Top 50 NHL Prospects: Defensemen dominate the 11-20 group in the Fall rankings

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Photo: Carolina Hurricanes rookie defenseman Noah Hanifin has appeared in nine games for the team in 2015-16, posting two assists in those appearances (courtesy of Andy Mead/YCJ/Icon Sportswire)


</p> A total of five defenseman make up half of the 11-20 section in the Hockey’s Future ranking of the Top 50 NHL prospects. Add in a goaltender, and you have six players whose*primary focus is to prevent the opposing team from*generating offense.

No NHL team has*is represented more than once in this grouping. Three players with OHL roots landed in this range, along with two WHL-trained players.*Two Russian-born players are among the top five in this group, although one of them didn’t make his mark until moving to North America.… read more

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