Prospect board
The prospects we track, each with his likeliest NHL outcome and the odds of each tier. The odds come from what became of past draft picks with similar numbers, adjusted for league, age, draft slot and the team around him.
- First-liner2
- Top-pair1
- Middle-sixer4
- Second-pair1
- Fourth-liner11
- Third-pair3
- Tweener26
- AHLer182
- Long shot770
| # | Player | Team | Rights | GP | P/GP | Context | NHL odds | Top odds | Elite odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric PohlkampD, 22. Steady, Honest | San Jose BarracudaAHL | SJS#132, 2023 | 6 | 0.83 | −4% | 28% | 3% | <1% | AHLer |
| 2 | Sean BehrensD, 23. Steady, Honest | Colorado EaglesAHL | COL#61, 2021 | 6 | 0.33 | +8% | 29% | 4% | <1% | AHLer |
| 3 | Ben MacBeathD, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Univ. of DenverNCAA | NYR#64, 2026 | 4 | 0.25 | −1% | 24% | 5% | 2% | AHLer |
| 4 | Topias VilenD, 23. Carrying a team, Steady | Utica CometsAHL | NJD#129, 2021 | 4 | 0.75 | +23% | 31% | 3% | <1% | AHLer |
| 5 | Artem GoncharD, 19. Steady, Honest | Sudbury WolvesOHL | NYR#89, 2025 | 8 | 0.63 | −19% | 30% | 4% | 2% | AHLer |
| 6 | Aleksi HeimosalmiD, 23. Carrying a team, Steady | Chicago WolvesAHL | CAR#44, 2021 | 6 | 0.17 | +44% | 34% | 2% | <1% | AHLer |
| 7 | Colin RalphD, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#48, 2024 | 6 | 0.00 | +22% | 39% | 2% | <1% | AHLer |
| 8 | Jack PeartD, 23. Carrying a team, Steady | Iowa WildAHL | MIN#54, 2021 | 7 | 0.43 | +24% | 35% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 9 | Mattias HavelidD, 22. Steady, Honest | San Jose BarracudaAHL | SJS#45, 2022 | 5 | 0.00 | −5% | 34% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 10 | Luke SchairerD, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Boston CollegeNCAA | STL#75, 2026 | 2 | 0.00 | −7% | 31% | 2% | <1% | AHLer |
| 11 | Cam AllenD, 21. Steady, Honest | Hershey BearsAHL | WSH#136, 2023 | 5 | 1.00 | +2% | 28% | 2% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 12 | Finn HardingD, 21. Heavy, Stacked roster | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL | PIT#223, 2024 | 5 | 0.20 | −24% | 26% | 3% | <1% | AHLer |
| 13 | Caden PriceD, 21. Young for the league, Stacked roster | Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHL | SEA#84, 2023 | 4 | 0.50 | −19% | 28% | 2% | <1% | AHLer |
| 14 | Ludvig JanssonD, 22. Volume shooter, Steady | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#125, 2022 | 1 | 0.00 | +23% | 27% | 1% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 15 | Marc-Andre GaudetD, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#152, 2022 | 4 | 0.50 | +22% | 23% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 16 | Jorian DonovanD, 22. Steady, Honest | Belleville SenatorsAHL | OTT#136, 2022 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 24% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 17 | Mikhail GulyayevD, 21. Rising, Playmaker | Avangard OmskKHL | COL#31, 2023 | 15 | 0.53 | +3% | 23% | 2% | 2% | AHLer |
| 18 | Chase CheslockD, 21. Heavy, Steady | Univ. of St. ThomasNCAA | NJD#154, 2023 | 2 | 1.00 | +5% | 24% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 19 | Bryce PickfordD, 20. Sniper, Stacked roster | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | MTL#81, 2025 | 55 | 1.51 | −21% | 28% | 5% | <1% | AHLer |
| 20 | Jayden KurtzD, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Chicago SteelUSHL | ANA#45, 2026 | 5 | 0.00 | +11% | 20% | 2% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 21 | Kaden HammellD, 21. Stacked roster, Steady | Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHL | SEA#148, 2023 | 6 | 0.00 | −19% | 26% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 22 | Aron KiviharjuD, 20. Undersized, Steady | HIFKLIIGA | MIN#122, 2024 | 7 | 0.57 | +4% | 21% | 3% | <1% | AHLer |
| 23 | Emil PieniniemiD, 21. Steady, Honest | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL | FLA#91, 2023 | 9 | 0.33 | −4% | 24% | 2% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 24 | Chase PietilaD, 22. Edgy, Stacked roster | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL | PIT#111, 2024 | 5 | 0.40 | −24% | 19% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 25 | Jake FurlongD, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Rockford IceHogsAHL | CHI#140, 2022 | 5 | 0.00 | +36% | 22% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 26 | Daniil OrlovD, 22. Steady, Honest | Spartak MoskvaKHL | NJD#110, 2022 | 14 | 0.50 | +8% | 17% | 3% | 1% | AHLer |
| 27 | Hoyt StanleyD, 21. Heavy, Steady | Belleville SenatorsAHL | OTT#108, 2023 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 23% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 28 | Michael BuchingerD, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#88, 2022 | 5 | 0.20 | +27% | 15% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 29 | Peyton KettlesD, 19. Edgy, Big frame | Kelowna RocketsWHL | PIT#39, 2025 | 9 | 0.44 | −4% | 19% | <1% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 30 | Noel FransénD, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Chicago WolvesAHL | CAR#69, 2024 | 6 | 0.17 | +44% | 18% | 3% | 1% | AHLer |
| 31 | Vladislav LukashevichD, 23. Playmaker, Steady | Miami Univ. (Ohio)NCAA | FLA#120, 2021 | 33 | 0.64 | +9% | 24% | <1% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 32 | Gabriel EliassonD, 20. Young for the league, Heavy | Belleville SenatorsAHL | OTT#39, 2024 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 18% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 33 | Drew FortescueD, 21. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Hartford Wolf PackAHL | NYR#90, 2023 | 8 | 0.00 | +28% | 23% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 34 | Marek AlscherD, 22. Edgy, Heavy | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#93, 2022 | 6 | 0.17 | +23% | 16% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 35 | Viggo GustafssonD, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL | NSH#77, 2024 | 3 | 0.33 | +10% | 18% | 2% | <1% | AHLer |
| 36 | Tomas HamaraD, 22. Steady, Honest | Belleville SenatorsAHL | OTT#87, 2022 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 17% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 37 | Jackson DorringtonD, 22. Carrying a team, Heavy | Hartford Wolf PackAHL | NYR#176, 2022 | 6 | 0.00 | +28% | 15% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 38 | Charles Alexis LegaultD, 23. Edgy, Carrying a team | Chicago WolvesAHL | CAR#139, 2023 | 4 | 0.00 | +44% | 18% | <1% | <1% | AHLer? |
| 39 | Tarin SmithD, 20. Playmaker, Stacked roster | Everett SilvertipsWHL | ANA#79, 2024 | 65 | 1.09 | −19% | 17% | 2% | 2% | AHLer |
| 40 | Quinton BurnsD, 21. Edgy, Carrying a team | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#74, 2023 | 6 | 0.17 | +22% | 14% | 1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 41 | Vsevolod KomarovD, 22. Edgy, Heavy | Rochester AmericansAHL | BUF#134, 2022 | 6 | 0.50 | −4% | 13% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
The tier is the highest one he has at least an even chance of reaching, which is why Elite is rare even near the top of the board. NHL odds is the chance he becomes a regular (150+ NHL games) and top odds the chance of a first-line or top-pair career, both from what happened to 2010 to 2017 draft picks with numbers like his. Defencemen are judged on defence scales. This is a points model, so it can't see play without the puck. Updated October 19.