Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2023 - Round 30

[Bingo]

Welcome to the annual Calgarypuck Prospect Poll!

As per usual ...

1. Rank the prospects as you like. Upside, chances, or trade value
2. I will try and do one a day which should get us to rookie camp range
3. Graduates and/or runoffs will be determined in each case
4. Please don't complain that the polls are going to deep. We go until all the prospects are ranked, so don't vote if you don't want to.

Previous Prospect Rankings
2013 - 2013 Rankings
2014 - 2014 Rankings
2015 - 2015 Rankings
2016 - 2016 Rankings
2017 - 2017 Rankings
2018 - 2018 Rankings
2019 - 2019 Rankings
2020 - 2020 Rankings
2021 - 2021 Rankings
2022 - 2022 Rankings

2023 Ranking

1. Wolf 65.3%
2. Coronato 73.5%
3. Honzek (run off, tied)
3. Pelletier (run off, tied)
5. Zary 50.4%
6. Poirier 49.1%
7. Morin 83.1%
8. Suniev 50.2%
9. Kuznetsov 32.0%
10. Stromgren 41.3%
11. Solovyov 47.7%
12. Sergeev 27.9%
13. Ronni 27.8%
14. Ciona (run off, tied)
14. Schwindt (run off, tied)
16. Kerins 32.1%
17. Klapka 50.0%
18. Bell (run off)
19. Pettersen (run off loser)
20. Lipinski 34.3%
21. Pospisil 38.0%
22. Yegorov 33.6%
23. Jones 32.1%
24. Nikolaev 37.0%
25. Hurtig 30.2%
26. Littler 41.6%
27. Boltmann 62.5%
28. Lyle 55.0%
29. Chechelev 79.0%

[Bingo]

Pretty academic with the departing prospect but may as well let it roll to conclusion.

That's the last round for 2023.

Thanks everyone for contributing!

[TheIronMaiden]

Thanks Bingo

[Reggie Dunlop]

[Moneyhands23]

What a rush.

The prospect pool is definitely looking better than the last few years.

[TheIronMaiden]

I'm tryna squeeze a little more fun out of this.

Let's play a game called too high, too low. Pick one player you think is ranked too high and another you think is ranked too low.

To High: Zary, I just don't think he has got the stuff to be an every day NHLer. I don't think he goes as high if he was not drafted in the first round. I know folks spoke highly of his camp last year, but nothing else really pops off the page for me.

Too Low. Ronni, I think there is a good argument for putting him in the top 10. He is still young at 19. There is always room for depth players who can work a PK.

[ForeverFlameFan]

Too high: Suniev
Too low: Klapka

[Mass_nerder]

I've seen Koumontzis mentioned a few times in the last few days on hockey related Instagram posts, so I'm going Demetrios

[Reggie Dunlop]

Koumontzis is at least playing pro, albeit the ECHL. He also transitioned to defence.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Too high: Kerins

Too low: Bell

[The Original FFIV]

Need to punt the scout(s) that went to bat for Koumontzis and boltmann. Went way too high and looks like they won’t amount to anything.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

I'm voting in this round, but I don't like it.

Too high: Stromgren, but only by a couple of spots.

Too low: Solovyov, but again, only by a couple of spots.

[hixxes]

Too high: Zary

Too low: Bell

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Need to punt the scout(s) that went to bat for Koumontzis and boltmann. Went way too high and looks like they won’t amount to anything.

You don’t punt scouts for missing on a couple mid round picks

[getbak]

Originally Posted by The Original FFIV

Need to punt the scout(s) that went to bat for Koumontzis and boltmann. Went way too high and looks like they won’t amount to anything.

Most players taken where they were won't amount to anything.

You can't tell your people to swing for the fences then fire them when their long-shots don't hit.

It's hard to argue that Boltmann was a swing for the fences pick just because he doesn't have flashy stats, but he does seem to be a solid defensive d-man. During his freshman year, Koumontzis looked like he was a decent pick for a 4th rounder, but ASU was never really able to repeat the success they had that first year and his game didn't progress beyond it either.

[Fan69]

the way I see it out if the top ten i expect seven to be regulars. Poirier, morin and kuz probably have the most question marks. From ten to twenty i see probably three maybe four or that make an impact. Ronni, klapka, bell, ciona all have skills to that can translate. Between 20 and 30 i expect maybe one surprise. Considering how many picks we have given away the fact we could have upward if ten nhlers in the group is solid.

[IceBergYYC]

Too high: everyone drafted this year
Too low: Klapka

[TheIronMaiden]

You know it is the dog days when the prospect ranking is done.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

You know it is the dog days when the prospect ranking is done.

Yeah exactly ...

30 days of at least that to talk about and then poof ... 3 quiet weeks

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Yeah exactly ...

30 days of at least that to talk about and then poof ... 3 quiet weeks

We can always talk about why and how much we hate the Oilers. That well will never run dry.