Prospect Rankings
Ranked by expected peak NHL production — not by junior points. Each prospect is matched to the players drafted 2012–2018 whose draft-stage profiles his most resembles, and carries what actually became of them: how many made it, when they arrived, and how good they got.
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How this is built. Each prospect's draft-stage profile — league-adjusted scoring (NHLe), his age that season, goal share, pedigree — is matched against every player drafted 2012–2018, including the ones who never made it. What you see is what happened to his 40 closest matches: P(NHL) is the share who reached 100+ NHL games, ETA the median age they became regulars, and the band their 25th–90th percentile peak scoring pace. The rank itself is the mean peak pace across all matches, busts counted as zero — so a flashy profile whose comps washed out ranks below a steadier one whose comps stuck.
Two stages, matched separately: a junior is compared to other juniors; an AHL/pro prospect (the PRO tag) to players who were at the same stage — so a 22-year-old producing in the AHL isn't judged against 18-year-olds. Pool: 1324 drafted players (734 with a pro-stage season), 32% made the NHL — the base rate any prospect is measured against. Skaters only: there is no NHLe for a goalie.
| # | Player | Pos | League | Age | Org | Draft | P/GP | NHLe | P(NHL) | ETA | Upside band | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Cole Reschny★ | F | NCAA | 19.4 | CGY | 25′ #18 | 0.97 | 32.7 | 72% | 2.4y @21.8 | 233979 | 41.8 |
| 31 | Cullen Potter | F | NCAA | 19.6 | CGY | 25′ #32 | 1.08 | 36.4 | 62% | 2y @21.6 | 193473 | 35.3 |
| 40 | Matvei Gridin | F | AHLPRO | 20.5 | CGY | 24′ #28 | 0.81 | 29.3 | 70% | 2.1y @22.6 | 183368 | 33.8 |
| 45 | Chase Harrington | F | WHL | 18.8 | CGY* | 26′ #36 | 0.93 | 23 | 68% | 3y @21.8 | 03473 | 33.5 |
| 49 | Ethan Wyttenbach★ | F | NCAA | 19.5 | CGY | 25′ #144 | 1.48 | 49.6 | 55% | 2.6y @22.1 | 03077 | 33 |
| 51 | Alan Shaikhlislamov★ | F | MHL | 18 | CGY* | 26′ #55 | 1.13 | 16.7 | 60% | 3.8y @21.8 | 03283 | 32.6 |
| 64 | Jack Hextall | F | USHL | 18.4 | CGY | 26′ #30 | 0.98 | 19.3 | 62% | 3.4y @21.8 | 03168 | 31.6 |
| 141 | Joe Iginla | F | WHL | 18 | CGY* | 26′ #65 | 0.54 | 13.3 | 53% | 3.8y @21.8 | 02968 | 28.1 |
| 216 | Trevor Hoskin | F | NCAAPRO | 22.3 | CGY* | 24′ #106 | 1.03 | 34.6 | 50% | 1y @23.3 | 02764 | 25.3 |
| 327 | Andrew Basha | F | WHL | 20.8 | CGY* | 24′ #41 | 1.56 | 38.4 | 42% | 2.1y @22.9 | 01247 | 20.5 |
| 488 | Aydar Suniev | F | AHLPRO | 21.8 | CGY | 23′ #80 | 0.42 | 15.2 | 33% | 1.5y @23.3 | 01037 | 15.5 |
| 557 | Egor Barabanov | F | OHL | 20.3 | CGY* | 26′ #100 | 1.34 | 32.9 | 30% | 3.4y @23.7 | 0046 | 13.4 |
| 612 | Jaden Lipinski | F | NCAAPRO | 21.7 | CGY* | 23′ #112 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 23% | 1.5y @23.2 | 0046 | 12.5 |
| 614 | William Stromgren | F | AHLPRO | 23.2 | CGY* | 21′ #45 | 0.71 | 25.7 | 28% | 1.4y @24.6 | 0036 | 12.4 |
| 653 | Tyson Gross | F | NCAAPRO | 23.9 | CGY | — | 1.14 | 38.3 | 17% | 0.7y @24.6 | 0055 | 11.4 |
| 736 | Cade Littler | F | NCAAPRO | 22.1 | CGY* | 22′ #219 | 0.37 | 12.5 | 15% | 0.9y @23 | 0027 | 9.1 |
| 757 | Jacob Battaglia | F | OHL | 20.4 | CGY* | 24′ #62 | 0.75 | 18.4 | 17% | 2.8y @23.2 | 0031 | 8.5 |
| 984 | Luke Misa | F | NCAA | 20.7 | CGY* | 24′ #150 | 0.51 | 17.3 | 10% | 2.7y @23.4 | 0013 | 5.2 |
| 1197 | Yan Matveiko | F | MHL | 20 | CGY* | 25′ #211 | 0.74 | 10.9 | 7% | 3.2y @23.2 | 000 | 3.4 |
| 1236 | Hunter Laing | F | WHL | 20.3 | CGY* | 24′ #170 | 0.89 | 21.8 | 7% | 1.4y @21.7 | 0012 | 3 |
| 1365 | Lucas Ciona | F | AHLPRO | 23.6 | CGY* | 21′ #173 | 0.19 | 6.9 | 5% | 3.7y @27.3 | 000 | 1.3 |
| 1395 | Parker Bell | F | AHLPRO | 22.9 | CGY* | 22′ #155 | 0.11 | 4.1 | 3% | 1y @23.9 | 000 | 0.5 |
Who each prospect looks like
20. Cole Reschny72% NHL · 2.4y
| Sonny Milano 14′#16 | 42 pk | 344 GP |
| Mathew Barzal 15′#16 | 85 pk | 611 GP |
| Joshua Ho-Sang 14′#28 | never stuck | 53 GP |
| Nick Schmaltz 14′#20 | 77 pk | 670 GP |
| Jared McCann 14′#24 | 73 pk | 720 GP |
31. Cullen Potter62% NHL · 2y
| Ivan Barbashev 14′#33 | 61 pk | 667 GP |
| Sam Steel 16′#30 | 41 pk | 491 GP |
| Joe Veleno 18′#30 | 29 pk | 367 GP |
| Maxime Comtois 17′#50 | 49 pk | 211 GP |
| Akil Thomas 18′#51 | never stuck | 32 GP |
40. Matvei Gridin70% NHL · 2.1y
| Jesper Boqvist 17′#36 | 34 pk | 387 GP |
| Tanner Pearson 12′#30 | 53 pk | 778 GP |
| Jack Drury 18′#42 | 30 pk | 268 GP |
| Eetu Luostarinen 17′#42 | 43 pk | 447 GP |
| Vladislav Kamenev 14′#42 | never stuck | 66 GP |
45. Chase Harrington68% NHL · 3y
| Alexandre Texier 17′#45 | 46 pk | 283 GP |
| Jake Guentzel 13′#77 | 91 pk | 681 GP |
| Isac Lundeström 18′#23 | 30 pk | 405 GP |
| Liam Foudy 18′#18 | 19 pk | 105 GP |
| Jaret Anderson-Dolan 17′#41 | 27 pk | 134 GP |
49. Ethan Wyttenbach55% NHL · 2.6y
| Christian Dvorak 14′#58 | 52 pk | 614 GP |
| Justin Almeida 18′#129 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Troy Terry 15′#148 | 77 pk | 488 GP |
| Jan Jenik 18′#65 | never stuck | 24 GP |
| Kevin Labanc 14′#171 | 56 pk | 512 GP |
51. Alan Shaikhlislamov60% NHL · 3.8y
| Alex Formenton 17′#47 | 33 pk | 109 GP |
| Nicolas Kerdiles 12′#36 | never stuck | 3 GP |
| Ivan Morozov 18′#61 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Eeli Tolvanen 17′#30 | 46 pk | 423 GP |
| Jarrod Maidens 12′#82 | never stuck | 0 GP |
64. Jack Hextall62% NHL · 3.4y
| J.T. Compher 13′#35 | 52 pk | 658 GP |
| Scott Laughton 12′#20 | 45 pk | 745 GP |
| Colin White 15′#21 | 47 pk | 323 GP |
| Isac Lundeström 18′#23 | 30 pk | 405 GP |
| Eeli Tolvanen 17′#30 | 46 pk | 423 GP |
141. Joe Iginla53% NHL · 3.8y
| Ivan Morozov 18′#61 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Alex Formenton 17′#47 | 33 pk | 109 GP |
| Thomas Di Pauli 12′#100 | never stuck | 2 GP |
| Hudson Fasching 13′#118 | 32 pk | 175 GP |
| Jarrod Maidens 12′#82 | never stuck | 0 GP |
216. Trevor Hoskin50% NHL · 1y
| Jacob Peterson 17′#132 | never stuck | 83 GP |
| Mattias Janmark 13′#79 | 38 pk | 680 GP |
| Mason Appleton 15′#168 | 37 pk | 465 GP |
| Rourke Chartier 14′#149 | never stuck | 56 GP |
| Riley Damiani 18′#137 | never stuck | 7 GP |
327. Andrew Basha42% NHL · 2.1y
| Jack Drury 18′#42 | 30 pk | 268 GP |
| Brett Howden 16′#27 | 41 pk | 489 GP |
| Brendan Lemieux 14′#31 | 25 pk | 307 GP |
| Evan Barratt 17′#90 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Laurent Dauphin 13′#39 | never stuck | 94 GP |
488. Aydar Suniev33% NHL · 1.5y
| Scott Kosmachuk 12′#70 | never stuck | 8 GP |
| Austin Wagner 15′#99 | 28 pk | 178 GP |
| Allan McShane 18′#97 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Anthony Richard 15′#100 | never stuck | 40 GP |
| Connor Bunnaman 16′#109 | never stuck | 54 GP |
557. Egor Barabanov30% NHL · 3.4y
| Chandler Stephenson 12′#77 | 66 pk | 653 GP |
| Michael Spacek 15′#108 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Henri Ikonen 13′#154 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Charles Hudon 12′#122 | 34 pk | 134 GP |
| Cedric Paquette 12′#101 | 24 pk | 448 GP |