His long stick can limit him catching and handling pucks in his feet at times, and he doesnt have a great shot, but those things should come and hes got great dexterity and reflexes. Calum Ritchie has great puck skills and sometimes it looks like he has glued the puck to his stick while carving through defenders or when hes on a breakaway. His average SHL TOI is around 4:30, so this should be a confidence boost for the 2023 top prospect.In the J20 Nationell, Stenberg has 20pts (8G, 12A) through 23 games.pic.twitter.com/H36RVcNC4H Alexa Potack (@alexa_potack) January 24, 2023, Otto Stenberg scores his first SHL goal and point! Ritchie is the complete package. Gavin McCarthy, RHD (Muskegon) I think hes going to be a star regardless. 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. Zach Benson is one of the most skilled and creative players in this draft, and the only things holding him back from being a true top-five contender is his size and his underwhelming speed. He currently leads the Giants in scoring and is among the top scorers in the WHL at large. He can beat you along the wall on the cycle. I believe Austrian defender David Reinbacher is the best defenseman in the 2023 Draft class right now and an argument could be made that he could be ranked as high as the top-10. 2020 All rights reserved to Puck Preps. 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. Hell make plays through seams. As always, Ive broken down the full ranking into tiers to give you a better sense for the fluidity within groupings and the drop-offs between them. 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. Matvei Michkov might just be the smartest player in this draft class, with an incredible ability to manipulate opposing defenses. This year, though he has struggled defensively in his limited minutes in the KHL, he has looked dominant at both ends in his returns to the MHL and comfortable in the second-tier VHL. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. close. Hes a first-round talent. pic.twitter.com/OOjR1KDavy. Smith is flanked by the two best wingers in the program while Moore has found incredible success without that level of supporting talent. Carlssons a big kid who has begun to come into his body (hes 6-foot-3 and 198 pounds), buthes also got slick handling and finesse for a forward his size, regularly finding his way through traffic or around it by out-waiting defenders one-on-one in shielded puck protection off of his hip. He has scored some highlight-reel goals in the WHL but he also excels at finding pockets of space off of coverage and remaining involved on offence and defence. His release is lightning-quick. At this point I think his offensive abilities will at least make him a power play threat even if his skating never catches up. . Hes a marvel, with legit 50-goal upside at the next level. Reinbacher had a solid tourney on a bad team despite dealing with an illness the entire time. Just a couple of weeks away from having been eligible for the 2022 draft, Danielson, who was an MVP of Albertas U15 AAA circuit and the No. 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). Hes sound positionally defensively. He can definitely drift a little at five-on-five but his eyes light up and his head swivels when the puck lands on his stick, and skill plays against the grain usually follow. Hes got good tools all around with solid speed, stick skills, and defensive play. Leonard is a prospect thateveryonelikes. Evasive. But thats what the Austrian has done in Switzerlands top flight this season, where he plays over 20 minutes in a game more often than he plays under it. WHL Clubs send scouts to watch first-year bantams from the start of the minor hockey season. . Good luck taking the puck away from him because he can easily move around you with his excellent skating or truck through you with his solid 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame. 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. Welcome to Draft Prospects Hockey's introduction to the 2023 NHL Draft Class series. Connor McDavid (F) All 22 WHL Clubs participated in the four-phase lottery . 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). Dvorsky has shown solid defensive play so far against men and his vision and puck skills have looked right at home, especially on the power play. Sandin Pellikka had a great showing for Sweden at the World Juniors, and is now probably the favourite to be the first defenseman drafted in 2023. Im not sure there has ever been a player Connor Bedards age in the history of hockey who has been able to shoot the puck like he can. One of the most surprising junior players so far this year is Lukas Dragicevic who has put up points at well above a point per game rate in the WHL from the back end, making him the highest scoring defender in the league as of writing. 22-Mason Fauser F Swift Current Broncos 5-8 23-Cash Lanigan F Regina Aces 5-8 24-Dane Mansuy D Regina Monarchs 5-8 25-Charlie Kay F Saskatoon Outlaws 5-8 26-Dryden Deobold D Regina Monarchs 5-8 27-Keaton Lesperance F Regina Aces 5-8 28-Cameron Jacobson D Humboldt Broncos 5-8 29-Ethan Dundas F Regina Monarchs 5-8 The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) cares about your privacy. He projects as a pass-first playmaking centre with a middle-six floor, first-line potential, and clear PP value (in multiple roles, too, because hes great around the net and below the goal line but can also run it from the flank). Hes got unbelievably quick hands and the loose grip that all great handlers have. Sports Apr 22, 2020 Winnipeg Ice select B.C. 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. he wants the puck in the offensive zone and has the skill and shot to make things happen when teammates find him off the point or as the trailer off the rush. 3 in advance of any draft and the best Russian prospect since Alex Ovechkin. Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. I expect him to become a top point producer in college at the University of North Dakota, too. (Maksim Konstantinov / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images), how strong the 2022 draft class was for Slovakia. Hes got smooth hands. He shows off his edgework and hands best while playing through traffic as he just seems to be nearly impossible to nail down and knock off the puck. Updated hourly, with analysis, commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide, our articles are read over 5 million times every month. On the puck, hes a multi-faceted playmaker who often looks like the player who was the No. Hes a strong, pro-built, physically mature winger (some of which is a benefit of his 2004 birthday, but some of which is obviously a credit to the work he has put into filling out his frame he really does look sturdy) who likes to shoot the puck and shoots it hard, but also regularly beats defenders and goalies one-on-one with a slick set of hands across his body so that they cant plan for the shot. pic.twitter.com/OOjR1KDavy Thibaud Chatel (@Thibaud_Chatel) January 24, 2023, David Reinbacher (#64 blue) (Draft 2023) just overskating former NHLer Alex Formenton, following up on his shots, winning a puck against Formenton and Former NHler Tim Heed before serving his teammate on a plate. Oscar Fisker Molgaard, C (HV71) Check out his skating and awareness! When hes around it, he can be a handful. He could suffer from the Russian factor, but the lack of top-end defensive prospects and his impressive offensive toolset leads me to believe hes got a good shot at being drafted in the top-20. 1. Hes great at changing speeds in transition to separate himself from defenders before either making a move around them or passing to an open teammate. 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. 2022 WHL Prospects Draft Results - First Round #1 - Medicine Hat Tigers Name: Gavin McKenna Position: Forward Hometown: Whitehorse, Yukon Team: Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna U18 Prep Stats: 35 GP - 23G-42A-65 points #2 - Tri-City Americans Name: Jackson Smith Position: Defence Hometown: Calgary, Alta. In the 2021-22 season, Gulyayev set a new MHL (the top Russian junior league) record for points by a 16-year-old defenseman with 35 points in 54 games. 2002 Rankings. His gifts in control of the puck are undeniable. His performance at the 2023 World Juniors helped his draft stock a bit, though Austria was dominated by every team they played against. I think its only a matter of time until he starts to produce more consistently. Koehn Ziemmer is another pro-built winger who loves to shoot the puck hard whenever given the chance. 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. Hes an entry machine driving play through the neutral zone and across the line in control. Noah Dower Nilsson is purely an offensive player at this point, but hes a very skilled one. Watch out for Stenberg in the last months of the season, hes been playing better and better and I think hell go in the first round despite his lack of production in the SHL this year. Though he doesnt play the game with some of the shine of the three players in front of him, Carlsson, the top Swede in the draft, has emerged as my clear No. He can beat you flying out wide. Hes not the hardest-working working player defensively, nor the fastest skater, but he always seems to be lurking around the play (and the puck) anyways and his skill level pops from there. Barlow plays a direct, intentional game built around great hands, a physically mature pro frame, and an NHL shot (he can cleanly beat goalies from mid-range). Arttu Karki, LD, Tappara U20 (U20 SM-sarja), 49. This year, he has already broken past both of those marks and sits top 10 in the WHL in scoring (though he has regressed a little after a hot start). His combination of speed and effort will make him a very flexible player who can fill in whatever role is needed of him, which has earned him the second-line center spot for a stacked University of Michigan team. 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. Tom Willander, RD, Rgle BK J20 (J20 Nationell), 57. 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. I think theres a small chance he becomes a star or close with the right development, too. Few centers in junior hockey enter their draft year as well-rounded as Nate Danielson. Hes a player who has earned the respect of those around the USHL amongst both rival players and staff. It has been a few rough age groups for Russian defencemen but Gulyayevs got a chance to flip the script. Scott Ratzlaff, G (Seattle) Publishing date 2022-10-13 User Anonymous Views 18875 Favorited 3 Share Embed 2023 WHL Draft Rankings Hell make plays to the inside from the perimeter on one shift, and then go right to the guts of the ice to make something happen in a congested area the next. Last year, he led Prince George in goals (30) and finished second in points (57, one back of Heidt). A slow start to the OHL season saw his draft stock swing way down, but his production has leveled up significantly of late, and hes beginning to rise again. You can also find an additional 32 honourable mentions below. ), a quick move into a pass, a sudden stop-up, or an attacking cut. Hes excellent on the wall in puck protection and also has some outside-in skill so that he can attack off of holds into the middle third. The WHL Bantam Draft is only one step in this process. 2023 Whl Bantam Draft - Elite Prospects 2023 Whl Bantam Draft Add to Favorites This is a custom user-submitted ranking. The six lowest-place teams involved in the lottery include the Swift Current Broncos, Moose Jaw Warriors,. Ziemmer often seems to have the puck on a string and thats part of why he has been one of the leading scorers in the WHL this year as a 17-year-old. Moores game is defined by his skating (both in straight lines, where he turns defenders with ease out wide, and in quick bursts from explosive stops and starts) and presence on the ice. 3 pick in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft. Michael Hrabal, G, Omaha Lancers (USHL), 61. This ranking follows my way-too-early top 26, my preseason top 32 (released in August), and my preliminary top 64 (released in November). Scott Wheeler. Im talking nobody. He just has a unique ability to impose his will on the game. Tyler Peddle, LW (Drummondville) There are the little delays and stutters he uses to create separation and get to his spots. Western Hockey League completes 2022 WHL U.S. Related: Every NHL Teams Top Prospect Midseason Update. While his game doesnt have the dynamism of the other kids in this loaded WHL class, most scouts project Danielson as an everyday top-nine NHL center. His skating is balanced. He has learned to use some clever movement patterns to make defencemen miss and get to his spots as a shooter. He has the potential to change the trajectory of an NHL franchise and will likely score a ton of goals along the way. 2023-2024 relegation player stats for Erste Liga, including top goal scorers, most games played, PPG leaders and more. Bedard has crushed all expectations this year and has firmly planted himself in the first overall position. He works hard when hes on the ice, making high effort plays without the puck that give me more confidence that he will continue to play as a center in the NHL. I think the bigger question is whether hes going to be more of a middle-six or a top-six one? With a little more consistency and some maturity, theres a top-six playmaking winger there. Its all there. And while we dont often see smaller defenceman taken as high as I have him ranked here, he doesnt play small and I like his game at both ends of the ice because of his mobility and the confidence with which he reads the play. The combination of his skating, shot, and playmaking skills makes him a true offensive weapon. He sustained an injury during the World Juniors that has kept him out of play for a while, but hopefully he can return to dominating the WHL soon. If he can add another gear (or two) to his max speed, Benson would be an absolute force in transition. Hes also got an accurate shot from midrange, and regularly picks corners. Mix in a multi-dimensional shooting arsenal and I see top-six upside. 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. That continued to start this year as he struggled to have a real impact with the Badgers early on as a freshman (albeit it a young one, and albeit on a bad/at-times lost team). There has been souring on him as a top-10 candidate because of the point-per-game clip he has played at (though in saying that scouts still have a lot of respect for his game) but I expect his production to take a big leap next season. Hes a versatile, hard-working player who excels in pretty much every facet of the game, gets to the middle of the ice, and makes plays around the net through skill and timing. 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). Because of his genetics, he should add the necessary weight and strength eventually. His ability to make plays offensively both off the rush and inside the zone (where hes got slick skill in traffic, great instincts off of the puck, and a lunch-pale approach) also gives me a lot of confidence that hell continue to progress. Hes not the most cerebral player and he can be a little too net-focussed at times, but hes the kind of player who will score, add physicality to a line, and slide up and down a top nine in an NHL lineup while endearing himself to his coaches. Still, I would argue hes been a more consistent offensive player for Moose Jaw this season than Kraken prospect Jagger Firkus has been, while playing an off-puck game that is inarguably stronger than Firkus (he has also been a dangerous penalty killer and is decently-strong in the faceoff circle). He can slow it down and pick things apart or hurry up his passes through holes. 2023 is obviously way far out but 8 Sask . 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. Hes got quick hick hands (hes prolific on breakaways/in the shootout), a cleverness to his game as a passer (whether through seams or often blind), slick skill in traffic sliding pucks under sticks and rotating through coverage or past checks, and a knack for finessing pucks into spots for himself or his linemates to skate onto. The Bantam Draft Lottery will determine the order of selection for the first six picks. Eventually, when the points pile up like they have, and they happen making the kinds of plays that he does, you cant ignore them. Go Premium for Elite Prospects Support. He has gone from point-per-game U17 season (the only player on that team to do so) to nearly two points per game in his U18 campaign. Hes got superb vision and ranks among the best in the class at dissecting coverage as a passer. Not Logan Cooley. And he just always seems to play well, no matter the role/usage/stage. Cameron Allen, RD, Guelph Storm (OHL), 62. Tomas Suchanek, G, Tri-City Americans (WHL), 59. He is a special player and looks like he will become a franchise-defining player for whoever selects him, when he finally makes it to North America that is. There he excelled as the team's number one d-man . Its not just his dominant, record-breaking performance at the World Juniors, dragging an underperforming Canada team to the gold medal, and its not just his 12 goals and 16 points in five games since returning to the WHL. Add in the strength and power that comes with his physically mature frame, an ability to drive and shed contact when he gets bumped, and a defensive conscience, and theres more than just a hands-shot-worker skill set. Hes a slick one-on-one player. WHL Draft Territory Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - Northwest Territories - Saskatchewan - Yukon Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Minnesota - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Mexico - North Dakota - Oklahoma - Oregon - South Dakota - Texas - Utah - Washington - Wyoming Jake Leschyshyn (/ l s n / leh-SIH-shuhn; born March 10, 1999) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Smith is one of the very best slot passers in the draft and uses his unique puckhandling ability to dodge close-outs, weave off of the wall, and make plays through holes in coverage in possession with ease, regularly hanging onto pucks to delay his way into his spots or carve in. Will Smith has established himself as one of the very best prospects in this draft with his continued dominance as a member of the United States National Team Development Program where he is scoring just under two points per game. He skates quite well for his size, hes got good hands and dexterity, hes got great feel and sense for the pressures that exist on the ice, and hes by all accounts a great teammate and kid who is coachable and pays attention to the details of the game. with the Wolverines). ), but he has shown that his timing and puck protection skills are strong enough for him to succeed in college. pic.twitter.com/ZNwH9wYcC0 Pavel Barber (@HeyBarber) January 3, 2023, WELCOME TO THE BEDARD SHOW! Theres the pinpoint accuracy from impossible angles. With the puck on his stick, hes a treat to watch. He goes to the front of the net and will bail out to make effort plays. That is, of course . His strength complements a competitive, physical, forechecking, middle-lane style that makes good use of his length and hard wrister from midrange. Charlie Stramel, C, University of Wisconsin (NCAA), 34. Hes a classic example of a jack of all trades, master of none, with solid scores across the board when it comes to defensive play, playmaking, skating and shooting, with none of those individual skills popping off the page at you. 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) 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. But after looking like one of the most talented players in Germany for U18 worlds, and then in Red Deer for the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, and now producing in the Czech Extraliga, he looks closer to a special Czech talent with real top-10 aspirations than he does to interesting prospect-who-torched-a-bad-league. Hes a commanding offensive defenceman who is at his best when hes looking to take charge with his feet. 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.

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