The hockey calendar is turning. Some leagues are already in progress. Others are beginning to gather for training camps and preseasons. And with all of it comes the start of a new draft season for the (mostly) 2004-born class of 2022. This list follows my early top 22 from March as my first ranking for the 2022 NHL Draft. This list comprises 24 forwards and eight defensemen, with just one defenseman inside the top 10, signaling a draft that is lighter on high-end defenders than 2021 was — last year four defensemen went inside the top 10.
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