2025 NHL Draft Guide – The Hockey Writers – NHL Entry Draft

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• Detailed unique prospect profiles on all the top prospects
• Mock drafts
• Exclusive rankings
• Team-specific needs and speculations
• Looking ahead to the 2025 NHL Draft and beyond

Recent Posts

2025 NHL Draft Rankings

Baracchini’s Top 128 Final Rankings
Reimer’s Top 64 for April
Horn’s Top 64 March Rankings
Forbes’ Top 96 March Rankings
Baracchini’s Top 96 March Rankings
Forbes’ Top 64 January Rankings
Baracchini’s Top 64 January Rankings
Horn’s Top 64 for December
Baracchini’s Top 32 Preseason Rankings
Baracchini’s Way Too Early Top 32

Mock Drafts

Horn’s Mock Draft 1.0

Draft Combine

4 Storylines to Watch at the 2025 NHL Combine

2025 NHL Draft- Prospect Profiles

Top 5 Hopefuls

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

Top 16 Hopefuls

Bear, Carter
Desnoyers, Caleb
Eklund, Victor
Frondell, Anton
Hagens, James
Hensler, Logan
Lakovic, Lynden
Martone, Porter
Martin, Brady
McQueen, Roger
Misa, Michael
Mrtka, Radim
O’Brien, Jake
Ryabkin, Ivan
Schaefer, Matthew
Smith, Jackson

Forwards

Bear, Carter
Behm, Nathan
Benak, Adam
Carbonneau, Justin
Chovan, Jan
Čihař, Vojtěch
Cootes, Braeden
Czata, Ethan
Dach, Kale
Desnoyers, Caleb
Drott, Arvid
Ekberg, Filip
Eklund, Victor
Epperson, Kristian
Frondell, Anton
Fondrk, Conrad
Gard, Matthew
Gästrin, Milton
Gavin, Jordan
Genborg, Eddie
Granberg, David
Griffin, Owen
Guité, Émile
Hagens, James
Hillström, Gustav
Horcoff, William
Ihs-Wozniak, Jakob
Katzin, Lev
Karmiris, Lucas
Kevan, Benjamin
Kindel, Benjamin
Klingsell, Viktor
Lakovic, Lynden
Lansing, Matthew
Lee, Ryker
Lombardi, Jimmy
Martin, Brady
Martone, Porter
McKinney, Cole
McQueen, Roger
Misa, Michael
Misiak, Alex
Moe, Mason
Mooney, L.J.
Moore, William
Moses, Shamar
Murtagh, Jack
Mutryn, Teddy
Nesbitt, Jack
Nestrasil, Vaclav
Nilson, Eric
Nizameyev, Artemi
Nobert, Mateo
Nordlund, Viggo
O’Brien, Jake
Osmanis, Bruno
Paupanekis, Hayden
Pobezal, Tomas
Poletin, Tomas
Potter, Cullen
Quinn, Nathan
Rautiainen, Benjamin
Reschny, Cole
Romano, Luca
Ryabkin, Ivan
Schmidt, Cameron
Spence, Malcolm
Stockselius, Theo
Svrcek, Michal
Vansaghi, Shane
Veilleux, Philippe
West, Mason
Westergård, Max
Yemelyanov, Kirill
Zharovsky, Alexander
Zonnon, Bill

Defensemen

Agafonov, Maxim
Aitcheson, Kashawn
Amico, Carter
Barnett, Asher
Bausov, Roman
Beauchesne, Quinn
Bedkowski, David
Boelius, Lasse
Boumedienne, Sascha
Brzustewicz, Henry
Cameron, Carson
Dahlqvist, Aron
Fiddler, Blake
Funck, Linus
Galvas, Tomas
Gonchar, Artyom
Hallquisth, Theodor
Hensler, Logan
Huang, Alex
Kotajärvi, Jesper
Limatov, Kurban
Lindgren, Zeb
Mrtka, Radim
Passmore, Evan
Phillips, Mace’o
Psenicka, Max
Radivojevič, Luka
Reid, Cameron
Rhéaume-Mullen, Dakoda
Rombach, Jacob
Schaefer, Matthew
Sharpe, Will
Smith, Jackson
Trethewey, Charlie
Vass, Malte
Vilchinsky, Artyom
Wang, Haoxi “Simon”

Goalies

Andreyanov, Pyotr
Beckman, Lucas
Frolov, Semyon
Goos, Måns
Härenstam, Love
Ivankovic, Jack
Neuenschwander, Elijah
Pradel, Michal
Ravensbergen, Joshua
Rimpinen, Petteri
Medvedev, Aleksei

Top 5/10 Lists

2025 NHL Draft’s Top 10 American Prospects
2025 NHL Draft’s Top 10 Swedish Prospects

Positional Rankings

2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 Centers
2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 Left Wingers
2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 Goaltenders

League Rankings

2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 10 OHL Prospects
2025 NHL Draft – Top 10 WHL Prospects
2025 NHL Entry Draft – Top 5 Underrated OHL Prospects
Top 10 Draft-Eligible WHL Players for 2024-25: Preseason Edition
Top 10 Draft-Eligible OHL Players for 2024-25: Preseason Edition

Draft Coverage by NHL Team (Alphabetical)

Anaheim Ducks

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Calgary Flames

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Columbus Blue Jackets

Detroit Red Wings

Los Angeles Kings

Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens

Nashville Predators

New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders

New York Rangers

Ottawa Senators

Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks

Seattle Kraken

St. Louis Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Utah Hockey Club

Vancouver Canucks

Washington Capitals

Player Features

NHL Will Invite Russian-Based Prospects to 2025 NHL Combine
Ranking the Best Landing Spots for Matthew Schaefer in the 2025 NHL Draft
Top 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Michael Misa Talks Taking His Game to the Next Level, Hype, Pressure & More
Top Performers From the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game
Top Performers From the 2024 CHL/ USA Prospects Challenge
Malcolm Spence Needs More Attention After CHL/USA Prospects Challenge
NHL Draft Prospect Joshua Ravensbergen Going Undrafted to First-Round Potential
Barrie Colts’ Kashawn Aitcheson Making Noise for Upcoming NHL Draft
2025 NHL Draft: Which Defenseman Gets Picked First?
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Standouts
Jack Ivankovic Making Case for Best Goaltender
Draft-Eligible Prospects at the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

World Junior Championship Coverage

World Junior Championship All Time Leading Scorers
Guide to the 2025 World Junior Championship
10 Players to Watch at the 2025 World Junior Championship
2025 NHL Draft-Eligible Players to Watch at the WJC
2025 World Juniors Roster Breakdown by NHL Team

Looking Back At Older NHL Drafts