Prospect Info: Vancouver Canucks Top 25 Prospects 2015 - #19

[Nuckles]

It's that time of year again! The HF Vancouver Canucks board will be ranking the team's top 25 prospects (including the 2015 draft selections). Polls will be left open for 24 hours.

Feel free to explain your choices and suggest who should be added to the list for the next poll.

Rank | Player | POS | HT | WT | DOB | 2014 Rank | Poll%
1| Jake Virtanen |RW|6.01|207|Aug 17, 1996|2 (↑1)| 80.00%
2| Jared McCann |C|6.00|185|May 31, 1996|6 (↑4)| 68.21%
3| Brock Boeser |RW|6.00|191|Feb 25, 1997|Not Ranked| 57.14%
4| Thatcher Demko |G|6.04|195|Dec 8, 1995|10 (↑6)| 48.87%
5| Cole Cassels |C|6.00|180|May 4, 1995|12 (↑7)| 51.45%
6| Hunter Shinkaruk |LW|5.11|180|Oct 13, 1994|3 (↓3)| 58.67%
7| Brendan Gaunce |C/W|6.02|207|Mar 25, 1994|5 (↓2)| 34.59%
8| Ronalds Kenins |LW|6.00|201|Feb 28, 1991|17 (↑9)| 38.96%
9| Frank Corrado |D|6.00|190|Mar 26, 1993|7 (↓2)| 53.59%
10| Adam Clendening |D|6.00|190|Oct 26, 1992|Not Ranked| 26.06%
11| Ben Hutton |D|6.03|200|Apr 20, 1993|9 (↓2)| 27.48%
12| Jordan Subban |D|5.09|185|Mar 3, 1995|15 (↑3)| 32.76%
13| Guillaume Brisebois |D|6.02|175|Jul 21, 1997|Not Ranked| 38.46%
14| Alexandre Grenier |RW|6.05|200|Sep 5, 1991|20 (↑6)| 39.81%
15| Andrey Pedan |D|6.05|215|Jul 3, 1993|Not Ranked| 54.62%
16| Dmitri Zhukenov |C|5.11|170|Mar 24, 1997|Not Ranked| 33.33%
17| Nikita Tryamkin |D|6.07|228|Aug 30, 1994|14 (↓3)| 43.97%
18| Nicklas Jensen |RW|6.03|202|Mar 6, 1993|4 (↓14)| 58.88%
19|???|???|???|???|???|???| ???

*Please note that only players that Hockey's Future considers to be prospects will be included, meaning Horvat, Baertschi, Vey, and Markstrom will be excluded from voting.

2014 ranking: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1719893
2013 ranking: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1486113

Click to read more...

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

McEneny

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

McEneny
Solid defender at junior going to pro
while not flashy and shiny, he has the size, good stick, quality IQ and actually can defend well
has the tools to be solid defender in the pro
unfortunately, new shiny guys > old rusty guys

 

[Tryamkin]

Jasek. Dude had a killer prospect camp for a late round pick.

 

[TheWanderer]

Jensen down 14 spots. He was overrated last year, and POSSIBLY underrated this year (though I still wouldn't be voting for him)

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

Jasek

McEneny

Cederholm

Stewart



In that order

 

[Intoewsables]

Jasek
McEneny
Fox
???

 

[Southern_Canuck]

I am curious about Jasek - ranked 23rd on NHL Central Scouting International Skaters List (Zhukenov was 61st), and had a reportedly good under-18 World Junior Tournament... why didn't he get selected before the 6th round?

What's the knock on him?

Even the Canucks selected Neill and Gaudette before him, and they are both long shots.

S_C

 

[ChilliBilly]

Well, this will clear out the group I had all ranked the same.

Amazed that in 3 or4 years time our team could be young and have 10 of these guys playing for it.

Cederholm and Mc Enemy (just sounds better) next

 

[denkiteki]

I am curious about Jasek - ranked 23rd on NHL Central Scouting International Skaters List (Zhukenov was 61st), and had a reportedly good under-18 World Junior Tournament... why didn't he get selected before the 6th round?

What's the knock on him?

Even the Canucks selected Neill and Gaudette before him, and they are both long shots.

S_C

I'm guessing size is one of the main reason for his drop. As far as other reasons, i have no idea.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

I'm guessing size is one of the main reason for his drop. As far as other reasons, i have no idea.

maybe question his other tools like what else can he do if he gets shut down offensively..can he forcheck, bring energy, pk is he good defensively? etc...