Hockey Prophets

Caleb Desnoyers $260.00 — 0% Roger McQueen $186.85 ▲ 1% Michael Hage $83.44 ▲ 1.3% Yegor Surin $75.00 — 0% Matias Vanhanen $80.00 — 0% Theo Stockselius $50.00 — 0% Sasha Pastujov $5.00 — 0% Andrew Basha $45.00 — 0% Maxmillian Curran $10.00 — 0% Vincent Desjardins $1.00 — 0% Lucas Pettersson $50.00 — 0% Dean Letourneau $70.71 ▲ 1% Clarke Caswell $15.00 — 0% Jesse Kiiskinen $20.31 ▲ 1.5% Gabe Smith $20.00 — 0% Andrei Loshko $10.00 — 0% Julius Sumpf $15.00 — 0% Oscar Fisker Molgaard $20.32 ▲ 1.6% Emmanuel Vermette $1.00 — 0% Jere Lassila $1.00 — 0% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jaxon Cover $110.86 ▼ 1.9% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $197.40 ▼ 1.3% JP Hurlbert $143.22 ▼ 1.2% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $186.92 ▼ 1.6% Caleb Malhotra $343.58 ▼ 1.8% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Keaton Verhoeff $242.56 ▲ 1.1% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $294.27 ▼ 1.9% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $260.50 ▼ 1.7% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92% Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40% Caleb Desnoyers $260.00 — 0% Roger McQueen $186.85 ▲ 1% Michael Hage $83.44 ▲ 1.3% Yegor Surin $75.00 — 0% Matias Vanhanen $80.00 — 0% Theo Stockselius $50.00 — 0% Sasha Pastujov $5.00 — 0% Andrew Basha $45.00 — 0% Maxmillian Curran $10.00 — 0% Vincent Desjardins $1.00 — 0% Lucas Pettersson $50.00 — 0% Dean Letourneau $70.71 ▲ 1% Clarke Caswell $15.00 — 0% Jesse Kiiskinen $20.31 ▲ 1.5% Gabe Smith $20.00 — 0% Andrei Loshko $10.00 — 0% Julius Sumpf $15.00 — 0% Oscar Fisker Molgaard $20.32 ▲ 1.6% Emmanuel Vermette $1.00 — 0% Jere Lassila $1.00 — 0% Aleksei Vlasov $0.01 ▼ 100% Markus Ruck $93.00 ▲ 264.8% Ben MacBeath $60.00 ▲ 140% Ryder Cali $72.00 ▲ 184.5% Samu Alalauri $60.00 ▲ 132.6% Yaroslav Fedoseyev $20.00 ▼ 20% Vladimir Dravecky $30.00 ▲ 20% Luke Schairer $60.00 ▲ 140% Thomas Vandenberg $40.00 ▼ 20% Landon Hafele $20.00 ▼ 60% Oscar Holmertz $40.00 ▼ 20% Olivers Murniecks $30.00 ▼ 40% Vilho Vanhatalo $20.00 ▼ 60% Gleb Pugachyov $135.00 ▲ 170% Vertti Svensk $20.00 ▼ 60% Cooper Williams $20.00 ▼ 60% Victor Plante $74.00 ▲ 191.3% Zach Jovanovski $20.00 ▼ 20% Frantisek Poletin $0.01 ▼ 100% Xavier Villeneuve $104.00 ▼ 30.7% Max Isaksson $0.01 ▼ 100% Adam Nemec $60.00 ▲ 137.1% Rian Chudzinski $40.00 ▲ 60% Landon Nycz $40.00 ▲ 60% Jacob Xu $0.01 ▼ 100% Viktor Fyodorov $40.00 ▲ 60% Bruno Osmanis $0.01 ▼ 100% Theodor Knights $30.00 ▲ 20% Axel Brongel-Larsson $0.01 ▼ 100% Tomas Galvas $60.00 ▲ 135.4% Chase Harrington $101.00 ▲ 298.6% Joe Iginla $60.00 ▲ 136.5% Charlie Morrison $60.00 ▲ 140% Jasper Kuhta $10.00 ▼ 60% Landon Amrhein $0.01 ▼ 100% Jaxon Cover $110.86 ▼ 1.9% Gavin McKenna $500.00 ▲ 61.4% Elton Hermansson $165.00 ▲ 10% Oliver Suvanto $170.00 ▲ 13.3% Marcus Nordmark $125.00 ▼ 16.7% Malte Gustafsson $197.40 ▼ 1.3% JP Hurlbert $143.22 ▼ 1.2% Juho Piiparinen $123.00 ▲ 11.8% Alexander Command $210.00 ▲ 90.9% Nikita Klepov $186.92 ▼ 1.6% Caleb Malhotra $343.58 ▼ 1.8% Ilia Morozov $160.00 ▲ 45.5% William Hakansson $66.00 ▼ 40% Adam Novotny $140.00 ▼ 6.7% Mathis Preston $68.00 ▼ 54.7% Carson Carels $280.00 ▲ 81% Keaton Verhoeff $242.56 ▲ 1.1% Ivar Stenberg $400.00 ▲ 31.4% Tynan Lawrence $220.00 ▲ 10% Ethan Belchetz $180.00 ▼ 10% Alberts Smits $294.27 ▼ 1.9% Ryan Lin $155.00 ▼ 22.5% Chase Reid $260.50 ▼ 1.7% Ryan Roobroeck $104.00 ▼ 48% Viggo Bjork $250.00 ▲ 23.4% Daxon Rudolph $325.00 ▲ 113.7% Simon Katolicky $30.00 ▼ 80% Egor Shilov $83.00 ▼ 25.8% Liam Ruck $150.00 ▲ 36.4% Wyatt Cullen $230.00 ▲ 353.6% Casey Mutryn $96.00 ▲ 92% Giorgios Pantelas $20.00 ▼ 60% Brooks Rogowski $110.00 ▲ 120% Pierce Mbuyi $40.00 ▼ 20% Maddox Dagenais $185.00 ▲ 262.9% Tobias Tomik $0.01 ▼ 100% Nikita Shcherbakov $81.00 ▲ 62% Filip Novak $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Goljer $70.00 ▲ 40% Blake Zielinski $60.00 ▲ 20% Lars Steiner $20.00 ▼ 60% Axel Elofsson $30.00 ▼ 40% Braidy Wassilyn $0.01 ▼ 100% Simas Ignatacivius $91.00 ▼ 17.3% Niklas Aaram-Olsen $88.00 ▼ 20% Jack Hextall $119.00 ▲ 8.2% Colin Fitzgerald $10.00 ▼ 80% Adam Valentini $40.00 ▼ 21.2% Tobias Trejbal $86.00 ▲ 72% Allessandro Di Iorio $40.00 ▼ 20% Tomas Chrenko $40.00 ▼ 21.1% Mikey Berchild $40.00 ▼ 20% Lavr Gashilov $30.00 ▼ 40% Jakub Vanecek $60.00 ▲ 20% Brady Knowling $30.00 ▼ 40%
Brian Fogarty

Top Prospects: The Forwards

Fall 2026

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The 2026 draft class was extremely heavy on defenders at the top of the draft, so only a couple of true forward top prospects join the top ten. The first- and second-overall draft picks from 2026 become the first- and second-overall prospects as last year's number one (Michael Misa) and two (Ivan Demidov) both graduated as full-time NHLers. Other graduates from last fall's list include Ryan Leonard (7th), Gabe Perreault (14th),  Dalibor Dvorsky (16th), Ben Kindel (17th), Beckett Sennecke (28th) and Liam Ohgren (32nd).  


Brian Fogarty

Draft Ranking - 2026

 

Below is the Hockey Prophets draft ranking for the 2026 NHL Draft class of prospects. The Hockey Prophets ranking is not an attempt to predict where a player will be drafted, but is instead a prediction of how their ultimate hockey careers in the NHL will pan out. Note that the "Weighted Rank" column is a compiled rank of several other publications, weighted by their historical draft prediction results. 

The table below is interactive, so clicking on a player will take you directly to their player profile page, where you can see player notes and other information.

 

Last updated on June 22, 2026

 

HP Rank ↕ Name ↕ Pos ↕ Birthdate ↕ AP Score ↕ Weighted Rank ↕ AP NHL Prob % ↕ AP NHL Pts ↕
1 McKenna, Gavin Left Wing Dec 20, 2007 -2.96 1 82% 56.0
2 Stenberg, Ivar Left Wing Sep 30, 2007 -4.66 2 100% 80.0
3 Reid, Chase Defenseman Dec 30, 2007 -2.37 4 64% 30.0
4 Bjorck, Viggo Center Mar 12, 2008 -1.75 7 65% 44.0
5 Malhotra, Caleb Center Jun 2, 2008 -1.64 4 63% 43.0
6 Rudolph, Daxon Defenseman Mar 6, 2008 -3.08 10 78% 33.0
7 Carels, Carson Defenseman Jun 23, 2008 -3.72 5 92% 36.0
8 Smits, Alberts Defenseman Dec 2, 2007 -1.15 9 46% 25.0
9 Gustafsson, Malte Defenseman Jun 11, 2008 -0.51 13 39% 23.0
10 Lin, Ryan Defenseman Apr 18, 2008 -2.86 14 73% 32.0
11 Villeneuve, Xavier Defenseman Sep 29, 2007 -2.33 22 64% 29.0
12 Klepov, Nikita Center Jun 27, 2008 -2.23 21 71% 49.0
13 Lawrence, Tynan Center Aug 3, 2008 -1.59 14 62% 43.0
14 Ruck, Liam Center Feb 21, 2008 -2.27 28 72% 49.0
15 Verhoeff, Keaton Defenseman Jun 19, 2008 -1.44 8 50% 26.0
16 Novotny, Adam Left Wing Nov 13, 2007 -0.96 18 54% 37.0
17 Hurlbert, JP Center Apr 11, 2008 -2.05 24 69% 47.0
18 Bleyl, Tommy Defenseman Dec 1, 2007 -3.50 29 89% 63.0
19 Belchetz, Ethan Left Wing Mar 30, 2008 -0.93 11 53% 37.0
20 Ruck, Markus Center Feb 21, 2008 -2.44 45 74% 51.0
21 Dagenais, Maddox Center Mar 27, 2008 -0.83 23 52% 36.0
22 Preston, Mathis Center Jul 21, 2008 -0.88 32 52% 37.0
23 Cullen, Wyatt Left Wing Sep 8, 2008 -0.85 13 52% 36.0
24 MacBeath, Ben Defenseman Mar 4, 2008 -1.49 53 61% 42.0
25 Sokolovskii, Maksim Defenseman Jul 12, 2008 0.69 38 30% 27.0
26 Hemming, Oscar Center Aug 13, 2008 0.29 16 36% 29.0
27 Suvanto, Oliver Center Sep 3, 2008 0.48 21 33% 28.0
28 Roobroeck, Ryan Left Wing Sep 25, 2007 -1.07 49 55% 38.0
29 Hextall, Jack Center Mar 23, 2008 -0.55 37 48% 34.0
30 Aaram-Olsen, Niklas Right Wing Apr 19, 2008 -1.02 45 54% 38.0
31 Rogowski, Brooks Center Jun 28, 2008 -0.72 35 50% 36.0
32 Vanhanen, Matias Center Sep 11, 2007 -0.72 98 50% 36.0
33 Command, Alexander Center Jun 16, 2008 -1.30 21 58% 40.0
34 Bilecki, Alexander Defenseman May 9, 2008 -0.27 51 44% 32.0
35 Morozov, Ilia Center Aug 3, 2008 -0.12 24 42% 31.0
36 Mutryn, Casey Center Jul 5, 2008 0.10 38 38% 30.0
37 Ignatacivius, Simas Center Oct 22, 2007 -2.23 40 71% 49.0
38 Shcherbakov, Nikita Defenseman Oct 23, 2007 0.39 40 34% 28.0
39 Piiparinen, Juho Defenseman Aug 10, 2008 0.57 32 29% 19.0
40 Cover, Jaxon Left Wing Feb 13, 2008 -0.13 35 42% 31.0
41 Steiner, Lars Right Wing Nov 12, 2007 -1.33 67 59% 40.0
42 Shilov, Egor Center Apr 30, 2008 -1.73 38 64% 44.0
43 Nordmark, Marcus Right Wing May 4, 2008 -1.35 41 59% 40.0
44 Hakansson, William Defenseman Oct 8, 2007 0.69 45 28% 19.0
45 Liske, Brek Defenseman Jan 9, 2008 -0.17 65 42% 32.0
46 Barabanov, Egor Center May 16, 2006 -0.76 87 51% 36.0
47 Lefebvre, Liam Center May 15, 2007 -0.45 84 46% 34.0
48 Cali, Ryder Center Sep 6, 2008 0.00 41 0% 0.0
49 Nemec, Adam Center Oct 18, 2007 -1.43 77 60% 41.0
50 Vanecek, Jakub Defenseman Feb 25, 2008 -0.79 54 42% 23.0
51 Shaikhlislamov, Alan Right Wing Sep 4, 2008 -0.81 61 51% 36.0
52 MacKenzie, Ethan Defenseman Sep 2, 2006 -0.47 60 38% 22.0
53 Hermansson, Elton Right Wing Feb 5, 2008 0.28 21 36% 29.0
54 Maze, Julien Center Dec 7, 2007 -1.08 123 55% 38.0
55 Novak, Filip Center Mar 7, 2008 -0.68 93 49% 35.0
56 Harrington, Chase Center Oct 30, 2007 -0.42 65 46% 33.0
57 Trejbal, Tobias Goaltender Nov 9, 2007 0.00 37 0% 0.0
58 Sivertson, Jonah Right Wing Aug 27, 2008 -0.50 59 47% 34.0
59 Di Iorio, Allessandro Center Mar 17, 2008 0.07 70 39% 30.0
60 Runtso, Timofei Defenseman Jul 6, 2007 -0.63 58 49% 35.0
61 Pantelas, Giorgios Defenseman Apr 24, 2008 -0.68 61 41% 23.0
62 Bartholdsson, Nils Right Wing Apr 25, 2008 -0.89 105 52% 37.0
63 Murniecks, Olivers Center Jul 31, 2008 0.00 79 0% 0.0
64 Bourque, Louis-Felix Right Wing Jul 14, 2008 -0.73 100 50% 36.0
65 Alalauri, Samu Defenseman May 31, 2008 -0.47 51 38% 22.0
66 Gastrin, Malcom Center Aug 19, 2008 -0.47 85 47% 34.0
67 Ruzicka, Filip Goaltender Mar 24, 2008 0.00 65 0% 0.0
68 Frossard, Eric Defenseman Jan 12, 2008 0.60 81 31% 27.0
69 Veilleux, Philippe Center Mar 26, 2007 -1.86 300 66% 45.0
70 Zielinski, Blake Center Mar 5, 2008 -0.66 70 49% 35.0
71 Borichev, Dmitri Goaltender Jun 19, 2008 0.00 45 0% 0.0
72 Pugachyov, Gleb Right Wing Mar 25, 2008 0.35 36 35% 28.0
73 Gudmundsson, Mans Defenseman Jun 9, 2008 -0.77 61 51% 36.0
74 Hamilton, Beckett Center Mar 28, 2008 -0.62 88 49% 35.0
75 Mbuyi, Pierce Left Wing Apr 17, 2008 -1.15 70 56% 39.0
76 Rybkin, Yegor Goaltender Dec 2, 2007 0.00 104 0% 0.0
77 Williams, Cooper Center Feb 18, 2008 -0.38 113 45% 33.0
78 Morrison, Charlie Defenseman Oct 12, 2007 0.57 71 29% 19.0
79 Sorensson, Wiggo Center Apr 15, 2008 -0.19 100 43% 32.0
80 Kulebyakin, Oleg Left Wing Jan 11, 2008 -1.11 NR 56% 39.0
81 Elofsson, Axel Defenseman Jun 3, 2008 -2.55 105 67% 30.0
82 Holmertz, Oscar Center Mar 21, 2008 -0.28 112 44% 32.0
83 Klimpke, Brayden Defenseman Oct 7, 2007 -0.90 141 53% 37.0
84 Floris, Jakub Defenseman Feb 19, 2008 0.17 63 37% 30.0
85 Chrenko, Tomas Center Nov 2, 2007 -0.07 61 41% 31.0
86 Psohlavec, Martin Goaltender May 6, 2008 0.00 88 0% 0.0
87 Gashilov, Lavr Center Sep 23, 2007 -0.80 107 51% 36.0
88 Orsulak, Michal Goaltender Aug 26, 2007 0.00 76 0% 0.0
89 Plumins, Patriks Goaltender Jan 7, 2008 0.00 66 0% 0.0
90 Galvas, Tomas Defenseman Feb 11, 2006 -0.79 97 42% 23.0
91 Sapozhnikov, Alexander Defenseman Jan 17, 2007 -0.31 NR 44% 33.0
92 Ryabykin, Yeliei Defenseman Jul 7, 2008 0.13 110 38% 30.0
93 Vandenberg, Thomas Center Sep 8, 2008 -0.64 70 49% 35.0
94 Boettiger, Harrison Goaltender Dec 11, 2007 0.00 74 0% 0.0
95 Lansard, Zach Center Jul 29, 2008 -0.51 102 47% 34.0
96 Sparks, Tyus Center Jan 3, 2008 -0.54 116 47% 34.0
97 Palme, Ola Defenseman Feb 9, 2008 -0.53 125 47% 34.0
98 Tuminaro, Cole Defenseman Jan 24, 2007 1.17 94 23% 24.0
99 Jardine, Evan Center Oct 23, 2007 -0.76 110 51% 36.0
100 Knowling, Brady Goaltender Mar 9, 2008 0.00 123 0% 0.0
101 Ainasto, Juuso Goaltender Mar 17, 2008 0.00 106 0% 0.0
102 Blaseg, Brady Defenseman Jul 20, 2008 0.58 NR 32% 27.0
103 Schairer, Luke Defenseman Jan 30, 2008 0.53 77 29% 19.0
104 Burick, Sean Defenseman Jan 9, 2008 1.40 NR 20% 23.0
105 Tamm, Viggo Goaltender Jun 4, 2008 0.00 134 0% 0.0
106 Lagerberg Hoen, Jonas Right Wing Oct 24, 2007 0.11 72 38% 30.0
107 Svensk, Vertti Defenseman Nov 9, 2007 -1.13 73 46% 25.0
108 Brosnan, Myles Defenseman Oct 19, 2007 0.08 107 39% 30.0
109 Brown, Ryan Left Wing Oct 27, 2007 -0.43 101 46% 33.0
110 Pakarinen, Noel Left Wing Jul 9, 2008 -0.25 95 43% 32.0
111 Goljer, Adam Defenseman Jun 7, 2008 0.28 61 36% 29.0
112 Hrenak, Samuel Goaltender Mar 19, 2008 0.00 109 0% 0.0
113 Shurygin, Stepan Goaltender Aug 26, 2007 0.00 128 0% 0.0
114 Kostov, Alex Right Wing Jun 3, 2006 -0.31 128 44% 33.0
115 Frolo, Jakub Center Dec 5, 2007 -0.17 100 42% 32.0
116 Casey, Carter Goaltender Dec 3, 2007 0.00 103 0% 0.0
117 Olsson, Oscar Right Wing Apr 9, 2008 -0.05 117 41% 31.0
118 Chudzinski, Rian Right Wing Dec 31, 2007 0.14 70 38% 30.0
119 Hrebik, Ben Goaltender Apr 4, 2006 0.00 126 0% 0.0
119 Tvrznik, Tobias Goaltender Jul 28, 2007 0.00 125 0% 0.0
121 Lacelle, William Goaltender Dec 26, 2007 0.00 93 0% 0.0
122 Kuhta, Jasper Center Oct 28, 2006 -0.10 116 41% 31.0
123 Grunin, Alexander Defenseman Jun 26, 2008 0.33 NR 35% 29.0
124 Kemps, Jonas Defenseman Jan 15, 2008 1.12 108 24% 24.0
125 Larys, Jan Goaltender Feb 14, 2008 0.00 137 0% 0.0
126 Olsen, Zach Right Wing Mar 16, 2008 0.33 86 35% 29.0
127 McFadden, Brian Defenseman Jan 2, 2008 1.13 NR 24% 24.0
128 Kralovic, Tomas Defenseman Aug 28, 2005 0.30 155 36% 29.0
129 Andersson, Adam Center Jul 2, 2008 0.63 57 31% 27.0
130 Ivchenko, Dmitri Goaltender Jun 28, 2008 0.00 151 0% 0.0
131 Croskery, Callum Defenseman Jan 29, 2008 -0.02 87 40% 31.0
132 Kamas, Jiri Defenseman Mar 3, 2008 0.42 NR 34% 28.0
133 Parsons, John Goaltender Jan 14, 2006 0.00 163 0% 0.0
134 Sauer, KJ Center Oct 23, 2007 -0.36 119 45% 33.0
135 Bernat, Lucian Right Wing Jun 8, 2008 0.08 88 39% 30.0
136 Vlasov, Aleksei Left Wing Feb 2, 2008 -1.45 114 60% 41.0
137 Lechner, Teddy Defenseman Aug 22, 2008 -0.37 NR 45% 33.0
138 Berzkalns, Rudolfs Center Mar 3, 2008 0.68 56 30% 27.0
139 Woo, Jonas Defenseman Nov 18, 2006 -3.92 160 95% 69.0
140 Sarkenov, Alisher Right Wing Dec 15, 2007 -0.31 NR 44% 33.0
141 Kurtz, Jayden Defenseman Dec 30, 2007 1.04 86 25% 25.0
142 Fetterolf, Ryder Goaltender Jan 5, 2008 0.00 123 0% 0.0
143 Kosick, Noah Center Aug 17, 2008 -0.43 NR 46% 33.0
144 Plante, Victor Center Mar 10, 2008 -0.05 72 41% 31.0
145 Juustovara, Casper Center Oct 25, 2007 0.49 100 33% 28.0
146 Edwards, Beckham Center Jan 6, 2008 0.14 81 38% 30.0
147 Bryzgalov, Yaroslav Center Mar 23, 2007 1.12 117 24% 24.0
148 Valentini, Adam Center Apr 11, 2008 -0.33 53 44% 33.0
149 Matyev, Yaroslav Defenseman Dec 11, 2007 0.98 NR 26% 25.0
150 Kotkov, Matvei Right Wing Aug 27, 2008 -0.13 131 42% 31.0
151 Jovanovski, Zach Goaltender Oct 7, 2007 0.00 NR 0% 0.0
151 Poletin, Frantisek Goaltender Sep 13, 2008 0.00 NR 0% 0.0
151 Henriquez, Roberto Goaltender Apr 29, 2007 0.00 NR 0% 0.0
154 Fyodorov, Viktor Center Feb 21, 2008 0.25 94 36% 29.0
155 Vanhatalo, Vilho Right Wing Jan 18, 2008 1.02 85 25% 25.0
156 Pangretitsch, Harris Defenseman Mar 28, 2008 0.74 NR 29% 26.0
157 Wendt, Xavier Goaltender Jan 24, 2008 0.00 NR 0% 0.0
157 Proskurin, Vladimir Goaltender May 28, 2008 0.00 NR 0% 0.0
159 Heger, Kyle Defenseman Sep 20, 2007 -0.34 NR 45% 33.0
160 Wilmott, Ben Center Aug 30, 2006 0.47 114 33% 28.0
161 Xu, Jacob Defenseman Mar 13, 2008 0.70 NR 28% 19.0
162 Loob Trygg, Linus Center Oct 12, 2007 0.09 NR 39% 30.0
163 Fortin, Alexis Defenseman Oct 3, 2007 1.30 135 21% 23.0
164 Dravecky, Vladimir Defenseman Dec 19, 2007 -0.22 81 36% 22.0
165 Ta'amu, Noa Defenseman May 27, 2008 0.71 118 30% 26.0
166 Wassilyn, Braidy Center May 28, 2008 -0.16 125 42% 32.0
167 Amrhein, Landon Right Wing Apr 6, 2008 0.62 69 31% 27.0
168 Isaksson, Max Center Jan 28, 2008 0.07 NR 39% 30.0
169 Fedoseyev, Yaroslav Defenseman Nov 5, 2007 0.04 127 34% 21.0
170 Zurawski, Cole Right Wing Feb 6, 2008 0.01 119 40% 31.0
171 Myloserdnyy, Michel Defenseman Feb 15, 2008 1.25 88 22% 24.0
172 Wooten, Zach Center Feb 20, 2006 0.51 109 33% 28.0
173 Allard, Cameron Defenseman Jan 10, 2008 0.47 NR 33% 28.0
174 Komadoski, George Defenseman Aug 2, 2008 1.15 NR 23% 24.0
175 Osmanis, Bruno Right Wing Dec 16, 2006 -0.43 NR 46% 33.0
176 Beuker, Dayne Center Mar 23, 2008 0.20 135 37% 29.0
177 Hafele, Landon Center Sep 18, 2007 0.19 108 37% 29.0
178 Tournas, Niko Right Wing Feb 16, 2006 -0.11 152 41% 31.0
179 Lemieux, Jean-Christoph Center Jun 19, 2008 -0.30 94 44% 33.0
180 Rheaume-Mullen, Dakoda Defenseman Dec 18, 2006 0.45 300 30% 20.0
181 Daigneault, Jean-Samuel Defenseman Feb 14, 2008 1.27 NR 22% 24.0
182 Arkko, Luka Center Jan 14, 2008 0.82 117 28% 26.0
183 Brongel-Larsson, Axel Defenseman Nov 1, 2007 0.79 125 27% 19.0
184 Knights, Theodor Defenseman Apr 16, 2008 1.31 107 24% 17.0
185 Hagglof, John Defenseman May 21, 2008 0.40 NR 34% 28.0
186 Kuehne, Lincoln Defenseman Nov 27, 2007 1.47 131 19% 23.0
187 Soderberg, Ludvig Defenseman Nov 27, 2007 -0.21 NR 43% 32.0
188 Matveyev, Vsevolod Defenseman Dec 27, 2007 0.79 129 29% 26.0
189 Anderberg, Morgan Center Oct 27, 2007 -0.18 NR 42% 32.0
190 Melnikov, Yan Left Wing Sep 15, 2007 0.27 NR 36% 29.0
191 Bowes, Spencer Center Sep 18, 2007 0.52 120 33% 28.0
192 Ovcharov, Nikita Left Wing Feb 17, 2008 0.12 180 38% 30.0
193 Mondoux, Anfre Defenseman Mar 15, 2007 1.09 175 24% 24.0
194 Levchenko, Leonid Center Jun 23, 2007 0.61 300 31% 27.0
195 Szongoth, Doman Center Jun 8, 2008 0.51 116 33% 28.0
196 Gallacher, Layne Center Feb 16, 2008 0.46 NR 33% 28.0
197 Pepoy, Brody Center May 15, 2008 0.70 119 30% 26.0
198 Salandra, Joseph Center Feb 14, 2008 0.24 136 36% 29.0
199 Berchild, Mikey Center Feb 16, 2008 -0.24 101 43% 32.0
200 Bogas, Nicholas Defenseman Jul 23, 2008 1.01 NR 26% 25.0
201 Rousseau, Thomas Right Wing Feb 12, 2008 -0.38 145 45% 33.0
202 Houle, Florent Right Wing Aug 4, 2007 0.13 175 38% 30.0
203 Kosarev, Mykola Defenseman Oct 24, 2007 1.28 NR 22% 23.0
204 Joudrey, Caelan Center Jan 16, 2008 0.88 110 27% 25.0
205 Laman, Roman Center Jan 29, 2008 0.43 NR 34% 28.0
206 Trottier, Parker Center Feb 12, 2008 0.92 124 27% 25.0
207 Lemire, Kayden Right Wing Jan 27, 2008 0.89 93 27% 25.0
208 Eriksson, Samuel Defenseman Mar 19, 2008 1.03 140 25% 25.0
209 Katolicky, Simon Left Wing Jul 24, 2008 0.55 116 32% 27.0
210 Manchuso, William Center Jan 8, 2008 0.70 NR 30% 26.0
211 Gustafson, Jake Center Apr 3, 2008 0.95 125 26% 25.0
212 Iginla, Joe Center Aug 13, 2008 0.31 NR 35% 29.0
213 Nycz, Landon Defenseman Oct 4, 2007 1.45 115 23% 17.0
214 Harvey, Caden Center Feb 12, 2008 0.65 NR 31% 27.0
215 Gillespie, Brody Center Feb 16, 2008 1.03 NR 25% 25.0
216 Royston, Wesley Right Wing Nov 22, 2007 1.28 NR 22% 23.0
217 Cameron, Weston Center Dec 31, 2007 1.10 NR 24% 24.0
218 Fitzgerald, Colin Center Apr 1, 2008 0.42 102 34% 28.0
219 Tomik, Tobias Center Dec 18, 2007 0.85 NR 28% 26.0
220 Elisson, Valter Defenseman Sep 5, 2008 0.86 NR 28% 26.0
221 Martinu, Pavel Center Dec 19, 2007 1.32 NR 21% 23.0
222 Simonov, Semyon Right Wing Jun 17, 2005 1.04 NR 25% 25.0
223 Stuart, Logan Center Apr 23, 2008 1.09 156 24% 24.0

 

Brian Fogarty

The Hockey Prophets Prospect Stock Exchange©

The Prospect Stock Exchange is a marketplace for buying and selling shares of hockey prospects as they enter the NHL draft until they graduate from prospect status. 

How it works:

  • Registered users automatically start with a portfolio of $50,000 HoPro bucks in their portfolio. With HoPro bucks, shares of individual players can be purchased.
  • Owned shares can later be sold, either at a profit or loss based on the rising or falling value of the prospect.
  • Draft-year prospects will have an initial value (IPO) based on their standings among the relevant draft rankings lists at the start of the season. As shares are purchased or sold, the value of the prospects rises or falls, respectively.
  • At the conclusion of the draft, prospect values will adjust based on each prospect's actual NHL draft selection position, with the values noted on the Player Settlement table.
  • Prospects after their initial draft year will continue on the exchange until they graduate as a prospect. Graduation is based on:
    • A player ends a season with 40 or more NHL games played.
    • A player reaches the age of 24 prior to the beginning of a season
    • A player retires from hockey or has been inactive for three seasons
  • If a player graduates due to age, their value will close at the price at the end of the previous season
  • If a player retires or is inactive for three seasons, they will be delisted and their price will set to zero.
  • If a player graduates as an NHL player (40 games played) their price will be adjusted by the following formula:
    • Total Point Shares for the season in which they played their 40th NHL game, multiplied by 100, adjusted based on total years post draft year (see table below).   

 

Years After Original Draft Year Adjustment
D+1 100%
D+2 80%
D+3 50%
D+4 35%
D+5 20%
D+6 10%

 

Example of player graduation adjustments and delist price:

Lane Hutson would have had a draft adjustment from his then price to $60 based on his draft selection at 62nd overall. His graduation delist price would have adjusted to 8.9 point shares in 2025 = 890 multiplied by the D+3 adjustment of 50% = $445

 

 

 

Brian Fogarty

Top Prospects: The Defensemen

Fall 2025

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The 2025-2026 season should see an outstanding class of rookie NHL defensemen, with all of the top five in this iteration of the Hockey Prophets' top defensemen prospects likely to see full-time NHL action. The league's top 2025 draft pick Matthew Schaefer will almost certainly get a chance to crack the New York Islanders roster coming out of camp, and the next three--Levshunov, Parekh and Zeev Buium--all had seen ice time at the end of last season. Throw in San Jose's Sam Dickinson and Montreal's David Reinbacher, and the influx of top-tiered blueliner talent is obvious.

See Also Top Prospects: The Forwards

 

Top 50 Defensemen Prospects
RankNamePositionAgeHeightWeightDraft SelectionPre-Draft RankingA/P ScoreComment
1Schaefer, MatthewDefenseman186'218611-4.24
2Levshunov, ArtyomDefenseman206'120526-2.84
3Parekh, ZayneDefenseman206'017094-4.29
4Buium, ZeevDefenseman206'0186125-4.30
5Dickinson, SamDefenseman196'2203119-2.76
6Yakemchuk, CarterDefenseman206'3202717-2.50
7Silayev, AntonDefenseman196'72071010-0.52
8Reinbacher, DavidDefenseman216'2194511-0.90
9Smith, JacksonDefenseman186'4199149-1.75
10Sandin Pellikka, AxelDefenseman215'111851714-2.03
11Aitcheson, KashawnDefenseman196'11991715-1.86
12Mrtka, RadimDefenseman186'5218917-1.88
13Hutson, ColeDefenseman195'101594329-2.35
14Hensler, LoganDefenseman196'21982332-0.06
15Reid, CameronDefenseman196'01832119-1.74
16Simashev, DmitriDefenseman216'52036310.47
17Mews, HenryDefenseman206'01897428-2.23
18Willander, TomDefenseman216'11801133-0.35
19Boumedienne, SaschaDefenseman196'11842835-0.05
20Dragicevic, LukasDefenseman206'21965718-2.98
21Bonk, OliverDefenseman216'21792236-0.73
22Marrelli, LucaDefenseman206'11858627-1.59
23Brzustewicz, HenryDefenseman196'21943122-0.91
24Fiddler, BlakeDefenseman186'42203624-0.72
25Rombach, JacobDefenseman196'620935400.29
26Gill, SpencerDefenseman196'31865932-1.57
27Molendyk, TannerDefenseman216'01812441-0.64
28Solberg, StianDefenseman206'120523550.05
29Morin, EtienneDefenseman216'01804833-2.78
30Freij, AlfonsDefenseman206'01973730-0.93
31Amico, CarterDefenseman196'523238590.73
32Gulyayev, MikhailDefenseman205'111833123-2.21
33Rinzel, SamDefenseman216'41902559-0.11
34Kettles, PeytonDefenseman186'519539540.22
35Wang, HaoxiDefenseman186'522233851.10
36Pickford, BryceDefenseman206'01838150-1.79
37Psenicka, MaxDefenseman196'518546460.39
38Mailloux, LoganDefenseman226'321431780.10
39Lamoureux, MavericDefenseman226'72142953-0.11
40Smith, TarinDefenseman206'11877951-1.10
41Bertucci, TristanDefenseman206'21796137-1.86
42Duda, ArtyomDefenseman226'11873643-1.04
43Pickering, OwenDefenseman226'51852124-0.50
44Morrow, ScottDefenseman236'219040770.16
45Sahlin Wallenius, LeoDefenseman206'01805346-1.51
46Danford, BenDefenseman206'11913175-0.45
47Jiricek, AdamDefenseman196'217616580.80
48Akey, BeauDefenseman216'01755632-1.26
49Brzustewicz, HunterDefenseman216'01907539-1.64
50Limatov, KurbanDefenseman196'31986731-0.06
 

 

Brian Fogarty

Top Prospects: The Forwards

Fall 2025

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The draft class of 2025 has been folded into the top prospect rankings, while multiple players from the spring list have graduated or aged out of the rankings, meaning that the fall list is a totally revamped ranking of the world's top forward prospects. 

For the second year in a row, the San Jose Sharks have the number one forward prospect, despite having graduated last year's top forward Macklin Celebrini. The Sharks drafted the supremely talented center Michael Misa second overall in the 2025 NHL draft, and just signed him to an entry-level contract. Misa could make the jump to the NHL this season. 

  1. Top Prospects: The NHL System Rankings
  2. Top Prospects: The Defensemen - Fall 2024
  3. 2023 NHL Draft Top 32 Prospect Evaluations
  4. 2022 NHL Draft Top 32 Prospect Evaluations
  5. Jordan Dumais Underappreciated

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