Prospect Info: HFPens Top 20 Prospects (2024 Version)

[Randy Butternubs]

Results:

#1 Yager 92.6% (called early) McGroarty, as per an executive decision
#2 Blomqvist 70.9% (called early)
#3 Pickering 55.7% *
#4 Koivunen 54.3%
#5 Murashov 66.7% (called early)
#6 Ponomaryov 64.5% *
#7 Ilyin 60.0% (called early)
#8 Howe 42.2%
#9 Brunicke 45.5%
#10 Poulin 51.6% *
#11 Broz 75.6% (called early)
#12 Pieniniemi 52.1%
#13 Lucius 46.0%
#14 Tankov 38.9%
#15 Swanson 46.9%
#16 Gauthier 45.2%
#17 Belliveau 58.3%
#18 Plante 52.0%
#19 Foster 35.0% **
#20 Pietila 35.0% **

* = I asked people to change votes to avoid a runoff
** = poll was tied and I put them in order alphabetically

How does your top 20 list compare? Thoughts on the HFPens collective? And anything you would change with how you voted?

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[Ugene Magic]

Thanks for doing this @Randy Butternubs !!!



1. Yager/McGroarty
2. Bloomqvist
3. Pickering
4. Ponomarev
5. Koivunen
6. Howe
7. Brunicki
8. Murashov
9. Poulin
10. Broz

My top 10 unchanged from the first vote.

11. Ilyin
12. Lucius
13. Pieniniemi

The rest from here out is very subjective

Belliveau
Pietila
Plante
Swanson
Gauthier
Foster
Kangas

 

[DearDiary]

1. McGroarty
2. Blomqvist
3. Ilyin
4. Murashov
5. Pickering
6. Ponomarev
7. Brunicke
8. Howe
9. Koivunen
10. Broz

 

[Malkinstheman]

I think I'd probably swap Howe and Broz but other than that, decent list

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I really liked Brunicke a lot last night, both him and Pickering looked solid and very promising for top 4 ds down the road

 

[SEALBound]

I really liked Brunicke a lot last night, both him and Pickering looked solid and very promising for top 4 ds down the road

I was gonna say, had I seen that game last night and the votes were today, I'd have Brunicke higher.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I was gonna say, had I seen that game last night and the votes were today, I'd have Brunicke higher.

Above Howe anyway that's for sure

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I really dislike mixing skaters with goalies but I get it for our purposes.

Voted/would’ve voted (I think? Not checking)

McG
Pickering
Blomqvist
Pono
Murashov
Koivunen
Pieniniemi
Brunicke
Ilyin
Broz
Howe

Given pre-season I’d mess around with middle part. swap Brunicke for Pieniemi and move him above Koivunen/Murashov

McG
Pickering
Blomqvist
Ponomarev
Brunicke
Murashov
Koivunen
Pieniemi
Ilyin
Broz
Howe

Def will be looking to move Brunicke, Ilyin up a lot if they have big seasons. Thought Pieniniemi was quite bad from what I saw in the rookie tourney so he may need to be adjusted down if he doesn’t crush the OHL.

 

[Jag68Sid87]

Here is my Top 10:

McGroarty
Blomqvist
Pickering
Koivunen
Ponomarev
Murashov
Brunicke
Poulin
Broz
St. Ivany

My No. 11 is Ilyin, and I think he will be top 3 when next year starts. Also, I place a lot of value in defensive defensemen who can have lengthy NHL careers without much fanfare. St. Ivany just looks like that type of player. Hopefully, he can have a 10-year career even if he is starting late.

I still think Poulin can be something in this league, even if he is a top-notch fourth-line center who brings energy, size, versatility and some scoring upside.