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So with John Marino winning the final poll we have our top 20 for 2017.
Here is the final ranking:
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2017
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 100%
2) Kailer Yamamoto - RW - Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 57.67%
3) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 52.25%
4) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 60.22%
5) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 61.36%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Edmonton Oilers - WHL - 55.56%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Ak Bars Kazan - KHL - 31.18%
8) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 45.21%
9) Dylan Wells - G - Peterborough Petes - OHL - 55.56%
10) Joe Gambardella - C - UMass Riverhawks- NCAA - 15.52%
11) Nick Ellis - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 25.58%
12) Ryan Mantha - D - Niagara Ice Dogs- OHL - 30.91%
13) Dmitri Samorukov - D - Guelph Storm - OHL - 33.96%
14) Ostap Safin - LW - HC Sparta Praha - CZE - 39.22%
15) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Sioux Musketeers - USHL - 39.22%
16) Kirill Maksimov - RW - Niagara IceDogs - OHL - 41.94%
17) Filip Berglund - D - Skelleftea AIK - SHL - 43.33%
18) Stuart Skinner - G - Lethbridge Hurricanes - WHL - 25.00%
19) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 28.00%
20) John Marino - D - Harvard Crimson - NCAA - 30.61%
Thanks to everyone who voted.
Here is the list of prospects who did not make the top 20:
Some names here that I still really like. We have a vey deep pool right now.
For reference here are the last 3 years of poll results:
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2016
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Oulun Kärpät - Liiga - 100%*
2) Drake Caggiula - LW - North Dakota - NCAA - 31.15%
3) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 42.17%
4) Griffin Reinhart - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 64.86%
5) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 26.53%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 44.44%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Sochi Hockey Club - KHL - 38.46%
8) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 27.91%
9) Anton Slepyshev - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 32.26%
10) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors- AHL - 32.26%
11) Jordan Oesterle - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 40.38%
12) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 47.73%
13) Bogdan Yakimov - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 36.36%
14) Dillon Simpson - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 28.95%
15) Joey LaLeggia - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 24.53%
16) Tyler Pitlick - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 26.19%
17) David Musil - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 29.41%
18) William Lagesson - D - UMass Amherst - NCAA - 42.31%
19) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Tappara U20 - Liiga Jr - 27.27%
20) Gregory Chase - RW - Norfolk Admirals - ECHL - 19.35%
* Poll #1 was skipped due to obvious results.
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2015
1) Connor McDavid - C - Erie Otters - OHL - 100%*
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 66%
3) Leon Draisaitl - C - Kelowna Rockets - WHL - 30%*
4) Griffin Reinhart - D - Bridgeport S.Tigers - AHL - 78%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 38%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - OKC Barons - AHL - 49%
7) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulayev - KHL - 49%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Victoria Royals - WHL - 36%
9) Joey LaLeggia - D - University of Denver - NCAA - 36%
10) Kyle Platzer - C/RW - Owen Sound Attack - OHL - 20%
11) Tyler Pitlick - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 23%
12) Brandon Davidson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
13) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 21%
14) Jujhar Khaira - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 18%
15) Dillon Simpson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
16) Anders Nilsson - G - AK Bars Kazan - KHL - 21%
17) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 26%
18) David Musil - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 29%
19) Caleb Jones - D - US National U18 - USHL - 21%
20) William Lagesson - D - Dubuque F.Saints - USHL - 21%
* Poll #1 and #3 was skipped due to obvious results.
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2014
1) Leon Draisaitl - C - Prince Albert Raiders - WHL - 56.44%
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 94.20%
3) Oscar Klefbom - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 47.20%*
4) Martin Marincin - D - Edmonton Oilers - NHL - 47.20%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - KHL - 47.33%
6) Jujhar Khaira - C - Everett Silvertips - WHL - 29.05%
7) Dillon Simpson - D - UND Fighting Sioux - NCAA - 32.67%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Calgary Hitmen - WHL - 37.90%
9) Mitchell Moroz - LW - Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL - 29.84%
10) Laurent Brossoit - G - Bakersfield Condors - ECHL - 32.08%
11) Martin Gernat - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 29.91%
12) Tyler Pitlick - RW - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 31.48%
13) David Musil - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 30.97%
14) Marco Roy - LW - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - QMJHL - 51.09%
15) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulaev Ufa - KHL - 67.31%
16) Travis Ewanyk - C - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 17.35%
17) Brandon Davidson - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 28.57%
18) William Lagesson - D - Frölunda HC - SEL - 27.45%**
19) Jackson Houck - RW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 27.45%
20) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - HIFK Helsinki - Liiga - 25.30%
* Klefbom won in a tie-breaker (52.34%)
** Lagesson won in a tie-breaker (59.70%)
I’d love to see some personal top 20 lists. Also I always like to ask who is everyones darkhorse, by that I mean which guy who missed the top 20 do you really like?
Here is the final ranking:
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2017
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 100%
2) Kailer Yamamoto - RW - Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 57.67%
3) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 52.25%
4) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 60.22%
5) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 61.36%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Edmonton Oilers - WHL - 55.56%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Ak Bars Kazan - KHL - 31.18%
8) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 45.21%
9) Dylan Wells - G - Peterborough Petes - OHL - 55.56%
10) Joe Gambardella - C - UMass Riverhawks- NCAA - 15.52%
11) Nick Ellis - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 25.58%
12) Ryan Mantha - D - Niagara Ice Dogs- OHL - 30.91%
13) Dmitri Samorukov - D - Guelph Storm - OHL - 33.96%
14) Ostap Safin - LW - HC Sparta Praha - CZE - 39.22%
15) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Sioux Musketeers - USHL - 39.22%
16) Kirill Maksimov - RW - Niagara IceDogs - OHL - 41.94%
17) Filip Berglund - D - Skelleftea AIK - SHL - 43.33%
18) Stuart Skinner - G - Lethbridge Hurricanes - WHL - 25.00%
19) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 28.00%
20) John Marino - D - Harvard Crimson - NCAA - 30.61%
Thanks to everyone who voted.
Here is the list of prospects who did not make the top 20:
- BEN BETKER
- SKYLER BRIND'AMOUR
- MATTHEW CAIRNS
- GREG CHASE
- BRADEN CHRISTOFFER
- VINCENT DESHARNAIS
- GRAYSON DOWNING
- BRIAN FERLIN
- PHILIP KEMP
- WILLIAM LAGESSON
- JOEY LALEGGIA
- KEEGAN LOWE
- GRAHAM MCPHEE
- AIDAN MUIR
- KYLE PLATZER
- TY RATTIE
- PATRICK RUSSELL
- DILLON SIMPSON
- SHANE STARRET
- TYLER VESEL
- BOGDAN YAKIMOV
Some names here that I still really like. We have a vey deep pool right now.
For reference here are the last 3 years of poll results:
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2016
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Oulun Kärpät - Liiga - 100%*
2) Drake Caggiula - LW - North Dakota - NCAA - 31.15%
3) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 42.17%
4) Griffin Reinhart - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 64.86%
5) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 26.53%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 44.44%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Sochi Hockey Club - KHL - 38.46%
8) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 27.91%
9) Anton Slepyshev - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 32.26%
10) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors- AHL - 32.26%
11) Jordan Oesterle - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 40.38%
12) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 47.73%
13) Bogdan Yakimov - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 36.36%
14) Dillon Simpson - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 28.95%
15) Joey LaLeggia - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 24.53%
16) Tyler Pitlick - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 26.19%
17) David Musil - D - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 29.41%
18) William Lagesson - D - UMass Amherst - NCAA - 42.31%
19) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Tappara U20 - Liiga Jr - 27.27%
20) Gregory Chase - RW - Norfolk Admirals - ECHL - 19.35%
* Poll #1 was skipped due to obvious results.
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2015
1) Connor McDavid - C - Erie Otters - OHL - 100%*
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 66%
3) Leon Draisaitl - C - Kelowna Rockets - WHL - 30%*
4) Griffin Reinhart - D - Bridgeport S.Tigers - AHL - 78%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 38%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - OKC Barons - AHL - 49%
7) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulayev - KHL - 49%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Victoria Royals - WHL - 36%
9) Joey LaLeggia - D - University of Denver - NCAA - 36%
10) Kyle Platzer - C/RW - Owen Sound Attack - OHL - 20%
11) Tyler Pitlick - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 23%
12) Brandon Davidson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
13) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 21%
14) Jujhar Khaira - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 18%
15) Dillon Simpson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
16) Anders Nilsson - G - AK Bars Kazan - KHL - 21%
17) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 26%
18) David Musil - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 29%
19) Caleb Jones - D - US National U18 - USHL - 21%
20) William Lagesson - D - Dubuque F.Saints - USHL - 21%
* Poll #1 and #3 was skipped due to obvious results.
HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2014
1) Leon Draisaitl - C - Prince Albert Raiders - WHL - 56.44%
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 94.20%
3) Oscar Klefbom - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 47.20%*
4) Martin Marincin - D - Edmonton Oilers - NHL - 47.20%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - KHL - 47.33%
6) Jujhar Khaira - C - Everett Silvertips - WHL - 29.05%
7) Dillon Simpson - D - UND Fighting Sioux - NCAA - 32.67%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Calgary Hitmen - WHL - 37.90%
9) Mitchell Moroz - LW - Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL - 29.84%
10) Laurent Brossoit - G - Bakersfield Condors - ECHL - 32.08%
11) Martin Gernat - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 29.91%
12) Tyler Pitlick - RW - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 31.48%
13) David Musil - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 30.97%
14) Marco Roy - LW - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - QMJHL - 51.09%
15) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulaev Ufa - KHL - 67.31%
16) Travis Ewanyk - C - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 17.35%
17) Brandon Davidson - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 28.57%
18) William Lagesson - D - Frölunda HC - SEL - 27.45%**
19) Jackson Houck - RW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 27.45%
20) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - HIFK Helsinki - Liiga - 25.30%
* Klefbom won in a tie-breaker (52.34%)
** Lagesson won in a tie-breaker (59.70%)
I’d love to see some personal top 20 lists. Also I always like to ask who is everyones darkhorse, by that I mean which guy who missed the top 20 do you really like?