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LWOH NHL Draft Grades Part Two
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2022 NHL Draft Final Rankings by Ben Kerr
Official Heights and Weights: 2022 NHL Draft Combine
Top 10 Prospects
#1: Shane Wright, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
#2: Logan Cooley, Centre, US NTDP, USHL
#3: Simon Nemec, Right Defence, HK Nitra, Slovakian Elite League
#4: Juraj Slafkovsky, Left Wing/Right Wing, TPS Turku, SM Liiga
#5: Joakim Kemell, Right Wing, JYP, SM Liiga
#6: Matthew Savoie, Centre, Winnipeg Ice, WHL
HM: Ivan Miroshnichenko, Left Wing, Omskie Krylia, VHL
#7: David Jiricek, Right Defence, HC Plazen, Czechia Extraliga
#8: Danila Yurov, Right Wing/Centre, Metallurg Magnitigorsk, KHL
#9: Denton Mateychuk, Left Defence, Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL
#10: Cutter Gauthier, Left Wing/Centre, US NTDP, USHL
Prospects 11-20
#11: Frank Nazar, Centre/Right Wing, US NTDP, USHL
#12: Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Centre/Right Wing, Djurgardens IF, SHL
#13: Pavel Mintyukov, Left Defence, Saginaw Spirit, OHL
#14: Conor Geekie, Centre, Winnipeg Ice, WHL
#15: Filip Mesar, Centre/Right Wing, HK Poprad, Slovakian Elite League
#16: Brad Lambert, Centre/Right Wing, Lahti Pelicans, SM Liiga
#17: Isaac Howard, Left Wing, US NTDP, USHL
#18: Kevin Korchinski, Left Defence, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
#19: Marco Kasper, Centre, Rogle BK, SHL
#20: Owen Pickering, Left Defence, Swift Current Broncos, WHL
Prospects 21-30
#21: Liam Ohgren, Left Wing, Djurgardens IF, SHL
#22: Tristan Luneau, Right Defence, Gatineau Olympiques, QMJHL
#23: Noah Ostlund, Centre, Djugardens IF, SHL
#24: Seamus Casey, Right Defence, US NTDP, USHL
#25: Gleb Trikozov, Left Wing/Right Wing, Avangard Omsk, KHL and Omskie Yasterby, MHL
#26: Jiri Kulich, Centre/Left Wing, HC Energie Karlovy Vary, Czechia Extraliga
#27: Jimmy Snuggerud, Right Wing/Left Wing, US NTDP, USHL
#28: Ty Nelson, Right Defence, North Bay Battalion, OHL
#29: Rutger McGroarty, Right Wing/Centre, US NTDP, USHL
#30: Ryan Chesley, Right Defence, US NTDP, USHL
Prospects 31-40
#31: Elias Salomonsson, Right Defence, Skelleftea AIK, SHL
#32: Owen Beck, Centre, Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
#33: Nathan Gaucher, Centre, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
#34: Alexander Perevalov, Left Wing/Right Wing, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL
#35: Calle Odelius, Left Defence, Djurgardens IF, SHL
#36: David Goyette, Centre, Sudbury Wolves, OHL
#37: Luca Del Bel Belluz, Centre, Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
#38: Maveric Lamoureux, Right Defence, Drumondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL
#39: Jagger Firkus, Right Wing/Centre, Moose Jaw Warriors, WHL
#40: Adam Ingram, Centre/Left Wing, Youngstown Phantoms, USHL
Prospects 41-50
#41: Lian Bichsel, Left Defence, Leksands IF, SHL
#42: Jack Hughes, Centre, Northeastern Huskies, NCAA Hockey East
#43: Matyas Sapovaliv, Centre, Saginaw Spirit, OHL
#44: Lane Hutson, Right Defence, US NTDP, USHL
#45: Danny Zhilkin, Centre, Guelph Storm, OHL
#46: Sam Rinzel, Right Defence, Waterloo Black Hawks, USHL
#47: Julian Lutz, Left Wing, EHC München, DEL
#48: Noah Warren, Right Defence, Gatineau Olympiques, QMJHL
#49: Vladimir Grudinin, Left Defence, CSKA Moscow, KHL
#50: Filip Bystedt, Centre, Linkoping HC, SHL
Prospects 51-60
#51: Reid Schaefer, Left Wing, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL
#52: Mattias Havelid, Right Defence, Linkoping HC, SHL
#53: Jani Nyman, Right Wing, Ilves, SM Liiga
#54: Bryce McConnell-Barker, Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL
#55: Matthew Poitras, Centre/Right Wing, Guelph Storm, OHL
#56: Mats Lindgren, Left Defence, Kamloops Blazers, WHL
#57: Adam Sykora, Left Wing/Right Wing, Nitra HK, Slovakian Elite League
#58: Topias Leinonen, Goaltender, JYP, SM Liiga
#59: Cameron Lund, Centre, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL
#60: Rieger Lorenz, Left Wing/Centre, Okotoks Oilers, AJHL
Prospects 61-65
#61: Fraser Minten, Centre, Kamloops Blazers, WHL
#62: Tyler Brennan, Goaltender, Prince George Cougars, WHL
#63: Hunter Haight, Centre, Barrie Colts, OHL
#64: Tomas Hamara, Left Defence, Tappara, SM Liiga
#65: Isaiah George, Left Defence, London Knights, OHL
Mock NHL Entry Draft
Multi-Site Mock Draft, hosted by Kyle Perreira
2022 NHL Draft Class Profiles and Scouting Reports by Kyle Pereira
Seamus Casey, Right Defence, US NTDP, USHL
Logan Cooley, Centre, US NTDP, USHL
Cutter Gauthier, Centre/Left Wing, US NTDP, USHL
Conor Geekie, Centre, Winnipeg Ice, WHL
Isaac Howard, Left Wing, US NTDP, USHL
David Jiricek, Right Defence, HC Plazen, Czechia Extraliga
Jiri Kulich, Centre/Left Wing, HC Energie Karlovy Vary, Czechia Extraliga
Rutger McGroarty, Right Wing/Centre, US NTDP, USHL
Frank Nazar, Centre/Right Wing, US NTDP, USHL
Ty Nelson, Right Defence, North Bay Battalion, USHL
Matthew Savoie, Centre, Winnipeg Ice, WHL
Gleb Trikozov, Left Wing/Right Wing, Omskie Yastreby, MHL
Shane Wright, Centre, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL
Danila Yurov, Right Wing, Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL
General 2022 NHL Entry Draft Articles
The Montreal Canadiens Win the Draft Lottery by Josh Young
Undervalued Leagues at the NHL Draft by Chace McCallum
Drafting Efficiency: NHLe vs the Buffalo Sabres by Chace McCallum
Montreal Canadiens Options at the 2022 NHL Draft by Connor Lapalme
Making the Right Moves: The Ottawa Senators 2022 NHL Draft by Levi Pike
NHL Draft Stories by Connor Lapalme
The Tale of Two Stefans
Vanishing Barons
The Wheel
The Defector
Bure Affair
Saskatoon Blues
The Wrong Nilsson
Peter Svoboda Takes The Stage
Happy Accidents
Eric Lindros Power Play
Edmonton Oilers Draft a Dynasty
Odds and Ends
NHL Draft Prototypes Series: Tampa Bay Lightning by Kyle Pereira
QMJHL Forwards
OHL Forwards
WHL Forwards
USHL Forwards
US High School Forwards
Russian Forwards
Finnish Forwards
Forward Mock Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning
OHL Defencemen
WHL Defencemen
USHL Defencemen
MHL Defencemen
QMJHL Defencemen
Defence Mock Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning
Seven Round Tampa Bay Lightning Mock Draft
Early Look 2022 NHL Draft Rankings
#1-5 2021-22 Pre-Season Rankings and Reports
#6-10 2021-22 Pre-Season Rankings and Reports
#11-15 2021-22 Pre-Season Rankings and Reports
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SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 06: 2020 NHL Draft board is seen prior to the start of the first round of the 2020 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020, in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)