Center6’4/187LeftLinköping HC J20/J20 Nationell Related: Jimmy Snuggerud Filip Bystedt has had a solid start to his draft-eligible season, splitting time between the J20 and SHL for Linköping. In the junior league, Bystedt has tallied 38 points in 33 games, is currently sitting inside the top-10 in points per game among J20 draft eligibles. His SHLContinue reading “FILIP BYSTEDT”
Category Archives: 2022 NHL Draft
MAVERIC LAMOUREUX
Defense6’7/196RightDrummondville Voltigeurs/QMJHL Related: Jimmy Snuggerud At 6’7″ and 196 pounds, Maveric Lamoureux is is a physical and defensive specimen who, despite possessing some glaring weaknesses and an overall very raw skillset, flashes an astonishing, exciting two-way potential. TSN’s Craig Button listed him at No. 20 on his September ranking of this season’s top prospects. AContinue reading “MAVERIC LAMOUREUX”
JIMMY SNUGGERUD
Left Wing/Center/Right Wing6’2/185RightUS National U18 Team/USDP & USNTDP Juniors/USHL Related: Filip Mesar Jimmy Snuggerud had a solid 2020-21 campaign with the USNTDP U17 squad, scoring 15 goals and 17 assists in 45 games, but didn’t begin his draft year with the same level of acclaim as some of his fellow draft hopefuls from the program.Continue reading “JIMMY SNUGGERUD”
KEVIN KORCHINSKI
Defense6’2/185LeftSeattle Thunderbirds/WHL Related: Tristan Luneau Kevin Korchinski was one of the top draft-eligible defensemen in the WHL and plays in all situations for the Seattle Thunderbirds. He blends size and strong edges with great puck skills, making him one of the more intriguing defensemen to come out of the WHL. Korchinski started the season rankedContinue reading “KEVIN KORCHINSKI”
TRISTAN LUNEAU
Defense6’2/174RightGatineau Olympiques/QMJHL Related: Denton Mateychuk Tristan Luneau was selected with the 1st overall pick in the 2020 QMJHL Draft by the Gatineau Olympiques, and made an impact for the team right away, earning the QMJHL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year honors. Luneau is a mobile two-way blueliner with good size and instincts and has theContinue reading “TRISTAN LUNEAU”
FILIP MESAR
Center/Wing5’10/172RightHK Poprad/Slovakia Related: Cutter Gauthier Filip Mesar is no stranger to playing against older competition. When he was 16, he was already playing in Slovakia’s U20 league, and completely dominated the competition, scoring 13 goals and 41 points in 33 games. In the 2020-21 season, at age 17, he was already playing in Slovakia’s topContinue reading “FILIP MESAR”
DENTON MATEYCHUK
Defense5’11/192LeftMoose Jaw Warriors/WHL Related: Lian Bichsel Denton Mateychuk plays for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL, and has been a stand-out defenseman upon his arrival on the team. Mateychuk arrived in Moose Jaw in the latter half of the 2020-21 season and finished the season with 9 points in 16 games while playing overContinue reading “DENTON MATEYCHUK”
CUTTER GAUTHIER
Left Wing6’2/190LeftUS National U18 Team/USDP & USNTDP Juniors/USHL Related: Frank Nazar Cutter Gauthier is a well-rounded forward with a deadly wrist shot. He plays a strong two-way game and also doesn’t shy away from throwing his weight around. Gauthier is having a solid season and although he hasn’t produced at quite the same rate asContinue reading “CUTTER GAUTHIER”
Lian Bichsel
Defense6’5/216LeftLeksands IF/SHL Related: Ryan Chesley Lian Bichsel is a big 6 foot 5, swiss-born defenseman who is currently playing for Leksands IF in the SHL. Bichsel started the year with Leskands IF J20, where he tallied 3 goals and 7 points in 11 games, then he moved on to play in the SHL, where heContinue reading “Lian Bichsel”
FRANK NAZAR
Right Wing5’10/174RightUS National U18 Team/USDP & USNTDP Juniors/USHL Related: Logan Cooley Frank Nazar has always produced offense, going back to when he was 15, playing with Honeybaked AAA in 2019-20; during that season, he scored a ridiculous 49 goals and 78 assists in 55 games. In the 2020-21 season, Nazar joined the USNTDP and continuedContinue reading “FRANK NAZAR”