Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2023 - Round 20

[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)

[keenan87]

Went with Yegor

[btimbit]

Now I'm really out of ideas

Ben Jones I suppose. Never really thought of him as a prospect since when he came here I kinda assumed 'career ahler, just Wranglers depth' and then he went on to actually have a solid season. 4 less points than Zary in one less game played, and still only 24

[Flamescuprun2018]

Got to go with Lipinski. Youngest player left that is highest draft pick still on the board. In such a deep draft year.

Source: https://thewincolumn.ca/2023/06/30/s...l-draft-class/

Todd Button quote:

"A little bit of a later developer. He’s a big right-hand shot. He’s more of a possession type right now, cycle guy. He needs to work on his skating but we think the work ethic. He just wasn’t exposed to high level hockey when he was younger growing up in Arizona so he came up to Canada to get exposed to it. He’s taken steps every step of the way; we’re excited about him, too."

[Tkachukwagon]

I'm glad we still have the rights to Koumontzis, because I never have to worry about who will finish last in the rankings.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Maybe I am too optimistic, but I think the likes of Lipinski, Jones, Pospisil, etc, at Prospect 20 have at least a chance to make it, is rather good.

[Tkachukwagon]

Round 20 and some decent options left. I don't know much about Lipinski, but this write up (pre-draft) from the Hockey Writers has me feeling optimistic:

https://thehockeywriters.com/jaden-l...spect-profile/

NHL Potential

When you look at Lipinski, you see a lot of tools that most NHL players possess. Now, one good season in the WHL doesn’t make you a nightly starter, but it shows that he has the potential to grow and develop his game. This means he will likely need a lot of time in the minor leagues before he will be ready for the big show, but in four or five years he could find his way to the ice in a bottom-six role killing penalties and playing a physical game.

Now, there is a chance that he could be the steal of the draft if a team is able to develop his skating even further. He is a player that could excel if his skating matched the rest of his toolkit, so he very well could start in a small role but eventually develop into a middle-six player who takes on ice time on both the powerplay and the penalty kill.

Risk-Reward

Risk – 3/5, Reward – 3.5/5

[cral12]

Lipinski pretty clear here imo.

Moves like Yegor up next.

[Reggie Dunlop]

Pospisil. A healthy season puts him on the cusp. The team needs some more jam.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Going with the big stay-at-home defenseman Hurtig. He may not amount to much, but he's only 18 and could still develop quite a bit.

[Snuffleupagus]

Due to age Lipinski slightly over Hurtig and then Littler, not sure Yegorov will ever be a flame and can only hope for a pleasant surprise with the older guys at this point.

[gvitaly]

It's Ben Jones for me(again). I see him as a 4th line center at the NHL level, which is more than I can say about anyone remaining on the list.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

It's Ben Jones for me(again). I see him as a 4th line center at the NHL level, which is more than I can say about anyone remaining on the list.

I agree, gotta be Jones.

[Kipper_3434]

Pospisil, just cause I like his game and I think he plays in the nhl for some time as an energy winger.

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by Kipper_3434

Pospisil, just cause I like his game and I think he plays in the nhl for some time as an energy winger.

We could use his size and toughness this year, if he could only stay healthy....

[Fan69]

Originally Posted by Sandman

We could use his size and toughness this year, if he could only stay healthy....

would rate him higher but the injuries are a concern health and development wise.