Prospect Info: 2024-25 Prospect Thread

[PK Cronin]

This season I'll just update the first post each Monday instead of a copy/paste of a table each time.

+ = on IR or just hurt
# = season complete

PLAYER	POS	ACQUIRED	HFB RANK	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
William Dufour	RW	2020 round 5 #152	1	Bridgeport Islanders	52	15	10	25	29	-12
Samuel Bolduc	D	2019 round 2 #57	2	New York Islanders	33	1	2	3	6	-5
				Bridgeport Islanders	5	1	0	1	2	2
Matthew Maggio	RW	2022 round 5 #142	3	Bridgeport Islanders	58	16	9	25	20	-2
Simon Holmstrom	RW/LW	2019 round 1 #23	4	New York Islanders	72	14	9	23	14	-1
Danny Nelson #	C	2023 round 2 #49	5	Univ. of Notre Dame	30	9	14	23	32	5
				USA U20	7	1	1	2	0	4
Ruslan Iskhakov	C/LW	2018 round 2 #43	6	Bridgeport Islanders	67	17	31	48	30	-16
Tyce Thompson	RW	Trade		Utica Comets	15	0	5	5	12	4
				Bridgeport Islanders	47	3	10	13	54	-19
Calle Odelius	D	2022 round 2 #65	8	Djugardens IF	10	0	4	4	2	0
				Djugardens IF (Playoffs)	2	0	1	1	2	0
				Sweden U20	8	0	1	1	8	-
Robin Salo	D	2017 round 2 #46	9	Bridgeport Islanders	64	5	18	23	22	-12
Isaiah George	D	2022 round 4 #98	10	London Knights	68	6	24	30	54	26
				London (Playoffs)	4	1	2	3	0	5
Alex Jefferies	LW	2020 round 4 #121	11	Merrimack College	22	13	10	23	19	1
				Bridgeport Islanders	8	3	1	4	0	-1
Eetu Liukas	LW	2021 round 5 #157	12	Bridgeport Islanders	45	3	4	7	34	-13
Quinn Finley #	LW	2022 round 3 #78	13	Univ. of Wisconsin	35	9	6	15	16	4
				USA U20	7	1	1	2	0	2
Jesse Nurmi #	LW	2023 round 4 #113	14	KooKoo	19	0	2	2	2	-7
				KooKoo U20	6	4	4	8	0	-2
				Finland U20	6	0	2	2	0	-
Aleksi Malinen #	D	2021 round 6 #189	15T	JYP	15	0	2	2	0	-3
Zach Schulz #	D	2023 round 6 #177	HM1	Univ. of Wisconsin	33	2	4	6	6	4
Cameron Berg #	C	2021 round 4 #125	HM2	Univ. of North Dakota	40	20	17	37	8	7
Daylan Kuefler	LW	2022 round 6 #174	HM3	Worcester Railers	17	5	3	8	9	-4
				Bridgeport Islanders	19	3	3	6	37	-1
Aidan Fulp	D	UFA		Bridgeport Islanders	47	1	4	5	14	-19
Justin Gill	C	2023 round 5 #145		Baie-Comeau Drakkar	65	40	58	98	66	57
				Baie-Comeau (Playoffs)	4	3	4	7	2	4
Dennis Good Bogg #	D	2023 round 7 #209		AIK J20	18	1	4	5	45	-5
				AIK	10	0	1	1	0	1
				Vallentuna Hockey	7	0	1	1	10	-1
				Brodernas/Vasby	4	0	0	0	2	-2
				Östersunds IK	8	0	1	1	6	-4
				Östersunds IK (Playoffs)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander Ljungkrantz #	LW/RW	2020 round 3 #90		Almtuna IS	44	20	12	32	8	-7
				Farjestad BK	8	0	0	0	0	-1
Travis Mitchell	D	UFA		Bridgeport Islanders	34	1	3	4	36	-6
Reece Newkirk	C	2019 round 5 #147		Bridgeport Islanders	15	1	2	3	2	1
				Worcester Railers	10	5	4	9	2	4
Matias Rajaniemi	D	2020 round 6 #183		SaiPa	53	0	8	8	18	-24
				Bridgeport Islanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
GOALIES					GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Tristan Lennox	G	2021 round 3 #93	15T	Worcester Railers	13	2.94	.909	0	5-6-1
Jakub Skarek	G	2018 round 3 #72		Bridgeport Islanders	34	3.15	.890	0	7-21-5
Henrik Tikkanen	G	2020 round 7 #214	Currently UFA	Bridgeport Islanders	16	2.17	.927	0	7-5-2
				Worcester Railers	18	3.25	.890	0	10-6-1

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[Arsenalogist24]

So now that we have 6 more prospects to deliberate about, where do some of these guys fall into our top 10?

 

[Sparksrus3]

So now that we have 6 more prospects to deliberate about, where do some of these guys fall into our top 10?

Unfortunately they all might be top 10

 

[Bronson]

I think we hit it out of the park with the first three selections.

 

[seafoam]

So now that we have 6 more prospects to deliberate about, where do some of these guys fall into our top 10?

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

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

Unfortunately they all might be top 10

Not at all

 

[Top Corner]

Does anyone know if any of the unsigned draft picks are worth a shot to help build a weaker prospects pool ?

 

[Osakahaus]

Nurmi needs to be a guy reaching the top 10 if we signed him this early out of Finland

 

[Bill Herlyn]

Quinn Finley should be ahead of Nurmi and probably Dufour in Seafoam's rankings IMO but otherwise an excellent job!!

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

My short list:
1) Eiserman
2) Nelson
3) Pulkkinen
4) Finley
5) Jefferies
6) Bednarik
7) Odelius
8) Gamzin

 

[doublechili]

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.

 

[YearlyLottery]

My short list:
1) Eiserman
2) Nelson
3) Pulkkinen
4) Finley
5) Jefferies
6) Bednarik
7) Odelius
8) Gamzin

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?

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

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?

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.

 

[saintunspecified]

My short list:
1) Eiserman
2) Nelson
3) Pulkkinen
4) Finley
5) Jefferies
6) Bednarik
7) Odelius
8) Gamzin

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.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

 

[saintunspecified]

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

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.

 

[seafoam]

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.

Veilleux is playing another year at Muskgeon before going to Harvard.

 

[The Wahligator]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808536200707289550

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Very interesting.

Look who was just selected in the CHL Import Draft:

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.

 

[Arsenalogist24]

We can watch the OHL this year!

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Veilleux is playing another year at Muskgeon before going to Harvard.

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.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808536200707289550

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.

 

[seafoam]

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.

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.

 

[SI90]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808536200707289550

Just came to post this. Couldn't have him go to a better organization in juniors to acclimate to North America.

Now we have a prospect in the CHL lol

 

[LDN]

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.

He seems like a London Knight type of player

 

[MJF]

We can watch the OHL this year!

And Hockey East.