Ranking Prospects 2025-26

[herman]

PPP: Top 25 under 25

2025/26 Eligible:		2025 T25U25		2024 T25U25
Alexander Plesovskikh Artur Akhtyamov Ben Danford Blake Smith Borya Valis Braeden Kressler Cade Webber Dennis Hildeby Easton Cowan Harry Nansi Hudson Malinoski Jacob Quillan Joe Miller John Fusco - expires Aug 15, 2025 John Prokop Luke Haymes Matthew Hlacar Matthew Knies Matthew Lahey Michael Koster - expires Aug 15, 2025 Mikko Kokkonen Miroslav Holinka Nathan Mayes Nicholas Moldenhauer Nicholas Robertson Noah Chadwick Roni Hirvonen Ryan Tverberg Rylan Fellinger Sam McCue Semyon Der-Arguchintsev Semyon Kizimov Timofei Obvintsev Tinus Luc Koblar Topi Niemela Ty Voit Tyler Hopkins Victor Johansson Vyacheslav Peksa William Belle William Villeneuve Wyatt Schingoethe		25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.		25. Hudson Malinoski 24. Vyacheslav Peksa 23. Timofei Obvintsev 22. Victor Johansson 21. William Villeneuve 20. Semyon Der-Arguchintsev 19. Nick Moldenhauer 18. Ty Voit 17. Jacob Quillan 16. Ryan Tverberg 15. Mikko Kokkonen 14. Cade Webber 13. Alex Steeves - old 12. Artur Akhtyamov 11. Roni Hirvonen 10. Noah Chadwick 9. Miroslav Holinka 8. Topi Niemela 7. Dennis Hildeby 6. Nikita Grebyonkin - PHI trade 5. Ben Danford 4. Nick Robertson 3. Fraser Minten - BOS trade 2. Easton Cowan 1. Matthew Knies

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[AtomicMapleLeaf2]

So Cowen is able to play in the finals, eh? Hang on a second....

 

[herman]

So Cowan is able to play in the finals, eh? Hang on a second....

Marner won the Memorial Cup in 2016 D+1 and had 14 pts in the tournament to lead all scorers (2G-12A)

Guess who did most of the damage in the finals though

 

[Guilt Trip]

Marner won the Memorial Cup in 2016 D+1 and had 14 pts in the tournament to lead all scorers (2G-12A)


Guess who did most of the damage in the finals though

Marner was brilliant that year. There's a reason he got the Memorial Cup MVP, The CHL Player of the Year, The League MVP and the Playoff MVP. Second player in history to do that and he was awesome in the final game.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

This isn't exactly breaking news but man what a depressing list of prospects. Really hoping one of the NCAA guys brought in like Quillan, Haymes, Webber, or Prokop can eventually break through and be a NHLer.

 

[herman]

This isn't exactly breaking news but man what a depressing list of prospects. Really hoping one of the NCAA guys brought in like Quillan, Haymes, Webber, or Prokop can eventually break through and be a NHLer.

Or get good-looking enough to be traded for an existing NHLer.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934597505620082836

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934597505620082836

Niemela's of course been rumored to do the same. Man that trade sure did blow up in our face after all the fanbase's gloating. Not that I think Kleven's anything special but still a NHLer.

 

[herman]

Niemela's of course been rumored to do the same. Man that trade sure did blow up in our face after all the fanbase's gloating. Not that I think Kleven's anything special but still a NHLer.

I am very mad that my gloat was for naught. FOR NAUGHT.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937098654839349748

Boo, hiss

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1937098654839349748

Boo, hiss

Why do these guys do this?

 

[bustaheims]

Why do these guys do this?

Because they don't feel they have a path to the NHL, and, in that case, they'd rather play closer to home.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Because they don't feel they have a path to the NHL, and, in that case, they'd rather play closer to home.

Not crazy to think they'd even earn more money there as opposed to playing on a likely two-way deal in the minors.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Because they don't feel they have a path to the NHL, and, in that case, they'd rather play closer to home.

Not crazy to think they'd even earn more money there as opposed to playing on a likely two-way deal in the minors.

Niemela got a signing bonus of $85K yearly and yearly salary of $80K. $165K each year for the last three years. SHL seems to be in a financial crunch on the overall, not sure how much more he is making there.

 

[bustaheims]

Not crazy to think they'd even earn more money there as opposed to playing on a likely two-way deal in the minors.

In the KHL maybe. Not so much in the other European leagues - at least, not significantly more. Lots of those league pay similarly to AHL/two-way deals for guys that have no real chance at NHL time. But, being closer to home is a huge upgrade at similar pay. Not to mention shorter distances to travel for road games and other perks that come from being in a European country compared to most AHL cities.