Prospect Info: HFCBJ Voted Top 20 Prospects: Summer 2021

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Here are the Top 20 CBJ prospects as voted by us:

1. Kent Johnson (C/LW)
2. Cole Sillinger (C/LW)
3. Kirill Marchenko (LW)
4. Yegor Chinakov (RW)
5. Dmitri Voronkov (LW/C)
6. Liam Foudy (C/LW)
7. Daniil Tarasov (G)
8. Andrew Peeke (D)
9. Corson Ceulemans (D)
10. Stanislav Svozil (D)
11. Samuel Knazko (D)
12. Tyler Angle (C)
13. Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW)
14. Josh Dunne (C)
15. Ole-Julian Bjorgvik-Holm (D)
16. Tim Berni (D)
17. Nikolai Makarov (D)
18. James Malatesta (C)
19. Jacob Christiansen (D)
20. Guillaume Richard (D)

HM: Mikael Pyyhtia (C); Carson Meyer (RW); Samuel Johannesson (D); Martin Rysavy (LW)

Others receiving add votes: Ben Boyd (LW); Eric Hjorth (D); Marcus Karlberg (LW/RW)

The rest: Robbie Stucker (D); Calvin Thürkauf (C/LW)

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[Double-Shift Lasse]

I'll work on getting past years' lists in here. If anyone has those in the meantime, feel free to post them.

If you've got quibbles, complaints, head shakes, etc, this is a good place fort those. And I'm sure some of you are working on or have completed your personal rankings as well - those can also be posted in here.

 

[tunnelvision]

And I'm sure some of you are working on or have completed your personal rankings as well - those can also be posted in here.

1. Marchenko
2. Johnson
3. Voronkov
4. Chinakhov
5. Sillinger
6. Svozil
7. Tarasov
8. Foudy
9. Christiansen
10. Ceulemans
11. Peeke
12. Knazko
13. Fix-Wolansky
14. Malatesta
15. Angle
16. Johannesson
17. Makarov
18. Holmie
19. Dunne
20. Berni

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

18. Holmie

Wins.

 

[DarkandStormy]

I'll work on getting past years' lists in here. If anyone has those in the meantime, feel free to post them.

If you've got quibbles, complaints, head shakes, etc, this is a good place fort those. And I'm sure some of you are working on or have completed your personal rankings as well - those can also be posted in here.

2020:

1. Liam Foudy (LW/C)
2. Kirill Marchenko (LW)
3. Yegor Chinakhov (RW)
4. Andrew Peeke (D)
5. Dmitri Voronkov (LW)
6. Daniil Tarasov (G)
7. Veini Vehviläinen (G)
8. Kevin Stenlund (C)
9. Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW)
10. Tim Berni (D)
11. Samuel Knazko (D)
12. Mikael Pyyhtia (C)
13. Eric Hjorth (D)
14. Gabriel Carlsson (D)
15. Matiss Kivlenieks (G)
16. Jacob Christiansen (D)
17. Ryan MacInnis (C)
18. Samuel Johannesson (D)
19. Ole Julian Bjorgvik Holm (D)
20. Kole Sherwood (RW)

2019:

1. Alexandre Texier (LW/C)
2. Vladislav Gavrikov (LD)
3. Emil Bemström (RW/C)
4. Liam Foudy (C)
5. Daniil Tarasov (G)
6. Andrew Peeke (RD)
7. Veini Vehvilainen (G)
8. Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW)
9. Kirill Marchenko (C/W)
10. Kevin Stenlund (C/RW)
11. Gabriel Carlsson (LD)
12. Eric Robinson (LW)
13. Eric Hjorth (RD)
14. Marcus Karlberg (LW/RW)
15. Kole Sherwood (RW/C)
16. Paul Bittner (LW)
17. Dmitri Voronkov (LW/C)
18. Tim Berni (LD)
19. Calvin Thürkauf (C/LW)
20. Carson Meyer (RW)

2018:

1. Vitaly Abramov (RW)
2. Liam Foudy (C)
3. Vladislav Gavrikov (D)
4. Elvis Merzlikins (G)
5. Alexandre Texier (C)
6. Jonathan Davidsson (RW)
7. Kirill Marchenko (RW/LW)
8. Andrew Peeke (D)
9. Gabriel Carlsson (D)
10. Kevin Stenlund (C)
11. Daniil Tarasov (G)
12. Veini Vehviläinen (G)
13. Calvin Thürkauf (C/LW)
14. Emil Bemström (C)
15. Marcus Karlberg (LW/RW)
16. Maxime Fortier (RW)
17. Eric Robinson (LW)
18. Sam Vigneault (C)
19. Kole Sherwood (RW)
20. Tim Berni (D)

2017:

1. Pierre-Luc Dubois
2. Oliver Bjorkstrand
3. Gabriel Carlsson
4. Vitaly Abramov
5. Vladislav Gavrikov
6. Sonny Milano
7. Kevin Stenlund
8. Alexandre Texier
9. Elvis Merzlikins
10. Tyler Motte
11. Andrew Peeke
12. Daniil Tarasov
13. Calvin Thurkauf
14. Markus Hannikainen
15. Kole Sherwood
16. Matiss Kivlenieks
17. Jonathan Davidsson
18. Sam Vigneault
19. Emil Bemstrom
20. Carson Meyer

2016:

1. Zachary Werenski
2. Pierre-Luc Dubois
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand
4. Joonas Korpisalo
5. Sonny Milano
6. Josh Anderson
7. Gabriel Carlsson
8. Anton Forsberg
9. Vitaly Abramov
10. Paul Bittner
11. Keegan Kolesar
12. Daniel Zaar
13. Dean Kukan
14. Markus Nutivaara
15. Vladislav Gavrikov
16. Elvis Merzlikins
17. Dillon Heatherington
18. Andrew Peeke
19. Veeti Vainio
20. Markus Hannikainen

2015:

1. Zach Werenski
2. Sonny Milano
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand
4. Kerby Rychel
5. Dillon Heatherington
6. Gabriel Carlsson
7. Anton Forsberg
8. Michael Paliotta
9. Paul Bittner
10. William Karlsson
11. Josh Anderson
12. Austin Madaisky
13. Kevin Stenlund
14. Ryan Collins
15. TJ Tynan
16. Joonas Korpisalo
17. Daniel Zaar
18. Blake Siebenaler
19. Oliver Leblanc
20. Elvis Merzlikins

 

[koteka]

As of today with groupings:


1. Sillinger
2. Johnson

3. Marchenko
4. Chinakhov
5. Foudy

6. Ceuelemans
7. Voronkov

8. Peeke
9. Tarasov
10. Svozil

11. Angle
12. Knazko
13. Dunne

14. Fix-Wolansky
15. Bjorgvik-Holm
16. Berni
17. Pyythia
18. Richard
19. Malatesta
20. Makarov

 

[pled]

Stucker never made top20

also, isn't thome still a prospect?

 

[koteka]

Man, we had a great group of prospects in 2016. Which I guess really shouldn’t be a surprise since we won the Calder Cup and had the 3rd overall pick in the draft.

1. Zachary Werenski
2. Pierre-Luc Dubois
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand
4. Joonas Korpisalo
5. Sonny Milano
6. Josh Anderson
7. Gabriel Carlsson
8. Anton Forsberg
9. Vitaly Abramov
10. Paul Bittner
11. Keegan Kolesar
12. Daniel Zaar
13. Dean Kukan
14. Markus Nutivaara
15. Vladislav Gavrikov
16. Elvis Merzlikins
17. Dillon Heatherington
18. Andrew Peeke
19. Veeti Vainio
20. Markus Hannikainen

 

[DarkandStormy]

Stucker never made top20

also, isn't thome still a prospect?

Thought Thome went UFA if he didn't sign this August but apparently it's 2022. Looks like Thome is planning for a 5th year of college hockey - could be a covid waiver or something, not sure.

 

[pled]

Thought Thome went UFA if he didn't sign this August but apparently it's 2022. Looks like Thome is planning for a 5th year of college hockey - could be a covid waiver or something, not sure.

he will be starter finally if he can hold onto it. but hope aren't high. there's many player doing 5th college year because of covid.

 

[majormajor]

I really like our prospect list this year, in both the sense that 1) it looks like a good ranking - I might move Peeke and Svozil up a couple spots each but that's about it - And 2) it has me really excited for the future. Could this be another 2016-caliber prospect pool?

 

[Viqsi]

My final list for this year:
https://nwcs.com/~jvc/haqi/2021summerprospectranking.txt

2020: [...] 2015:

My lists for those years:
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015


And, thanks to the Wayback Machine covering for my records gap, for the first time we have even earlier years (and my lists for those in which I participated):

2014: (via the Wayback Machine; I skipped this one at the time)
1. Alexander Wennberg (C)
2. Kerby Rychel (LW)
3. Sonny Milano (LW)
4. Tim Erixon (D)
5. Oliver Bjorkstrand (RW)
6. Mike Reilly (D)
7. Marko Dano (C)
8. Anton Forsberg (G)
9. Dillon Heatherington (D)
10. Oscar Dansk (G)
11. Simon Hjalmarsson (RW)
12. Daniel Zaar (RW)
13. Michael Chaput (C)
14. Ryan Collins (D)
15. Josh Anderson (RW)
16. Jerry D'Amigo (RW)
17. Markus Soberg (RW)
18. TJ Tynan (C)
19. Elvis Merzlikins (G)
20. Blake Siebenaler (D)

2013:
T1. Ryan Murray
T1. Cam Atkinson
3. Alex Wennberg
4. Boone Jenner
5. Tim Erixon
6. Kerby Rychel
7. Dalton Prout
8. Marko Dano
9. Oscar Dansk
10. Cody Goloubef
11. Anton Forsberg
12. Dillon Heatherington
13. David Savard
14. Oliver Bjorkstrand
15. Mike Rielly
16. Michael Chaput
17. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault
18. Daniel Zaar
19. Joonas Korpisalo
20. Nick Moutrey

2012:
1. Ryan Murray
2. Cam Atkinson
3. Tim Erixon
4. David Savard
5. Boone Jenner
6. Oscar Dansk
7. Matt Calvert
8. Michael Chaput
9. Tomas Kubalik
T10. Cody Goloubef
T10. Anton Forsberg
12. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault
13. TJ Tynan
14. Mike Rielly
15. Allen York
16. Will Weber
17. Joonas Korpisalo
18. Dalton Prout
19. Daniel Zaar
20. Lukas Sedlak

2011:
1. Ryan Johansen
2. Matt Calvert
3. David Savard
4. John Moore
5. Tomas Kubalik
6. Cam Atkinson
7. Maksim Mayorov
8. Boone Jenner
9. Cody Goloubef
10. Allen York
11. Petr Straka
12. Michael Chaput
13. Will Weberg
14. Teddy Ruth
15. TJ Tynan
16. Anton Blomqvist
17. Oliver Gabriel
18. Seth Ambroz
19. Dalton Smith
20. Thomas Larkin

2010:
1. Nikita Filatov
2. John Moore
3. Ryan Johansen
4. Matt Calvert
5. David Savard
6. Cody Goloubef
7. Maksim Mayorov
8. Petr Straka
9. Gustav Wesslau
10. Grant Clitsome
11. Cam Atkinson
12. Will Weber
13. Anton Blomqvist
14. Tomas Kubalik
15. Tomas Kana
16. Teddy Ruth
17. Kevin Lynch
18. Dalton Smith
19. Brent Regner
20. Matt Rust

2009:
1. Derick Brassard
2. Nikita Filatov
3. John Moore
4. Cody Goloubef
5. Maksim Mayorov
6. Teddy Ruth
7. Derek Dorsett
8. Kevin Lalande
9. Brent Regner
10. Jonathan Sigalet
11. Kevin Lynch
12. Will Weberg
13. Matt Calvert
14. Dan LaCosta
15. Alexandre Picard
16. Grant Clitsome
17. Tom Sestito
18. Mike Blunden
19. Stefan Legein
20. Nick Holden

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Good times with these olds lists. I remember actively campaigning against Ryan Collins multiple times. The good old days

 

[Viqsi]

Good times with these olds lists. I remember actively campaigning against Ryan Collins multiple times. The good old days

Heh. The guy I usually campaigned against was Michael Chaput, and I continue to this day to feel 100% justified in that. Indeed, the combination in 2013 of him being ranked at all and TJ Tynan being left off the 2013 list entirely - not even an Honorable Mention, just completely omitted, when he was in my top-10 - is why I was never part of 2014. If TJ hadn't reemerged on the 2014 list independent of my involvement, I'm not sure if I'd have ever participated in these again...

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Heh. The guy I usually campaigned against was Michael Chaput, and I continue to this day to feel 100% justified in that. Indeed, the combination in 2013 of him being ranked at all and TJ Tynan being left off the 2013 list entirely - not even an Honorable Mention, just completely omitted, when he was in my top-10 - is why I was never part of 2014. If TJ hadn't reemerged on the 2014 list independent of my involvement, I'm not sure if I'd have ever participated in these again...

Over TJ Tynan? Damn lol

 

[Viqsi]

Over TJ Tynan? Damn lol

Well, really, TJ Tynan was the obvious one. It'd followed a trend of other picks of mine going rather unappreciated while obviously hopeless nobodies like Chaput got overrated year after year after year. Ilari Melart's another one who never made the list that I was annoyed about, but the names that got dropped lots of ranks that actually make me look good are Josh Anderson and David Savard - and in the latter case, I was just convinced everyone had given up on him far, far too soon.

Still on the subject of names that make me look good - I was tempted to walk away again after 2015 saw another guy I really believed in drop a large number of spots, but he did end up on the list, so I decided, whatever, someday folks will understand that this Elvis Merzlikins kid is a lot better than they're assuming.

 

[I3LI3]

tim erixon, wow. nostalgia with that name.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Good times with these olds lists. I remember actively campaigning against Ryan Collins multiple times. The good old days

Unless I'm mistaken, he's essentially retired from hockey? Doesn't look like he played anywhere in '20-'21 and not sure he is signed anywhere for '21-'22.

One of the many stellar 2nd round picks by Jarmo.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

tim erixon, wow. nostalgia with that name.

You mean when I was pretty much the only one advising caution?

(I mean, since we're all patting ourselves on the back.)

 

[Viqsi]

You mean when I was pretty much the only one advising caution?

(I mean, since we're all patting ourselves on the back.)

Oy. Did I or did I not just point out that I nearly quit this stuff largely over TJ Tynan?

 

[Heavy Metal Jackets]

This was fun, also found it difficult. Especially around 10th+...

1. Kent Johnson
2. Kirill Marchenko
3. Cole Sillinger
4. Dmitri Voronkov
5. Yegor Chinakhov
6. Andrew Peeke
7. Daniil Tarasov
8. Liam Foudy
9. Corson Ceulemans
10. Samuel Knazko
11. Tyler Angle
12. Stanislav Svozil
13. Jacob Christiansen
14. Trey Fix-Wolansky
15. James Malatesta
16. Martin Rysavy
17. Josh Dunne
18. Samuel Johanesson
19. Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm
20. Eric Hjorth

Honorable Mention

Richard, Berni, Pyythia, Meyer

 

[DarkandStormy]

You mean when I was pretty much the only one advising caution?

(I mean, since we're all patting ourselves on the back.)

Gabriel Carlsson #3 in 2017??

 

[Fro]

Unless I'm mistaken, he's essentially retired from hockey? Doesn't look like he played anywhere in '20-'21 and not sure he is signed anywhere for '21-'22.

One of the many stellar 2nd round picks by Jarmo.

2nd round graveyard goes back much further than Jarmo

 

[pled]

2009 prospect pool was awful

 

[cslebn]

I really like our prospect list this year, in both the sense that 1) it looks like a good ranking - I might move Peeke and Svozil up a couple spots each but that's about it - And 2) it has me really excited for the future. Could this be another 2016-caliber prospect pool?

The thing that stands out to me is many of these players could be solid NHLers. I worry about the top end but it really feels like we could have a bunch of solid players with good careers there.