Ranking the NHL's top 100 affiliated prospects in 2021: Skaters 100-51

It's time for the EP Rinkside top affiliated prospects ranking, and this year, we've expanded our scope to include 100 skaters and a handful of honourable mentions. The timing allows us to include players from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft too, providing a valuable measuring stick for your favourite team's newest top prospects.

This stands in stark contrast to last year's countdown, in which we ranked the NHL's 75 best affiliated prospects, in a three-piece article series that concluded mere days before the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. You can read those articles here:

• Ranking the NHL’s Best Prospects, Skaters 75-51
• Ranking the NHL's Best Prospects, Skaters 50-26
• Ranking the NHL's Best Prospects, Skaters 25-1

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