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Draft Preview 2024
In this year's edition of The Hockey News' Draft Preview, we give you the lowdown on the top 100 prospects available in the 2024 NHL draft. As we count them down from No. 1 to 100, we have in-depth scouting reports, bio info and stats for each youngster. Also, we have NHL Team Reports on all 32 clubs (including Utah!), which look at the short- and long-term needs of each team. And finally, you'll find feature stories on top-prospect Macklin Celebrini, as well as Taj Iginla, Cole Eiserman, Artyom Levshunov, Sam Dickinson, Michael Hage and more.
IGGY POP REVIVAL
KIDS ARE ALWAYS the hardest to impress. On Feb. 28, 2010, when Jarome Iginla fed Sidney Crosby for Team Canada’s golden goal at the Vancouver Olympics, three-year-old Tij Iginla had more important things on his mind. “The only thing I remember from that trip is playing with bath toys in the hot tub, to be honest,” he said. It’s nothing new to see a passion for hockey passed down through generations. Notable examples include Gordie Howe suiting up alongside sons Mark and Marty with the WHA’s Houston Aeros and NHL’s Hartford Whalers, Bobby Hull and son Brett each with multiple 50-goal seasons, and, more recently, Keith Tkachuk watching sons Matthew and Brady rise to stardom. In the Iginla household, resistance was futile for middle child Tij and his siblings Jade and Joe. The…
READY TO REIGNITE
ON JAN. 10, 1962, the sleepy town of Pincher Creek, Alta., tucked 200 kilometers south of Calgary and a stone’s throw north of the Canada-U.S. border, was pencilled into the history books. On an otherwise unassuming day, its roughly 3,000 residents arose to greet a frost-bitten morning and battle subzero temperatures. As the day rolled on, however, so did a mass of air, which rumbled and rose over the Rocky Mountains only to spill over the downslope and pour toward Pincher Creek. In time, the warm, dry winds reached the town, which was then warding off the chill of a cold that had reached minus-19 Celsius. But as the gusts enveloped the region, the mercury began rising. In one hour, degree by degree, the temperature rose to a suddenly sweltering high…
THN DRAFT RANKINGS
UNLESS MACK GUZDA has a heckuva training camp in Florida, Macklin Celebrini will surely be the first ‘Mack’ to play in the NHL. What’s with the unusual name? Before his son was born in 2006, Rick Celebrini said he was looking through a list of names and ‘Macklin’ jumped out as being strong. Makes sense. It’s strong enough to be the No. 1 prospect for the 2024 draft on the list of 20 NHL scouts who THN editor in chief Ryan Kennedy consulted with in compiling this top-100 ranking. Profiles were written by Kennedy and Ken Campbell. ‘Best Case’ comparisons were assembled by Tony Ferrari. Macklin isn’t the only unusual name you’ll see in this draft. There’s an Emil, an Eemil, a Kamil and a Veeti. You’ll see a Zeev, a Zayne…
TOP 100 PROSPECTS: 89-100
>89. NIILOPEKKA MUHONEN D, 6-4, 195, KalPa Jr. (Fin.) 27-4-7-11-43 Big-bodied kid who moves well and plays a steady defensive game. Not a lot of offense, but he could be a bottom-pair guy who makes a good first pass. >90. RILEY PATTERSON C, 6-0, 194, Barrie (OHL) 68-29-33-62-10 Took off after Eduard Sale was traded away, showing more compete and not just soft skills. Very smart offensively with a great release. Nose for the net. >91. SAMUEL ST-HILAIRE G, 6-2, 184, Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 18-16-0, 2.41, .915 Sleeper goalie prospect had five shutouts in 36 appearances on a team that really needed him to shine in order to get wins. Decent enough size. >92. JACK PRIDHAM RW, 6-2, 175, West Kelowna (BCHL) 54-23-25-48-30 Boston U. commit has projectable frame and excellent offensive vision. Good playoff performance by son of NHL Toronto assistant GM Brandon Pridham. >93. CLARKE…