Top Prospects: The Forwards
Below are the top 50 current U24 forward prospects that are not regular NHL players. There is not set limit for NHL games played, but in general if a prospect 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 recent 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.
Spring 2018 Edition
Last Updated March 1, 2018
| Rank | PrevRank | Player Name | BirthDate | Position | Draft Year | Age | Height | Height (CMs) | Weight | DraftRank | WeightRank | Age/Production Score | Score | NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Elias Pettersson | 11/12/1998 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 165 | 5 | 9 | -0.31 | -3.43 | VAN |
| 2 | 9 | Cody Glass | 4/1/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 177 | 6 | 7 | -1.78 | -3.01 | VGK |
| 3 | 12 | Gabe Vilardi | 8/16/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'3 | 191 | 207 | 11 | 5 | -1.71 | -2.93 | LAK |
| 4 | 20 | Lias Andersson | 10/13/1998 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 198 | 7 | 15 | -1.27 | -2.83 | NYR |
| 5 | 15 | Nick Suzuki | 8/10/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 183 | 13 | 13 | -2.35 | -2.61 | VGK |
| 6 | 31 | Martin Necas | 1/15/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 148 | 12 | 11 | -0.59 | -2.43 | CAR |
| 7 | 23 | Casey Mittelstadt | 11/22/1998 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 201 | 8 | 7 | -1.09 | -2.31 | BUF |
| 8 | 17 | Michael Rasmussen | 4/17/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'6 | 198 | 221 | 9 | 13 | -1.09 | -2.28 | DET |
| 9 | 22 | Logan Brown | 3/5/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'6 | 198 | 214 | 11 | 9 | -1.43 | -2.26 | OTT |
| 10 | 14 | Kirill Kaprizov | 4/26/1997 | Left Wing | 2015 | 21 | 5'9 | 175 | 185 | 135 | 92 | -0.06 | -2.19 | MIN |
| 11 | 30 | Eeli Tolvanen | 4/22/1999 | Left Wing | 2017 | 19 | 5'10 | 178 | 174 | 30 | 16 | -0.75 | -2.00 | NAS |
| 12 | 47 | Kristian Vesalainen | 6/1/1999 | Left Wing | 2017 | 19 | 6'3 | 191 | 203 | 24 | 20 | 0.18 | -1.97 | WPG |
| 13 | 63 | Robert Thomas | 7/2/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 194 | 20 | 26 | -0.95 | -1.95 | STL |
| 14 | 25 | Owen Tippett | 2/16/1999 | Right Wing | 2017 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 204 | 10 | 12 | -1.39 | -1.91 | FLA |
| 15 | 60 | Kailer Yamamoto | 9/29/1998 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'8 | 173 | 155 | 22 | 23 | -1.89 | -1.85 | EDM |
| 16 | 101 | Filip Chytil | 9/5/1999 | Left Wing | 2017 | 18 | 6'2 | 188 | 202 | 21 | 36 | 0.14 | -1.81 | NYR |
| 17 | 13 | Alexander Nylander | 3/2/1998 | Right Wing | 2016 | 20 | 6'1 | 185 | 185 | 8 | 8 | -1.60 | -1.78 | BUF |
| 18 | 19 | Evgeni Svechnikov | 10/31/1996 | Right Wing | 2015 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 208 | 19 | 18 | -1.60 | -1.72 | DET |
| 19 | 58 | Kieffer Bellows | 6/10/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'1 | 185 | 204 | 19 | 17 | -1.54 | -1.71 | NYI |
| 20 | 36 | Luke Kunin | 12/4/1997 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 195 | 15 | 19 | -0.92 | -1.62 | MIN |
| 21 | 46 | Michael McLeod | 2/3/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 195 | 12 | 16 | -0.87 | -1.61 | NJD |
| 22 | 3 | Dylan Strome | 3/7/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 185 | 3 | 5 | -3.06 | -1.60 | ARZ |
| 23 | 34 | Kasperi Kapanen | 7/23/1996 | Right Wing | 2014 | 22 | 5'11 | 180 | 172 | 22 | 14 | 0.04 | -1.59 | TOR |
| 24 | 18 | Jack Roslovic | 1/29/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 182 | 25 | 31 | -1.77 | -1.56 | WPG |
| 25 | 147 | Aleksi Heponiemi | 1/9/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'10 | 178 | 141 | 40 | 49 | -1.16 | -1.51 | FLA |
| 26 | 50 | Nikita Scherbak | 12/30/1995 | Left Wing | 2014 | 22 | 6'2 | 188 | 190 | 26 | 23 | -1.38 | -1.51 | MON |
| 27 | 99 | Boris Katchouk | 6/18/1998 | Left Wing | 2016 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 210 | 44 | 33 | -0.39 | -1.40 | TPA |
| 28 | 91 | Jordan Kyrou | 5/8/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 185 | 35 | 38 | -0.25 | -1.37 | STL |
| 29 | 88 | Dillon Dube | 7/20/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 5'11 | 180 | 186 | 56 | 42 | -1.03 | -1.37 | CGY |
| 30 | 59 | Julien Gauthier | 10/15/1997 | Right Wing | 2016 | 20 | 6'4 | 193 | 225 | 21 | 23 | -0.62 | -1.35 | CAR |
| 31 | 107 | Henrik Borgstrom | 8/6/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 176 | 23 | 300 | -0.48 | -1.32 | FLA |
| 32 | 77 | Andrew Mangiapane | 4/4/1996 | Right Wing | 2014 | 22 | 5'10 | 178 | 190 | 166 | 127 | -1.60 | -1.30 | CGY |
| 33 | 33 | Nick Merkley | 5/23/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 192 | 30 | 16 | -1.57 | -1.29 | ARZ |
| 34 | 29 | Daniel Sprong | 3/17/1997 | Right Wing | 2015 | 21 | 6'0 | 183 | 195 | 46 | 31 | -1.43 | -1.28 | PIT |
| 35 | 45 | Kole Lind | 10/16/1998 | Right Wing | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 173 | 33 | 36 | -1.14 | -1.26 | VAN |
| 36 | 196 | Lukas Elvenes | 8/18/1999 | Right Wing | 2017 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 174 | 127 | 68 | -0.60 | -1.22 | VGK |
| 37 | 69 | Anatoli Golyshev | 2/14/1995 | Left Wing | 2013 | 23 | 5'8 | 173 | 179 | 95 | 300 | -1.94 | -1.22 | VAN |
| 38 | 89 | Max Jones | 2/17/1998 | Left Wing | 2016 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 210 | 24 | 22 | -0.21 | -1.21 | ANA |
| 39 | 35 | Colin White | 1/30/1997 | Right Wing | 2015 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 190 | 21 | 20 | -0.06 | -1.19 | OTT |
| 40 | 41 | Jason Robertson | 7/22/1999 | Left Wing | 2017 | 19 | 6'3 | 191 | 210 | 39 | 32 | -1.52 | -1.18 | DAL |
| 41 | 74 | Josh Norris | 5/5/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 192 | 19 | 31 | -0.57 | -1.18 | SJS |
| 42 | 82 | Jesper Boqvist | 10/30/1998 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 174 | 36 | 38 | -0.37 | -1.15 | NJD |
| 43 | 81 | Denis Guryanov | 6/7/1997 | Right Wing | 2015 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 200 | 12 | 21 | -0.56 | -1.14 | DAL |
| 44 | 53 | Taylor Raddysh | 2/18/1998 | Right Wing | 2016 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 208 | 58 | 42 | -0.95 | -1.12 | TPA |
| 45 | 126 | German Rubtsov | 6/27/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 190 | 22 | 19 | -0.24 | -1.05 | PHI |
| 46 | 49 | Jansen Harkins | 5/23/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 187 | 47 | 28 | -1.23 | -1.05 | WPG |
| 47 | 38 | Filip Chlapik | 6/3/1997 | Center | 2015 | 21 | 6'2 | 188 | 194 | 48 | 40 | -1.30 | -1.04 | OTT |
| 48 | 144 | Stelio Mattheos | 6/14/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 200 | 73 | 58 | -0.59 | -1.04 | CAR |
| 49 | 105 | Morgan Frost | 5/14/1999 | Center | 2017 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 180 | 27 | 49 | -0.65 | -1.02 | PHI |
| 50 | 32 | Sam Steel | 2/3/1998 | Center | 2016 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 184 | 30 | 43 | -0.59 | -1.00 | ANA |
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