2019 NHL Draft: Fisher’s Rankings Through November

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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