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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| # | Player | Team | Rights | GP | P/GP | Context | NHL odds | Top odds | Elite odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McLeanC, 18. Steady, Honest | Kingston FrontenacsOHL | – | 12 | 0.67 | −12% | 49% | 28% | 26% | Tweener |
| 2 | JP HurlbertRW, 18. Steady, Honest | Kamloops BlazersWHL | – | 68 | 1.43 | −1% | 48% | 26% | 15% | Tweener |
| 3 | Thomas VandenbergC, 18. Sniper, Steady | Ottawa 67'sOHL | – | 59 | 0.85 | −3% | 49% | 25% | 11% | Tweener |
| 4 | Aleks KuleminC, 17. Rising, Big frame | Kingston FrontenacsOHL | – | 12 | 1.00 | −12% | 45% | 25% | 7% | Tweener |
| 5 | Jayden PominvilleC, 16. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Rouyn-Noranda HuskiesQMJHL | – | 12 | 0.75 | +16% | 41% | 22% | 16% | Tweener |
| 6 | Oleg KulebiakinRW, 18. Steady, Honest | Halifax MooseheadsQMJHL | – | 8 | 0.88 | +3% | 42% | 19% | 15% | Tweener |
| 7 | Collin KimLW, 15. Young for the league, Steady | Kamloops BlazersWHL | – | 7 | 0.57 | +13% | 48% | 19% | 8% | Tweener? |
| 8 | Olivier CharronC, 16. Young for the league, Steady | Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL | – | 10 | 0.70 | +6% | 43% | 22% | 14% | Tweener |
| 9 | Ulysses LombardiC, 18. Carrying a team, Steady | Erie OttersOHL | – | 8 | 0.38 | +26% | 46% | 20% | 7% | Tweener |
| 10 | Marek VanackerL, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Rockford IceHogsAHL | CHI#27, 2024 | 6 | 0.00 | +36% | 48% | 14% | 3% | Tweener |
| 11 | Ryan BrownLW, 18. Playmaker, Steady | London KnightsOHL | – | 5 | 1.60 | −15% | 46% | 13% | 7% | Tweener |
| 12 | Chase SurkanLW, 17. Playmaker, Rising | Brandon Wheat KingsWHL | – | 11 | 1.18 | 0 | 48% | 14% | 5% | Tweener |
| 13 | Matias VanhanenL, 19. Young for the league, Edgy | Boston CollegeNCAA | NJD#37, 2026 | 3 | 1.00 | −5% | 47% | 17% | 6% | Tweener |
| 14 | Caleb MalhotraC, 18. Stacked roster, Steady | Brantford BulldogsOHL | – | 67 | 1.25 | −20% | 44% | 15% | 8% | Tweener |
| 15 | Brenner LammensC, 17. Rising, Young for the league | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 12 | 0.67 | −7% | 43% | 16% | 8% | Tweener |
| 16 | Markus RuckC, 18. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | PIT#39, 2026 | 7 | 1.29 | −2% | 40% | 16% | 7% | Tweener |
| 17 | Ben HarveyRW, 17. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Prince Albert RaidersWHL | – | 11 | 0.91 | +22% | 42% | 13% | 6% | Tweener |
| 18 | Zachary LansardRW, 18. Steady, Honest | Regina PatsWHL | – | 8 | 0.88 | −11% | 35% | 15% | 12% | Tweener |
| 19 | Ilya KolmakovLW, 17. Playmaker, Steady | Sherbrooke PhœnixQMJHL | – | 10 | 1.00 | −10% | 39% | 16% | 7% | Tweener |
| 20 | Brad LambertC, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Manitoba MooseAHL | WPG#30, 2022 | 34 | 0.38 | +27% | 43% | 5% | 2% | Tweener |
| 21 | Pierce MbuyiL, 18. Carrying a team, Edgy | Owen Sound AttackOHL | PIT#86, 2026 | 11 | 1.18 | +39% | 38% | 18% | 3% | Tweener |
| 22 | Cam LundC, 22. Steady, Honest | San Jose BarracudaAHL | SJS#34, 2022 | 37 | 0.68 | −5% | 48% | 6% | 3% | Tweener |
| 23 | Dmitri BuchelnikovL, 23. Steady, Honest | CSKA MoskvaKHL | STL#52, 2022 | 16 | 0.44 | −3% | 34% | 13% | 12% | Tweener |
| 24 | Gracyn SawchynC, 21. Steady, Honest | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#63, 2023 | 6 | 0.33 | +23% | 41% | 7% | 4% | Tweener |
| 25 | Braidy WassilynLW, 18. Rising, Running hot | Saginaw SpiritOHL | – | 11 | 1.91 | −6% | 39% | 13% | 4% | Tweener |
| 26 | Lyndon CabralRW, 17. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Erie OttersOHL | – | 7 | 0.00 | +42% | 41% | 17% | 9% | Tweener? |
| 27 | Luca SantalaC, 17. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Kitchener RangersOHL | – | 12 | 0.58 | +25% | 35% | 12% | 3% | Tweener? |
| 28 | Alessandro Di IorioC, 18. Rising, Steady | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 8 | 1.25 | −6% | 37% | 15% | 5% | Tweener |
| 29 | Cruz PavaoRW, 18. Carrying a team, Steady | Tri-City AmericansWHL | – | 10 | 0.70 | +28% | 38% | 14% | 5% | Tweener |
| 30 | Juraj PekarcikL, 21. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | STL#76, 2023 | 6 | 0.00 | +22% | 41% | 9% | 2% | Tweener |
| 31 | Bogdan YakushevskyRW, 17. Running hot, Sniper | Windsor SpitfiresOHL | – | 11 | 1.09 | +11% | 34% | 10% | 5% | Tweener? |
| 32 | Jayson ShaugabayR, 21. Playmaker, Undersized | Univ. of Minnesota-DuluthNCAA | TBL#115, 2023 | 6 | 1.50 | +5% | 44% | 6% | 2% | Tweener |
| 33 | Ethan BelchetzLW, 18. Heavy, Sniper | Windsor SpitfiresOHL | – | 57 | 1.04 | −9% | 37% | 12% | 4% | Tweener |
| 34 | Denver BarkeyC, 21. Young for the league, Steady | Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL | PHI#95, 2023 | 26 | 0.62 | +7% | 45% | 6% | 2% | Tweener? |
| 35 | Nathan AmidovskiLW, 18. Carrying a team, Rising | Brampton SteelheadsOHL | – | 10 | 1.00 | +41% | 39% | 12% | 2% | Tweener |
| 36 | Jaxon CoverR, 18. Volume shooter, Steady | London KnightsOHL | OTT#32, 2026 | 6 | 1.17 | −12% | 43% | 8% | 3% | Tweener |
| 37 | Gavin HayesL, 22. Carrying a team, Steady | Rockford IceHogsAHL | CHI#66, 2022 | 6 | 0.83 | +43% | 37% | 10% | 3% | Tweener |
| 38 | Sandis VilmanisL, 22. Steady, Honest | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#157, 2022 | 48 | 0.79 | +8% | 43% | 3% | 1% | Tweener |
| 39 | Beckham EdwardsC, 18. Carrying a team, Steady | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 64 | 0.70 | +27% | 41% | 8% | 7% | Tweener |
| 40 | Roman AndreevRW, 16. Young for the league, Steady | Kitchener RangersOHL | – | 7 | 0.00 | +14% | 39% | 16% | 4% | Tweener? |
| 41 | Matthew SeminoffR, 22. Carrying a team, Volume shooter | Texas StarsAHL | DAL#179, 2022 | 6 | 0.83 | +16% | 40% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 42 | Noah LausLW, 17. Rising, Running hot | Soo GreyhoundsOHL | – | 11 | 1.09 | +13% | 40% | 8% | 4% | Tweener |
| 43 | Alex BumpL, 22. Volume shooter, Carrying a team | Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL | PHI#133, 2022 | 5 | 1.60 | +15% | 39% | 2% | 2% | Tweener |
| 44 | James ScantleburyC, 17. Running hot, Steady | Québec RempartsQMJHL | – | 10 | 1.90 | −10% | 33% | 15% | 4% | Tweener? |
| 45 | Ethan GauthierR, 21. Carrying a team, Steady | Syracuse CrunchAHL | TBL#37, 2023 | 5 | 0.20 | +23% | 47% | 4% | <1% | Tweener |
| 46 | Teddy StigaC, 20. Steady, Honest | Boston CollegeNCAA | NSH#55, 2024 | 3 | 0.33 | −5% | 42% | 4% | 2% | Tweener |
| 47 | Tyler HindeC, 17. Rising, Carrying a team | Oshawa GeneralsOHL | – | 12 | 0.42 | +41% | 30% | 12% | 3% | Tweener? |
| 48 | Malcolm SpenceL, 19. Edgy, Steady | Univ. of MichiganNCAA | NYR#43, 2025 | 6 | 1.17 | −3% | 40% | 5% | 3% | Tweener |
| 49 | Aleksanteri KaskimäkiF, 22. Steady, Honest | Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL | – | 64 | 0.69 | +10% | 43% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 50 | Jack DevineR, 22. Carrying a team, Volume shooter | Charlotte CheckersAHL | FLA#221, 2022 | 6 | 0.67 | +36% | 43% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 51 | Luca PinelliLW, 21. Edgy, Undersized | Cleveland MonstersAHL | – | 6 | 1.00 | −7% | 39% | 4% | <1% | Tweener |
| 52 | John MustardC, 20. Steady, Honest | Providence CollegeNCAA | CHI#67, 2024 | 3 | 0.67 | −3% | 37% | 7% | 1% | Tweener |
| 53 | Matyas SapovalivC, 22. Carrying a team, Big frame | Henderson Silver KnightsAHL | VGK#48, 2022 | 5 | 0.80 | +16% | 43% | 4% | 1% | Tweener |
| 54 | Ben HemmerlingR, 22. Edgy, Steady | Henderson Silver KnightsAHL | VGK#177, 2022 | 2 | 0.50 | +4% | 36% | 4% | 1% | Tweener |
| 55 | Logan StuartLW, 18. Carrying a team, Sniper | Lethbridge HurricanesWHL | – | 10 | 1.30 | +18% | 34% | 8% | 1% | Tweener? |
| 56 | Ivan MiroshnichenkoLW, 22. Heavy, Steady | Hershey BearsAHL | – | 41 | 0.83 | +7% | 36% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 57 | John MooneyC, 19. Edgy, Young for the league | Univ. of MinnesotaNCAA | MTL#113, 2025 | 2 | 0.00 | −1% | 35% | 6% | 2% | Tweener |
| 58 | Anton WahlbergLW, 21. Young for the league, Heavy | San Diego GullsAHL | – | 7 | 1.00 | +16% | 35% | 6% | <1% | Tweener |
| 59 | Filip MesarR, 22. Stacked roster, Steady | Laval RocketAHL | MTL#26, 2022 | 6 | 0.67 | −24% | 32% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 60 | Zach L’HeureuxLW, 23. Sniper, Steady | Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL | – | 30 | 0.93 | +2% | 34% | 5% | 1% | Tweener? |
| 61 | Joshua RoyLW, 23. Steady, Honest | Tucson RoadrunnersAHL | – | 6 | 0.33 | 0 | 37% | 3% | 1% | Tweener |
| 62 | Sasha PastujovF, 23. Volume shooter, Sniper | Laval RocketAHL | – | 6 | 1.33 | −18% | 35% | 3% | <1% | Tweener |
| 63 | Simas IgnataviciusR, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Genève-Servette HCNL | FLA#40, 2026 | 13 | 0.08 | +14% | 34% | 2% | 2% | Tweener |
| 64 | Lucian BernatRW, 18. Carrying a team, Big frame | Owen Sound AttackOHL | – | 7 | 0.71 | +34% | 28% | 2% | 2% | 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.