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.
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- 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 | Marek VanackerL, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Rockford IceHogsAHL | CHI#27, 2024 | 6 | 0.00 | +36% | 48% | 14% | 3% | Tweener |
| 2 | Matias VanhanenL, 19. Young for the league, Edgy | Boston CollegeNCAA | NJD#37, 2026 | 3 | 1.00 | −5% | 47% | 17% | 6% | Tweener |
| 3 | Markus RuckC, 18. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | PIT#39, 2026 | 7 | 1.29 | −2% | 40% | 16% | 7% | Tweener |
| 4 | Pierce MbuyiL, 18. Carrying a team, Edgy | Owen Sound AttackOHL | PIT#86, 2026 | 11 | 1.18 | +39% | 38% | 18% | 3% | Tweener |
| 5 | Brad LambertC, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Manitoba MooseAHL | WPG#30, 2022 | 34 | 0.38 | +27% | 43% | 5% | 2% | Tweener |
| 6 | Cam LundC, 22. Steady, Honest | San Jose BarracudaAHL | SJS#34, 2022 | 37 | 0.68 | −5% | 48% | 6% | 3% | Tweener |
| 7 | Dmitri BuchelnikovL, 23. Steady, Honest | CSKA MoskvaKHL | STL#52, 2022 | 16 | 0.44 | −3% | 34% | 13% | 12% | Tweener |
| 8 | Gracyn SawchynC, 21. Steady, Honest | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#63, 2023 | 6 | 0.33 | +23% | 41% | 7% | 4% | Tweener |
| 9 | Luca CagnoniD, 21. Playmaker, Undersized | San Jose BarracudaAHL | SJS#123, 2023 | 67 | 0.64 | −5% | 49% | 7% | 1% | Tweener |
| 10 | Juraj PekarcikL, 21. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#76, 2023 | 6 | 0.00 | +22% | 41% | 9% | 2% | Tweener |
| 11 | Jayson ShaugabayR, 21. Playmaker, Undersized | Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA | TBL#115, 2023 | 6 | 1.50 | +5% | 44% | 6% | 2% | Tweener |
| 12 | Tyson JugnauthD, 22. Playmaker, Steady | Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHL | SEA#100, 2022 | 7 | 1.71 | −15% | 45% | 7% | 1% | Tweener |
| 13 | Denver BarkeyC, 21. Young for the league, Steady | Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL | PHI#95, 2023 | 26 | 0.62 | +7% | 45% | 6% | 2% | Tweener? |
| 14 | Jaxon CoverR, 18. Volume shooter, Steady | London KnightsOHL | OTT#32, 2026 | 6 | 1.17 | −12% | 43% | 8% | 3% | Tweener |
| 15 | Gavin HayesL, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Rockford IceHogsAHL | CHI#66, 2022 | 6 | 0.83 | +43% | 37% | 10% | 3% | Tweener |
| 16 | Sandis VilmanisL, 22. Steady, Honest | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#157, 2022 | 48 | 0.79 | +8% | 43% | 3% | 1% | Tweener |
| 17 | Tristan BertucciD, 21. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Texas StarsAHL | DAL#61, 2023 | 5 | 0.40 | +17% | 45% | 9% | 1% | Tweener |
| 18 | Ryan UfkoD, 23. Carrying a team, Steady | Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL | NSH#115, 2021 | 4 | 0.25 | +10% | 48% | 3% | 2% | Tweener |
| 19 | Adam EngstromD, 22. Playmaker, Steady | Laval RocketAHL | MTL#92, 2022 | 45 | 0.76 | −2% | 43% | 3% | 2% | Tweener |
| 20 | Matthew SeminoffR, 22. Carrying a team, Volume shooter | Texas StarsAHL | DAL#179, 2022 | 6 | 0.83 | +16% | 40% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 21 | Alex BumpL, 22. Volume shooter, Carrying a team | Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL | PHI#133, 2022 | 5 | 1.60 | +15% | 39% | 2% | 2% | Tweener |
| 22 | Ethan GauthierR, 21. Carrying a team, Steady | Syracuse CrunchAHL | TBL#37, 2023 | 5 | 0.20 | +23% | 47% | 4% | <1% | Tweener |
| 23 | Teddy StigaC, 20. Steady, Honest | Boston CollegeNCAA | NSH#55, 2024 | 3 | 0.33 | −5% | 42% | 4% | 2% | Tweener |
| 24 | Corson CeulemansD, 23. Steady, Honest | Cleveland MonstersAHL | CBJ#25, 2021 | 6 | 0.50 | −14% | 43% | 4% | <1% | Tweener |
| 25 | Malcolm SpenceL, 19. Edgy, Steady | Univ. of MichiganNCAA | NYR#43, 2025 | 6 | 1.17 | −3% | 40% | 5% | 3% | Tweener |
| 26 | Jack DevineR, 22. Carrying a team, Volume shooter | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#221, 2022 | 6 | 0.67 | +36% | 43% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 27 | John MustardC, 20. Steady, Honest | Providence CollegeNCAA | CHI#67, 2024 | 3 | 0.67 | −3% | 37% | 7% | 1% | Tweener |
| 28 | Lukas FischerD, 20. Carrying a team, Edgy | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#56, 2024 | 5 | 0.00 | +22% | 44% | 5% | 2% | Tweener |
| 29 | Matyas SapovalivC, 22. Carrying a team, Big frame | Henderson Silver KnightsAHL | VGK#48, 2022 | 5 | 0.80 | +16% | 43% | 4% | 1% | Tweener |
| 30 | Ben HemmerlingR, 22. Edgy, Steady | Henderson Silver KnightsAHL | VGK#177, 2022 | 2 | 0.50 | +4% | 36% | 4% | 1% | Tweener |
| 31 | Alfons FreijD, 20. Young for the league, Steady | Manitoba MooseAHL | WPG#37, 2024 | 6 | 0.50 | −26% | 41% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 32 | John MooneyC, 19. Edgy, Young for the league | Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA | MTL#113, 2025 | 2 | 0.00 | −1% | 35% | 6% | 2% | Tweener |
| 33 | Filip MesarR, 22. Stacked roster, Steady | Laval RocketAHL | MTL#26, 2022 | 6 | 0.67 | −24% | 32% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 34 | Frederic BrunetD, 23. Steady, Honest | Providence BruinsAHL | BOS#132, 2022 | 65 | 0.55 | −2% | 36% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 35 | Andrew GibsonD, 21. Carrying a team, Heavy | Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL | NSH#42, 2023 | 4 | 0.00 | +10% | 43% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 36 | Lukas DragicevicD, 21. Edgy, Young for the league | Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHL | SEA#57, 2023 | 7 | 0.29 | −19% | 44% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 37 | Simas IgnataviciusR, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Genève-Servette HCNL | FLA#40, 2026 | 13 | 0.08 | +14% | 34% | 2% | 2% | Tweener |
| 38 | Lasse BoeliusD, 19. Young for the league, Playmaker | ÄssätLIIGA | ANA#60, 2025 | 40 | 0.20 | +14% | 41% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 39 | Ryan ChesleyD, 22. Steady, Honest | Hershey BearsAHL | WSH#37, 2022 | 6 | 0.33 | −3% | 37% | 1% | <1% | Tweener |
| 40 | Etienne MorinD, 21. Steady, Honest | Calgary WranglersAHL | NJD#48, 2023 | 42 | 0.17 | 0 | 42% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 41 | Beau AkeyD, 21. Steady, Honest | Bakersfield CondorsAHL | EDM#56, 2023 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 | 40% | 1% | <1% | Tweener |
| 42 | Blake FiddlerD, 19. Young for the league, Heavy | Univ. of DenverNCAA | SEA#36, 2025 | 4 | 0.00 | −1% | 35% | <1% | <1% | Tweener |
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.