Feb
Our February rankings are finally here and things remain the same in our top three. Nolan Patrick, Nico Hischier and Casey Mittelstadt hold down their spots from last month. Meanwhile, Gabs Vilardi jumps up one spot from 5th to 4th on our list. Elias Pettersson slips from 4th overall to the 5th spot.
Martin Necas holds onto his number six spot on our list but new at number seven overall is Cody Glass from Portland in the WHL. Glass is followed by a tight grouping of three defensemen with Timothy Liljegren, Cale Makar Miro Heiskanen rounding out our top 10.
Some new players to our top 31 this month include. Kole Lind and Jake Oettinger. Oettinger is our top ranked goalie.
HockeyProspect.com Top 75, February 20, 2017
| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | LEAGUE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Patrick | RC | Brandon | WHL | 6’2.75 | 198 |
| 2 | Nico Hischier | LC | Halifax | QMJHL | 6'0.75 | 176 |
| 3 | Casey Mittelstadt | LC | Eden Prairie | HS-MN | 6'0.75 | 201 |
| 4 | Gabe Vilardi | RC | Windsor | OHL | 6’3 | 201 |
| 5 | Elias Pettersson | LW/C | Timrå IK | Allsvenskan | 6’1.25 | 156 |
| 6 | Martin Necas | RC | HC Kometa Brno | Czech | 6'0.5 | 168 |
| 7 | Cody Glass | RC | Portland | WHL | 6’2 | 180 |
| 8 | Timothy Liljegren | RD | Rögle BK J20 | Allsvenskan | 6’0 | 191 |
| 9 | Cale Makar | RD | Brooks | AJHL | 5’11 | 177 |
| 10 | Miro Heiskanen | LD | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 6’0 | 174 |
| 11 | Owen Tippett | RW | Mississauga | OHL | 6’1.5 | 202 |
| 12 | Eeli Tolvanen | RW | Sioux City | USHL | 5’10.25 | 170 |
| 13 | Isaac Ratcliffe | LW | Guelph | OHL | 6’5.5 | 196 |
| 14 | Ryan Poehling | LC | St. Cloud State | NCAA | 6’1.75 | 183 |
| 15 | Michael Rasmussen | LC | Tri-City | WHL | 6’5.75 | 215 |
| 16 | Lias Andersson | LW/C | HV71 | SHL | 5’11.25 | 198 |
| 17 | Cal Foote | RD | Kelowna | WHL | 6’3.5 | 213 |
| 18 | Nicolas Hague | LD | Mississauga | OHL | 6’5.5 | 206 |
| 19 | Jusso Valimaki | LD | Tri-City | WHL | 6’2 | 201 |
| 20 | Shane Bowers | LC | Waterloo | USHL | 6’1.25 | 178 |
| 21 | Alexei Lipanov | LC | MVD Balashikha | MHL | 6’0 | 165 |
| 22 | Kailer Yamamoto | RW | Spokane | WHL | 5’7.5 | 153 |
| 23 | Klim Kostin | RW | Dynamo | VHL | 6’3 | 196 |
| 24 | Kole Lind | RW | Kelowna | WHL | 6’1 | 176 |
| 25 | Urho Vaakanainen | LD | Jyp | Liiga | 6’0.5 | 185 |
| 26 | Nick Suzuki | RC | Owen Sound | OHL | 5’10.75 | 187 |
| 27 | Maxime Comtois | LW/LC | Victoriaville | QMJHL | 6’2.25 | 199 |
| 28 | Jake Oettinger | G | Boston U | NTDP | 6’4 | 212 |
| 29 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | LD | Charlottetown | QMJHL | 6’0 | 161 |
| 30 | Marcus Davidsson | LC | Djugardens J20 | Superelit | 6’0 | 191 |
| 31 | Jonah Gadjovich | LW | Owen Sound | OHL | 6’2 | 201 |
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| RANK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | LEAGUE | SHOT | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Kristian Vesalainen | LW | HPK (Loan) | Liiga | L | 6’3.25 | 207 |
| 33 | Alex Formenton | LW | London | OHL | L | 6'1 | 162 |
| 34 | Henry Jokiharju | RD | Portland | WHL | R | 5’11.75 | 176 |
| 35 | Jesper Boqvist | LW | Brynas J20 | Superelit | L | 5’11 | 174 |
| 36 | Filip Chytil | LC | HC Zlin | Extraliga Jrs. | L | 6’0 | 179 |
| 37 | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | LC | Spokane | WHL | L | 5’10 | 180 |
| 38 | Cale Fleury | RD | Kootenay | WHL | R | 6’1 | 201 |
| 39 | Robert Thomas | RC | London | OHL | R | 5’11 | 177 |
| 40 | Matthew Strome | LW | Hamilton | OHL | L | 6’3.5 | 206 |
| 41 | Dylan Samberg | LD | Hermantown | HS-MN | L | 6’3 | 190 |
| 42 | Erik Brannstrom | LD | HV-71 J20 | Superelit | L | 5’10 | 173 |
| 43 | Ivan Lodnia | RW | Erie | OHL | R | 5’10 | 182 |
| 44 | Connor Timmins | RD | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | R | 6’1 | 180 |
| 45 | Nikita A. Popugaev | LW | Prince George | WHL | R | 6’5.5 | 204 |
| 46 | Lukas Elvenes | RW | Rogle J20 | Superelit | L | 6’0.5 | 174 |
| 47 | Ostap Safin | RW | HC Sparta Praha | Czech | L | 6’4.5 | 191 |
| 48 | Ian Scott | G | Prince Albert | WHL | L | 6’3.25 | 174 |
| 49 | Jonas Rondbjerg | RW | Vaxjo J20 | Superelit | L | 6’0 | 176 |
| 50 | Eemeli Rasanen | RD | Kingston | OHL | R | 6’6.25 | 216 |
| 51 | Morgan Frost | C/LW | Sault Ste Marie | OHL | L | 6’0 | 170 |
| 52 | Jason Robertson | LW | Kingston | OHL | L | 6’1.75 | 192 |
| 53 | Stuart Skinner | G | Lethbridge | WHL | L | 6’4 | 209 |
| 54 | Jake Leschyshyn | C/LW | Regina | WHL | L | 5’11 | 176 |
| 55 | Josh Norris | C | Team USA | NTDP | L | 6’0 | 182 |
| 56 | Keith Petruzelli | G | Muskegon | USHL | L | 6’6 | 190 |
| 57 | Pavel Koltygin | LC | Drummondville | QMJHL | L | 6’0 | 191 |
| 58 | Nick Henry | RW | Regina | WHL | R | 6’0 | 190 |
| 59 | Cayden Primeau | G | Lincoln | USHL | L | 6’2.75 | 177 |
| 60 | Scott Reedy | RW/RC | Team USA | NTDP | R | 6’1.5 | 204 |
| 61 | Grant Mismash | LW | Team USA | NTDP | L | 6’0.25 | 186 |
| 62 | Nate Schnarr | RC | Guelph | OHL | R | 6’2.75 | 180 |
| 63 | Aleksi Heponiemi | LC | Swift Current | WHL | L | 5’10 | 147 |
| 64 | Ian Mitchell | RD | Spruce Grove | AJHL | R | 5’11 | 170 |
| 65 | Dmitri Samorukov | LD | Guelph | OHL | L | 6’2 | 180 |
| 66 | Antoine Morand | LC | Acadie-Bathurst | QMJHL | L | 5’9 | 170 |
| 67 | Michael DiPietro | G | Windsor | OHL | L | 6’0 | 191 |
| 68 | MacKenzie Entwistle | RC | Hamilton | OHL | R | 6’2.75 | 180 |
| 69 | Mason Shaw | LC | Medicine Hat | WHL | L | 5’9 | 176 |
| 70 | Ben Mirageas | LD | Bloomington | USHL | L | 6’1 | 175 |
| 71 | Artyom Minulin | LD | Swift Current | WHL | L | 6’2 | 220 |
| 72 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | HPK U20 | Liiga Jrs | L | 6’4.25 | 196 |
| 73 | Mario Ferraro | LD | Des Moines | USHL | L | 5’11 | 179 |
| 74 | Filip Westerlund | RD | Frolunda J18 | Superelit | R | 5’11 | 179 |
| 75 | Luke Martin | RD | Univ Michigan | NCAA | R | 6’3.75 | 216 |
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