EP Rinkside 2024 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 4-ranked Anaheim Ducks

Prospect Pool Rankings

Sep 10th, 16:15

Mitch Brown

Contributor - Dir. of NA Scouting

No organization graduated as many high-end prospects as the Anaheim Ducks did.

Leo Carlsson and Pavel Mintyukov were instant impact players, while Olen Zellweger finished the season looking in control of the NHL game at times.

Those three players landed inside last season’s top-15 NHL-affiliated prospects, yet they only slipped two spots in this year’s prospect pool ranking with their graduations.

The Ducks have the deepest prospect pool in the sport. They use their draft capital as efficiently as anyone in the league. Most prospects have clear NHL dimensions and role – mobile shutdown defender, skilled middle-six creator, top-six scorer, etc. On average, it’s the fifth-tallest pool, too, and no pool has as many effective physical players.

Here’s their top 30:

Premium article

Register to unlock in-depth articles and gain access to quality, exclusive coverage at EP Rinkside. Stay informed and ahead of the game—upgrade to Premium today!

Get Premium For (119kr/month)Log in

This article is about

Prospect Pool Rankings NHL AHL Anaheim Ducks San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls San Diego Gulls Alexandre Blais Austin Burnevik Judd Caulfield Calle Clang Damian Clara Sam Colangelo Rodwin Dionicio Nathan Gaucher Cutter Gauthier Drew Helleson Tyson Hinds Tristan Luneau Maxim Massé Ian Moore Nico Myatovic Nikita Nesterenko Sasha Pastujov Lucas Pettersson Coulson Pitre Vojtech Port Ethan Procyszyn Pavol Regenda Beckett Sennecke Yegor Sidorov Konnor Smith Tarin Smith Stian Solberg Tomas Suchanek Carey Terrance Noah Warren