Prospect Info: 2023 Ducks Prospect Rankings #21

[MMC]

It's time for our annual Ducks prospect rankings. Each poll will run for 48 hours except in the case of a clear landslide. I will go to the top 25 and include a final poll where you can pick 5 honorable mentions. Please tell me who you want me to add in the replies. In the twenty-first poll I am voting for Carey Terrance.

As always the list will define prospects as hockeysfuture does: NHL Prospect Criteria - Hockey's Future.

2023 Ducks Prospect Rankings:

1. C - Leo Carlsson (2023 draftee)
2. D - Pavel Mintyukov (no change)
3. D - Olen Zellweger (no change)
4. G - Lukas Dostal (no change)
5. D - Tristan Luneau (+9)
6. D - Jackson LaCombe (+4)
7. D - Tyson Hinds (+13)
8. C - Nathan Gaucher (-1)
9. RW - Sasha Pastujov (no change)
10. LW - Nico Myatovic (2023 draftee)
11. LW - Connor Hvidston (2022 HM)
12. D - Drew Helleson (-1)
13. D - Ian Moore (+5)
14. RW - Jacob Perreault (-9)
15. D - Noah Warren (-2)
16. LW - Nikita Nesterenko (2023 acquired)
17. LW - Pavol Regenda (+7)
18. C - Benoit-Olivier Groulx (+1)
19. G - Calle Clang (-4)
20. LW - Brayden Tracey (-8)

Our graduates and departures are:

Mason McTavish
Urho Vaakanainen
Henry Thrun
Simon Benoit
Axel Andersson
Sean Tschigerl
Hunter Drew
Thimo Nickl
Olle Eriksson Ek
Trevor Janicke
Bryce Kindopp
Max Golod
Ethan Bowen​

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[Static]

Port has a very intriguing skill set and the longest runway of any of our prospects, so I'll take him.

 

[TopShelfWaterBottle]

Throwing a dart blind folded time

 

[duxfan1101]

All I know is Colangelo, Clara, and Terrance are my next 3 in some order. After that, I would create a group of Pitre, Sidorov, Dionicio, and Kukkonen (and maybe Port).

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Psssh, hmm. I think Terrance.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Clara's the next vasi

 

[Sean Garrity]

Went Colangelo. Still think he can be a physical member of a 3rd line with a slight goal scoring touch.

 

[Kalv]

Gotta take that speed for Terrance. He was the lights out Otters best goal scorer last year and their #1C.

I want to see him making better decisions next year to be a better teammate, but he has some really intriguing tools.

 

[Arthuros]

Think past Terrance (maybe Clara and Sidorov?) I can't see these guys having NHL upside.

 

[AngelDuck]

Think past Terrance (maybe Clara and Sidorov?) I can't see these guys having NHL upside.

Coulson Pitre. He’s big and he likes to shoot the puck - pro style game in spades. A big time sleeper in my opinion and could see him being top 15 in our system next summer

Vojtech Port and Rodwin Dionicio are big long shots to make it. But they definitely have NHL upside. Want to see what Kukkonen does at the next level. Beyond that, I agree. A bunch of career ECHL/AHLers likely

We’ll see on Konnor Smith. He’s huge and is one of the meanest players in juniors - sometimes those players make it, most of the time they don’t

 

[AngelDuck]

During the 2022-2023 season
Player A: 25 goals 35 assists, 60 points in 59 games +20 rating. 4th on team in scoring. December 2004 Bday western hockey league
Player B: 21 goals 44 assists, 65 points in 59 games +15 rating. 3rd on team in scoring. September 2004 Bday. Ontario Hockey League

 

[Gliff]

It's almost a bummer that the Ducks are this deep.

Guys like Terrance and Sidorov not being in the top 20 is a shame. I think both guys will have huge jumps next year like Hinds and Hvidston.

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

It's almost a bummer that the Ducks are this deep.

Guys like Terrance and Sidorov not being in the top 20 is a shame. I think both guys will have huge jumps next year like Hinds and Hvidston.

For the sake of these polls, yeah. But you gotta think they'll start getting more consideration once the cluster of guys at the top start graduating.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Should the list go to top30 ? It imo because of how deep this system is, then just see how much talent there is left after top30 as honorable mentions.

 

[Kalv]

Coulson Pitre. He’s big and he likes to shoot the puck - pro style game in spades. A big time sleeper in my opinion and could see him being top 15 in our system next summer

Vojtech Port and Rodwin Dionicio are big long shots to make it. But they definitely have NHL upside. Want to see what Kukkonen does at the next level. Beyond that, I agree. A bunch of career ECHL/AHLers likely

We’ll see on Konnor Smith. He’s huge and is one of the meanest players in juniors - sometimes those players make it, most of the time they don’t

Pitre has some fan base it seems. To me he looks too slow, but he could work on that

 

[12ozPapa]

If Konnor Smith became a #6 dman that’d be awesome.

 

[Sean Garrity]

It's almost a bummer that the Ducks are this deep.

Guys like Terrance and Sidorov not being in the top 20 is a shame. I think both guys will have huge jumps next year like Hinds and Hvidston.

For the sake of these polls, yeah. But you gotta think they'll start getting more consideration once the cluster of guys at the top start graduating.

Should the list go to top30 ? It imo because of how deep this system is, then just see how much talent there is left after top30 as honorable mentions.

We could, but at least speaking for myself I've been blindly throwing darts since like the top 8 and my guess is I'm not alone lol. For time killing and discussion purposes maybe it'd be beneficial.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

If Konnor Smith became a #6 dman that’d be awesome.

I am pulling for him and Warren to bring that mean streak if they can make it

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

I see I now have a fellow friend who is Kukky for Kukkonen. Though I should warn them, the last time I tried to be the smartest guy in the room with a forward prospect from the NCAA, it was Blake McLaughlin.

 

[BE Friend]

just because I've seen him play and know the history, gave a vote to Wiebe. At least get his name right - Jaxson. Loose cannon. Good wheels , stone hands. MuckRaker. Role guy, less competition so good chance he gets some games in.

 

[Kalv]

Found some random clips of Terrance

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Out of the 20 names there, I personally see as many as 60-75% who show enough promise to be referred to as actual prospects, and only a small number (5-8ish) who are likely just org depth (or just complete long shots) at this point. Though of course, some from the former group will still eventually fall into the latter, because that's just how it goes.

Pitre, Kukkonen, Clara will be my next three once Terrance takes this one.

 

[Rooch]

Wow.

 

[lwvs84]

Wow.

Wonder if he scores anything that isn't highlight reel

 

[Boo Boo]

Wow.

I was unaware that he had moves like that wow