It’s been another long year of hockey and ranking and keeping up on which overagers may make the cut this time around at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. Now, with the draft right around the corner, I want to welcome you back one more time for my final rankings here at The Hockey Writers. Like the past couple seasons, this year had it’s own challenges. You had players who sat out an entire OHL season last year and others moving around to get their opportunities. You have the Russian factor front and centre again with recent allegations overseas, and then you have the Montreal Canadiens banter going on about who will actually be the first overall pick in 2022. Here’s a little secret — as much as we want the storyline of Shane Wright not going first overall, he’s still the favourite when it comes to that opening selection.
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