Top Prospects: The Defensemen
Below are the Top 50 Under-24 defensemen prospects that are not regular NHL players. There is no set limit for NHL games played before a player is no longer condsidered a prospect, but in general if he has played more than half of a season on an NHL roster he will graduate from this list.
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Note: As an added reference, here is a chart of the prospect scores for players ranked 1 to 75. Notice that the shape of the curve flattens out quickly after about pick 35, meaning that the relative rank becomes less consequential from about 35 to 75. So, as a rule of thumb, there is not a huge disparity between these ranks.
Summer 2017 Edition
Last Updated July 18, 2017
| Rank | PrevRank | Player Name | Birthdate | Position | Draft Year | Age | Height | Height (CMs) | Weight | Draft Position | Pre-Draft Ranking | Age/Production Score | Prospect Score | NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NR | Heiskanen, Miro | 7/18/1999 | D | 2017 | 18 | 6'0 | 183 | 174 | 3 | 3 | -0.71 | -3.12 | DAL |
| 2 | 4 | Sergachev, Mikhail | 6/25/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'3 | 191 | 212 | 9 | 9 | -1.53 | -2.90 | TPA |
| 3 | 5 | Bean, Jake | 9/6/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 169 | 13 | 12 | -1.90 | -2.73 | CAR |
| 4 | 7 | McAvoy, Charles | 12/21/1997 | D | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 205 | 14 | 14 | -1.26 | -2.70 | BOS |
| 5 | 12 | Chabot, Thomas | 1/30/1997 | D | 2015 | 21 | 6'2 | 188 | 188 | 18 | 21 | -0.57 | -2.56 | OTT |
| 6 | 13 | Pulock, Ryan | 10/6/1994 | D | 2013 | 23 | 6'1 | 185 | 214 | 15 | 21 | -0.85 | -2.54 | NYI |
| 7 | 3 | Juolevi, Olli | 5/5/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 188 | 5 | 7 | -1.12 | -2.54 | VAN |
| 8 | NR | Makar, Cale | 10/30/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 187 | 4 | 5 | -0.53 | -2.54 | COL |
| 9 | NR | Valimaki, Juuso | 10/6/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 211 | 16 | 14 | -1.69 | -2.53 | CGY |
| 10 | NR | Brannstrom, Erik | 9/2/1999 | D | 2017 | 18 | 5'9 | 175 | 179 | 15 | 23 | -1.86 | -2.48 | VGK |
| 11 | NR | Liljegren, Timothy | 4/30/1999 | D | 2017 | 18 | 5'11 | 180 | 188 | 17 | 13 | -1.02 | -2.40 | TOR |
| 12 | 10 | Sanheim, Travis | 3/29/1996 | D | 2014 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 198 | 17 | 23 | -0.16 | -2.34 | PHI |
| 13 | 24 | Montour, Brandon | 4/11/1994 | D | 2012 | 23 | 6'0 | 183 | 192 | 55 | 82 | -0.78 | -2.12 | ANA |
| 14 | 15 | Honka, Julius | 12/3/1995 | D | 2014 | 22 | 5'11 | 180 | 185 | 14 | 24 | -1.43 | -2.06 | DAL |
| 15 | NR | Foote, Callan | 12/13/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'4 | 193 | 215 | 14 | 17 | -1.13 | -1.99 | TPA |
| 16 | 11 | Fabbro, Dante | 6/20/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 190 | 17 | 15 | -0.97 | -1.96 | NAS |
| 17 | 36 | Moverare, Jacob | 8/31/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 198 | 112 | 67 | -0.23 | -1.94 | LAK |
| 18 | NR | Timmins, Conor | 9/18/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 182 | 32 | 33 | -1.35 | -1.89 | COL |
| 19 | 48 | Vande Sompel, Mitchell | 2/11/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 5'10 | 178 | 190 | 82 | 53 | -2.07 | -1.87 | NYI |
| 20 | NR | Salo, Robin | 10/13/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 181 | 46 | 71 | -0.36 | -1.79 | NYI |
| 21 | 23 | Andersson, Rasmus | 10/27/1996 | D | 2015 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 214 | 53 | 65 | -1.58 | -1.77 | CGY |
| 22 | 39 | Fox, Adam | 2/17/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 5'10 | 178 | 183 | 66 | 46 | -1.26 | -1.69 | CGY |
| 23 | 22 | Dunn, Vince | 10/29/1996 | D | 2015 | 21 | 6'0 | 183 | 192 | 56 | 41 | -1.09 | -1.67 | STL |
| 24 | NR | Jokiharju, Henri | 6/17/1999 | D | 2017 | 18 | 6'0 | 183 | 170 | 29 | 31 | -0.99 | -1.67 | CHI |
| 25 | 20 | Allard, Frederic | 12/27/1997 | D | 2016 | 20 | 6'1 | 185 | 183 | 78 | 80 | -1.51 | -1.65 | NAS |
| 26 | 28 | Lauzon, Jeremy | 4/28/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 205 | 52 | 74 | -0.70 | -1.65 | BOS |
| 27 | 34 | Hronek, Filip | 11/2/1997 | D | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 170 | 53 | 59 | -1.51 | -1.64 | DET |
| 28 | 8 | Fleury, Haydn | 7/8/1996 | D | 2014 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 198 | 7 | 9 | -0.97 | -1.64 | CAR |
| 29 | 21 | Dermott, Travis | 12/22/1996 | D | 2015 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 215 | 34 | 42 | -0.94 | -1.59 | TOR |
| 30 | NR | Hague, Nicolas | 12/5/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'5 | 196 | 207 | 34 | 26 | -0.84 | -1.51 | VGK |
| 31 | 83 | Bayreuther, Gavin | 5/12/1994 | D | 2012 | 23 | 6'1 | 185 | 195 | 250 | 127 | -1.52 | -1.48 | DAL |
| 32 | 30 | Girard, Samuel | 5/12/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 5'9 | 175 | 166 | 47 | 46 | -2.24 | -1.48 | NAS |
| 33 | 87 | Raddysh, Darren | 2/28/1996 | D | 2014 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 200 | 250 | 136 | -0.75 | -1.43 | SJS |
| 34 | 40 | Meloche, Nicolas | 7/18/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 204 | 40 | 43 | -1.33 | -1.32 | COL |
| 35 | 64 | Carlsson, Gabriel | 1/2/1997 | D | 2015 | 21 | 6'4 | 193 | 183 | 29 | 36 | -0.94 | -1.30 | CBJ |
| 36 | 43 | Juulsen, Noah | 4/2/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 190 | 26 | 31 | -1.16 | -1.28 | MON |
| 37 | 19 | Roy, Jeremy | 5/14/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 199 | 31 | 25 | -1.73 | -1.28 | SJS |
| 38 | 26 | Zboril, Jakub | 2/21/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 185 | 13 | 20 | -1.03 | -1.23 | BOS |
| 39 | 41 | Bear, Ethan | 6/26/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 5'11 | 180 | 205 | 124 | 81 | -0.63 | -1.23 | EDM |
| 40 | NR | Timms, Matt | 5/12/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 5'10 | 178 | 187 | 250 | 250 | -1.23 | -1.23 | |
| 41 | 52 | Larsson, Jacob | 4/29/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 191 | 27 | 31 | -0.14 | -1.22 | ANA |
| 42 | 163 | Myers, Philippe | 1/25/1997 | D | 2015 | 21 | 6'5 | 196 | 208 | 250 | 139 | 0.82 | -1.16 | PHI |
| 43 | 35 | Bowey, Madison | 4/22/1995 | D | 2013 | 22 | 6'2 | 188 | 206 | 53 | 29 | -0.19 | -1.15 | WAS |
| 44 | 202 | Wood, Kyle | 5/4/1996 | D | 2014 | 21 | 6'5 | 196 | 235 | 84 | 209 | 0.01 | -1.08 | ARZ |
| 45 | 46 | Kylington, Oliver | 5/19/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'1 | 185 | 185 | 60 | 30 | -1.27 | -1.08 | CGY |
| 46 | 45 | Krys, Chad | 4/10/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 183 | 45 | 75 | -1.04 | -1.07 | CHI |
| 47 | NR | Minulin, Artyom | 10/1/1998 | D | 2017 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 202 | 250 | 84 | -0.77 | -1.02 | |
| 48 | 197 | Carrier, Alexandre | 10/8/1996 | D | 2015 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 185 | 115 | 98 | -1.07 | -1.00 | NAS |
| 49 | 49 | Clague, Kale | 6/5/1998 | D | 2016 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 177 | 51 | 35 | -0.77 | -0.97 | LAK |
| 50 | 158 | Wotherspoon, Parker | 8/24/1997 | D | 2015 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 171 | 112 | 53 | -0.80 | -0.96 | NYI |
