NHL Combine 2017 Results: Recap, Measurements, Highlights, Top Prospects

The 2017 NHL Scouting Combine kicked into high gear Saturday as the top prospects in this year's draft class arrived at HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York, poised to improve their draft stock in front of scouts and front office personnel.

After players spent the past five days in one-on-one interviews and medical testing, Saturday was a chance for them to show what they can offer at the next level as they were run through a gauntlet of athletic tests.

Below, you'll find a breakdown of this year's top prospects, complete with a rundown of the day's most notable performers. For a complete overview of how every player stacked up in the height and weight department, check out The Hockey Writers' rolling list.

You can also find an overview of the top performers for each drill below, courtesy of the NHL's Public Relations department:

Prospect Spotlight and Notable Performers

As expected, the spotlight Saturday was on consensus No. 1 prospect Nolan Patrick—who is widely expected to come off the board when the New Jersey Devils make the first selection on June 23.

And while the 18-year-old didn't post top testing numbers, he acquitted himself nicely with 12 bench press reps to go with 11 pull-ups. He also posted a vertical jump of 19.49" and pro agility splits—which test lateral movement—of 4.76 seconds moving left and 4.75 seconds moving right.

However, Patrick was shaken a bit by the Wingate test, which puts prospects on an exercise bike to measure their explosiveness:

Tom Martin of News 4 Buffalo provided another look at the Wingate test, with a focus on the motivational techniques of the trainers in attendance:

"It was terrible; I was pretty zonked after that and my breakfast didn't stay down, so that was a tough one for sure," Patrick said of the test, per NHL.com's Mike G. Morreale. "I've never done it before so it was a different experience, but I wasn't nervous. I just tried to have fun with everything."

Nico Hischier—the second-ranked North American skater in this year's class, according to NHL Central Scouting—impressed in spots as well. Namely, Hischier did his best work in the agility drill when he recorded a mark of 4.53 seconds moving to his right.

According to the league's official database, that mark ranked tied for 11th overall among all prospects on Saturday.

One other performer of note was Gabriel Vilardi, who is NHL Central Scouting's fourth-ranked North American skater behind Patrick, Hischier and Casey Mittelstadt.

A center who most recently suited up for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL, Vilardi showed off some impressive lower-body strength in the Wingate, as the NHL documented on Twitter:

Thanks to that effort, Vilardi finished with the second-best fatigue index (33.8) among combine performers.

With interviews and athletic testing now a thing of the past, teams will continue to hunker down and prepare for the entry draft, which is scheduled to run from June 23-24 in Chicago.