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• Simulation draft
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2025 NHL Draft Ranking

Forbes’ first 96 March rankings
Baracchini’s first 96 March ranking
Forbes’ January 64 ranking
Baracchini’s January 64 ranking
Horn’s top 64 in December
Horn’s top 50
Baracchini’s first 32 pre-season rankings
Baracchini’s way too early first 32

2025 NHL Draft Information

Top 5 Hope

Eklund, Victor
Hagens, James
Maton, Porter
Misa, Michael
Schaefer, Matthew

Top 16 hopes

Bear, Carter
Desnoyers, Caleb
Eklund, Victor
Frond, Anton
Hagens, James
Hensler, Logan
Lakovic, Lynden
Maton, Porter
Martin, Brady
McQueen, Roger
Misa, Michael
McCar, radim
O’Brien, Jack
Ryabkin
Schaefer, Matthew
Smith, Jackson

forward

Bear, Carter
Desnoyers, Caleb
Eklund, Victor
Epperson, Christian
Frond, Anton
Hagens, James
Ihs-Wozniak, Jacob
Jinde, Benjamin
Martin, Brady
Maton, Porter
McKinney, Cole
Misha, Michael
Moore, William
Nizameyev, Artemi
Reschny, Cole
Ryabkin
Shane

Defensive players

Aitcheson, Kashawn
Fiddler, Blake
Hensler, Logan
Reed, Cameron
Schaefer, Matthew
Smith, Jackson

goalkeeper

Ivankovic, Jack
Ravens Began (Joshua)

Top 5/10 List

League ranking

Top 10 Draft Qualified WHL Players in 2024-25: Pre-season Edition
Top 10 Qualified OHL Players in 2024-25: Pre-season Edition

NHL team (alphabet) coverage

Anaheim duck

Montreal Canadian

Philadelphia Flyer

Player functions

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The top performance of Connor McDavid OHL’s top prospects game
Best performance from 2024 CHL/ USA Prospects Challenge
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NHL Prospect Joshua Ravensbergen’s Draft Prairie stands out
Barrie Colts’ Kashawn Aitcheson speaks out for the upcoming NHL draft
2025 NHL Draft: Which defender was selected first?
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Outstanding
Jack Ivankovic produces case best goalkeeper
2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Draft Qualification Prospects

World Youth Champions Coverage

World Youth Championships Scoreman of All Time
2025 World Youth Championship Guide
10 Players Watched at the 2025 World Youth Championship
2025 NHL draft-compliant players will watch in WJC
The 2025 World Youth Lineup Decomposition is broken down by the NHL Team

Review of older NHL drafts