Here’s NSJ’s NHL Draft Top 100 Prospect List, a ranking of the top players available at this weekend’s NHL Draft in Dallas. The Hurricanes pick second overall, giving them the chance to select a player who could make a lasting impact. For a closer look at three prospects on this list, including Carolina’s likely first-round pick, Andrei Svechnikov, American defenseman Mattias Samuelsson and Raleigh’s own Tyler Weiss, click here.
Rk. Name, Pos. Team (League)
1. Rasmus Dhalin, D, Frolunda (SHL)
2. Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Barrie (OHL)
3. Filip Zadina, RW, Halifax (QMJHL)
4. Brady Tkachuk, LW, Boston (NCAA)
5. Oliver Wahlstrom, RW, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
6. Evan Bouchard, D, London (OHL)
7. Quintin Hughes, D, Michigan (NCAA)
8. Noah Dobson, D, Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)
9. Adam Boqvist, D, Brynas (SHL)
10. Joseph Veleno, C, Drummondville (QMJHL)
11. Barrett Hayton, C, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
12. Joel Farabee, LW, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
13. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Assat (Liiga)
14. Ty Smith, D, Spokane (WHL)
15. Bode Wilde, D, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
16. Akil Thomas, C, Niagara (OHL)
17. Serron Noel, RW, Oshawa (OHL)
18. Martin Kaut, RW, Pardubice (Extraliga)
19. Grigori Denisenko, LW, Yaroslavl (KHL)
20. Rasmus Sandin, D, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
21. Vitali Kravtsov, RW, Chelyabinsk (KHL)
22. Ryan McLeod, C, Mississauga (OHL)
23. Jared McIsaac, D, Halifax (QMJHL)
24. Isac Lundestrom, C, Lulea (SHL)
25. Rasmus Kupari, C, Karpat (Liiga)
26. K’Andre Miller, D, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
27. Benoit-Olivier Groulx, LW, Halifax (QMJHL)
28. Mattias Samuelsson, D, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
29. Ty Dellandrea, C, Flint (OHL)
30. Adam Ginning, D, Linkoping (SHL)
31. Jacob Olofsson, C, Timra (SHL-2)
32. Dominik Bokk, RW, Vaxjo (SHL)
33. Ryan Merkley, D, Guelph (OHL)
34. Alexander Alexeyev, D, Red Deer (WHL)
35. Liam Foudy, C, London (OHL)
36. Jacob Bernard-Docker, D, Okotoks (AJHL)
37. Jonathan Tychonick, D, Penticon (BCHL)
38. Jack Drury, C, Waterloo (USHL)
39. Calen Addison, D, Lethbridge (WHL)
40. Blake McLaughlin, LW, Chicago (USHL)
41. Jay O’Brien, C, Thayer (USHS)
42. Jake Wise, C, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
43. Sampo Ranta, LW, Sioux City (USHL)
44. Jett Woo, D, Moose Jaw (WHL)
45. Filip Hallander, C, Timra (SHL-2)
46. Jack McBain, C, Toronto (OJHL)
47. Nicolas Beaudin, D, Drummondville (QMJHL)
48. Filip Johansson, D, Leksands (SHL-2)
49. Sean Durzi, D, Owen Sound (OHL)
50. Allan McShane, C, Oshawa (OHL)
51. Nils Lundkvist, D, Lulea (SHL)
52. Jonatan Berggren, C/W, Skelleftea (SHL)
53. Kirill Marchenko, RW, Yugra (KHL)
54. Kevin Bahl, D, Ottawa (OHL)
55. Alexander Khovanov, C, Moncton (QMJHL)
56. Stanislav Demin, D, Wenatchee (BCHL)
57. Cameron Hillis, C, Guelph (OHL)
58. Blade Jenkins, LW, Saginaw (OHL)
59. Jakub Lauko, C, Chomutov (Extraliga)
60. Ivan Morozov, C, Yugra (KHL)
61. David Gustafsson, C, HV71 (SHL)
62. Niklas Nordgren, RW, HIFK (Liiga)
63. Jesse Ylonen, RW, Espoo (Mestis)
64. Philipp Kurashev, C, Quebec (QMJHL)
65. Gabriel Fortier, LW, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
66. Oskar Back, C, Farjestad (SHL)
67. Milos Roman, C, Vancouver (WHL)
68. Martin Fehervary, D, HV71 (SWE)
69. Alex Regula, D, London (OHL)
70. Cole Fonstad, C, Prince Albert (WHL)
71. Riley Sutter, RW, Everett (WHL)
72. Albin Eriksson, RW/LW, Skelleftea (SHL)
73. Dmitry Zavgorodniy, LW, Rimouski (QMJHL)
74. Axel Andersson, D, Djurgarden (SuperElit)
75. Matej Pekar, C, Muskegon (USHL)
76. Tyler Madden, C, Tri-City (USHL)
77. Jonathan Gruden, C, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
78. Curtis Hall, C, Youngstown (USHL)
79. Nico Gross, D, Oshawa (OHL)
80. Giovanni Vallati, D, Kitchener (OHL)
81. Luka Burzan, C, Moose Jaw (WHL)
82. Aidan Dudas, C, Owen Sound (OHL)
83. Jan Jenik, RW, Liberec (Extraliga)
84. Vladislav Kotkov, LW, Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
85. Tyler Weiss, LW, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
86. Egor Sokolov, RW, Cape Breton (QMJHL)
87. Luke Henman, C, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
88. Anderson MacDonald, LW, Moncton (QMJHL)
89. Kody Clark, RW, Ottawa (OHL)
90. Jordan Harris, D, Kimball Union (USHS)
91. Jachym Kondelik, C, Muskegon (USHL)
92. Adam Samuelsson, D, U.S. NTDP (USHL)
93. Chase Wouters, C, Saskatoon (WHL)
94. Declan Chisholm, D, Peterborough (OHL)
95. Curtis Douglas, C, Windsor (OHL)
96. Eric Florchuk, C, Saskatoon (WHL)
97. Xavier Bouchard, D, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
98. Semyon Der-Arguchintsev, C, Peterborough (OHL)
99. Logan Hutsko, RW, Boston College (NCAA)
100. Alexander Steeves, C, Dubuque (USHL)
OHL, QMJHL, WHL (Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Western Hockey League) — the top junior leagues in Canada; AJHL, BJHL, OJHL (Alberta Junior Hockey League, British Columbia Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League) second-tier junior leagues in Canada; NCAA: American collegiate hockey; USHL: United States Hockey League, the top junior hockey league in the U.S.; USHS: An American high school team; SHL: Swedish Hockey League, the top pro league in Sweden; SHL-2: Allsvenskan, the second-tier pro league in Sweden; SuperElit: The top junior league in Sweden; Liiga: The top pro league in Finland; Mestis: The second-tier pro league in Finland; Extraliga: The top pro league in the Czech Republic; KHL: Kontinental Hockey League, the top pro league in Russia
