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Previous thread: Prospect Info: - 2023-24 Prospect Thread

+ = on IR or just hurt
# = season complete (EP does not track NCAA Frozen Four)


PLAYERPOSACQUIREDEP RANKHF RANKTEAMGPGAPTSPIM+/-
Calum RitchieCTradeOshawa Generals471555705028
Colorado Avalanche71010-7
Canada U205112142
# Cole EisermanLW2024 round 1 #2011Boston Univ.35211132279
USA U20734761
Matthew MaggioRW2022 round 5 #142126Bridgeport Islanders527101724-26
Jesse PulkkinenD2024 round 2 #5423JYP38358261
JYP U20214521
Bridgeport Islanders000000
# Danny NelsonC2023 round 2 #4932Univ. of Notre Dame3613132635-4
USA U20742601
Ruslan IskhakovC/LW2018 round 2 #43CSKA Moscow601217279306
Russia 25300000
Calle OdeliusD2022 round 2 #6564Bridgeport Islanders530111120-30
# Kamil BednarikC2024 round 2 #6175Boston Univ.3621517281
Isaiah GeorgeD2022 round 4 #985Bridgeport Islanders2348122-7
New York Islanders331456-3
Alex JefferiesLW2020 round 4 #12188Bridgeport Islanders5011152616-19
Eetu LiukasLW2021 round 5 #157Bridgeport Islanders49651137-14
# Quinn FinleyLW2022 round 3 #78137Univ. of Wisconsin3720204031-2
Jesse NurmiLW2023 round 4 #113London58922311010
Finland U20 (WJC-U20)72352-1
Finland U20 (all)103580-
# Zach SchulzD2023 round 6 #177Univ. of Wisconsin282911100
# Cameron BergC2021 round 4 #12514Univ. of North Dakota2612102216-2
Daylan KueflerLW2022 round 6 #174Bridgeport Islanders602291
Justin GillC2023 round 5 #1459Worcester Railers1761117127
Bridgeport Islanders3516721-26
Dennis Good BoggD2023 round 7 #209Östersunds IK150009-7
Mariestad BoIS2012325-3
Mariestad BoIS (Playoffs)801160
Xavier VeilleuxD2024 round 6 #179Muskegon Lumberjacks55631371821
# Tomas MachuD2021 round 7 #221Providence College29246253
Cam ThiesingCUFABridgeport Islanders45571234-11
Gleb VeremyevCUFAColorado College379817505
Bridgeport Islanders000000
GOALIESGPGAASV%SOW-L-T
Tristan LennoxG2021 round 3 #93Bridgeport Islanders24.92.81400-1-0
Jakub SkarekG2018 round 3 #72Bridgeport Islanders223.52.89415-13-1
New York Islanders23.94.87200-1-0
Henrik TikkanenG2020 round 7 #214Worcester Railers72.42.91822-4-0
Bridgeport Islanders284.05.86616-16-4
Marcus GidlofG2024 round 5 #1479Leksands IF J2091.45.93838-1-0
Leksands IF J20 (Playoffs)21.50.93602-0-0
Leksands IF172.33.908111-6-0
Sweden U20 (WJC-U20)21.38.93801-1-0
Sweden U20 (all)52.36.89503-1-0
Dmitri GamzinG2024 round 4 #1151110CSKA Moscow242.24.92827-8-6
Zvezda Moskva83.31.89406-1-1
Zcezda Moskva (Playoffs)21.93.91701-1-0
 
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Arsenalogist24 said:
So now that we have 6 more prospects to deliberate about, where do some of these guys fall into our top 10?
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Complete shot in the dark so don't roast me.

1.) Eiserman
2.) Nelson
3.) Odelius
4.) Maggio
5.) Jefferies
6) Iskhakov
7.) George
8.) Pulkkinen
9.) Bednarik
10.) Dufour
12.) Nurmi
12.) Finley
13.) Gill
14.) Gamzin
15.) Tikkanen
16.) Kuefler
17.) Malinen
18.) Warren
19.) Liukas
20.) Lennox
 
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Nurmi needs to be a guy reaching the top 10 if we signed him this early out of Finland
 
Quinn Finley should be ahead of Nurmi and probably Dufour in Seafoam's rankings IMO but otherwise an excellent job!!
 
A couple of years ago everyone had Bolduc listed very low after a down year and then he bounced back and moved up. I suspect the same thing may be happening now with Dufour. The guy was Memorial Cup MVP and then had a very good first pro season before stepping back this past season.
 
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YearlyLottery said:
Pulkkinen is a pick I am super excited for. I am surprised that you do not have Isiah George included in here. What is the reasoning for that?
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George has some tools, but not (yet?) the toolbox.

Still seeing too many struggles at the OHL level over the past two seasons. As good as the skating has been, he still hasn't figured out how to use it to get himself out of trouble or to create many advantages for himself and his teammates.
 
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Chapin Landvogt said:
My short list:
1) Eiserman
2) Nelson
3) Pulkkinen
4) Finley
5) Jefferies
6) Bednarik
7) Odelius
8) Gamzin
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I think Maggio deserves to be in there somewhere. Like Finley, and Jefferies I think he'll be an NHL player if only because he's a dedicated puck hound who has good hands/coordination.

But I think the take-home message about this list is that Dufour and Iskhakov aren't on it.

Unlike recent NYI prospect pools, this contains a whole bunch of forwards who seem likely to see NHL action at various roles, not just boom or (more likely) bust guys. Bednarik is definitely one of those. Of that group (Nelson, Finley, Jefferies, Maggio, Bednarik), I think Bednarik may have the best chance to be more than a bottom 6 forward. Better watch some college hockey, though, because BPT isn't going to be very good.
 
saintunspecified said:
I think Maggio deserves to be in there somewhere. Like Finley, and Jefferies I think he'll be an NHL player if only because he's a dedicated puck hound who has good hands/coordination.
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I'd have put him at 9 on that list.

He had a great second half and had clearly won over the coaching staff, often on the ice when the money was on the line, a situation that showed up in basically every game.

saintunspecified said:
But I think the take-home message about this list is that Dufour and Iskhakov aren't on it.
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Two young men somewhere in no-man's land right now.

Dufour's sophomore slump isn't entirely unusual. Hopefully he bounces back.

But Iskhakov is what he is and I just don't see a spot for him in this organization. Would be prudent to see if a team out there lacking system skill among its forward group wouldn't want to swap him out for a prospect that we might actually have more use for.

saintunspecified said:
Unlike recent NYI prospect pools, this contains a whole bunch of forwards who seem likely to see NHL action at various roles, not just boom or (more likely) bust guys. Bednarik is definitely one of those. Of that group (Nelson, Finley, Jefferies, Maggio, Bednarik), I think Bednarik may have the best chance to be more than a bottom 6 forward. Better watch some college hockey, though, because BPT isn't going to be very good.
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Yes, we could find ourselves down on guys like Bednarik and Veilleux in no time flat.

Hopefully, they'll already take on big roles in college next year and have us just as enthusiastic about them as we are about Nelson and Finley.

College hockey will definitely be interesting.

At this point, looks like BPort is gonna be non-competitive. But there's still time and the Lamoriellos tend to have a lot of bodies there by the time camp opens up.
 
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Chapin Landvogt said:
Yes, we could find ourselves down on guys like Bednarik and Veilleux in no time flat.
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I think Bednarik is in a very good spot to have a very good 1st year. He plays a college style game already. I wouldn't be surprised if he plays 2nd line minutes right off the bat.
 
Chapin Landvogt said:
I'd have put him at 9 on that list.

He had a great second half and had clearly won over the coaching staff, often on the ice when the money was on the line, a situation that showed up in basically every game.



Two young men somewhere in no-man's land right now.

Dufour's sophomore slump isn't entirely unusual. Hopefully he bounces back.

But Iskhakov is what he is and I just don't see a spot for him in this organization. Would be prudent to see if a team out there lacking system skill among its forward group wouldn't want to swap him out for a prospect that we might actually have more use for.



Yes, we could find ourselves down on guys like Bednarik and Veilleux in no time flat.

Hopefully, they'll already take on big roles in college next year and have us just as enthusiastic about them as we are about Nelson and Finley.

College hockey will definitely be interesting.

At this point, looks like BPort is gonna be non-competitive. But there's still time and the Lamoriellos tend to have a lot of bodies there by the time camp opens up.
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Veilleux is playing another year at Muskgeon before going to Harvard.
 
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Very interesting.

Look who was just selected in the CHL Import Draft:
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PS) Went to post this the second it happened but the site said something went wrong and to try again later. So, this is later.
 
seafoam said:
Veilleux is playing another year at Muskgeon before going to Harvard.
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Really like hearing this!

Seems like the type of player who could really benefit from putting in a hopefully dominant USHL season before taking his act to Boston.

The Wahligator said:
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After the amount of time he missed last season and how miscast he was in the pro team (too early, too little ice time), it really seems like a year under <gulp> Dale Hunter's tutelage would be as ideal a situation as Nurmi could find himself in.

I'd have to think the Isles think so too.

And I've gotten so used to following the Knights since George has been there.
 
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Chapin Landvogt said:
Really like hearing this!

Seems like the type of player who could really benefit from putting in a hopefully dominant USHL season before taking his act to Boston.



After the amount of time he missed last season and how miscast he was in the pro team (too early, too little ice time), it really seems like a year under <gulp> Dale Hunter's tutelage would be as ideal a situation as Nurmi could find himself in.

I'd have to think the Isles think so too.

And I've gotten so used to following the Knights since George has been there.
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The Knights are a great program, I'd love to see Nurmi go there and rip it up.

At the very worst, he becomes a potential trade trip (a la Raty) for a piece (Ehlers?) that could help the Islanders "today and tomorrow" as Lou loves to say.
 
Chapin Landvogt said:
Really like hearing this!

Seems like the type of player who could really benefit from putting in a hopefully dominant USHL season before taking his act to Boston.



After the amount of time he missed last season and how miscast he was in the pro team (too early, too little ice time), it really seems like a year under <gulp> Dale Hunter's tutelage would be as ideal a situation as Nurmi could find himself in.

I'd have to think the Isles think so too.

And I've gotten so used to following the Knights since George has been there.
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He seems like a London Knight type of player
 
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