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Prospect Tiers2026-27 watchlist

Built 2026-08-21 · top 120 of 778 eligible skaters (age ≤ 24; 449 older drafted-but-never-established players excluded) · deliberately no point projections
Why tiers and not numbers. Measured on this warehouse's own tests, on seasons the model never saw: only 30.5% of drafted players ever reach a 20-game NHL season, and for those who do, translated first-season rates miss by ±10.7 points per 82 games against a median outcome of 21 points. A point projection built on that would be a coin flip wearing a decimal point. Tiers below blend the two signals that measurably carry information: draft slot and league-translated scoring rate, as an ordering and nothing more.

Tier 1

9
Porter Martone
age 20.3 · 9 NHL gp
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 35gp 25-25-50
2025 #6 PHI
James Hagens
age 20.2 · 2 NHL gp
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 34gp 23-24-47
2025 #7 BOS
Tij Iginla
age 20.5
C
WHL · 2025-26 · 48gp 41-49-90
2024 #6 UTA
Caleb Desnoyers
age 19.8
C
QMJHL · 2025-26 · 45gp 22-56-78
2025 #4 UTA
Jake O'Brien
age 19.6
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 53gp 28-65-93
2025 #8 SEA
Konsta Helenius
age 20.7 · 9 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 63gp 21-42-63
2024 #14 BUF
Michael Hage
age 20.8
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 39gp 13-39-52
2024 #21 MTL
Trevor Connelly
age 20.9
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 46gp 14-35-49
2024 #19 VGK
Charlie Stramel
age 22.3
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 37gp 19-25-44
2023 #21 MIN

Tier 2

44
Egor Surin
age 20.5
C
KHL · 2025-26 · 57gp 15-22-37
2024 #22 NSH
Bradly Nadeau
age 21.7 · 15 NHL gp
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 52gp 27-29-56
2023 #30 CAR
Cole Beaudoin
age 20.8
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 54gp 33-55-88
2024 #24 UTA
Dean Letourneau
age 20.9
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 22-17-39
2024 #25 BOS
Filip Bystedt
age 23.0
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 65gp 22-38-60
2022 #27 SJS
Carter Bear
age 20.2
L
WHL · 2025-26 · 53gp 36-41-77
2025 #13 DET
Alexander Zharovsky
age 19.9
R
KHL · 2025-26 · 59gp 16-26-42
2025 #34 MTL
Cole Reschny
age 19.8
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 6-29-35
2025 #18 CGY
Cullen Potter
age 20.1
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 24gp 12-14-26
2025 #32 CGY
Roman Kantserov
age 22.4
R
KHL · 2025-26 · 63gp 36-28-64
2023 #44 CHI
William Horcoff
age 20.0
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 40gp 25-14-39
2025 #24 PIT
Carter Yakemchuk
age 21.3 · 4 NHL gp
D
AHL · 2025-26 · 54gp 10-30-40
2024 #7 OTT
Braeden Cootes
age 20.0 · 3 NHL gp
C
WHL · 2025-26 · 17gp 10-13-23
2025 #15 VAN
Mason WestSLOT ONLY
age 19.5
C
USHL · 2025-26 · 38gp 10-15-25
2025 #29 CHI
Jagger Firkus
age 22.8
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 63gp 21-35-56
2022 #35 SEA
Max Plante
age 20.9
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 40gp 25-27-52
2024 #47 DET
Liam Greentree
age 21.1
R
OHL · 2025-26 · 52gp 38-36-74
2024 #26 LAK
Justin Carbonneau
age 20.2
R
QMJHL · 2025-26 · 60gp 51-29-80
2025 #19 STL
Vaclav Nestrasil
age 19.8
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 34gp 13-18-31
2025 #25 CHI
Prokhor Poltapov
age 24.0
L
KHL · 2025-26 · 68gp 16-24-40
2021 #33 BUF
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
age 21.3 · 14 NHL gp
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 60gp 20-24-44
2024 #15 DET
Terik Parascak
age 20.7
R
WHL · 2025-26 · 61gp 33-46-79
2024 #17 WSH
Andrew Basha
age 21.2
L
WHL · 2025-26 · 32gp 18-32-50
2024 #41 CGY
Bill Zonnon
age 20.3
R
QMJHL · 2025-26 · 35gp 14-32-46
2025 #22 PIT
Marek Vanacker
age 20.8
L
OHL · 2025-26 · 60gp 47-35-82
2024 #27 CHI
Cole Eiserman
age 20.4
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 32gp 18-10-28
2024 #20 NYI
Emil Hemming
age 20.6
R
OHL · 2025-26 · 46gp 26-37-63
2024 #29 DAL
Charlie Cerrato
age 21.9
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 23gp 7-20-27
2025 #49 CAR
Andrew Cristall
age 22.0
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 72gp 20-40-60
2023 #40 WSH
Julius Miettinen
age 21.0
C
WHL · 2025-26 · 52gp 35-41-76
2024 #40 SEA
Anton Frondell
age 19.7 · 12 NHL gp
C
SHL · 2025-26 · 43gp 20-8-28
2025 #3 CHI
Jett Luchanko
age 20.4 · 8 NHL gp
C
OHL · 2024-25 · 46gp 21-35-56
2024 #13 PHI
Quentin Musty
age 21.6
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 61gp 21-24-45
2023 #26 SJS
Kashawn Aitcheson
age 20.4
D
OHL · 2025-26 · 56gp 28-42-70
2025 #17 NYI
Lynden Lakovic
age 20.1
L
WHL · 2025-26 · 22gp 18-11-29
2025 #27 WSH
Milton GastrinSLOT ONLY
age 19.7
C
HockeyAllsvenskan · 2025-26 · 39gp 10-14-24
2025 #37 WSH
Carter AmicoSLOT ONLY
age 19.9
D
USHL · 2025-26 · 27gp 1-10-11
2025 #38 PHI
Ryker Lee
age 20.2
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 35gp 15-15-30
2025 #26 NSH
Felix Nilsson
age 21.6
C
SHL · 2025-26 · 52gp 14-26-40
2023 #43 NSH
Cole Hutson
age 20.6 · 14 NHL gp
D
NCAA · 2025-26 · 35gp 10-22-32
2024 #43 WSH
Roger McQueen
age 20.3
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 11-16-27
2025 #10 ANA
Daniil ProkhorovSLOT ONLY
age 19.8
R
VHL · 2025-26 · 25gp 9-9-18
2025 #42 NYI
Felix Unger Sorum
age 21.4 · 1 NHL gp
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 72gp 17-49-66
2023 #62 CAR
Jackson Smith
age 19.7
D
NCAA · 2025-26 · 35gp 11-15-26
2025 #14 CBJ

Tier 3

7
Dmitri Buchelnikov
age 23.4
L
KHL · 2025-26 · 44gp 14-11-25
2022 #52 DET
Maxim Massé
age 20.8
R
QMJHL · 2025-26 · 63gp 51-51-102
2024 #66 ANA
Jack Nesbitt
age 20.1
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 55gp 25-33-58
2025 #12 PHI
Joakim Kemell
age 22.8 · 18 NHL gp
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 48gp 10-19-29
2022 #17 NSH
Adam Jiricek
age 20.6
D
OHL · 2025-26 · 55gp 19-40-59
2024 #16 STL
Cam Lund
age 22.6 · 11 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 37gp 9-16-25
2022 #34 SJS
Nathan Villeneuve
age 20.8
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 28gp 16-28-44
2024 #63 SEA

Tier 4

15
Kalan LindSLOT ONLY
age 22.0
L
ECHL · 2025-26 · 34gp 5-11-16
2023 #46 NSH
Brady Martin
age 19.9 · 3 NHL gp
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 24gp 8-16-24
2025 #5 NSH
William Stromgren
age 23.7 · 3 NHL gp
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 66gp 11-36-47
2021 #45 CGY
Dylan James
age 23.3
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 40gp 21-11-32
2022 #40 DET
Ilya Protas
age 20.5 · 4 NHL gp
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 69gp 29-37-66
2024 #75 WSH
Victor Eklund
age 20.3 · 1 NHL gp
R
SHL · 2025-26 · 43gp 6-18-24
2025 #16 NYI
Sasha Pastujov
age 23.6
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 71gp 21-36-57
2021 #66 ANA
Jonathan Castagna
age 21.8
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 34gp 15-19-34
2023 #70 ARI
Brodie Ziemer
age 20.9
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 23-13-36
2024 #71 BUF
Sacha Boisvert
age 20.9 · 7 NHL gp
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 26gp 3-14-17
2024 #18 CHI
Seamus Casey
age 23.1 · 16 NHL gp
D
AHL · 2025-26 · 29gp 1-18-19
2022 #46 NJD
Cameron Reid
age 19.8
D
OHL · 2025-26 · 57gp 15-41-56
2025 #21 NSH
Danny Nelson
age 21.5
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 13-16-29
2023 #49 NYI
Oscar Fisker Molgaard
age 21.9 · 13 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 49gp 10-24-34
2023 #52 SEA
Theodor HallquisthSLOT ONLY
age 19.6
D
HockeyAllsvenskan · 2025-26 · 30gp 0-3-3
2025 #52 MIN

Tier 5

45
Stiven Sardarian
age 24.0
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 37gp 12-32-44
2021 #88 BUF
Jesse PulkkinenSLOT ONLY
age 22.1
D
ECHL · 2025-26 · 36gp 9-9-18
2024 #54 NYI
Rieger Lorenz
age 22.8
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 43gp 17-18-35
2022 #56 MIN
Sam O'Reilly
age 20.8
R
OHL · 2025-26 · 28gp 12-16-28
2024 #32 EDM
Jakob Ihs WozniakSLOT ONLY
age 20.0
C
HockeyAllsvenskan · 2025-26 · 36gp 9-14-23
2025 #55 VGK
Bryce Pickford
age 20.8
D
WHL · 2025-26 · 55gp 45-38-83
2025 #81 MTL
William Whitelaw
age 22.0
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 39gp 19-15-34
2023 #66 CBJ
Nathan Behm
age 19.8
R
WHL · 2025-26 · 67gp 38-48-86
2025 #66 CHI
Tanner Howe
age 21.2
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 27gp 8-8-16
2024 #46 PIT
Eddie Genborg
age 19.8
R
SHL · 2025-26 · 43gp 9-16-25
2025 #44 DET
Topi RonniSLOT ONLY
age 22.7
C
Slovakia · 2024-25 · 44gp 10-16-26
2022 #59 CGY
Hunter Haight
age 22.8 · 9 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 54gp 18-14-32
2022 #47 MIN
Henry Brzustewicz
age 20.0
D
OHL · 2025-26 · 59gp 19-35-54
2025 #31 LAK
Will Zellers
age 20.8
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 38gp 18-16-34
2024 #76 COL
Lasse BoeliusSLOT ONLY
age 19.9
D
Liiga · 2025-26 · 40gp 1-7-8
2025 #60 ANA
Gracyn Sawchyn
age 22.0
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 35gp 6-17-23
2023 #63 FLA
Anton Wahlberg
age 21.6
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 68gp 9-28-37
2023 #39 BUF
Radim Mrtka
age 19.6
D
WHL · 2025-26 · 43gp 1-33-34
2025 #9 BUF
Harrison Brunicke
age 20.7 · 9 NHL gp
D
WHL · 2025-26 · 24gp 2-22-24
2024 #44 PIT
Henry Mews
age 20.9
D
OHL · 2024-25 · 38gp 11-39-50
2024 #74 CGY
Liam PetterssonSLOT ONLY
age 20.1
D
U20 Nationell · 2025-26 · 19gp 5-6-11
2025 #61 BOS
Quinn Finley
age 22.5
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 37gp 17-16-33
2022 #78 NYI
Nathan Gaucher
age 23.2 · 3 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 62gp 15-14-29
2022 #22 ANA
John Mustard
age 20.5
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 36gp 17-12-29
2024 #67 CHI
Eduard Sale
age 21.9
L
AHL · 2025-26 · 58gp 13-14-27
2023 #20 SEA
Kasper Halttunen
age 21.6
R
AHL · 2025-26 · 69gp 16-19-35
2023 #36 SJS
Francesco Pinelli
age 23.8
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 65gp 14-21-35
2021 #42 LAK
Brayden Yager
age 22.1 · 3 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 68gp 10-20-30
2023 #14 PIT
David Reinbacher
age 22.3 · 2 NHL gp
D
AHL · 2025-26 · 57gp 5-19-24
2023 #5 MTL
Cameron Schmidt
age 20.0
R
WHL · 2025-26 · 39gp 27-33-60
2025 #94 DAL
Jayden Perron
age 22.1
R
NCAA · 2025-26 · 40gp 18-23-41
2023 #94 CAR
Tristan Luneau
age 23.1 · 14 NHL gp
D
AHL · 2025-26 · 70gp 10-31-41
2022 #53 ANA
Riley KidneySLOT ONLY
age 23.9
C
ECHL · 2025-26 · 46gp 11-22-33
2021 #63 MTL
Lucas Pettersson
age 20.8
C
SHL · 2025-26 · 41gp 10-10-20
2024 #35 ANA
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki
age 23.0 · 5 NHL gp
C
AHL · 2025-26 · 64gp 20-24-44
2022 #73 STL
Malcolm Spence
age 20.4
L
NCAA · 2025-26 · 40gp 10-15-25
2025 #43 NYR
Christopher Pelosi
age 21.9
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 35gp 18-16-34
2023 #92 BOS
Coulson PitreSLOT ONLY
age 22.1
R
ECHL · 2025-26 · 26gp 5-16-21
2023 #65 ANA
Calle OdeliusSLOT ONLY
age 22.7
D
ECHL · 2025-26 · 23gp 2-6-8
2022 #65 NYI
Adam Benak
age 19.8
C
OHL · 2025-26 · 48gp 28-49-77
2025 #102 MIN
Artem Duda
age 22.8
D
AHL · 2025-26 · 27gp 2-11-13
2022 #36 ARI
Vadim Moroz
age 23.2
R
KHL · 2025-26 · 54gp 14-15-29
2023 #88 ARI
Teddy Stiga
age 20.8
C
NCAA · 2025-26 · 31gp 6-15-21
2024 #55 NSH
Logan Hensler
age 20.3
D
NCAA · 2025-26 · 23gp 4-8-12
2025 #23 OTT
Ilya Fedotov
age 23.9
L
KHL · 2024-25 · 28gp 4-6-10
2021 #43 ARI

2026 draft class, first two rounds, slot order only

The NHL has not yet assigned these players ids (their draft feed carries playerId: null), so no season data can be linked and no tiering is possible. Listed rather than pretended.

#1
TOR
PENN STATE BIG10
#2
SJS
FROLUNDA SWEDEN
#3
VAN
BRANTFORD OHL
#4
BUF
PRINCE ALBERT WHL
#5
NYR
MUNCHEN GERMANY
#6
CGY
PRINCE GEORGE WHL
#7
SEA
SAULT STE. MARIE OHL
#8
WPG
DJURGARDEN SWEDEN
#9
SJS
NORTH DAKOTA NCHC
#10
NSH
USA U-18 NTDP - USHL
#11
STL
BOSTON UNIVERSITY H-EAST
#12
NJD
OREBRO JR. SWEDEN-JR.
#13
NYI
HV71 SWEDEN
#14
CBJ
BOSTON COLLEGE H-EAST
#15
ANA
SAGINAW OHL
#16
STL
QUEBEC QMJHL
#17
UTA
WINDSOR OHL
#18
WSH
TAPPARA FINLAND
#19
LAK
MODO SWEDEN-2
#20
BUF
MIAMI NCHC
#21
SJS
VANCOUVER WHL
#22
PIT
MEDICINE HAT WHL
#23
DET
KAMLOOPS WHL
#24
VAN
PETERBOROUGH OHL
#25
OTT
LEKSAND JR. SWEDEN-JR.
#26
MTL
NIZHNY NOVGOROD JR. RUSSIA-JR.
#27
PHI
LONDON OHL
#28
ANA
DJURGARDEN JR. SWEDEN-JR.
#29
VGK
TAPPARA FINLAND
#30
CGY
YOUNGSTOWN USHL
#31
NSH
MONCTON QMJHL
#32
OTT
LONDON OHL
#33
VAN
OSHAWA OHL
#34
CHI
BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND QMJHL
#35
CHI
NIAGARA OHL
#36
CGY
SPOKANE WHL
#37
NJD
EVERETT WHL
#38
SEA
USA U-18 NTDP - USHL
#39
PIT
MEDICINE HAT WHL
#40
FLA
GENEVE SWISS
#41
VAN
OREBRO JR. SWEDEN-JR.
#42
CGY
YOUNGSTOWN USHL
#43
COL
VICTORIAVILLE QMJHL
#44
NJD
UFA JR. RUSSIA-JR.
#45
ANA
ROGERS HIGH-MN
#46
LAK
CHICOUTIMI QMJHL
#47
DET
USA U-18 NTDP - USHL
#48
FLA
NORTH BAY OHL
#49
LAK
TRENCIN SLOVAKIA
#50
ANA
VANCOUVER WHL
#51
CAR
LULEA SWEDEN
#52
TBL
HALIFAX QMJHL
#53
PHI
EVERETT WHL
#54
PIT
LIBEREC CZECHIA
#55
CGY
UFA JR. RUSSIA-JR.
#56
BOS
SPARTAK JR. RUSSIA-JR.
#57
MTL
VICTORIA WHL
#58
EDM
MUSKEGON USHL
#59
DAL
TRI-CITY WHL
#60
TOR
KITCHENER OHL
#61
CAR
BORO/VETLANDA SWEDEN-4
#62
PHI
KARLOVY VARY JR. CZECHIA-JR.