Top 30 NHL Affiliated Prospects
TSN Scout Craig Button has ranked the top prospects in hockey already affiliated with NHL teams. 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) |
