Ben Wilmott

September 2026. Ben Wilmott is a competitive, net-front center the Vegas Golden Knights selected 92nd overall, an overage forward who kept improving after being passed over in earlier drafts. He split 2025-26 between the London Knights and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, combining for 27 goals and 66 points in 66 games with a plus-30, then added 22 points in 20 playoff games as Barrie reached the league final. His value is versatility and dirty-area work. He wins battles, does his best work around the crease cleaning up rebounds and screening goalies, takes key faceoffs, and plays both special teams, though he connects and supports play more than he drives it. The knocks are speed and his game away from the puck, both of which he will have to sharpen against Big Ten competition. He heads to Ohio State for 2026-27. For fantasy he is a deep-league monitor, a middle-six projection whose ceiling depends on the offense holding up a level higher, so hold off and watch how the scoring and pace translate in his first NCAA season. Andrew Epps