Welcome to my 2022 NHL Draft board. This top 100 ranking (plus its 88 honourable mentions) is my fifth and final list for this year’s draft class, after my early top 22, September’s preseason top 32, November’s preliminary top 64, and February’s midseason top 64. While I consult scouts, coaches, managers and agents throughout the year on most of these players, these rankings are my own, will vary widely from those of most NHL teams, and do not attempt to predict the draft (there will likely even be a small number of players on my list who aren’t picked at all). This year-end project annually includes exhaustive player evaluations for the entire top 100 prospects and quotes gathered from industry sources on many of them. It will be packaged with a look at 10 prospects who missed the cut (out June 8), a live room Q&A session (hosted at noon ET on June 9) and my mock draft (out June 13). For more information on how I evaluate, the things I look for and my process, check out the 2022 update of my guide to scouting.
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