Ranking the Top 50 NHL Prospects

July 17th, 2016 by Jonathan Willis Leave a reply »
With the 2016 NHL Draft and the busiest part of free agency now in the rearview mirror, this is a good time to take a moment and look at some of the best young players in the game of hockey. To do that, we’ve compiled a list of the top 50 prospects, including both recent draftees and players taken in previous years.

We have opted to use the NHL’s Calder Trophy eligibility rules as our guide for determining who is and is not a prospect. For those who haven’t memorized the fine print of the league rulebook, that means a player must meet the following criteria to be considered:

he must be born after September 15, 1990 he must not have played 25 or more games in any single NHL season he must not have played six or more games in any two NHL seasons We have strived to take a balanced approach in these rankings, one that takes into account NHL readiness and each player’s ability to contribute in multiple roles. However, we do place high value on elite ability, meaning that a boom-or-bust player with the potential to be a difference-maker will generally be ranked ahead of a safer player with a lesser ceiling.

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