Defensemen
Charlie Leddy
Shutdown defender who lacks offensive upside. Potential to grow into a reliable third pairing defender at the NHL level with proper development.
Yegor Zamula
A physical, mobile, puck-moving defenseman with upside. Shows poise in his game. Lacks consistency.
Spencer Sova
Smooth-skating defender with untapped offensive upside. Has the talent to grow into an NHL blueliner but will need to round out his game.
Hudson Thornton
Offensive-minded blueliner who skates well. Will need to add strength and refine his decision-making to succeed at the pro level.
Maveric Lamoureux
Physically imposing defender with impressive mobility for his size. Still a raw prospect but he features an extremely intriguing toolkit.
Yan Kuznetsov
July 2023- Kuznetsov finished his first official professional season with the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL where he had a bit of a tough time adjusting to the pace of the play. He finished the year strong and his presence in the playoffs was massive. He was laying some big hits for the Wranglers and [...]
Adam Ginning
Punishing physical defenseman with limited offensive skills. Needs to work on his skating to reach the NHL but has middle-pair upside. Can provide a good amount of peripheral stats but not much in points.
Helge Grans
An offensive defenseman with great size. Skates well for his size. Excellent puck skills and a good shot. He needs to improve his decision-making and defensive play. He projects to become a middle-pair defenseman at the NHL level with a multi-category upside.
Guillaume Richard
Defensive-minded blue-liner with size and range. Some flashes of puck skills, but nothing that screams top-four producer. Likely a shutdown 4-6 D at the next level.
Nick Blankenburg
Undersized but physical right-handed defenseman with decent puck skills and refined defensive habits. Could become a top-four blue-liner in the near future, but likely tops out as a 5-6D with some power-play upside.