Prospect Info: Canucks 2019 Prospect Rankings - #1

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It's that time of year again, folks! Welcome back to the summer tradition of prospect rankings. Time to discuss, celebrate, and commiserate our prospect pool.

I laid out the criteria for what makes a 'prospect' in the welcome thread last week - you can find that here. For argument's sake, I will be including Thatcher Demko as a prospect. This is owing to the fact that, in past years, we've stuck strictly to the Hockey's Future criteria, even at the expense of practicality (see Goldobin in last year's poll, Virtanen in 2017's).

As with past years, we will limit each poll to 10 options and an 'other'. When sharing your vote in discussion, feel free to include "Add: whomever" - I'll add an option in the subsequent poll based on consensus. Polls will be open for the requisite 24 hours, and I will do my very best to keep to that schedule with the posting of subsequent threads - bear with me if I miss it by a few hours, though! There will be no polls over the weekend.

Here are the results from past years, graciously compiled by DomY:

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
1	Bo Horvat	Bo Horvat	Jake Virtanen	Brock Boeser	Brock Boeser	Elias Pettersson
2	Hunter Shinkaruk	Jake Virtanen	Jared McCann	Olli Juolevi	Elias Pettersson	Quinton Hughes
3	Frank Corrado	Hunter Shinkaruk	Brock Boeser	Thatcher Demko	Olli Juolevi	Thatcher Demko
4	Niklas Jensen	Niklas Jensen	Thatcher Demko	Jake Virtanen	Thatcher Demko	Olli Juolevi
5	Brendan Gaunce	Brendan Gaunce	Cole Cassels	Nikita Tryamkin	Jonathan Dahlen	Jonathan Dahlen
6	Jordan Schroeder	Jared McCann	Hunter Shinkaruk	Brendan Gaunce	Adam Gaudette	Adam Gaudette
7	Eddie Lack	Frankie Corrado	Brendan Gaunce	Jordan Subban	Nikolay Goldobin	Kole Lind
8	Joacim Eriksson	Linden Vey	Ronalds Kenins	Troy Stetcher	Jake Virtanen	Nikolay Goldobin
9	Alexandre Mallet	Ben Hutton	Frank Corrado	Guillaume Brisebois	Kole Lind	Jett Woo
10	Ben Hutton	Thatcher Demko	Adam Clendening*	Adam Gaudette	Jonah Gadjovich	Michael DiPietro
11	Henrik Tommernes	Dane Fox	Ben Hutton	Andrey Pedan	Will Lockwood	Jonah Gadjovich
12	Peter Andersson	Cole Cassels	Jordan Subban	Cole Cassels	Jordan Subban	Petrus Palmu
13	Ludwig Blomstrand	Joacim Eriksson	Guillaume Brisebois	Tate Olson	Guillaume Brisebois	Lukas Jasek
14	Patrick McNally	Nikita Tryamkin	Alex Grenier	William Lockwood	Michael DiPietro	Tyler Madden
15	Joe Cannata	Jordan Subban	Andrey Pedan	Cole Candella	Zack MacEwen	Will Lockwood
16	Jordan Subban	Evan McEneny	Dmitry Zhukenov	Mike Zalewski	Evan McEneny	Jack Rathbone
17	Darren Archibald	Ronalds Kenins	Nikita Tryamkin	Dmitry Zhukenov	Jalen Chatfield	Zack MacEwen
18	Cole Cassels	Michael Zalewski	Niklas Jensen	Jakob Stukel	Petrus Palmu	Guillaume Brisebois
19	Evan McEneny	Gustav Forsling	Lukas Jasek	Carl Neill	Jack Rathbone	Toni Utenen
20	Joseph LaBate	Alexandre Grenier	Evan McEneny	Lukas Jasek	Philip Holm	Ashton Sautner
21	Kellan Lain	Anton Cederholm	Dane Fox
22	Anton Cederholm	Kellan Lain

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Have fun, and happy arguing!

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[y2kcanucks]

If he's still considered a prospect then Quinn Hughes.

The top 5 really should go as follows:

1) Hughes
2) Demko
3) Podkolzin
4) Woo
5) DiPietro

 

[PuckMunchkin]

This is Hughes, you can lock it and post #2.

 

[Red]

Hughes easily.

 

[Lindgren]

Hughes.

Add Jack Rathbone?

 

[MS]

If he's still considered a prospect then Quinn Hughes.

The top 5 really should go as follows:

1) Hughes
2) Demko
3) Podkolzin
4) Woo
5) DiPietro

I would have the top 4 in a slightly different order, but would have a couple guys ahead of Dipietro.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

I don't consider Hughes and Demko prospects anymore. Here's my top 10:

Podkolzin
Woo
Hoglander
Gaudette
MacEwen
Madden
Juolevi
Perron
DiPietro
Jasek

 

[MS]

I don't consider Hughes and Demko prospects anymore. Here's my top 10:

Podkolzin
Woo
Hoglander
Gaudette
MacEwen
Madden
Juolevi
Perron
DiPietro
Jasek

Hughes has played 5 NHL games. He's clearly still a prospect.

 

[Jyrki21]

Well played, @SomeoneGreat, well played.

 

[bandwagonesque]

I don't consider Hughes and Demko prospects anymore. Here's my top 10:

Podkolzin
Woo
Hoglander
Gaudette
MacEwen
Madden
Juolevi
Perron
DiPietro
Jasek

But Gaudette, who is older than Hughes and has played more games than either, is?

 

[VanCity Millionaires]

Hughes AIAEC

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

But Gaudette, who is older than Hughes and has played more games than either, is?

It's a weird barometer, I know. I just feel like Hughes is a full time NHLer already - there's no chance he's getting sent down next year. Evaluating prospects is evaluating the future of the team , and Hughes is the present. YMMV

 

[bandwagonesque]

It's a weird barometer, I know. I just feel like Hughes is a full time NHLer already - there's no chance he's getting sent down next year. Evaluating prospects is evaluating the future of the team , and Hughes is the present. YMMV

That's reasonable, I guess.

 

[4Twenty]

Just realized Hughes is still there, voted for Pod, but it's Hughes then Pod.

Then Demko considerably lower and then it's a mis-mash after that.

Not a very good pool overall for a team who's been this terrible for this long....and yay, we're going to be missing a 1st round pick in the next two years.

 

[Addison Rae]

Hughes
Podkolzin
Demko
Woo
Hoglander

 

[m9]

1. Hughes
2. Podkolzin
3. Demko
4. Woo
5. Madden
6. Hoglander
7. MacEwen
8. Juolevi
9. Dipietro
10. Lind

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Easiest vote in recent memory.

Hughes is one of the best in the entire league and was a complete steal at 7th.

 

[Grape]

I voted for Podkolzin without realizing Hughes was on there.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Hughes until game 10 or so when they realize he's sticking then will be Podkolzin until he arrives.

 

[MikeK]

Hughes is still a prospect and will be all season. He is easily the #1 prospect we have.

 

[Catamarca Livin]

Gets interesting 4 on. Thanks for putting historic polls on here.

 

[Javaman]

Ummm... if Hughes is still considered a prospect, then why didn't we immediately go to voting for the #2 prospect?

 

[drax0s]

Oops. Voted Pod since I didn't see Hughes there.

 

[Jack Burton]

Ummmmmm Hughes.

Lock it up.

 

[BlueGreen]

My top 5 list:

Hughes
Podkolzin
Hoglander
Demko
Woo

I’m really high on Hoglander. I think he’s going to be a beauty.