Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2024 - Round 28

[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 mid to late August
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 - 2023 Rankings

1. Parekh, Zayne 81% NA
2. Wolf, Dustin 84% -1
3. Coronato, Matt 74% -1
4. Brzustewicz, Hunter 51% NA
5. Honzek, Sam 45% -2
6. Pelletier, Jakob 33% -3
7. Gridin, Matvei 45% NA
8. Basha, Andrew 30% NA
9. Morin, Étienne 43% -1
10. Strömgren, William 43% 0
11. Poirier, Jeremie 40% -5
12. Grushnikov, Artem 39% NA
13. Mews, Henry 49% NA
14. Suniev, Aydar Run Off -6
15. Battaglia, Jacob Run Off NA
16. Misa, Luke Run Off NA
17. Soloyvov, Ilya Run Off -6
18. Klapka, Adam 44% -1
19. Lipinski, Jaden 42% +1
20. Kuznetsov, Yan 45% -11
21. Jurmo, Joni 19% NA
22. Sergeev, Arseni 22% -10
23. Zarubin, Kirill Run Off NA
24. Morton, Same Run Off NA
25. Kerins, Rory 26% -9
26. Bell, Parker 35% -8
27. Schwindt, Cole 40% -13

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Blue Chip (No doubt NHLer with high likelihood of being a star player)
Parekh

A level (High likelihood of NHL career, possibility of being a star player)
Wolf
Coronato
Brzustewicz
Morin

A- Level (moderate possibility of NHL career and possibility of being a star player)
Poirier
Honzek
Basha
Gridin
Suniev
Stromgren
Mews
Misa
Sergeev

B+ level (high likelihood of NHL career but low possibility of being a star player)
Pelletier
Grushnikov
Kuznetsov
Solovyov
Lipinski
Battaglia

B level (moderate possibility at NHL career and low possibility of being a star player)
Schwindt
Klapka
Bell
Jurmo
Hurtig
Jamieson
Okhotiuk
Morton
Yegorov

C level (longshot prospects with some upside or runway left)
Laing
Hoskin
Kerins
Littler
Ciona
Ignatjew
Zarubin

D level (prospect washouts)
Boltmann
Chechelev
Koumontzis


Current pick in bold.

My B and C lists aren't that far apart, I just have a bit more confidence in the B list. For that reason, going with Hurtig here, then maybe Yegorov.

[FBI]

Okhotiuk for me, has played lots of actual games and didn’t look thattttt bad.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by FBI

Okhotiuk for me, has played lots of actual games and didn’t look thattttt bad.

I dunno, he looked pretty bad. Maybe he had already mentally checked out knowing he was going back home next season, but he's a guy whose return I would not anticipate.

[Reggie Dunlop]

I'm with Iggy... I'll take a chance on his guy, Hunter Laing.

[Canada 02]

The Flames drafted Hoskins ahead of Misa. Just sayin'

[getbak]

Originally Posted by FBI

Okhotiuk for me, has played lots of actual games and didn’t look thattttt bad.

The fact that he'll be playing in Russia for the next two seasons automatically drops him off the list for me. In my mind, he's not a Flames prospect anymore.

[FBI]

Originally Posted by getbak

The fact that he'll be playing in Russia for the next two seasons automatically drops him off the list for me. In my mind, he's not a Flames prospect anymore.

But we just recently dropped a 5th for him? We would discard him that easily?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by FBI

But we just recently dropped a 5th for him? We would discard him that easily?

It's not us discarding him. He chose to sign a two-year deal in the KHL.

He could decide to come back when that contract is up and he'd still be an RFA whose rights are owned by the Flames, but until that happens, I'm not penciling him into any future plans.

Most of the time, when a fringe NHLer signs a multi-year deal in the KHL, that's the last we ever hear from him on this side of the Atlantic.

[Yanda]

Ciana again for like the 6th time. Yall literially taking career KHL'ers over a guy that could see bottom 6 time this season

[savardandjokinen]

Originally Posted by Yanda

Ciana again for like the 6th time. Yall literially taking career KHL'ers over a guy that could see bottom 6 time this season

Ciona had 6 points in the AHL this year. His upside is extremely limited with numbers like that

[CsInMyBlood]

One hundred points Hoskin again.

[Kipper_3434]

Went Huŕtig, but starting to believe Ignatjew should be higher based off starter potential.

[Gaudreau is a Ninja]

I bet next year Hoskin rises up the prospect ranks.

[Calgary4LIfe]

I have absolutely no idea where to rank Hoskins. Overager in a low league, so his highlight packages better show him as an all-star. I trust the Flames' scouts - it isn't about thinking he is a bust at all - I just have absolutely no idea how to rank him, and him being injured and not participating in last month's camp didn't help to shed any light. He is the biggest (and incredibly intriguing) mystery box right now.


There are a handful of other players worth it at this point too. Went with Ignatjew.



Okhotiuk I would still consider a Flames' prospect, if for no other reason than he came over as a kid and tried to make a go of it. There is a bigger chance he returns here than Karnaukhov, for instance. Okhotiuk already got a taste of the NHL, so I think he is more likely to return based on that, but who knows. Him going to the KHL has lowered him in my rankings to be sure.