeper understanding of each player’s potential.

AMTI was excited to once again play a role in this premier event, as our force plate technology was used during testing at the 2026 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo, New York.

The vertical jump testing station was operated by Steve Swanson and his team at Treadmetrix, one of AMTI’s valued partners. 2026 marked the ninth consecutive year that the Treadmetrix team has managed vertical jump testing at the NHL Combine, a testament to their expertise and commitment to delivering high-quality performance data.

For this year’s event, the team utilized a pair of AMTI BMS600900 force plates to capture highly detailed 3D force data during athlete jump assessments. Combined with AccuPower Solutions software, the system also incorporated high-speed video capture, allowing evaluators to pair analysis of ground force measurements with body movement.

Bringing Sports Science to Hockey’s Biggest Prospects

While vertical jump testing has long been used to assess lower-body power and explosiveness, force plate technology provides a far more comprehensive look at athletic performance.

By measuring forces in three dimensions, AMTI force plates allow performance specialists to evaluate how athletes generate, absorb, and apply force throughout a movement. Key metrics such as peak force, impulse, rate of force development, jump strategy, and asymmetries can provide valuable insights into an athlete’s physical capabilities.

For NHL organizations seeking every possible advantage in player evaluation, this type of objective data can complement traditional scouting observations and help paint a more complete picture of a prospect’s athletic potential.

Why the BMS600900 Is Ideal for Elite Athlete Testing

The AMTI BMS600900 force plate is particularly well suited for demanding sports performance applications such as the NHL Scouting Combine. Engineered to deliver highly accurate measurements of forces and moments in all three axes, it provides the precision and reliability required for advanced biomechanical assessment.

Its generous surface area makes it ideal for dynamic athletic movements, while its rugged design ensures dependable performance in high-throughput testing environments. Whether used for sports science research, athlete monitoring, or professional scouting events, the BMS600900 delivers the data quality that practitioners trust when making important performance decisions.

When paired with AccuPower Solutions software, the system enables evaluators to combine force data and high-speed video into a powerful analysis platform capable of delivering meaningful performance insights in real-time.

Proud to Support the Future of Hockey

The growing use of biomechanics and objective performance testing continues to transform athlete evaluation across professional sports, and the NHL Scouting Combine remains one of the most visible examples of these technologies in action.

AMTI is proud to support this effort and honored to see our force plate technology helping collect performance data on the next generation of NHL talent. We are also grateful for our continued partnership with Steve Swanson and the Treadmetrix team, whose expertise has helped make the NHL Combine vertical jump testing program a success year after year.

Congratulations to everyone involved in another successful NHL Scouting Combine. We look forward to continuing to support the sports science professionals, researchers, and performance specialists who are helping athletes reach their full potential.