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Hi all! It's that time of year again - time for the 6th (10th? 23rd? Who knows) annual Canucks Prospect Ranking polls. A time of year when we can celebrate, debate and berate our prospects and each other, and compare them to one another in an effort to determine who's best, and who's... 20th best. Also, considering where the franchise is at, it's a chance to look with happiness and optimism on something. We remember those feelings, right?
The 2017 list went:
1. Brock Boeser
2. Elias Pettersson
3. Olli Juolevi
4. Thatcher Demko
5. Jonathan Dahlen
6. Adam Gaudette
7. Nikolay Goldobin
8. Jake Virtanen
9. Kole Lind
10. Jonah Gadjovich
11. Will Lockwood
12. Jordan Subban
13. Guillaume Brisebois
14. Michael DiPietro
15. Zack MacEwan
16. Evan McEneny
17. Jalen Chatfield
18. Petrus Palmu
19. Jack Rathbone
20. Philip Holm
Since then, we've added to and subtracted from the pool, and members of it have excelled and regressed. To run down additions, subtractions and graduations from this year's list:
Additions: Quinn Hughes, Jett Woo, Tyler Madden, Toni Utunen, Artyom Manukyan, Matthew Thiessen
Graduated: Brock Boeser, Jake Virtanen, Nikolay Goldobin
Moved on: Jordan Subban, Cole Cassels, Mackenzie Stewart, Anton Cederholm, Griffen Molino, Philip Holm, Joseph LaBate, Andrey Pedan, Rodrigo Abols, Jakub Stukel, Cole Candella, Brett McKenzie
The list will include:
Matthew Brassard
Guillaume Brisebois
Michael Carcone
Jalen Chatfield
Jonathan Dahlen
Thatcher Demko
Michael DiPietro
Jonah Gadjovich
Adam Gaudette
Kristoffer Gunnarsson
Quinn Hughes
Lukas Jasek
Olli Juolevi
Yan-Pavel Laplante
Kole Lind
William Lockwood
Zack MacEwen
Artyom Manukyan
Tyler Madden
Evan McEneny
Petrus Palmu
Elias Pettersson
Jack Rathbone
Ashton Sautner
Matthew Thiessen
Toni Utunen
Jett Woo
Dmitri Zhukenov
Prospect criteria remains the same as previous years:
A player will be considered a prospect until he meets the following criteria:
If a prospect is a skater (forward, defenseman) and has played in 65 NHL games or more before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday; or, if a goaltender has played in 45 NHL games before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday, that player will be considered graduated to the NHL. Conversely, if a player completes the season of his 24th birthday without passing those milestones, then that player will no longer be considered a prospect by Hockey�s Future, regardless of the player�s status with his NHL club.
An NCAA player who signs his first contract at or above the age of 22 has three years to meet the above criteria (65/45), while those NCAA players that turn pro under the age of 22 will be subjected to the criteria above.
European players who sign their first NHL contract at or above the age of 22 have three seasons from the time they sign that contract to meet the above criteria. Those European players below the age of 22 that have signed a NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one.
Section one is the meat of the criteria as it will govern the majority of players that vie for a NHL roster spot. Sections two and three are simply an acknowledgement that some prospects arrive on the scene a bit later than their peers, thus needing some time past their 24th birthday to develop into an NHL-caliber player.
The graduated list on team pages will consist of players who are considered graduated to the NHL. A skater prospect may sit on the graduated list until he has played 130 games in the NHL. A goalie prospect may sit on the graduated list until he has played 90 games in the NHL.
NOTE: These are general guidelines and should be followed the majority of the time but certain players may still be listed as prospects if circumstances warrant. Also, for players that are close to either the 65-game (skaters) or 45-game (goaltenders) benchmark but have also clearly "arrived" as NHL players, HF reserves the right to remove these players from consideration as prospects and instead consider these players graduated.
This criteria precludes Tyler Motte, Tanner Kero and Brendan Leipsic. Aside from them, I'm not sure there's anyone else that needs to be included, beyond the standard group. If you have a question about a prospect/a prospect I've missed, let me know. And I'll be sure to include any prospects the Canucks acquire between now and the 2nd. Each poll will include 10 options and a write-in option.
Happy voting!
The 2017 list went:
1. Brock Boeser
2. Elias Pettersson
3. Olli Juolevi
4. Thatcher Demko
5. Jonathan Dahlen
6. Adam Gaudette
7. Nikolay Goldobin
8. Jake Virtanen
9. Kole Lind
10. Jonah Gadjovich
11. Will Lockwood
12. Jordan Subban
13. Guillaume Brisebois
14. Michael DiPietro
15. Zack MacEwan
16. Evan McEneny
17. Jalen Chatfield
18. Petrus Palmu
19. Jack Rathbone
20. Philip Holm
Since then, we've added to and subtracted from the pool, and members of it have excelled and regressed. To run down additions, subtractions and graduations from this year's list:
Additions: Quinn Hughes, Jett Woo, Tyler Madden, Toni Utunen, Artyom Manukyan, Matthew Thiessen
Graduated: Brock Boeser, Jake Virtanen, Nikolay Goldobin
Moved on: Jordan Subban, Cole Cassels, Mackenzie Stewart, Anton Cederholm, Griffen Molino, Philip Holm, Joseph LaBate, Andrey Pedan, Rodrigo Abols, Jakub Stukel, Cole Candella, Brett McKenzie
The list will include:
Matthew Brassard
Guillaume Brisebois
Michael Carcone
Jalen Chatfield
Jonathan Dahlen
Thatcher Demko
Michael DiPietro
Jonah Gadjovich
Adam Gaudette
Kristoffer Gunnarsson
Quinn Hughes
Lukas Jasek
Olli Juolevi
Yan-Pavel Laplante
Kole Lind
William Lockwood
Zack MacEwen
Artyom Manukyan
Tyler Madden
Evan McEneny
Petrus Palmu
Elias Pettersson
Jack Rathbone
Ashton Sautner
Matthew Thiessen
Toni Utunen
Jett Woo
Dmitri Zhukenov
Prospect criteria remains the same as previous years:
A player will be considered a prospect until he meets the following criteria:
If a prospect is a skater (forward, defenseman) and has played in 65 NHL games or more before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday; or, if a goaltender has played in 45 NHL games before the completion of the season of his 24th birthday, that player will be considered graduated to the NHL. Conversely, if a player completes the season of his 24th birthday without passing those milestones, then that player will no longer be considered a prospect by Hockey�s Future, regardless of the player�s status with his NHL club.
An NCAA player who signs his first contract at or above the age of 22 has three years to meet the above criteria (65/45), while those NCAA players that turn pro under the age of 22 will be subjected to the criteria above.
European players who sign their first NHL contract at or above the age of 22 have three seasons from the time they sign that contract to meet the above criteria. Those European players below the age of 22 that have signed a NHL contract will be subjected to the criteria in section one.
Section one is the meat of the criteria as it will govern the majority of players that vie for a NHL roster spot. Sections two and three are simply an acknowledgement that some prospects arrive on the scene a bit later than their peers, thus needing some time past their 24th birthday to develop into an NHL-caliber player.
The graduated list on team pages will consist of players who are considered graduated to the NHL. A skater prospect may sit on the graduated list until he has played 130 games in the NHL. A goalie prospect may sit on the graduated list until he has played 90 games in the NHL.
NOTE: These are general guidelines and should be followed the majority of the time but certain players may still be listed as prospects if circumstances warrant. Also, for players that are close to either the 65-game (skaters) or 45-game (goaltenders) benchmark but have also clearly "arrived" as NHL players, HF reserves the right to remove these players from consideration as prospects and instead consider these players graduated.
This criteria precludes Tyler Motte, Tanner Kero and Brendan Leipsic. Aside from them, I'm not sure there's anyone else that needs to be included, beyond the standard group. If you have a question about a prospect/a prospect I've missed, let me know. And I'll be sure to include any prospects the Canucks acquire between now and the 2nd. Each poll will include 10 options and a write-in option.
Happy voting!
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