Top 30 NHL Affiliated Prospects
TSN Scout Craig Button has ranked the top prospects in hockey already affiliated with NHL teams. The players listed have played less than 10 games in the NHL and are still under the age of 24. The ranking is an amalgamation of a player's potential as well as how well they are playing over the course of the past year, including this season.
The Top 30 - as of December 14, 2012
| RK |
Player |
DOB |
Pos. |
S |
Ht/Wt |
NHL Team |
Current Team |
| 1. |
Justin Schultz |
Jul. 6/90 |
D |
R |
6'2/185 |
Edmonton |
Oklahoma (AHL) |
| 2. |
Evgeny Kuznetsov |
May 19/92 |
C |
L |
6'3/187 |
Washington |
Traktor (KHL) |
| 3. |
Vladimir Tarasenko |
Dec. 13/91 |
RW |
L |
6'0/201 |
St. Louis |
Saint Petersbury (KHL) |
| 4. |
Morgan Rielly |
Mar. 9/94 |
D |
L |
6'0/200 |
Toronto |
Moose Jaw (WHL) |
| 5. |
Nail Yakupov |
Oct. 6/93 |
RW |
L |
5'11/183 |
Edmonton |
Neftekhimik (KHL) |
| 6. |
Alex Galchenyuk |
Feb. 12/94 |
C |
L |
6'0/194 |
Montreal |
Sarnia (OHL) |
| 7. |
Mark Scheifele |
Mar. 15/93 |
C |
R |
6'3/187 |
Winnipeg |
Barrie (OHL) |
| 8. |
Sven Baertschi |
Oct. 5/92 |
RW |
L |
5'11/189 |
Calgary |
Abbotsford (AHL) |
| 9. |
Jonathan Huberdeau |
Jun. 4/93 |
LW |
L |
6'1/176 |
Florida |
Saint John (QMJHL) |
| 10. |
Ryan Strome |
Jun. 11/93 |
C |
R |
6'1/192 |
NY Islanders |
Niagara (OHL) |
| 11. |
Brett Ritchie |
Jul. 1/93 |
RW |
R |
6'4/218 |
Dallas |
Niagara (OHL) |
| 12. |
Dougie Hamilton |
Jun. 17/93 |
D |
R |
6'5/205 |
Boston |
Niagara (OHL) |
| 13. |
Mikael Granlund |
Feb. 26/92 |
C |
L |
5'10/180 |
Minnesota |
Houston (AHL) |
| 14. |
Nick Bjugstad |
Jul. 17/92 |
C |
R |
6'5/212 |
Florida |
Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 15. |
Malcolm Subban |
Dec. 21/93 |
G |
L |
6'1/195 |
Boston |
Belleville (OHL) |
| 16. |
Jakob Silfverberg |
Oct. 13/90 |
RW |
R |
6'0/197 |
Ottawa |
Binghamton (AHL) |
| 17. |
Jonas Brodin |
Jul. 12/93 |
D |
L |
6'1/170 |
Minnesota |
Houston (AHL) |
| 18. |
Oscar Klefbom |
Jul. 20/93 |
D |
L |
6'3/201 |
Edmonton |
Farjestads (SWE) |
| 19. |
Calle Jarnkrok |
Sept. 25/91 |
C |
R |
6'0/176 |
Detroit |
Brynas (SWE) |
| 20. |
John Gaudreau |
Aug. 13/93 |
LW |
L |
5'8/153 |
Calgary |
Boston College (HE) |
| 21. |
Jacob Trouba |
Feb. 26/94 |
D |
R |
6'2/187 |
Winnipeg |
USNDTP (USHL) |
| 22. |
Austin Watson |
Jan. 13/92 |
C |
R |
6'3/202 |
Nashville |
Milwaukee (AHL) |
| 23. |
Mika Zibanejad |
Apr. 18/93 |
C |
R |
6'2/200 |
Ottawa |
Binghamton (AHL) |
| 24. |
Andrei Vasilevski |
Jul. 25/94 |
G |
L |
6'3/210 |
Tampa Bay |
Tolpar (MHL) |
| 25. |
Hampus Lindholm |
Jan. 20/94 |
D |
L |
6'3/195 |
Anaheim |
Norfolk (AHL) |
| 26. |
Ryan Muray |
Sept. 27/93 |
D |
L |
6'0/199 |
Columbus |
Everett (WHL) |
| 27. |
Filip Forsberg |
Aug. 13/94 |
LW |
R |
6'1/188 |
Washington |
Leksands (SWE) |
| 28. |
Mikhail Grigorenko |
May 16/94 |
C |
L |
6'3/200 |
Buffalo |
Quebec (QMJHL) |
| 29. |
Jaden Schwartz |
Jun. 25/92 |
RW |
L |
5'9/190 |
St. Louis |
Peoria (AHL) |
| 30. |
Boone Jenner |
Jun. 15/93 |
C |
L |
6'2/205 |
Columbus |
Oshawa (OHL) |
