I watch him and I see an NHL player with the kind of well-rounded, high-effort skill set that could see him move around an NHL lineup (in a good way) someday. Jesse Nurmi, LW, KooKoo U20 (U20 SM-sarja), 58. Ive seen him create breakaways with ease, win races he should, and send defenders sliding when he stops up on them with a head of steam. And even at 6-foot-2 and about 200 pounds, hes one of the best skaters in this draft. With a little more consistency and some maturity, theres a top-six playmaking winger there. WHL Bantam Draft: December Top 22 - #5 - #1 - DN Scouting WHL Bantam Draft: December Top 22 - #5 - #1 January 1, 2021 | In General, WHL Draft | By Ashley It's The Final Countdown!!!! The annual Western Hockey League bantam draft coming on May 7 will be full of mixed emotions for hundreds of Grade 9 kids in Western Canada and parts of the United States. Theres just this elusiveness to his game where you never know where hes going with the puck. This ranking follows my way-too-early top 26 and my preseason top 32 (released in August). The 2023 draft is led by three maybe four A-plus (or close) prospects at the very top, a superb collection of high-end talents at forward behind them that will run deep into the first round and produce additional stars, and better depth on defence and in net than I anticipated when the year started. Im not sure he has the star power of the names in front of him here, but hes got some unique attributes in this class and hes going to make a heck of an NHL player. Western Hockey League completes 2022 WHL U.S. His release is lightning-quick. Hes a slick one-on-one player. WHL Clubs send scouts to watch first-year bantams from the start of the minor hockey season. Sign up for EP Premium to create your own ranking. There have been times this season, though, where he has looked like hes trying a little too hard to impress and make things happen instead of allowing the game to come to him. His skating is average in my eyes and so is his defending, but his offensive skill and smarts package could get him a look even higher on draft day as theres not a single NHL team who wouldnt love an offensive defender as dynamic as Dragicevic. He has produced solid offense so far this year for the USA U-18 team which is made more impressive by the fact that he is usually playing on the second line behind the Smith, Moore, Perreault trio. 2020 All rights reserved to Puck Preps. No, you haven't accidentally clicked a lyrics page add and been directed to an eighties anthem, it's DubNetwork Scouting's LAST REVEAL for our December Top 22 - WHL Bantam Draft prospect breakdown. Go Premium for Elite Prospects Support. He was more impressive than his already-impressive 61-points-in-68-games season last year (where he led the Cougars in scoring), and the same is true in his strong production on a middle-of-the-pack Cougars team this year. There were also five more goalies who were among the final cuts for this list and I fully expect each will be on my final draft board. He too often looks like the third guy on his line. Stenberg was, coming into this season, viewed by many as the second-best Swedish prospect in this class to Carlsson after he played to nearly a point per game at the J20 level last year, looked like he belonged as an underager on the national team at U18 worlds, and impressed as Swedens leading scorer captain at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup (he also scored two Michigan goals last season and has continued to wear the C for Sweden this season at events like the falls Five Nations in Plymouth, and the World Jr. A Challenge). Youll commonly see him activate to lead plays into the offensive zone and create something. He profiles similarly to David Jiricek physically, but with a more defensive tilt to his game. The bantam draft allows for the orderly transfer of players to WHL Protected Player Lists (PPL) from the bantam ranks (13-14 year-olds). But at this point in time theres also only one player in the history of the U.S. NTDP who has produced at a higher points per game clip in their draft year than Perreault has this season: Jack Hughes. 2023-2024 playoffs qc player stats for Poland, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more. Although he is just 5-foot-9, Perron is earning more and more buzz as a potential first rounder due to his excellent skating, playmaking, and offensive awareness. Axel Sandin Pellikka is a right-handed offensive defenseman who has put up points at a remarkable rate in J20 Nationell, the top Swedish junior league. His near point-per-game production at the top of the Huskies stat sheet comes a year after he led the BCHL in goals (45 in 46 games) and points (85) for a 1.85 points-per-game clip that stands as the most productive 16-year-old season in the league in decades, besting Alex Newhook(1.47), Kyle Turris (1.26), Tyson Jost (0.98), and Kent Johnson (0.81) while being four months younger than Johnson was at the time. close. The beauty of Brindleys game is that while he may prove talented enough to play in a skill role at the NHL level, hes got the approach/tools to play an effective bottom-six game too. There was a time when folks thought Musty was the best American-born 2005 prospect and while thats no longer the case theres still a lot to get excited about. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Noah Dower Nilsson is purely an offensive player at this point, but hes a very skilled one. Gauthier, the No. This kid is as prolific from long distance as any shooter Ive ever scouted. Hes got gallops, cutbacks, crossovers, all of it. And this season theres no doubt: Hes the best forward on arguably the CHLs most talented team at forward. This year, wearing an A as a 17-year-old with the Generals, hes been arguably their most consistent forward while playing a key role on the penalty kill and late in games in the faceoff circle (where he is really strong). WHL Draft - WHL Prospects The 2021 WHL Prospects Draft Pre-Show begins with co-hosts Chris Wahl and Taylor Rocca at 9:30 a.m. MT, with live draft coverage beginning at 10 a.m. MT. William Whitelaw, C, Youngstown Phantoms (USHL), 56. Hes also outscoring most of the WHL for that matter, dominating the opposition when he has possession. pic.twitter.com/ZNwH9wYcC0 Pavel Barber (@HeyBarber) January 3, 2023, WELCOME TO THE BEDARD SHOW! The Scouting News The 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Pre-Show begins with co-hosts Chris Wahl and Taylor Rocca at 8:30 a.m. PDT, with live draft coverage beginning at 9 a.m. PDT. Im prepared to stick my neck out on Perreault at this point. If he were guaranteed to be coming to the NHL next fall, a centre, and an inch or two taller, hed have a nearly perfect profile for me. 2022 WHL Prospects Draft - First Round Order of Selection 1) Medicine Hat Tigers 2) Tri-City Americans 3) Victoria Royals 4) Calgary Hitmen 5) Swift Current Broncos 6) Regina Pats 7) Vancouver Giants 8) Spokane Chiefs 9) Prince George Cougars 10) Prince Albert Raiders 11) Lethbridge Hurricanes 12) Brandon Wheat Kings 13) Saskatoon Blades Gauthier brings a lot to the table. Id eagerly bet on him. Publishing date 2023-01-18 User Anonymous Views 922 Favorited 0 Share Embed 2023 Whl Bantam Draft Lenni Hameenaho has been an early riser this year, establishing himself as a prospect to watch while playing in the Finnish Liiga where he has scored at roughly a half point per game pace as a draft year player. Hes just a natural creator for himself and others who manufactures offence in a variety of ways. WHL News. WHL Bantam Draft - WHL Network He has been utterly dominant at the J20 level, played big minutes when things mattered most as an underager at the world juniors (including in three overtimes) and looked himself in spot usage in the SHL. He has a great shot, but more often than not he scores goals because he slipped his defender and managed to find the space and time necessary to score a goal. Sweden's best prospect for the 2023 draft, Carlsson dominated the J20 level with his size and skill last season, playing at nearly two points per game (35 in 18) and adding nine points in 35. It will be followed by my midseason top 64 (released in February), an updated top 32 following U18 Worlds. Its impossible not to. Jayden Perron is an excellent play-driving winger with tons of offensive talent. Ethan Miedema, LW (Kingston) One of the more impressive 2005s in the CHL last season, Barlow scored 35 goals in 66 combined regular-season and playoff games as a rookie in the OHL and was named captain of the Attack for his draft year (both rare goal scoring for a player his age, and a rare honour for a player his age). The way that Fantilli plays wouldnt really fly in the SHL where you need to be dependable at all times, and Carlssons maturity, reliability, and his clear understanding of what makes him great are the reasons he has succeeded in a top pro league as a teenager. I see clear, projectable top-six tools as a play-creating winger and Im not the least bit worried about him doing it against NHL defences because of how hard he is to pin down. 2022 NHL Draft: Zator's Top 64 February Rankings - The Hockey Writers This is a multi-part series which we will be releasing over the next couple weeks to give you the readers some insight on whom we feel is the cream of the crop for 2023. He can run the wall or the point on the PP, effortlessly picking coverage apart and feathering pucks through seams. 2023 WHL Draft Rankings - Elite Prospects 2023 WHL Draft Rankings Add to Favorites This is a custom user-submitted ranking. Manage Settings Its powerful when it needs to be and light and adjustable when it needs to be. Only time will tell if they can do the same for him as a pro. 2022 NHL Draft Tracker: Matthew Seminoff Matthew Seminoff has made quite the name for himself on a talented Kamloops Blazers roster that boasts three potential draft picks at the 2022 NHL draft. Hes a crafty handler who hangs onto pucks to spin away from pressure, attacks in and out of crowds, makes plays into space for himself, and can comfortably make plays through layers to others. After being selected 10th overall in the 2022 CHL Import Draft by the Vancouver Giants, Samuel Honzek has done nothing but impress in his first season in North America. Western Hockey League completes 2022 WHL Prospects Draft 2023-2024 relegation player stats for Erste Liga, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more. Hes quick side-to-side on little jumps and drags. Id like to see him pick up a bit more of an acceleration gear from a standstill (his stride can look a little short/stunted/heavy), and fill the scoresheet a little more (though the talent around him has something to do with that too), but theres a lot to like. With a hot start in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) as a 17-year-old Leo Carlsson has shot up draft boards and quickly made the top tier of the draft a four-player group. For some, it will be. All 22 WHL Clubs participated in the four-phase lottery . Hes a hard worker who makes his team better whenever he steps on the ice. He keeps his head up in the neutral and defensive zones and is a confident puck carrier on exits and entries. Finesse. Theres a lot of belief out there that hes going to be a good, well-rounded NHLer. There he excelled as the team's number one d-man . He draws tons of attention in the offensive zone and is great at making smart plays under pressure to help open teammates up to make their jobs easier. Hes a multi-dimensional forward who has quick acceleration, can handle the puck at speed and change tempos in control, can shape play by opening up his hips to go heel-to-heel, thrives in traffic, is a dual shot-pass threat, plays one step ahead of the game in possession, supports the play effectively, problem-solves as well as anyone in this class (in an age group that is full of intelligent playmakers), works his tail off off the puck to keep his energy up (he plays heavier and scrappier than he looks, too), and sets the pace for his line (whether by picking it up or slowing it down to use his creativity). And while he may not be a driver on a top-six line, its not hard to imagine him as a first- or second-line playmaker who makes finishing plays off of a drivers work and does damage on PP1. 2020 All rights reserved to Puck Preps. Hes got superb vision and ranks among the best in the class at dissecting coverage as a passer. Hes consistent shift-to-shift and game-to-game and while he might lack the dynamism of some of the players in front of him here, he can make plays in a variety of ways on and off the puck and the ice usually tilts in his teams favor when hes out there. He can pick apart opposing defenses with pin-point passes and sly fakes, and his effort level is admirable. He can beat you by pushing through lanes to the middle third, driving the net, or dropping a shoulder to take space that isnt there. The BCHLs leading scorer while playing on a line with his older brother Josh (a playerI vouched for as a worthy late-round flier ahead of last years draft), Nadeau is a multi-dimensional forward whose hands, skating, and shooting all get very high grades. He was theNo. Max Domi (F) While he benefits from playing with talented linemates, Bensons a driver in every sense. Hesa clever beyond belief, maneuverable facilitator and playmaker who plays the game with a light touch and a heady spatial awareness of not only where his teammates are, but where he is in the flow of play (and relative to defenders). Hes got poise and patience on the puck. If he were a little bigger, hed be a scouts dream. He has also shown a little more fire. Hes as fun to watch with the puck on his stick as almost anyone in this draft. Hes a versatile, high-RPM player who makes things happen when hes on the ice and pulls teamates into the fight with his scrappy, competitive, never-stop style. With the World Junior Hockey Championship coming. Publishing date 2022-12-21 User Anonymous Views 12926 Favorited 2 Share Embed 2023 WHL Draft Rankings - TOP 50 Everett, by virtue of finishing with the third-best overall record in the 2021-22 regular season, will select 20th overall in the first round. He regularly makes difficult plays as a passer, demonstrating high-end spatial awareness and often finding second or even third options (constantly pre-scanning and shoulder-checking). If this werent a draft that also featured Bedard and Benson, he was in the midst of one of the most productive draft-eligible seasons in recent WHL history (pacing to outproduce, for example, the 106 in 69 that 2011 No. The Scouting News. Only Hughes. NHL Entry Draft -3005 - full list of selections with facts and stats. Follow Scott on Twitter @scottcwheeler, Matvei Michkov. Early results are extremely positive with Wood being one of the top rookie point scorers and one of the top scorers on his team despite being the youngest player in all of mens NCAA hockey. One of my favourites in this class, Cristall isa creative, slippery playmaker who isnt afraid to try things and possesses a rare ability to hang onto pucks, pull eyes and bodies towards him, and then expose opposing structures to the weak side of coverage. Hes got quick hands one-on-one, he drops pucks back into his shooting stance effortlessly, and hes got a beautiful curl-and-drag motion. On the puck, hes a multi-faceted playmaker who often looks like the player who was the No. There are some whod like to see him get to the guts of the ice and battle a little more (he glides a little too much off of the puck offensively and defensively). Michkov is, without question or hesitation, the best prospect Ive ever ranked at No. After no Manitobans were selected in the opening round of the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft, five players from the province were picked in round two. Elite Prospects - CCHL Bantam Protected Draft 2023 He provides a ton of offense in transition as well as in the offensive zone where he seems to create scoring chances at will. 2023 Whl Bantam Draft - Elite Prospects Not Logan Cooley. Shane Wright, C, Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) 2. Luke Mittelstadt, LHD (U. of Minnesota) We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Beyond his natural skill in possession, he also impresses with his smarts with the puck, his cerebral play style, and his ability to play to his linemates. And while he creates a lot off the rush, he also has the finer skills to play the flank on the power play, create inside the offensive zone, finish from mid-range (hes got a nifty release) and dice up coverage. It was tricky evaluating and contextualizing Sale last season, when he was above two points per game (99 in 44) in Czechias top junior league, doing things that had never been done and smashing (and even doubling in some cases) the production of recent top Czech players at the same age (including first-rounders like Jakub Voracek and Tomas Hertl). WHL Prospects by. Still, though he is a dominant junior player and could chase down a 50-goal season this year, its also fair to ask if his advanced growth gives him less runway for improvement (he really does look like a man already). Nobody can defend his inside-out cut into that low, hard wrister of his at the junior level. When you spend some time watching him and asking around about him, you quickly realize why. I think its only a matter of time until he starts to produce more consistently. He just has a unique ability to impose his will on the game. Without further ado, let's get to the 2023 draft board. He can get a little ahead of the play, and hes got work to do on his game defensively if he doesnt want to get hemmed in at the next level, but those are things you live with with a talent as singular as his. Theres work to do to get a little quicker from a standstill, and that leaves some believing hes more of a mid-to-late first than an upper-half-of-the-first guy, but hes better suited as a playmaker and finisher than a power forward type anyways. Wins it in OT for !!! Timur Mukhanov, LW (Omsk) He uses his speed and skill to blow by defenders in the neutral zone and pressure in-zone defenders who struggle to anticipate his next move. This may be a little low given that, but also underscores the strength of this draft. Few centers in junior hockey enter their draft year as well-rounded as Nate Danielson. Wheeler: Ranking the top 64 prospects at the 2023 NHL Draft Narrowly my top-ranked defenceman in the draft at this stage, Gulyayev put together the most productive 16-year-old season by a defenceman in the MHLs modern history (13 seasons dating back to 2009) when he posted 35 points in 54 games last year, regularly playing 20 minutes per game in a league famous for typically relying on older players. Scouts are drawn to him because of his size-skill combo and while he can look a little uncoordinated out there at times, that draw is real and theres some definite tools there. Honzek has played and succeeded on both special teams this year and his size and strength have made him too much for opposing defenders to handle on more than a few occasions. Hes got high-end speed with his galloping crossover strides and strong acceleration from a standstill (with continued work to do to take his first two steps up a notch and find an even quicker gear), which help him carry the puck up the ice or join in transition as the trailer whenever he has to play catchup. With the puck on his stick, hes a treat to watch. His strength complements a competitive, physical, forechecking, middle-lane style that makes good use of his length and hard wrister from midrange. Though hes not big, he plays hard and engages in battles in the defensive zone with some sneaky strength. He passes the eye test. That is, of course . Tuomas Uronen, RW (HIFK), (Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; photos: Jamie Crawford, Minas Panagiotakis, Dennis Pajot / Getty Images). Chiefs prepare for two drafts, including first overall pick in WHL Arttu Karki, LHD (Tappara) NHL Draft History 2021 Draft Rankings: Final 65-96 (May) Enter Player 2021 NHL Draft Rankings: Final 65-96 (May) Steve Kournianos | 5/25/2021 | [hupso] 1-32 | 33-64 | 65-96 | 97-128 | 129-160 | 0 replies Stanley Cup Playoffs: Round 1 Notebook (East and Central Divisions) 2021 Draft Rankings: Final 97-128 (May) Noel Nordh, LW (Brynas) While that bent-sideways cannon that he has off of his right hip is his defining quality, its not the only tool he has that is singular, either. Musty is an athletic winger who can beat goalies with his hard shot or by crashing the net and scoring in tight. Now that the 2023 World Juniors are firmly in the rearview mirror, its time to take another deep-dive into the top prospects for the 2023 Draft. 2022-2023 regular season player stats for CSDHL 13U, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more. 2023 is obviously way far out but 8 Sask . I think the former outcome is the more likely, which is why Id probably steer clear of him in the teens (where some believe he belongs). We believe in fully disclosing the methods to which we collect and use your personal information.
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