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Xavier Villeneuve

CHL-USA Prospect Challenge 2026

11/26/2025

Very quick and agile, with sharp change of direction.

Number of Players

Number of Notes

Number of Games Noted

1,536

9,930

359

Brian Fogarty 19 August 2023

New York Islanders Top Prospects

Below are the top prospects in the New York Islanders organization, separated into forwards and defensemen.

Top Forwards

Top Forward Prospects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	10	Eklund, Victor	Left Wing	18	5'11	169	16	8	-2.21
2	42	Eiserman, Cole	Left Wing	18	5'11	197	20	18	-1.96
3	56	Ritchie, Calum	Center	20	6'2	187	27	21	-0.74
4	149	Romano, Lucas	Center	18	5'11	177	74	55	-0.33
5	159	Prokhorov, Daniil	Right Wing	18	6'5	219	42	178	0.49
6	178	Nelson, Danny	Center	20	6'3	212	49	51	-0.19
7	196	Finley, Quinn	Center	20	6'0	166	78	94	-0.17
8	199	Bednarik, Kamil	Center	19	6'0	187	61	48	-0.89
9	311	Poletin, Tomas	Left Wing	18	6'1	206	106	87	0.19
10	367	Maggio, Matthew	Right Wing	22	5'11	187	142	351	-0.84
11	416	Gill, Justin	Center	22	6'1	187	145	300	-0.58
12	480	Nurmi, Jesse	Center	20	5'11	168	113	94	-0.63
13	600	Berg, Cameron	Center	23	5'11	181	125	194	0.16
14	649	Kvasnicka, Jacob	Center	17	5'11	172	202	243	0.29
15	680	Jefferies, Alex	Left Wing	23	6'0	195	121	271	0.66
16	923	Liukas, Eetu	Right Wing	22	6'2	198	157	429	1.37

Top Defensemen

Top DefensemenProspects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	1	Schaefer, Matthew	Defenseman	18	6'2	186	1	1	-4.24
2	11	Aitcheson, Kashawn	Defenseman	19	6'1	199	17	15	-1.86
3	66	Laurila, Sam	Defenseman	19	6'1	191	138	62	-0.32
4	123	Odelius, Calle	Defenseman	21	6'0	188	65	27	-0.72
5	174	George, Isaiah	Defenseman	22	6'0	196	98	98	0.24
6	183	Veilleux, Xavier	Defenseman	20	6'0	190	179	134	-0.36
7	401	Schultz, Zachary	Defenseman	20	6'1	197	177	175	0.71
8	409	Good Bogg, Dennis	Defenseman	22	6'2	201	250	300	0.01
9	471	Pulkkinen, Jesse	Defenseman	21	6'6	216	250	300	0.11
10	499	Machu, Tomas	Defenseman	23	6'4	190	221	438	1.06

Brian Fogarty 19 August 2023

New York Rangers Top Prospects

Below are the top prospects in the New York Rangers organization, separated into forwards and defensemen.

Top Forwards

Top Forward Prospects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	14	Perreault, Gabe	Center	20	5'11	165	23	7	-3.38
2	59	Spence, Malcolm	Left Wing	18	6'0	190	43	34	-0.89
3	188	Roobroeck, Dylan	Center	21	6'7	205	178	300	0.18
4	195	Terrance, Carey	Center	20	6'0	178	59	86	-0.08
5	237	Eriksen, Mikkel	Center	17	5'11	181	111	94	-0.63
6	240	Othmann, Brennan	Left Wing	22	6'0	183	16	35	0.25
7	244	Boilard, Raoul	Center	19	6'1	189	119	67	-0.47
8	297	McConnell-Barker, Bryce	Center	21	6'1	193	97	67	-0.17
9	431	Lamb, Brody	Center	21	6'1	165	104	108	-0.89
10	511	Sykora, Adam	Left Wing	20	5'10	172	63	109	0.51
11	543	Jung, Samuel	Right Wing	19	6'3	172	166	300	0.92
12	639	Aspinall, Nathan	Left Wing	19	6'7	190	159	174	0.49
13	664	Berard, Brett	Left Wing	22	5'8	152	134	76	-0.45
14	671	Henricks, Ty	Left Wing	20	6'5	201	183	275	0.77
15	685	Barbashev, Maxim	Left Wing	21	6'1	183	161	172	0.14
16	731	Chmelar, Jaroslav	Center	22	6'4	198	144	377	0.69
17	866	Vaisanen, Kalle	Center	22	6'4	181	106	165	-0.33
18	913	Rempe, Matt	Center	23	6'8	236	165	215	-0.04
19	914	Gredig, Rico	Left Wing	20	6'1	179	191	300	2.10

Top Defensemen

Top DefensemenProspects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	44	Morrow, Scott	Defenseman	23	6'2	190	40	77	0.16
2	62	Barnhill, Sean	Defenseman	19	6'5	214	70	76	0.88
3	96	Emery, EJ	Defenseman	20	6'3	183	30	62	0.58
4	146	Gonchar, Artyom	Defenseman	19	6'0	143	89	157	0.20
5	163	Lindgren, Zeb	Defenseman	18	6'1	198	139	133	1.00
6	175	Pekar, Stepan	Defenseman	18	5'9	134	89	157	-1.35
7	188	Fortescue, Drew	Defenseman	20	6'1	176	90	139	-0.15
8	270	Passmore, Evan	Defenseman	19	6'4	209	171	213	1.05
9	289	Larsson, Rasmus	Defenseman	22	6'3	198	250	300	0.17
10	300	Dorrington, Jackson	Defenseman	21	6'2	192	176	248	0.53
11	393	Farhammer, Felix	Defenseman	19	6'1	185	203	211	0.02

Brian Fogarty 19 August 2023

Ottawa Senators Top Prospects

Below are the top prospects in the Ottawa Senators organization, separated into forwards and defensemen.

Top Forwards

Top Forward Prospects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	144	Bourgault, Xavier	Right Wing	22	6'0	170	22	15	-1.65
2	250	Idzan, Bruno	Center	19	6'2	190	181	300	-0.48
3	296	Montgomery, Blake	Left Wing	20	6'4	181	117	300	0.59
4	299	Vanek, Blake	Right Wing	17	6'4	205	93	146	0.42
5	366	Halliday, Stephen	Left Wing	23	6'4	234	104	175	-0.94
6	433	Ellinas, Luke	Left Wing	19	6'1	176	104	261	0.61
7	477	Beckner, Owen	Center	20	6'1	175	204	316	0.83
8	479	Moore, Javon	Left Wing	19	6'4	203	112	155	0.79
9	550	Boucher, Tyler	Left Wing	22	6'1	200	10	54	-0.35
10	551	Robins, Tristen	Center	23	5'10	174	56	31	-1.12
11	597	Isayev, Dmitri	Left Wing	18	5'9	148	149	261	-0.50
12	670	Dyck, Tyson	Center	21	5'11	165	206	227	0.31
13	694	Pettersson, Oskar	Right Wing	21	6'2	195	72	178	0.37
14	738	Daoust, Philippe	Left Wing	23	6'0	161	158	348	0.80
15	820	Johansson, Oliver	Center	22	6'0	185	74	200	-0.17
16	849	Vantassell, Nicholas	Center	21	6'4	196	215	300	0.99
17	890	Chiasson, Jake	Right Wing	22	6'1	165	116	190	-0.57
18	918	O'Neill, Cameron	Right Wing	21	5'11	180	143	288	1.43

Top Defensemen

Top DefensemenProspects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	6	Yakemchuk, Carter	Defenseman	20	6'3	202	7	17	-2.50
2	14	Hensler, Logan	Defenseman	19	6'2	198	23	32	-0.06
3	94	Hamara, Tomas	Defenseman	22	6'0	185	87	47	-0.84
4	139	Stanley, Hoyt	Defenseman	21	6'2	196	108	102	0.35
5	249	Donovan, Jorian	Defenseman	22	6'1	182	136	139	0.15
6	265	Kleven, Tyler	Defenseman	24	6'4	201	44	95	0.71
7	277	Eliasson, Gabriel	Defenseman	19	6'6	206	39	154	0.76
8	294	Andonovski, Matthew	Defenseman	21	6'2	201	140	300	0.62
9	328	Wallberg, Theo	Defenseman	22	6'4	187	250	300	0.21
10	379	Nordberg, Filip	Defenseman	22	6'4	207	250	300	-0.40
11	383	Sebrango, Donovan	Defenseman	24	6'1	184	63	63	-0.48
12	420	Wallenius, Eerik	Defenseman	20	6'4	212	136	113	-0.09

Brian Fogarty 19 August 2023

Philadelphia Flyers Top Prospects

Below are the top prospects in the Philadelphia Flyers organization, separated into forwards and defensemen.

Top Forwards

Top Forward Prospects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	5	Martone, Porter	Right Wing	18	6'3	196	6	4	-2.62
2	30	Nesbitt, Jack	Center	18	6'4	186	12	29	-0.68
3	67	Murtagh, Jack	Center	17	6'0	198	40	25	-0.87
4	74	Luchanko, Jett	Center	18	5'11	187	13	20	-1.34
5	132	Westergard, Max	Center	17	5'11	161	132	44	-0.93
6	142	Sulku, Santeri	Center	21	6'2	185	197	203	-0.13
7	170	Gard, Matthew	Center	18	6'4	195	57	116	0.41
8	185	Knuble, Cole	Right Wing	21	5'10	174	103	132	-0.64
9	235	Bump, Alex	Left Wing	21	6'0	194	133	225	0.56
10	260	Vansaghi, Shane	Center	18	6'2	212	48	108	0.75
11	285	Berglund, Jack	Center	19	6'3	210	51	106	0.16
12	294	Barkey, Denver	Center	20	5'8	155	95	99	-0.81
13	304	Powell, Noah	Right Wing	20	6'0	201	148	300	-0.48
14	348	Kaplan, Devin	Right Wing	21	6'3	198	69	101	0.25
15	350	Tuomaala, Samu	Right Wing	22	5'10	165	46	47	-0.13
16	360	Ruohonen, Heikki	Center	19	6'1	196	107	300	-0.91
17	405	McLaughlin, Owen	Center	22	6'0	165	206	232	-0.08
18	434	Pautov, Ilya	Right Wing	19	5'10	165	173	251	-0.31
19	452	Ciernik, Alex	Right Wing	20	5'10	174	120	67	-0.27
20	573	Gendron, Alexis	Right Wing	21	5'9	175	220	157	0.16
21	837	Avon, J.R.	Center	22	6'0	180	250	433	1.26
22	988	Capone, Nick	Right Wing	23	6'1	202	157	333	0.70

Top Defensemen

Top DefensemenProspects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	21	Bonk, Oliver	Defenseman	21	6'2	179	22	36	-0.73
2	26	Gill, Spencer	Defenseman	19	6'3	186	59	32	-1.57
3	31	Amico, Carter	Defenseman	19	6'5	232	38	59	0.73
4	136	Grans, Helge	Defenseman	23	6'3	192	35	33	-1.63
5	178	Samson, Ethan	Defenseman	22	6'1	195	174	174	-0.92
6	267	Vlooswyk, Luke	Defenseman	19	6'5	200	157	166	0.69
7	314	Moline, Austin	Defenseman	20	6'5	201	205	226	1.15
8	327	Zanetti, Brian	Defenseman	23	6'2	172	110	111	-0.62
9	458	Mann, Mateo	Defenseman	21	6'5	230	199	188	1.27
10	527	Murchison, Ty	Defenseman	23	6'2	192	158	431	0.85

Brian Fogarty 19 August 2023

Pittsburgh Penguins Top Prospects

Below are the top prospects in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, separated into forwards and defensemen.

Top Forwards

Top Forward Prospects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	17	Kindel, Benjamin	Right Wing	18	5'10	180	11	14	-2.36
2	22	Zonnon, Bill	Left Wing	18	6'2	190	22	23	-1.40
3	31	McGroarty, Rutger	Center	21	6'1	204	14	21	-1.34
4	83	Koivunen, Ville	Center	22	5'11	161	51	30	-0.94
5	119	Howe, Tanner	Center	19	5'10	181	46	36	-1.02
6	140	Horcoff, William	Center	18	6'4	203	24	66	0.98
7	145	Ilyin, Mikail	Center	20	6'0	181	142	300	-0.07
8	203	Fernstrom, Melvin	Center	19	6'0	188	93	53	-1.01
9	267	Hayes, Travis	Right Wing	17	5'11	168	105	110	-0.51
10	292	Lucius, Cruz	Right Wing	21	6'0	184	124	125	0.04
11	313	Foster, Cooper	Center	20	5'11	172	174	300	0.24
12	374	Graham, Max	Center	21	6'3	203	139	300	1.32
13	397	Broz, Tristan	Right Wing	22	5'11	175	58	53	-0.19
14	443	Hayes, Avery	Center	22	5'10	165	250	231	0.17
15	482	Plante, Zam	Center	20	5'9	161	150	155	-0.03
16	507	Ponomaryov, Vasili	Center	23	5'10	181	53	73	-0.42
17	521	Miller, Ryan	Center	18	5'11	174	130	225	0.16
18	586	Charron, Jordan	Right Wing	18	6'2	190	154	231	0.59
19	633	Dach, Kale	Center	18	5'10	163	201	208	0.01
20	755	Devlin, Luke	Center	21	6'3	187	182	300	1.23
21	766	Cloutier, Justin	Right Wing	20	5'8	165	250	410	0.67
22	767	Swanson, Mac	Center	19	5'7	157	207	101	-1.53
23	777	Sanderson, Carter	Center	17	6'1	196	169	301	1.10
24	785	Vierling, Evan	Center	23	6'0	154	127	59	-1.05
25	822	Jarventie, Emil	Left Wing	20	5'10	168	217	113	0.00
26	981	Yoder, Chase	Center	23	5'10	174	170	275	0.77

Top Defensemen

Top DefensemenProspects By Team
Team Rank	Rank	Name	Position	Age	Height	Weight	Draft Selection	Pre-Draft Ranking	A/P Score
1	34	Kettles, Peyton	Defenseman	18	6'5	195	39	54	0.22
2	43	Pickering, Owen	Defenseman	22	6'5	185	21	24	-0.50
3	51	Brunicke, Harrison	Defenseman	19	6'3	187	44	42	-0.25
4	78	Trethewey, Charlie	Defenseman	18	6'1	200	73	88	0.00
5	124	Pieniniemi, Emil	Defenseman	21	6'2	175	91	129	0.30
6	141	Peddle, Brady	Defenseman	18	6'3	202	91	195	0.81
7	206	Johnson, Brent	Defenseman	23	5'11	165	80	46	-0.97
8	211	Pietela, Chase	Defenseman	22	6'2	187	250	300	0.08
9	216	Beauchesne, Quinn	Defenseman	19	6'0	187	148	129	-0.38
10	234	Vaisanen, Joona	Defenseman	21	6'0	176	250	300	-0.19
11	238	Harding, Finn	Defenseman	21	6'1	183	250	300	0.22
12	247	Collins, Nolan	Defenseman	21	6'3	194	250	300	0.38
13	500	Nickl, Thimo	Defenseman	24	6'2	161	104	111	-0.97
14	521	Laatsch, Daniel	Defenseman	24	6'5	180	300	300	0.89

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