This article is part of our Prospects Analysis series.
March Update
Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Age | DOB | Comments |
1 | Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | RW | 20 | 12/13/1991 | Almost certain to come to NHL next year |
2 | Mikael Granlund | MIN | C | 20 | 2/26/1992 | Still pouring it on in Finnish league |
3 | Jonathan Huberdeau | FLA | C | 18 | 6/4/1993 | Missed major time with broken foot, but 2 PPG |
4 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | WAS | C | 19 | 5/19/1992 | Knee injury fortunately not that serious |
5 | Tyler Toffoli | LOS | RW | 19 | 4/24/1992 | OHL leader in goals now second in points |
6 | Nick Bjugstad | FLA | C | 19 | 7/17/1992 | Big guy scoring plenty of goals |
7 | Sven Baertschi | CGY | LW | 19 | 10/5/1992 | Two goals in first three NHL games; just a stud |
8 | Dougie Hamilton | BOS | D | 18 | 6/17/1993 | Pace has fallen off, but still putting up huge points |
9 | Jacob Markstrom | FLA | G | 22 | 1/31/1990 | With Theodore healthy, back to waiting in the wings |
10 | Emerson Etem | ANA | C | 19 | 6/16/1992 | Almost a goal per game in WHL; looks NHL-ready |
11 | Mark Stone | OTT | RW | 19 | 5/13/1992 | Big WJC; cleared last year's point total (106) already |
12 | Chris Kreider | NYR | LW | 20 | 4/30/1991 | Late-season NHL arrival sounds possible |
13 | Robin Lehner | OTT | G | 20 | 7/24/1991 | AHL stats say he needs more development time |
14 | Justin Schultz | ANA | D | 21 | 7/6/1990 | Polished puck mover and goal scorer from blue line |
15 | Ty Rattie | STL | RW | 18 | 2/5/1993 | Star power written all over him |
16 | Ryan Strome | NYI | C | 18 | 7/11/1993 | Good in WJC; heating up now |
17 | Mark Scheifele | WPG |
March Update
Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Age | DOB | Comments |
1 | Vladimir Tarasenko | STL | RW | 20 | 12/13/1991 | Almost certain to come to NHL next year |
2 | Mikael Granlund | MIN | C | 20 | 2/26/1992 | Still pouring it on in Finnish league |
3 | Jonathan Huberdeau | FLA | C | 18 | 6/4/1993 | Missed major time with broken foot, but 2 PPG |
4 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | WAS | C | 19 | 5/19/1992 | Knee injury fortunately not that serious |
5 | Tyler Toffoli | LOS | RW | 19 | 4/24/1992 | OHL leader in goals now second in points |
6 | Nick Bjugstad | FLA | C | 19 | 7/17/1992 | Big guy scoring plenty of goals |
7 | Sven Baertschi | CGY | LW | 19 | 10/5/1992 | Two goals in first three NHL games; just a stud |
8 | Dougie Hamilton | BOS | D | 18 | 6/17/1993 | Pace has fallen off, but still putting up huge points |
9 | Jacob Markstrom | FLA | G | 22 | 1/31/1990 | With Theodore healthy, back to waiting in the wings |
10 | Emerson Etem | ANA | C | 19 | 6/16/1992 | Almost a goal per game in WHL; looks NHL-ready |
11 | Mark Stone | OTT | RW | 19 | 5/13/1992 | Big WJC; cleared last year's point total (106) already |
12 | Chris Kreider | NYR | LW | 20 | 4/30/1991 | Late-season NHL arrival sounds possible |
13 | Robin Lehner | OTT | G | 20 | 7/24/1991 | AHL stats say he needs more development time |
14 | Justin Schultz | ANA | D | 21 | 7/6/1990 | Polished puck mover and goal scorer from blue line |
15 | Ty Rattie | STL | RW | 18 | 2/5/1993 | Star power written all over him |
16 | Ryan Strome | NYI | C | 18 | 7/11/1993 | Good in WJC; heating up now |
17 | Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | 19 | 3/15/1993 | Just coming out of a long slump |
18 | Frederik Andersen | CAR | G | 22 | 10/2/1989 | Destroying SEL: 39 games, 1.67 GAA, .941 SV% |
19 | Jerome Gauthier-Leduc | BUF | D | 19 | 7/30/1992 | Two games left to hit 30 goals in the Q; he's got 28 |
20 | Gustav Nyquist | DET | C | 22 | 9/1/1989 | Still pulling a point per game in the AHL |
21 | Jaden Schwartz | STL | C | 19 | 6/25/1992 | Wore the C for Canada in WJC; still crushing college |
22 | Tomas Jurco | DET | RW | 19 | 12/28/1992 | Had a neck injury, but back now and playing well |
23 | Kyle Palmieri | ANA | RW | 20 | 4/16/1991 | Delivered two-goal game in brief top-line stay for Ducks |
24 | Ryan Murphy | CAR | D | 18 | 3/31/1993 | Has recovered from bad start; pulling a point per game |
25 | Jakob Silfverberg | OTT | RW | 21 | 10/13/1990 | Aggressive ranking, but he's killing it as a pro in SEL |
26 | Matthew Hackett | MIN | G | 22 | 3/7/1990 | Looks great in the NHL, especially for his age |
27 | Jordan Weal | LOS | C | 19 | 4/15/1992 | Career-high 116 WHL points; small, but never gets hurt |
28 | Drew Shore | FLA | C | 21 | 1/29/1991 | Lighting up college more than ever |
29 | Joe Morrow | PIT | D | 19 | 12/9/1992 | Turning into complete blue line package |
30 | Brandon Gormley | PHO | D | 20 | 2/18/1992 | No goals in 9 games since being traded to Shawinigan |
31 | Braden Holtby | WAS | G | 22 | 9/16/1989 | Almost back to his old self, but still needs work |
32 | John Gibson | ANA | G | 18 | 7/14/1993 | Rounding back into form; missed a month (tonsil surgery) |
33 | Christian Thomas | NYR | RW | 19 | 5/26/1992 | Slowed by concussion early, but has come on strong |
34 | Zack Phillips | MIN | C | 19 | 10/28/1992 | Strong year, but not spectacular; good foundation, though |
35 | Brayden McNabb | BUF | D | 21 | 1/21/1991 | Big kid playing well in AHL since demotion |
36 | Brendan Smith | DET | D | 23 | 2/8/1989 | With Commodore gone, he's here to stay; looks good |
37 | Brandon Saad | CHI | LW | 19 | 10/27/1992 | Killing it for Saginaw (OHL) -- 74 points in 42 |
38 | Mika Zibanejad | OTT | C | 18 | 4/18/1993 | Offense coming along slowly; could be back in NHL soon |
39 | Mark Visentin | PHO | G | 19 | 8/7/1992 | Won 15 straight after WJC; looks right again |
40 | Joe Colborne | TOR | LW | 22 | 1/30/1990 | Hasn't stuck in NHL; now struggling in AHL |
41 | Eddie Lack | VAN | G | 23 | 1/5/1988 | Bad luck to be buried behind two studs |
42 | Mark Barberio | TAM | D | 22 | 3/23/1990 | AHL All-Star pouring it on for Norfolk |
43 | Martin Jones | LAK | G | 22 | 1/10/1990 | D corps in flux hurting stats, but still looks good |
44 | Jake Allen | STL | G | 21 | 7/8/1990 | Seems to have elevated his game after Bishop trade |
45 | Tim Erixon | NYR | D | 21 | 2/24/1991 | Still showing playmaking skills in minors |
46 | Cory Conacher | TAM | C | 22 | 12/14/1989 | Undersized, but looks like a star in AHL |
47 | Tyler Bunz | EDM | G | 20 | 2/11/1992 | Dramatically outperforming fifth-round selection |
48 | Nathan Beaulieu | MON | D | 19 | 12/5/1992 | Riding coattails on a great team, but still a huge talent |
49 | Petr Mrazek | DET | G | 20 | 2/14/1992 | Jimmy Howard's backup in two years |
50 | Jason Zucker | MIN | LW | 20 | 1/16/1992 | One point off his career high for U. Denver |
51 | Brock Nelson | NYI | C | 20 | 10/15/1991 | Has shot up the list, as promised |
52 | Peter Holland | ANA | C | 21 | 1/14/1991 | Nice AHL season -- over 20 goals, will clear 50 points |
53 | Alexander Khokhlachev | BOS | LW | 18 | 9/9/1993 | Out for the year (lacerated kidney), but looked damn good |
54 | Brandon Pirri | CHI | C | 20 | 4/10/1991 | Just 2 points in 11 February games in AHL |
55 | Sam Brittain | FLA | G | 19 | 5/10/1992 | Killing it since return -- .925 SV% in 10 games |
56 | Brendan Ranford | LW | PHI | 19 | 5/3/1992 | Needs to work on skating, but points are there |
57 | Brendan Gallagher | MON | RW | 19 | 6/5/1992 | Third straight 40-goal WHL season for Giants' captain |
58 | Teemu Pulkkinen | DET | LW | 20 | 1/2/1992 | Finishing season well off last year's pace |
59 | Charlie Coyle | MIN | RW | 20 | 3/2/1992 | Rare college-to-junior hop; he's coming next year |
60 | Connor Knapp | BUF | G | 21 | 5/1/1990 | 1.43 GAA, .943 SV% for Miami of Ohio |
61 | Kevin Poulin | NYI | G | 21 | 4/12/1990 | Still not flashing '11-12 form, but he's been better |
62 | Joey Hishon | COL | C | 20 | 10/20/1991 | Concussion still holding him out; seems injury-prone |
63 | Mark Dekanich | CBJ | G | 25 | 5/10/1986 | Promising season destroyed by injuries; getting old |
64 | Shane Prince | OTT | LW | 19 | 11/16/1992 | Goal-scoring explosion this year |
65 | Kirill Petrov | NYI | LW | 21 | 4/13/1990 | NHL next year? Decent KHL stats |
66 | Tyson Barrie | COL | D | 20 | 7/26/1991 | Great offensive skillset, but D needs work |
67 | Reilly Smith | DAL | RW | 21 | 4/1/1991 | Big-time goal scorer with Miami (Ohio) |
68 | Sami Aittokallio | COL | G | 19 | 8/6/1992 | Holding his own against men in Finnish pro league |
69 | Leland Irving | CGY | G | 21 | 4/11/1988 | Looked solid in handful of NHL appearances |
70 | Tomas Tatar | DET | LW | 21 | 12/1/1990 | Good, but still looking for that next gear on offense |
71 | Jack Campbell | DAL | G | 20 | 1/2/1992 | Back to struggling; when can we call him a bust? |
72 | Chris Terry | CAR | LW | 22 | 4/7/1989 | Tough year, but he's still a major talent |
73 | Austin Watson | NAS | C | 20 | 1/13/1992 | Move from Peterborough to London (OHL) has helped |
74 | Greg McKegg | TOR | C | 19 | 6/17/1992 | Whole Erie (OHL) team suffering from awful goalies |
75 | Patrick Holland | CGY | RW | 20 | 1/7/1992 | Over 100 points; is it him or linemates? |
76 | J.T. Miller | NYR | C | 19 | 3/14/1993 | Just a point per game in OHL won't cut it |
77 | Joel Armia | BUF | RW | 18 | 3/31/1993 | |
78 | Erik Haula | MIN | LW | 21 | 3/23/1991 | Finn having a big year for U. Minnesota |
79 | Jamie Oleksiak | DAL | D | 19 | 12/21/1992 | Almost Chara-sized; offense will come long-term |
80 | T.J. Tynan | CBJ | C | 20 | 2/25/1992 | Pace has fallen off, but still PPG for Notre Dame |
81 | Andrew Yogan | NYR | C | 20 | 12/4/1991 | Plus-5 on a team with an .892 SV%; points leader too |
82 | Carter Ashton | TOR | LW | 20 | 4/1/1991 | |
83 | Mark McNeill | CHI | C | 19 | 2/22/1993 | Has skills, but his team is very bad |
84 | Tobias Rieder | EDM | RW | 19 | 1/10/1993 | German import has blown up for 40 goals in OHL |
85 | Rickard Rakell | ANA | C | 18 | 5/5/1993 | Like Miller, just a PPG in OHL won't cut it |
86 | Beau Bennett | PIT | RW | 20 | 11/27/1991 | Wrist injury |
87 | Stuart Percy | TOR | D | 18 | 5/18/1993 | |
88 | Matt Puempel | OTT | LW | 19 | 1/24/1993 | Another "meh" PPG guy in the OHL |
89 | Tyler Johnson | TAM | C | 21 | 7/29/1990 | Undrafted 100-point man having terrific AHL debut |
90 | Jason Akeson | PHI | RW | 21 | 6/3/1990 | Like Johnson, but a playmaker rather than a scorer |
91 | Tyson Sexsmith | SAN | G | 23 | 3/19/1989 | AHL All-Star took opening left by Stalock and ran |
92 | Jonathan Audy-Marchessault | NYR | C | 21 | 12/27/1990 | Small and undrafted, but kid can play |
93 | Sergei Shirokov | FLA | LW | 26 | 3/10/1986 | Killing KHL; will he ever return to North America? |
94 | Quinton Howden | FLA | LW | 20 | 1/21/1992 | Hasn't taken that next step |
95 | Adam Clendening | CHI | D | 19 | 10/26/1992 | |
96 | Scott Wedgewood | NJD | G | 19 | 8/14/1992 | Pretty decent WJC showing raises his status |
97 | Brett MacLean | PHO | LW | 23 | 12/24/1988 | Changed organizations twice and having a tough year |
98 | Kyle Beach | CHI | C | 22 | 1/13/1990 | Out since October (upper body); could be done for season |
99 | Alex Stalock | SAN | G | 24 | 7/28/1987 | Has missed all year with leg injury |
100 | Anders Lee | NYI | C | 21 | 7/3/1990 | Hasn't been so great last few months |