Welcome to my first official rating for the 2026 NHL Draft class.
This very early prime 26 (plus 23 honorable mentions) is the primary of seven draft rankings that I’ll launch earlier than subsequent yr’s draft. Will probably be adopted by a preseason prime 32, prime 64 lists in November, January, March and Might, after which my remaining prime 100 draft board subsequent June.
The 2026 class is headlined by prime prospect Gavin McKenna, a robust Swedish age group, a pair of huge OHL forwards and a standout crop of WHL defensemen.
The rating, packaged in our absolutely sortable person interface, is damaged down into 4 tiers. They’re: 1, 2-6, 7-12, 13-26+.
Be aware that whereas I seek the advice of scouts, coaches, normal managers, crew workers, and people round these gamers (their brokers, abilities coaches, power and conditioning coaches, and many others.), the next evaluations and rankings are strictly my very own.
Listed here are full reviews on the highest 26 (honorable mentions sorted alphabetically).
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Tier 1
McKenna is a charming offensive winger who had probably the most productive age-adjusted seasons in trendy CHL historical past this season.
He’s a superb, flowing skater with pure straight-line and nook pace, nice edges and a uncommon potential to make performs whereas flying round on the market. He’s spectacular at carrying and dodging sticks via impartial ice to create entries. He has a primary contact like glue the place the puck simply lands and sticks to his blade when he’s catching it, even when it’s coming in sizzling or into compromising positions. He’s an excellent puck transporter, transition machine and get-out-of-jail-free card who routinely skates pucks out of the zone himself and relieves strain. He’s so, so shifty with the puck, mixing shoulder fakes into his playmaking. He’s bought spectacular manueverability and adjustability from his hips down. He performs pucks into area and leads guys at a complicated stage. He shields pucks extraordinarily nicely from defenders’ sticks. He’s continuously altering instructions and preserving defenders off of him. He pre-scans and sees and reads the sport at an elite stage. When he’s on the ice, the expertise divide is at all times clear, even when he has performed with prime gamers. Although he’s a pure playmaker first, he’s additionally bought scoring components, has tons of pre-shot deception in his actions, attackes the center and goes downhill, and has been one of many WHL’s leaders in photographs on aim since getting into the league. He can beat you to the center or the skin in the event you give it to him. And whereas he’s lean, he’s additionally bought a very good stick defensively, taking again and lifting numerous pucks (although there’s the odd time when he doesn’t decide up task and might puck watch/drive-by as an alternative of stopping on pucks). He tasks as a first-line, star and perhaps even celebrity winger.
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Tier 2
Stenberg is a dynamic left-shot right-winger who has torched his friends during the last couple of years, each domestically on the J20 stage and internationally at occasions corresponding to U17s, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the World Jr. A Problem, taking part in on Frolunda’s and Sweden’s first line because the lone 2026 on each — and usually out-producing prime 2025s as a prime canine offensively. He has additionally already scored in each the SHL common season and SHL playoffs (he’s simply the third participant ever to attain within the SHL postseason of their Draft-1 season, becoming a member of Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Hedman). After McKenna, he’s essentially the most proficient participant I’ve watched on this age group.
The youthful brother of Blues first-rounder Otto, Ivar’s puck talent, offensive instincts, scoring package deal, and playmaking package deal are all high-end. He makes guys miss with the puck on his stick, beats goalies one-on-one along with his handles usually, and has a deadly wrister launch and a assured one-timer that give him quick-strike potential. He’s not an explosive skater however he’s a very good one who beats guys large with pace, escapes strain, and is agile on cuts and modifications of route, and might construct via his crossovers. He’s additionally a very good passer and facilitator who sees the ice nicely, is artistic, places pucks into area, and might decide groups aside on the ability play once they focus an excessive amount of on him. Off puck, he’s bought good offensive and defensive instincts to get open or reduce off passes. I count on he’ll be on the Swedish World Junior crew in Minnesota as a draft eligible subsequent season.
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Ryan Roobroeck is an enormous, tall ahead born in late September who got here up as a middle however has performed the wing in junior, utilized for distinctive standing into the OHL and didn’t get it. Had he been granted distinctive standing, he might have been one of many uncommon gamers to play 4 seasons within the OHL earlier than the NHL Draft. As a substitute, he went again to U16 AAA for a second season as a dominant participant, went No. 2 to Niagara within the 2023 OHL draft, after which scored 28 targets and 51 factors in 63 video games as a 16-year-old to be named to the OHL First All-Rookie Staff final yr. This yr, his second season within the OHL, he has been Niagara’s main scorer, out-producing drafted NHL prospects like Kevin He (Jets) and Andrei Loshko (Kraken) to attain 41 targets and 87 factors in 64 video games.
He wore an “A” for them this season, performed 22 minutes per sport, has been an necessary a part of each their energy play and their penalty kill and usually generates 6-10 photographs per sport. He doesn’t play a very bodily or imposing sport for a participant his dimension, however he’s bought tons of talent and really feel on the puck and a legit NHL shot that usually beats goalies from mid-range. Due to his distinctive talent set, he has performed the flank on the ability play as an alternative of the web entrance. He’s additionally a very good, balanced skater for his dimension who can get out in transition and rating off the push. He’s going to be a really excessive decide and if he can return to his middle place subsequent yr and/or play with extra presence/energy/physicality, it’ll elevate his projection even additional.
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Lin is the most effective defenceman I’ve seen play on this draft and definitely the neatest and most well-rounded. He led the Giants in ice time at practically 26 minutes an evening this season as a 16-year-old and blew me a manner with the best way he influenced play to information (actually in the best way he guides play) Staff Canada White to gold at U17s.
He does every part at a excessive stage, does the small issues extraordinarily nicely, and simply performs the sport with a uncommon high quality for a D his age, steering play along with his quiet effectivity, really feel for the sport, puck-moving, elite hockey IQ, nice stick and reads defensively, and good skating. He’s snug in any scenario and excels on each particular groups. He’s adjustable. He’s bought a fantastic first contact. His head is at all times up and he strikes pucks crisply however can even learn proper via the primary layer of strain into the subsequent proper play. He can carry pucks and make performs, however he can even discover area off of pucks. He by no means appears to need to overdo it or overextend to create his offence, understanding when to maneuver it and when to attempt to make one thing occur. He closes out properly, is disruptive and heady defensively, and defends at a excessive stage. He’s not an enormous, robust, highly effective D however he’s simply a wonderful all-around trendy defenceman who will get it and I feel there’s some Adam Fox in him (he’s additionally a greater skater than Fox was).
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Verhoeff is an enormous and proficient right-shot defenseman who performed 25 minutes per sport for the Royals this yr and captained Staff Canada White to gold at U17s.
He’s bought good imaginative and prescient and luxury on the puck, but in addition a tough shot. He’s aggressive. He’s a below-average skater and I’ve seen him wrestle with tempo, which has left me decrease on him than Lin in my viewings, however he could make performs, he can run an influence play, he’s accountable and sensible in his personal zone, he’s a June birthday who has time to work on his mobility and groups are enthusiastic about his mixture of dimension, work ethic, poise and talent. There’s some actual upside there. If the draft had been held at the moment, he’d be the consensus prime D prospect even when I’m greater on Lin. He’s bought a excessive ceiling and if the skating can enhance the sky’s the restrict.
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Bjorck is a extremely proficient, playmaking middle who has made headlines for breaking the U16 scoring report on the J18 stage as a 15-year-old final yr and breaking the J20 stage scoring report (no matter age) as a 16-year-old this yr whereas taking part in along with his older brother Wilson, and scoring in his HockeyAllsvenskan debut on the professional stage.
He’s on the smaller aspect for a middle for the time being however he excels within the faceoff circle, he performed the penalty kill with Djurgarden’s junior crew this yr, Wilson is 6-foot, their dad is 6-foot-2, and he’s anticipated to develop. Bjorck can play with the puck on his string and make performs as a pure facilitator who has a ton of poise and imaginative and prescient, however he additionally performs out and in of give-and-gos, will go to the web and end off performs and has nice total sense on and off the puck. He’s additionally a fast and quick skater who can play at totally different paces and problem each in straight strains and on cuts and turnbacks. I’m assured that due to his hockey sense, he tasks as a middle up ranges, too. He’s a slippery, intelligent, artful offensive participant however he’s additionally actually sensible and simply reads the play at a complicated stage on each side of the puck. As soon as he grows and will get stronger, he might have critical potential. If he had been a little bit greater proper now, he’d be a top-five prospect.
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Tier 3
Preston is a threatening creator with good offensive instincts who has performed to only beneath some extent per sport since getting into the WHL and received gold with Canada White at U17s, main the match in targets with six in 5 video games and arising huge in some huge moments, together with a hat trick within the semifinal in a aim within the gold medal sport.
He’s a shifty skater who assaults inside ice laterally. He’s bought slick handles on the puck and might assault off the push or contained in the offensive zone, difficult defenders one-on-one. He’s bought a harmful shot and fast launch. He’s deadly in area. He’s simply slick and assured. He has additionally performed each wings and been harmful on both aspect. He’s additionally a late July birthday who has nonetheless been a prime offensive participant all the best way up with the ‘08s (on prime of what he’s accomplished within the WHL and at U17s, he registered 4 targets and 6 factors in 4 video games on the Youth Olympics and was the CSSHL U15 MVP earlier than that). There are literally some similarities between his make-up/talent set and Spokane teammate and top-10 NHL draft decide Berkly Catton’s (although he’s a winger and Catton’s a middle).
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One of many prime younger gamers within the USHL this season, Lawrence performed to almost some extent per sport as a 16-year-old rookie with Muskegon this season, averaging greater than 19 minutes per sport for the Lumberjacks. That’s not straightforward to do within the USHL, which is a tough league to have success in at that age, particularly as a middle — and much more so due to his August birthday. He has additionally had early success internationally, impressing at each U17s and the Youth Olympics. He’s a Fredericton, N.B., native and the youthful brother of Josh, a two-time QMJHL 100-point man and Memorial Cup champion who’s now taking part in in Liiga.
Lawrence has a pure launch, getting pucks off his stick shortly after an intentional transfer to the within or a move into his catch-and-release. He’s a very good skater who performs with tempo and made performs off the push this yr in addition to contained in the offensive zone. He’s bought good palms. He’s not a very bodily participant however he performs the precise manner, is wise, helps pucks and teammates nicely, has nice instincts off the puck and was a very good penalty killer as one of many youngest full-time gamers within the USHL this yr. He’s a wonderful younger participant.
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Belchetz is an especially bodily superior winger who was the No. 1 decide within the 2024 OHL draft and was 6-foot-5 and over 220 kilos as a 16-year-old within the league this season (he simply turned 17 however the OHL common season is now full). He bought folks speaking when he bought off to a sizzling begin to his rookie season with the Spitfires this yr, choosing up two factors in his debut earlier than a four-goal, six-point evening in his third OHL sport. He additionally had a strong match for the gold medal-winning Canada White at U17s, although I did suppose he was much less impactful within the higher-pace semi-final and remaining. His manufacturing leveled off as this season went on however he nonetheless has NHL golf equipment drooling for his hulking body and good talent. His toes could be a little heavy however he’s a specimen and he can get across the ice. And whereas a few of his influence is pushed by his sheer dimension and his potential to remain over pucks and impose himself, he’s additionally bought first rate offensive instruments and he can actually shoot the puck. I’m fascinated to see what he appears like subsequent yr as a result of with a very good summer time, it seems like he might be a power.
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Novotny was the No. 9 decide in final yr’s CHL Import Draft to the Peterborough Petes however performed the whole lot of this season at Czechia’s prime professional stage with Mountfield earlier than lighting up Czechia’s U20 stage playoffs after which returning to the professional membership’s postseason run (the place he scored a pleasant aim final week and a second on Friday). He additionally impressed eventually summer time’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup and performed for Czechia’s bronze medal-winning crew at this yr’s World Juniors a month and a half after his seventeenth birthday. He’s a 6-foot-1, pro-built winger who skates nicely. He’s additionally extremely expert offensively and performs the sport with confidence. His sport ought to perform nicely in North America as nicely, and he’s already a robust, sturdy, stocky child. He has a very good really feel for the sport and sufficient smarts on and off the puck, with a very good sense of the place to be and go. And he performs a aggressive sport for a younger participant. There’s so much to love about his mixture of instruments.
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Rudolph was the No. 1 decide within the 2023 WHL Bantam Draft and after a very good however not standout begin to his season in Prince Albert and as an alternate captain with Canada White at U17s, he actually elevated within the second half of the season to look extra just like the participant who was the CSSHL’s prime defenseman on the U15 stage and MVP on the U18 stage. Rudolph didn’t play the form of minutes for a Prince Albert crew (19 per sport) that Lin and Verhoeff performed on youthful groups, however he turned an influence participant for the Raiders after the calendar flipped to 2025 and is a respectable prospect. He’s a very good skater whose skating patterns circulate and edges are straightforward. He can manipulate protection or bounce off the road. He sees the ice nicely and might beat the primary layer after which discover the backdoor via a second. He defends the push nicely and has a very good stick. He is a heady participant who thinks the sport nicely. He’s bought good dimension. He’s a participant.
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Nemec, the youthful brother of Devils No. 2 decide Simon, has adopted an identical path, making his debut at Slovakia’s prime professional rung with HK Nitra at 16 after which taking part in and contributing extra usually at 17. His CHL rights belong to the Sudbury Wolves. Not like his huge brother, although, Adam is a ahead. He’s a extremely expert and opportunistic winger who could make performs for himself when the puck lands on his stick but in addition simply does a very nice job getting open and discovering his manner onto pucks across the slot space. He reads the sport at a complicated stage. His sport has some mature element to it at a younger age regardless of needing to bodily mature. He’s bought nice instincts on and off the puck. He’s bought a fast launch and good palms to complete off performs. His skating has regarded common to me courting again to my first dwell viewings eventually yr’s U18s worlds however he works, competes, engages himself and finishes his checks. And he has already produced towards males at an early age. I’m wanting ahead to watching him at his second U18 worlds in a couple of weeks to see how he checks towards his age group as an October ʼ07.
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Tier 4
Aaram-Olsen is a proficient Norwegian winger who performed to a degree per sport with Orebro’s J20 crew this yr and led Norway in scoring on the Division 1A World Juniors as a 16-year-old with six factors in 5 video games. He’s a harmful scorer and shooter who picks corners and beats goalies from mid-range along with his heavy snapper or curl-and-drag wrister. He can threaten as a shooter from the bumper or the flank on the ability play as a result of he’s additionally bought a tough one-touch shot. He’s a very good skater who will get up and down the ice nicely and is keen to trace again on pucks, with room so as to add power and smoothen out his stride (which does kick a little bit). He takes pucks off the wall and is complacent on the skin. I’d prefer to see him contain himself extra off of the puck defensively and play with a little bit extra physicality, however his scoring package deal is legit and I don’t suppose he’s a one-way winger from what I’ve seen.
Hermansson impressed at U17 worlds for Sweden, performed up on the February 5 Nations with the U18 crew and was productive on a deep-at-forward Orebro junior crew this yr. He’s a proper shot however he has performed numerous each wings for them, and he impresses along with his particular person stick talent. He’s not essentially the most well-rounded or defensively accountable winger however he’s proficient with the puck in his palms. He desires to go on the market and make performs/rating targets and he can beat guys one-on-one along with his palms. He’s additionally a threatening shooter off the flank each into his curl-and-drag wrister or getting open for his one-timer. He’s bought a little bit of an ungainly/upright skating posture that bends on the ankles however he’s bought some pace and he’s a 6-foot-1 winger with legit dealing with and ending who has top-six/first-round expertise.
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Tomik is a December ’07 who performed nearly all of this season in Slovakia’s prime professional stage with Trencin and impressed eventually spring’s U18 worlds in Finland, the place he performed on Slovakia’s prime line as a 16-year-old and was named one of many crew’s prime three gamers of the match (he additionally performed at this yr’s World Juniors simply a few weeks after his seventeenth birthday).
He’s bought good palms. He’s a good skater for his age, although I’m unsure he’s a standout one. He’s a pure shooter and finisher who can rip the puck on the ability play and has scored some targets from distance during the last couple of years. Although he didn’t penalty kill on the professional stage, he could be relied upon, has performed all three ahead positions and has been a strong penalty killer for the nationwide crew and may need twin particular groups upside. He tasks as a possible top-nine scoring winger and I considered rating him a few spots greater right here. It’s value noting, too, that his CHL rights belong to the Vancouver Giants, who efficiently introduced over Slovak ahead Samuel Honzek and helped him change into a first-round NHL Draft decide.
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Carels is a summer time birthday who performed 24 minutes per sport as a 16-year-old in Prince George this season and had a wonderful yr for them, driving play at five-on-five and chipping in on each the ability play and penalty kill (he additionally ran PP2 for Canada Crimson at U17s behind Landon DuPont). I considered rating him a spot or two greater right here.
Carels is an all-around defenseman with an offensive title. He is bought a very good head on his shoulders and his eyes are at all times up. He’s bought an enormous, laborious slapshot that makes him a menace to attain. He sees the play nicely. He’s a robust skater who can push pucks down ice. He defends nicely along with his toes and stick and performs with good timing on close-outs. He’s not a dynamic particular person playmaker however he strikes pucks, has talent and skating, walks the road nicely and might hammer it. I’m a fan. He regarded like a legit prime prospect this season even when a few of the different WHL D have extra buzz (although NHL scouts are excessive on him). The opposite three are all righties as nicely, so he is technically my top-ranked left-shot at this stage.
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Nordmark led a proficient Swedish crew in scoring at U17 worlds and has been very productive via their complete worldwide schedule this season. And whereas he spent a lot of his home season on the J18 stage he was greater than some extent per sport with Djurgården’s J20 crew and usually flashes talent. He’s a proficient, shifty ahead who has performed all three ahead positions at totally different factors this season and has nice (!) palms. He’s additionally bought good dimension and a tough, harmful snapshot (one of many higher ones I’ve seen within the age group) he can blow previous goalies. Djurgården has a really crowded program at ahead however I’ve seen first-round traits.
Holmertz actually caught my eye at U17 worlds and hovered round some extent per sport on the J20 stage this season with Linkoping whereas taking part in middle as a 16-year-old. He’s a standout skater via his edges and out and in of cuts, but in addition has pure pull-away pace (he’s not explosive within the highly effective skater manner however he makes guys miss). He’s extra of a playmaker than a play finisher however he’s proficient and really noticeable on the puck for a way clean he’s as each a skater and stickhandler. He makes numerous artful little performs contained in the offensive zone to place pucks into area for his linemates, too. He’s not essentially the most intense competitor and might form of play throughout the circulate of the sport at instances however he’s bought offensive expertise, skating, talent and really feel for the sport and I’ve been drawn into him at any time when I’ve watched him play.
Berchild, who has worn the “C” at instances for USA’s U17s this yr and has been productive taking part in up with the U18s, is a brief however stocky and expert scoring ahead (he has performed extra wing than middle however can play each). He jogs my memory a little bit of Lightning first-rounder and NTDP alum Isaac Howard.
He’s bought legit one-on-one puck talent and handles and has scored some fairly targets this yr beating D. He finds his manner out of bother and has some actual creativity on the puck. He’s robust. He performs to the inside, goes to the web and performs laborious. On the puck, he’s assured and performs to assault, problem and threaten contained in the offensive zone and off the push. He’s bought a deadly shot that comes off his blade laborious. If he can develop a few inches, he is a transparent first-round expertise if he can get to 5-foot-11ish. I belief that he’ll be well-developed at Denver as nicely.
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Reid has been an incredible story this season. He began the yr as a No. 4 defenseman on an NAHL crew and completed it as a point-per-game D taking part in 25-to-Half-hour per sport with the Soo Greyhounds. He grew from sub-6-feet to 6-foot-2 whereas he did it, too. He’s bought poise past his years. He escapes strain nicely. He’s bought a fantastic shot. He’s lethal in transition. He’s bought spectacular offensive sense and good imaginative and prescient. His play on the D aspect took strides because the yr progressed after it was an adjustment within the OHL at first. And whereas he’s not explosive as a skater, he’s essentially a high-end skater and has spectacular mobility/footwork. He and his sport are nonetheless uncooked, too, and as he provides energy to his body he’s bought respectable upside. A Michigan State commit, I do know the Greyhounds and Spartans are each very excessive on him too. He’s going to be a first-rounder and has actually taken off down a steep growth curve.
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Mutryn is an athletic 6-foot-2 ahead who can play each middle and wing and who can actually skate. He impressed at U17 worlds, scoring twice within the bronze medal sport and drawing reward from scouts. He’s bought a professional body (regardless of a July 2008 birthday) already and a breezy, flowing skating stride. He’s dedicated to Boston School, performs a dedicated two-way sport and is aggressive. He simply appears like he’s going to be an NHLer. He’s not a dynamic offensive expertise however he’s bought good talent on the puck, makes performs at tempo and I count on his manufacturing to uptick subsequent season.
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Fyodorov is an all-situations middle who was an necessary participant for Nizhny Novgorod’s MHL crew this yr at 16 and 17 and has been a frontrunner for the 2008 age group in Russia. He’s bought good pace and is an efficient athlete. He tracks and wins inside physique positioning towards greater gamers and has a very good stick. He’s a wise participant on and off the puck, offensively and defensively. He goes to the web and stays round however can even rating from mid-range and make performs out large. He’s bought fast palms and places numerous pucks into area for his teammates. I’ve appreciated what I’ve seen.
Dravecky was a prime participant for Rogle’s J20 crew and the Czech nationwide crew this yr, taking part in huge minutes (typically 21-25 per sport), including penalty killing to his power-play function with Rogle because the season went on and even getting a style of the SHL.
He’s proficient, poised and assured on the puck, absorbing strain nicely and establishing the subsequent play with the puck in his palms and his eyes up. He’ll make the heads-up play but in addition likes to assault and problem and scored some stunning targets this yr. He’s a strong skater who walks the road nicely and might bounce into the play, although he does must work on his rush protection and his decision-making on and off the puck.
He’s bought the bloodlines, too, as his dad, Vladimir Sr., is a legend in Czechia and nonetheless taking part in at virtually 40.
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Villeneuve is a September 2007 who was a few weeks away from being eligible for the 2025 draft and can play three seasons within the QMJHL pre-draft. He was the QMJHL’s Defensive Rookie of the Yr at 16 and was one of many league’s most efficient defensemen at 17, taking part in to above some extent per sport this yr and logging 20 minutes per sport (second on the Armada). He was additionally a prime playmaker, with coaches who will inform you that he may need made extra performs than teammate 2025 first-round ahead Justin Carbonneau this season en path to double-digit targets and greater than 60 factors. And although he’s small, it seems like he’s nonetheless very bodily immature (a very good signal) and I used to be instructed his dad is an enormous man and that he’s going to develop. His talent stage, hockey sense and puck play are all legitimately high-end, too, continuously making performs and discovering openings. And whereas he’s extra shifty than quick, his pace has improved, he opens up numerous area for himself on the ice and he defends neatly for his dimension. He’s a first-round expertise and I made a decision to rank him right here relying on some development.
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Murnieks is a heavyset middle who was productive as a professional in Latvia and at U18 worlds for the nationwide crew at 15, had a very respectable 16-year-old season as a rookie for Sioux Metropolis within the USHL this yr and centered Latvia’s first line as one of many youngest gamers at this yr’s World Juniors. He didn’t look in the slightest degree misplaced in that function (which included main them in aim differential at plus-4) both, an unimaginable feat taking part in on any Latvian crew and much more in order a double underager with a July 31 birthday. He’s a pro-built, pro-style middle who performs a well-rounded, full sport. He’s robust within the faceoff circle. He’s a wonderful two-way participant and penalty killer who tracks and wins pucks and performs with nice element for a participant his age. He’s a little bit heavyset, his skating is simply common and his talent stage isn’t dynamic, however he has secondary talent and appears like an actual participant. He profiles as a possible 3C sometime.
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Schairer’s an athletic 6-foot-2 right-shot defenseman who has impressed scouts in worldwide play with the U17s this yr in any respect three of the U17 worlds, the December 5 Nations and the February 5 nations, making performs and looking out like a high-end defenseman towards his friends. He has had a harder time towards USHL competitors, the place his sport has proven that it nonetheless has some rising to do, although. A few of the questions I’ve about Schairer are much like those I had about Logan Hensler on the identical age. He has the body and skating, he’s clearly proficient and succesful, however I’m not fully positive what his id is or his function is on the subsequent stage as a result of he’s most likely not an offensive kind or a defensive kind and I’m unsure he absolutely is aware of how you can be the wonderful two-way kind fairly but and what that entails. I’ve seen him make performs (he scored a phenomenal time beyond regulation winner towards Czechia at U17s). Will probably be actually necessary for him to seize it and run with it subsequent yr.
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