Prospect Info: Vancouver Canucks Top 25 Prospects 2015 - #24

[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| Lukas Jasek |RW|6.00|170|Aug 28, 1997|Not Ranked| 72.09%
20| Evan McEneny |D|6.02|212|May 22, 1994|Not Ranked| 32.08%
21| Dane Fox |C/LW|6.00|188|Oct 13, 1993|11 (↓10)| 31.33%
22| Anton Cederholm |D|6.02|209|Feb 21, 1995 |21 (↓1)| 35.71%
23| Joseph Labate |C|6.04|210|Apr 16, 1993|25 (↑2)| 23.26%
24|???|???|???|???|???|???| ???

*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

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[Canucks LB]

Going with my boy Mackenze Stewart!

 

[Nuckles]

And before people keep on asking about it, we're going to do 26 prospects since Clendening was traded. No, I won't remove him from the list and bump everyone up because if someone clicks the poll% win for a prospect, it goes to the thread they won and I don't feel like editing every single thread.

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

Mac Stewart - guy is gonna be nasty in the AHL this year

 

[MS]

Gaudette is yet again easily the best guy on this list.

 

[Nuckles]

Gaudette is yet again easily the best guy on this list.

I don't know, Other (specify below) has a lot of potential in my opinion. Very underrated.

 

[Rosko Thorn]

Pettit again, I feel like he's going to have an awesome year with Erie, expected to center one of their top lines. Will be good development considering that he's been a defensive specialist so far.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

Gaudette part 4. He, Pettit and Blomstrand round out my top 25.

 

[Tim Calhoun]

My real choice is Blomstrand, but I'm voting Gaudette just so that bum Mackenzzzz Stewart doesn't win.

 

[Love]

Are we doing 2 more votes after this because Clendening was traded? I think we should.

 

[Nuckles]

Are we doing 2 more votes after this because Clendening was traded? I think we should.

TFW people don't see your posts

And before people keep on asking about it, we're going to do 26 prospects since Clendening was traded. No, I won't remove him from the list and bump everyone up because if someone clicks the poll% win for a prospect, it goes to the thread they won and I don't feel like editing every single thread.

 

[VanJack]

Voted for Blomstrand, but only because 30 goals, even in the ECHL, isn't too shabby.....but if he doesn't make Utica's roster this fall, then he's off the list altogether.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

TFW people don't see your posts

It was buried on the first page! Aint nobody got time for that.

 

[Intoewsables]

How could you not vote for Mackenze Stewart here? Huge potential. Guy should have gone at least 10 spots ago.

 

[Nuckles]

How could you not vote for Mackenze Stewart here? Huge potential. Guy should have gone at least 10 spots ago.

You can't teach size!

 

[DL44]

Everyone is waiting to vote unanimously for Stewart in the 25th spot right?

UNANIMOUS you hear

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Voted Blomstrand. Couldn't have asked for a much better year in the ECHL. Should make the AHL club.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

this one's going to be a photo finish...you can cut the tension with a knife...

Voted for Blomstrand here,think he's got all the physical tools to be a good pro but is a late bloomer.

 

[biturbo19]

Mackenze Stewart is winning.


Not only is he a huge longshot like all the rest, but he's a longshot to become a type of player that doesn't have a place in today's NHL game.

Nice story though, and he's good in practice.

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

When Mac Stew eats his first AHL player in a fight after taking some speedy players head off with a devastating hit you'll see why he's ranked 24

 

[Askel]

When Mac Stew eats his first AHL player in a fight after taking some speedy players head off with a devastating hit you'll see why he's ranked 24

Or when he still can't make a pass, shoot or play the game of hockey at the AHLlevel, well see why he shouldn't be signed to a contract

 

[701]

I actually think that several of the guys left on the list have a chance at a pro career. Neil, Gaudette, Pettit, and Stewart all seem to have a glimmer of hope. You know they want Stewart to succeed, so they'll give him every chance in the world. I kind of like the kid anyway. The others have skills or attributes that could possibly flourish . . . but no guarantees whatever.

My pick is Blomstrand. His K-Zoo scoring simply has to be recognized, and he always had the skating, size, and checking reputation. But who knew about his shot? At very least he's an intriguing prospect, who had good tools but was lost until he got sent to the Zoo, where Bootland straightened him out.

His progress on the Comets this year will be interesting to follow. Basically he's competing with Shinkaruk for LW eventually on the Canucks. Maybe with Gaunce as well. Pass the popcorn, please!