2022 NHL Draft Early Rankings Version 1.5

With the 2022 NHL Draft getting closer, it looks like it will be a live draft which makes my heart sing. The big question is will it be in Montreal or moved elsewhere? NHL Commissioner, Gary Bettman said he would move it if things don’t open up in Quebec as far as attendance goes. Either way, I’ve been hard at work talking to players, watching them live and on video and these are my early rankings. This is not a mock draft. I can guarantee there will be changes as the seasons roll on and some players step up and others fall back to the pack.

1. Shane Wright – C – Kingston – OHL
2. Matthew Savoie – C – Winnipeg – WHL
3. Logan Cooley – C – USA U-18 – NTDP
4. Ivan Miroshnichenko – LW – Omskie – VHL
5. David Jiricek – D – HC Plzen – Czechia
6. Juraj Slafkovsky – LW – TPS – Liiga
7. Brad Lambert – C/RW – JYP – Liiga
8. Conor Geekie – C – Winnipeg – WHL
9. Jonathan Lekkerimaki – C – Djurgardens JR – Sweden JR
10. Joakim Kemell – RW – JYP – Liga
11. Denton Mateychuk – D – Moose Jaw – WHL
12. Simon Nemec – D – HK Nitra – Slovakia
13. Frank Nazar – C – USA U-18 – NTDP
14. Danila Yurov – RW – Magnitogorsk – KHL
15. Cutter Gauthier – LW – USA U-18 – NTDP
16. Ty Nelson – D – North Bay – OHL
    

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17. Liam Ohgren – LW – Djurgardens JR – Sweden JR
18. Pavel Mintyukov – D – Saginaw – OHL
19. Seamus Casey -D – USA U-18 – NTDP
20. Jimmy Snuggerud – RW – USA U-18 – NTDP
21. Rutger McGroarty – LW/C – USA U-18 – NTDP
22. Isaac Howard – RW – USA U-18 – NTDP
23. Filip Mesar – W/C – HK Poprad – Slovakia
24. Owen Beck – C – Mississauga – OHL
25. Owen Pickering – D – Swift Current – WHL
26. Lucas Edmonds – RW/LW – Kingston – OHL
27. Lane Hutson – D – USA U-18 – NTDP
28. Seamus Powell – D – USA U-18 – NTDP
29. Jack Devine – LW – Denver – NCHC
30. Jack Hughes – C – Northeastern – H-East
31. Cole Spicer – C – USA U-18 – NTDP
32. Adam Ingram – C – Youngstown – USHL