2024 NHL Draft: The year of right defensemen?

[Ovechkin962]

I was looking at prospects for next year draft and saw that there is A LOT of right defensemen with good potential. The 2024 draft seems like the opposite of 2023 where there was barely any defenseman taken high in the draft. Here is a list of right defensemen that I think will could go in the first few rounds of the draft:

QMJHL

Alexis Bernier - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Alexis Bernier, 2006-06-21 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the QMJHL with Baie-Comeau Drakkar. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Tomas Lavoie - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Tomas Lavoie, 2006-03-31 Repentigny, QC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the QMJHL with Cape Breton Eagles. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Owen Phillips - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Owen Phillips, 2006-01-12 Halifax, NS, CAN Canada. Most recently in the QMJHL with Halifax Mooseheads. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Spencer Gill - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Spencer Gill, 2006-08-17 Riverview, NB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the QMJHL with Rimouski Océanic. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

OHL

Anthony Cristoforo - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Anthony Cristoforo, 2006-02-23 Vaughan, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Windsor Spitfires. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Zayne Parekh - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Zayne Parekh, 2006-02-15 Nobleton, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Saginaw Spirit. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Henry Mews - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Henry Mews, 2006-03-09 Ottawa, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Sudbury Wolves. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Luca Marrelli - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Luca Marrelli, 2005-10-04 Toronto, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Oshawa Generals. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Ben Danford - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ben Danford, 2006-02-06 Madoc, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Oshawa Generals. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Jakub Chromiak - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jakub Chromiak, 2005-11-02 Ilava, SVK Slovakia. Most recently in the OHL with Kitchener Rangers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Parker Von Richter - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Parker Von Richter, 2006-05-17 Mississauga, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Brampton Steelheads. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

WHL

Carter Yakemchuk - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Carter Yakemchuk, 2005-09-29 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Calgary Hitmen. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Bryce Pickford - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Bryce Pickford, 2006-04-02 Edmonton, AB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Medicine Hat Tigers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Charlie Elick - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Charlie Elick, 2006-01-17 Villach, AUT Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Tri-City Americans. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Colton Roberts - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Colton Roberts, 2006-06-08 Ridge Meadows, BC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the undefined with Vancouver Giants. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Tristen Doyle - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Tristen Doyle, 2006-02-17 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Lethbridge Hurricanes. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Harrison Brunicke - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Harrison Brunicke, 2006-05-08 Johannesburg, RSA Canada. Most recently in the WHL with Kamloops Blazers. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

USA

Artyom Levshunov - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Artyom Levshunov, 2005-10-28 Zhlobin, BLR Belarus. Most recently in the AHL with Rockford IceHogs. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

EJ Emery - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of EJ Emery, 2006-03-30 Surrey, BC, CAN USA. Most recently in the NCAA with Univ. of North Dakota. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Tory Pitner - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Tory Pitner, 2006-03-06 Greenwich, CT, USA USA. Most recently in the NCAA with Univ. of Denver. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Europe

Adam Jiricek at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Adam Jiricek, 2006-06-28 Plzen, CZE Czechia. Most recently in the Czechia with HC Plzen. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Jack Bodin - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jack Bodin, 2006-07-03 Kumla, SWE Sweden. Most recently in the OHL with Sarnia Sting. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Dominik Badinka - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Dominik Badinka, 2005-11-27 Chomutov, CZE Czechia. Most recently in the SHL with Malmö Redhawks. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Sebastian Soini - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Sebastian Soini, 2006-06-10 Tampere, FIN Finland. Most recently in the Liiga with Ilves. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Edwin Tropmann - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Edwin Tropmann, 2005-10-05 Lippstadt, GER Germany. Most recently in the DEL with Kölner Haie. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Ivan Kornilov - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Ivan Kornilov, 2006-08-05 Kirov, RUS Russia. Most recently in the MHL with SKA-1946 St. Petersburg. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

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[GermanSpitfire]

It’s the year of defenders in general.

One of the deepest classes from the blueline In recent memory

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

2022 was the same thing.

We saw Nemec, Jiricek, Luneau, Nelson, Chesley, Casey, Havelid, Salomonsson in the 1st round in the summer of 2021.

 

[LemonSauceD]

2022 was the same thing.

We saw Nemec, Jiricek, Luneau, Nelson, Chesley, Casey, Havelid in the 1st round in the summer of 2021.

This draft has significantly stronger defenseman than those above at the same age.

 

[Dirtyf1ghter]

This draft has significantly stronger defenseman than those above at the same age.

It's your vision.

I don't have any right-backs at the same level as Nemec and Jiricek in 2021.

Two CHL draft No. 1s as a right-handed defender was hyping.

Luneau, I saw him very strongly. While currently, I see Lavoie very disappointing. I saw Nelson as a second Clarke.

2 years ago, I remember we said the same thing: it will be the draft for right-handed defenders.

 

[macbowes]

Early on, the 2026 draft has a couple interesting R-shot D prospects, such as Daxon Rudolph, and Keaton Verhoeef.

2024 seems like a slightly above average draft overall, with their being an interesting option at each position near the top of the draft. Celebrini and Catton at C, Demidov, Eiserman, and Helenius at W, Levshunov at RD, Dickinson at LD.

 

[Castle8130]

It's very different from 2023.

2024 class is loaded with defensemen depth and playmaking forwards. 2023 class was loaded with goal scoring forwards and goalie depth.

I think this draft has much more promising depth compared to 2023. It is extremely underrated for how little it is talked about on social media. I think the top 2-5 players will be better than this years draft and then some. Very good top end talent + defenseman depth.

 

[JRichard]

23 draft: 4 rd top 22. 7 top 57. Vs 9 ld top 64.

was told rd were harder to find.

myth?

 

[Jee]

Expect the habs to draft a forward

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Great year for Calgary to restock on those Dman prospects.