The results are in and, to no surprise, Shane Wright is the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft, according to the seven UFFS scouts that contributed to these preliminary rankings. Those scouts submitted their Top 64 as of November 1, with the contributors including Craig Button of High Level Scouting, Jordan Shedletzky of Fantalytica.tech, George Bachul of Regal Sports Group, Gabe Foley of In The Trenches Scouting, Dan Nadeau of Prestige Worldwide, Gur Dultak of Dultak Scouting Service, and UFFS director of hockey scouting Larry Fisher, whose personal Top 100 preliminary rankings are revealed below. Wright was No. 1 on all seven lists, as he is in most every public ranking to date. The Kingston Frontenacs centre can score like John Tavares but also possesses slick playmaking ability, plenty of compete and enough finesse to earn top billing from scouts all around the world. Wright, like Tavares when he went first overall back in 2009, is considered the total package with leadership intangibles, and most believe Wright will be ready to step into the NHL next season and make an immediate impact as a rookie.
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