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.
Key Graduations From the Fall 2021 List:
Jamie Drysdale (1st)
Bowen Byram (2nd)
Moritz Seider (4th)
Evan Bouchard (8th)
Braden Schneider (13th)
Ryan Merkley (30th)
Timothy Liljegren (32nd)
Sean Durzi (33rd)
Mattias Samuelsson (35th)
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Spring 2022 Edition
Last Updated May 11, 2022
| Rank | Previous Rank | Player Name | Tier | Birthdate | Position | Draft Year | Age | Height | Height (CMs) | Weight | Draft Position | Pre-Draft Ranking | Age/Production Score | Prospect Score | NHL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Owen Power | 1 | 11/22/2002 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'5 | 196 | 209 | 1 | 1 | -1.40 | -3.81 | BUF |
| 2 | 7 | Jake Sanderson | 2 | 7/8/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'1 | 185 | 170 | 5 | 9 | -0.96 | -3.10 | OTT |
| 3 | 6 | Luke Hughes | 2 | 9/9/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 161 | 4 | 7 | -2.13 | -3.05 | NJD |
| 4 | 10 | Simon Edvinsson | 2 | 2/5/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'4 | 193 | 185 | 6 | 5 | 0.60 | -2.73 | DET |
| 5 | 5 | Victor Soderstrom | 3 | 2/26/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'0 | 183 | 182 | 11 | 14 | -0.35 | -2.41 | ARZ |
| 6 | 12 | Thomas Harley | 3 | 8/19/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 193 | 18 | 19 | -2.13 | -2.36 | DAL |
| 7 | 9 | Brandt Clarke | 3 | 2/9/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 181 | 8 | 6 | -0.66 | -2.36 | LAK |
| 8 | 11 | Kaiden Guhle | 3 | 1/18/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 187 | 16 | 19 | -0.89 | -2.33 | MON |
| 9 | 18 | Carson Lambos | 3 | 1/14/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'1 | 185 | 201 | 26 | 21 | -0.98 | -2.22 | MIN |
| 10 | 15 | Philip Broberg | 4 | 6/25/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 200 | 8 | 14 | 0.52 | -2.08 | EDM |
| 11 | 14 | Cam York | 4 | 1/5/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 172 | 14 | 16 | -1.30 | -2.06 | PHI |
| 12 | 16 | Ville Heinola | 4 | 3/2/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 178 | 20 | 27 | -1.85 | -1.92 | WPG |
| 13 | 17 | Olen Zellweger | 4 | 9/10/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 5'10 | 178 | 174 | 34 | 50 | -3.62 | -1.85 | ANA |
| 14 | 21 | Corson Ceulemans | 4 | 5/5/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 190 | 25 | 23 | -1.04 | -1.81 | CBJ |
| 15 | 22 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 5 | 7/1/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 6'2 | 188 | 168 | 23 | 32 | -1.20 | -1.58 | PIT |
| 16 | 31 | Justin Barron | 5 | 11/15/2001 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 187 | 25 | 32 | -0.51 | -1.57 | MON |
| 17 | 20 | Helge Grans | 5 | 5/10/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'3 | 191 | 192 | 35 | 43 | -1.68 | -1.57 | LAK |
| 18 | 64 | William Wallinder | 5 | 7/28/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'4 | 193 | 192 | 32 | 33 | -0.71 | -1.57 | DET |
| 19 | 74 | Scott Perunovich | 5 | 8/18/1998 | Defenseman | 2016 | 24 | 5'10 | 178 | 170 | 250 | 300 | -1.56 | -1.55 | STL |
| 20 | 26 | Ryan O'Rourke | 5 | 5/16/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 181 | 39 | 41 | -1.35 | -1.53 | MIN |
| 21 | 34 | Lassi Thomson | 5 | 9/24/2000 | Defenseman | 2019 | 22 | 6'0 | 183 | 186 | 19 | 37 | -0.79 | -1.53 | OTT |
| 22 | 24 | Calen Addison | 5 | 4/11/2000 | Defenseman | 2018 | 22 | 5'10 | 178 | 178 | 53 | 40 | -2.41 | -1.52 | MIN |
| 23 | 41 | Ronnie Attard | 5 | 3/20/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 6'3 | 191 | 205 | 72 | 80 | -1.97 | -1.48 | PHI |
| 24 | 36 | Daniil Chayka | 6 | 10/22/2002 | Defenseman | 2021 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 187 | 38 | 28 | -0.26 | -1.45 | VGK |
| 25 | 19 | Alexander Alexeyev | 6 | 11/15/1999 | Defenseman | 2018 | 22 | 6'3 | 191 | 195 | 31 | 34 | -1.60 | -1.42 | WAS |
| 26 | 45 | Jack Peart | 6 | 5/15/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 5'11 | 180 | 180 | 54 | 42 | -0.90 | -1.34 | MIN |
| 27 | 79 | Urho Vaakanainen | 6 | 1/1/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 6'1 | 185 | 187 | 18 | 24 | 0.48 | -1.31 | ANA |
| 28 | 68 | Scott Morrow | 6 | 11/1/2002 | Defenseman | 2021 | 20 | 6'2 | 188 | 190 | 40 | 48 | 0.14 | -1.29 | CAR |
| 29 | 23 | Nicolas Beaudin | 6 | 10/7/1999 | Defenseman | 2018 | 23 | 5'10 | 178 | 172 | 27 | 42 | -2.32 | -1.27 | CHI |
| 30 | 43 | Ryan Johnson | 6 | 7/24/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'0 | 183 | 170 | 31 | 35 | -0.55 | -1.24 | BUF |
| 31 | 49 | Alex Vlasic | 6 | 6/5/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'5 | 196 | 198 | 43 | 37 | -0.50 | -1.22 | CHI |
| 32 | 25 | Matthew Robertson | 6 | 3/9/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 200 | 49 | 27 | -0.88 | -1.19 | NYR |
| 33 | 28 | Nils Lundkvist | 7 | 7/27/2000 | Defenseman | 2018 | 22 | 5'11 | 180 | 173 | 28 | 36 | -0.73 | -1.13 | NYR |
| 34 | 66 | Drew Helleson | 7 | 3/26/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 194 | 47 | 54 | 0.09 | -1.13 | ANA |
| 35 | 56 | Vladislav Kolyachonok | 7 | 5/26/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'1 | 185 | 189 | 52 | 38 | -0.86 | -1.11 | ARZ |
| 36 | 48 | Shai Buium | 7 | 3/26/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'3 | 191 | 214 | 36 | 45 | -0.41 | -1.11 | DET |
| 37 | 29 | Jeremie Poirier | 7 | 6/2/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 6'0 | 183 | 192 | 72 | 41 | -1.98 | -1.10 | CGY |
| 38 | 37 | Jared McIsaac | 7 | 3/27/2000 | Defenseman | 2018 | 22 | 6'1 | 185 | 188 | 36 | 30 | -1.42 | -1.10 | DET |
| 39 | 27 | Lukas Cormier | 7 | 3/27/2002 | Defenseman | 2020 | 20 | 5'8 | 173 | 170 | 68 | 48 | -1.82 | -1.10 | VGK |
| 40 | 72 | Reilly Walsh | 7 | 4/21/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 6'0 | 183 | 176 | 81 | 78 | -0.06 | -1.07 | NJD |
| 41 | 51 | Jack Rathbone | 7 | 5/20/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 5'10 | 178 | 165 | 95 | 91 | -0.21 | -1.05 | VAN |
| 42 | 46 | Robin Salo | 7 | 10/13/1998 | Defenseman | 2017 | 24 | 6'0 | 183 | 181 | 46 | 77 | -0.51 | -1.04 | NYI |
| 43 | 87 | Alec Regula | 7 | 8/6/2000 | Defenseman | 2018 | 22 | 6'3 | 191 | 202 | 67 | 75 | -0.21 | -1.04 | CHI |
| 44 | 52 | Sean Behrens | 7 | 3/31/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 5'8 | 173 | 172 | 61 | 51 | -1.36 | -1.03 | COL |
| 45 | 54 | Evan Nause | 7 | 1/20/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'2 | 188 | 186 | 56 | 49 | -1.16 | -1.03 | FLA |
| 46 | 58 | Antii Tuomisto | 7 | 1/20/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'4 | 193 | 193 | 35 | 68 | -0.78 | -1.00 | DET |
| 47 | 38 | David Farrance | 7 | 6/23/1999 | Defenseman | 2017 | 23 | 5'11 | 180 | 195 | 92 | 66 | -0.80 | -1.00 | NAS |
| 48 | 67 | Albert Johansson | 7 | 1/4/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 5'11 | 180 | 165 | 60 | 60 | -0.58 | -0.94 | DET |
| 49 | 60 | Kaedon Korczak | 7 | 1/29/2001 | Defenseman | 2019 | 21 | 6'3 | 191 | 194 | 41 | 50 | -0.34 | -0.94 | VGK |
| 50 | 103 | Stanislav Svozil | 7 | 1/17/2003 | Defenseman | 2021 | 19 | 6'0 | 183 | 172 | 69 | 46 | 0.57 | -0.93 | CBJ |
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