The third draft meeting of the 2024-25 season. We ranked 64 prospects. Here, we discuss our top-32.
Here’s the full list:
https://www.eliteprospects.com/news/2025-nhl-draft/the-elite-prospects-mid-january-top-64-2025-nhl-draft-ranking
00:35 Breaking down the top five: Matthew Schaefer, James Hagens, Michael Misa, Porter Martone, Roger McQueen
14:07 Jackson Smith
14:50 Victor Eklund
19:30 Carter Bear
23:35 Cameron Schmidt
32:00 Lynden Lakovic
34:45 Cameron Reid
35:45 Caleb Desnoyers
43:10 Jake O’Brien
45:05 Justin Carbonneau
48:15 Brady Martin
49:25 Anton Frondell
55:15 Anton Frondell vs Malcolm Spence
56:05 Blake Fiddler vs Radim Mrtka vs Kashawn Aitcheson
1:01:20 Ben Kindel
1:02:30 Bill Zonnon
1:03:40 Bill Zonnon vs Ben Kindel
1:05:50 William Moore, Ben Kevan, and Jack Murtagh
1:08:25 Václav Nestrašil
1:09:20 Shane Vansaghi
1:12:05 Logan Hensler
1:14:40 Jack Murtagh vs Ben Kevan
1:16:15 Kristian Epperson
1:19:55 Comparing late-first-round prospects
1:21:30 Nathan Behm
1:22:50 Ivan Ryabkin
1:29:50 Václav Nestrašil vs Ivan Ryabkin
1:31:35 Haoxi Wang and Václav Nestrašil
1:35:35 Jakob Ihs-Wozniak
1:38:30 Jacob Rombach
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20 Comments
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Michael Misa has 37 goals and 38 assists in 38 games… Is it far-fetched to imagine that he could overtake Hagens for the number two spot? He's also three inches taller and 3½ months younger.
Zonnon is the most underrated player in this draft. It’s not even close
Whoever goes first overall is going to heavily depend on who gets the pick. Chicago desperately needs a second center to play with Bedard and San Jose desperately needs a true number 1 defenseman. I really cant see Chicago taking Schaffer after drafting Levshinov last year, even if he isn’t having the best year.
if the mcqueen kid develops…man. be scared. tools tools tools
I think the Matt Schaefer hype is a bit much. Deserving of top 3 sure, but I don't get how he has "proven" he's better than Hagens and or Misa. Also believe Frondell has shown some of the same qualities as Schaefer, but nobody is calling for him in #1 overall discussions.
I feel like the EU prospects get routinely underrated in these meetings.
I don't want to hear anything any woman has to say about hockey. Just looking at the lot of you, it's obvious you're all a bunch of simping male feminists. Such a shame. Stop with the soy.
Chicago has really forced themselves into a forward with there pick with taking Levshenov last year over demidov plus now having 4 first round picks (Two top 10) plus Vlasic on the bankend compared to not having 1 true first line/PPG level talent besides bedard.
I think Misa makes the most sense for Chicago as they have a lot of sub 6 foot speedy skill guys in their system already besides boisvert so getting a guy that is already 6'1 that plays a good 200 foot game and can play wing or center makes sense over another smaller guy like hagens.
A section with each player, organized by actual ranking, would help. The section is divided by people talking back and forth.
Even with korchinski levshunov rinzel n vlasic, hawks should still pick schaefer at 1 if he truly is that good. "Theyre backed into a corner" the time to take a forward was last yr at #2, they didnt, so why miss on generational talent based on current team need. sign a center in FA or hope for mckenna next yr
Very good as always. I'd love some Nestrasil and some Vansaghi on my team. Loved watching them both. They're both creeping up into my top 32.
January 2024?
Does that name at the top say, Cameron Schmidt or Cole Eiserman? I can't tell… 😂
i'd love to see c.schmidt in a hawks sweater!! i hope he is still otb for the hawks w/ the toronto pick.
How can you judge how good McQueen is when he's hardly played all year.
Thoughts on Alex Mišiak?
I cant believe that the little Eric Nilson did not make the top 64