2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Rankings Through November


I started working on my December rankings and then I stopped.

Reason being, not much — or not enough — has changed since I published my November rankings on Nov. 16.

That, and so much at this time of the year is dependent on the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship. You never want to put too much stock in a short tournament, but that showcase is as big as it gets and it’ll definitely impact my first round with several top draft-eligible prospects for 2019 expected to be on display.

There would be some movement and tweaking as of today — based on recent results and additional feedback over the past couple weeks — but by and large I’m still content with my November rankings.

So I decided to hold off and ultimately skip December, with my next rankings to be released in January — following the World Juniors but prior to the CHL Top Prospects Game and NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term list. That’s the plan since I’ll be focusing on the WJC this month, gearing up to cover the Vancouver portion of the tournament with live viewings.

Instead, for December, I took the time to document my rankings to date in a chart format that draft junkies will hopefully find interesting, if not enlightening. The chart features three columns of rankings — November (Nov. 16), Previous (Oct. 9) and Original (Aug. 24) — and note that the first two editions were 124 deep before expanding to 186 for my latest list, thus all the NR (not ranked) towards the end.

Also note that I’ve omitted overagers from my rankings to this stage — no Brett Leason, nor Samuel Fagemo, amongst a bunch of others — but I’ll be integrating them in the new year in the lead up to my eighth annual mock draft in June.

Exciting times ahead, but here is a recap of my rankings through November.

First Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
1 1 1 Jack Hughes LC USA NTDP U18

2 2 2 Kaapo Kakko RW Finland TPS Liiga

3 3 3 Vasili Podkolzin RW Russia SKA St. Petersburg MHL

4 4 7 Kirby Dach RC/RW Canada Saskatoon WHL

5 5 8 Dylan Cozens RW/RC Canada Lethbridge WHL

6 8 6 Bowen Byram LD Canada Vancouver WHL

7 9 11 Matthew Boldy LW USA NTDP U18

8 14 20 Trevor Zegras LC USA NTDP U18

9 15 10 Ryan Suzuki LC Canada Barrie OHL

10 12 9 Peyton Krebs LC/LW Canada Kootenay WHL

11 16 15 Cam York LD USA NTDP U18

12 13 18 Alex Newhook LC/LW Canada Victoria BCHL

13 10 12 Alex Turcotte LC USA NTDP U18

14 6 4 Philip Broberg LD Sweden AIK Allsvenskan

15 7 5 Anttoni Honka RD Finland JYP Liiga

16 21 17 Mikko Kokkonen LD Finland Jukurit Liiga

17 26 19 Cole Caufield RW USA NTDP U18

18 50 32 Arthur Kaliyev LW USA Hamilton OHL

19 11 13 Raphaël Lavoie RW/RC Canada Halifax QMJHL

20 29 31 Nolan Foote LW/LC Canada/USA Kelowna WHL

21 31 52 Moritz Seider RD Germany Adler Mannheim DEL

22 20 16 Victor Söderström RD Sweden Brynas SHL

23 33 40 Lassi Thomson RD Finland Kelowna WHL

24 17 48 Pavel Dorofeyev LW/RW Russia Magnitogorsk MHL

25 19 36 Nils Hoglander LW Sweden Rogle SHL

26 25 28 Jakob Pelletier LW/RW Canada Moncton QMJHL

27 47 55 John Beecher LC USA NTDP U18

28 NR NR Bobby Brink RW USA Sioux City USHL

29 52 39 Spencer Knight G USA NTDP U18

30 22 30 Matthew Robertson LD Canada Edmonton WHL

31 23 24 Kaedan Korczak RD Canada Kelowna WHL

Second Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
32 18 27 Yaroslav Likhachyov RW Russia Gatineau QMJHL

33 24 14 Blake Murray LC Canada Sudbury OHL

34 32 60 Alex Vlasic LD USA NTDP U18

35 30 23 Tobias Bjornfot LD Sweden Djurgardens J20

36 34 54 Ville Heinola LD Finland Lukko Liiga

37 35 35 Albin Grewe LC Sweden Djurgardens J20

38 36 22 Simon Holmstrom RW/LW Sweden HV71 J20

39 45 97 Michal Teply RW Czech Republic Bili Tygri Liberec

40 37 33 Maxim Cajkovic RW/LW Slovakia Saint John QMJHL

41 38 21 Valentin Nussbaumer LC/LW Switzerland Shawinigan QMJHL

42 44 62 Yegor Spiridonov LW Russia Magnitogorsk MHL

43 42 34 Daniil Gutik LW Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL

44 43 89 Ilya Nikolayev F Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL

45 56 45 Artemi Knyazev LD Russia Chicoutimi QMJHL

46 58 44 Ben Brinkman LD USA Minnesota NCAA

47 70 41 Henry Thrun LD USA NTDP U18

48 39 70 Samuel Poulin LW Canada Sherbrooke QMJHL

49 77 NR Nathan Légaré RW Canada Baie-Comeau QMJHL

50 74 NR Connor McMichael LC Canada London OHL

51 40 76 Matvei Guskov LC Russia London OHL

52 NR NR Yegor Afanasyev F Russia Muskegon USHL

53 NR NR Marcus Kallionkieli F Finland Sioux City USHL

54 27 26 Nick Robertson LW/LC USA Peterborough OHL

55 28 25 Josh Williams RW Canada Medicine Hat WHL

56 51 37 Sasha Mutala RW Canada Tri-City WHL

57 53 51 Dustin Wolf G USA Everett WHL

58 59 42 Drew Helleson RD USA NTDP U18

59 57 92 Hugo Has RD Czech Republic Tappara Liiga

60 60 43 Michael Vukojevic LD Canada Kitchener OHL

61 62 75 Oleg Zaitsev LC Russia Red Deer WHL

62 41 46 Vladimir Alistrov LW Belarus Edmonton WHL

Third Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
63 64 64 Nolan Maier G Canada Saskatoon WHL

64 63 50 Hugo Alnefelt G Sweden HV71 J20

65 NR NR Cameron Rowe G USA NTDP U18

66 48 56 John Farinacci RC USA NTDP U18

67 118 120 Dillon Hamaliuk LW Canada Seattle WHL

68 61 49 Luke Toporowski LW USA Spokane WHL

69 46 66 Henri Nikkanen LC Finland Jukurit Liiga

70 72 95 Patrik Puistola LW Finland Tappara U20

71 NR 72 Vojtech Strondala LC Czech Republic Kometa Brno

72 100 61 Mikhail Abramov RW Russia Victoriaville QMJHL

73 79 65 Nikita Alexandrov LC Germany/Russia Charlottetown QMJHL

74 78 47 Dmitri Sheshin RW Russia Magnitogorsk MHL

75 110 NR Billy Constantinou RD Canada Kingston OHL

76 NR NR Thomas Harley LD Canada/USA Mississauga OHL

77 NR NR Vladislav Kolyachonok LD Belarus Flint OHL

78 NR NR Andrei Pribylskiy RD Russia Dynamo Moskva KHL

79 81 94 Marcel Barinka F Czech Republic Halifax QMJHL

80 54 29 Xavier Parent LW Canada Halifax QMJHL

81 NR 118 Xavier Simoneau LW/LC Canada Drummondville QMJHL

82 55 111 Anthony Romano RW Canada Sioux Falls USHL

83 73 57 Robert Mastrosimone LC USA Chicago USHL

84 92 82 Brady Meyer LC USA Des Moines USHL

85 76 71 Logan Barlage RW/LW Canada Lethbridge WHL

86 49 38 Tag Bertuzzi LW Canada Guelph OHL

87 75 NR Phillip Tomasino RC Canada Niagara OHL

88 NR NR Ryan Johnson LD USA Sioux Falls USHL

89 NR NR Jordan Spence RD Canada Moncton QMJHL

90 103 73 Leevi Aaltonen LW Finland KalPa Liiga

91 101 74 Elmer Soderblom LW Sweden Frolunda J20

92 NR NR Arvid Costmar RC Sweden Linköping J20

93 NR NR Albert Johansson LD Sweden Farjestad SHL

Fourth Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
94 NR NR Antti Tuomisto LD Finland Assat U20

95 68 93 Kim Nousiainen LD Finland KalPa Liiga

96 114 NR Iivari Rasanen LD Finland Tappara U20

97 67 83 Ilya Mironov LD Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL

98 65 63 Taylor Gauthier G Canada Prince George WHL

99 66 86 Colten Ellis G Canada Rimouski QMJHL

100 NR NR Hunter Jones G Canada Peterborough OHL

101 96 NR Victor Ostman G Sweden HV71 J20

102 83 NR Nikola Pasic LC Sweden Linkoping J20

103 82 67 Karl Henriksson LC/LW Sweden Frolunda J20

104 120 88 Yegor Chinakhov F Russia Omskie Yastreby MHL

105 NR NR Yegor Serdyuk RW Russia Victoriaville QMJHL

106 123 116 Brooklyn Kalmikov LW Canada Cape Breton QMJHL

107 90 79 Massimo Rizzo LC Canada Penticton BCHL

108 119 110 Harrison Blaisdell LW Canada Chilliwack BCHL

109 NR NR Alex Campbell LW/LC Canada Victoria BCHL

110 NR NR Reece Newkirk LC Canada Portland WHL

111 80 96 Martin Lang LW Czech Republic Kamloops WHL

112 NR NR Cole Mackay RW Canada Sault Ste. Marie OHL

113 NR 119 Nick Porco LW Canada Saginaw OHL

114 NR 115 Danil Antropov RW Canada/Kazakhstan Oshawa OHL

115 69 91 Case McCarthy RD USA NTDP U18

116 84 85 Marshall Warren LD USA NTDP U18

117 94 81 Trevor Janicke RW USA Central Illinois USHL

118 NR 80 Grant Silianoff F USA Cedar Rapids USHL

119 NR NR Vladislav Firstov F Russia Waterloo USHL

120 109 106 Matias Maccelli LW Finland Dubuque USHL

121 NR NR Shane Pinto RW USA Lincoln USHL

122 93 105 Ryder Donovan RC USA Team North High School

123 NR 123 Jake Lee LD Canada Seattle WHL

124 NR NR Cole Moberg LD Canada Prince George WHL

Fifth Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
125 115 103 Simon Lundmark RD Sweden Linkoping J20

126 NR NR Kalle Loponen RD Finland Kärpät U20

127 102 77 Antti Saarela LC/LW Finland Lukko Liiga

128 105 NR Konsta Hirvonen LC/LW Finland HIFK U20

129 104 NR Valtteri Ojantakanen F Finland Jokerit U20

130 NR NR Wiljami Myllyla F Finland HIFK U20

131 NR NR Matias Mäntykivi LC Finland SaiPa U20

132 NR NR Aku Raty RW Finland Kärpät U20

133 NR NR Max Wahlgren LC/LW Sweden Modo J20

134 106 NR Jacob Grönhagen LC Sweden HV71 J20

135 88 69 Graeme Clarke RW Canada Ottawa OHL

136 87 68 Jamieson Rees LC Canada Sarnia OHL

137 NR NR Keean Washkurak LC Canada Mississauga OHL

138 NR NR Kyen Sopa RW Switzerland Niagara OHL

139 89 121 David Kope RW Canada Edmonton WHL

140 NR NR Adam Beckman LW/LC Canada Spokane WHL

141 108 NR Alexei Protas LC Belarus Prince Albert WHL

142 107 98 Filip Prikryl LC/RW Czech Republic Saint John QMJHL

143 124 NR Michal Mrazik LW Slovakia Rögle BK J20

144 NR NR Ty Jackson LC Canada Dubuque USHL

145 91 58 Josh Nodler RC USA Fargo USHL

146 NR NR Judd Caulfield RW USA NTDP U18

147 NR NR Cade Webber LD USA NTDP U18

148 NR NR Roman Bychkov LD Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL

149 NR NR Daniil Misyul LD Belarus/Russia Loko Yaroslavl MHL

150 NR NR Nikita Vashchenko LD Russia SKA-Varyagi Morozova MHL

151 NR 101 Vladimir Sartakov G Russia Avto Yekaterinburg MHL

152 98 NR Mads Sogaard G Denmark Medicine Hat WHL

153 NR NR Trent Miner G Canada Vancouver WHL

154 NR NR Ethan Anders G Canada Red Deer WHL

155 NR NR Isaiah Saville G USA Tri-City USHL

Sixth Round

November Ranking Previous Ranking Original Ranking Prospect Position Nationality Team
156 95 NR Patrick Moynihan RW USA NTDP U18

157 NR 108 Danny Weight F USA NTDP U18

158 NR 109 Michael Gildon F USA NTDP U18

159 NR NR Lynden Breen F Canada Central Illinois USHL

160 85 59 Mike Koster LD USA Team Northeast High School

161 NR 122 Maxence Guenette RD Canada Val-d’Or QMJHL

162 NR NR Andrew Perrott RD USA/Canada London OHL

163 71 53 Lev Starikov LD Russia Windsor OHL

164 86 84 Nikita Okhotyuk LD Russia Ottawa OHL

165 97 87 Roope Taponen G Finland HIFK U20

166 NR 99 Kari Piiroinen G Finland Windsor OHL

167 NR NR Mack Guzda G USA/Canada Owen Sound OHL

168 NR 100 Roman Basran G Canada Kelowna WHL

169 99 NR Sergei Alkhimov F Russia Regina WHL

170 112 NR Nikita Sedov LD Russia Regina WHL

171 111 NR Emil Malysjev LD Sweden/Russia Saskatoon WHL

172 NR NR Albert Lyckasen RD Sweden Linköping J20

173 NR NR Gianni Fairbrother LD Canada Everett WHL

174 NR NR Quinn Schmiemann LD Canada Kamloops WHL

175 NR NR Dominick Fensore LD USA NTDP U18

176 NR NR Braden Doyle LD USA Boston Jr. Bruins NCDC

177 NR NR Jackson LaCombe LD USA Shattuck St. Mary’s Midget Prep

178 NR NR Will Francis RD USA Cedar Rapids USHL

179 NR NR Layton Ahac LD Canada Prince George BCHL

180 116 104 Oliver Turan RD Slovakia Drummondville QMJHL

181 NR NR Sean Larochelle RD Canada Victoriaville QMJHL

182 NR NR Alex Beaucage RW Canada Rouyn-Noranda QMJHL

183 117 NR Brett Budgell LC Canada Charlottetown QMJHL

184 NR NR Ethan Phillips RC Canada Sioux Falls USHL

185 NR NR Austen Swankler LC USA Waterloo USHL

186 NR NR Jackson Jutting LC USA Minnesota NAHL