Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Quality depth at center and defense.
  • Size, grit and leadership at defense.
  • High-end goaltending.
Weaknesses
  • Lack of true, top-end offensive defenseman.
  • Uncertain depth on RW.

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jacob Markstrom Pro 8.5 C
2. Michael Houser Pro 7.0 D
3. Sam Brittain NCAA 6.5 D
4. Brian Foster Pro 5.5 C
5. Sergei Gayduchenko Europe 5.5 D

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Zach Hyman NCAA 7.0 D
2. Anthony Luciani Pro 6.5 D
3. Jonathan Hazen Pro 6.5 D
4. Logan Shaw CHL 6.0 C
5. Iiro Pakarinen Europe 6.0 C
6. Joe Basaraba NCAA 6.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Quinton Howden Pro 7.0 B
2. Yaroslav Kosov Europe 7.0 D
3. John McFarland Pro 7.0 D
4. Francis Beauvillier CHL 6.5 D
5. Garrett Wilson Pro 6.5 D
6. Alexander Delnov CHL 6.5 D
7. Connor Brickley NCAA 6.0 C
8. Mattias Lindstrom Pro 6.0 D
9. Eric Selleck Pro 4.5 C

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Jonathan Huberdeau Pro 8.5 B
2. Rocco Grimaldi NCAA 8.0 D
3. Nick Bjugstad Pro 7.5 B
4. Drew Shore Pro 7.0 B
5. Kyle Rau NCAA 7.0 C
6. Vince Trocheck CHL 7.0 C
7. Corban Knight NCAA 6.5 C
8. Steven Hodges CHL 6.5 C
9. Zach Hamill Pro 6.5 D
10. Scott Timmins Pro 5.5 C
11. Wade Megan NCAA 5.5 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Mike Matheson NCAA 7.5 D
2. Alex Petrovic Pro 7.0 B
3. Colby Robak Pro 7.0 B
4. Rasmus Bengtsson Junior 7.0 D
5. T.J. Brennan Pro 6.5 C
6. Ed Wittchow NCAA 6.5 D
7. Brendon Nash Pro 6.0 C
8. Jonathan Racine Pro 6.0 C
9. Jonatan Nielsen Europe 6.0 C
10. Josh McFadden Pro 6.0 C
11. Ben Gallacher Junior 5.5 D
12. R.J. Boyd NCAA 5.0 D

NCAA college prospects notebook for December, 2012

by DJ Powers
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Corban Knight - University of North Dakota

Photo: University of North Dakota forward and Florida Panthers prospect Corban Knight had the hot scoring hand in the NCAA during the month of December (courtesy of Brace Hemmelgarn/Icon SMI)

With the first half of the 2012-13 season drawing to a close and the second half getting underway, there were plenty of prospect stories making the rounds in college hockey in December. Hockey’s Future takes a look back at the final month of the 2012 calendar year. Unless otherwise noted, all stats are current as of Dec. 31.

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Video: 2013 World Junior Championship – Rocco Grimaldi, USA

by Chapin Landvogt
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Rocco Grimaldi - USA

Photo: USA forward and Florida Panthers prospect Rocco Grimaldi poses with his gold medal after the USA's 3-1 win over Sweden at the 2013 World Juniors, a game in which Grimaldi netted two goals (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)

While he no doubt would have preferred to have contributed more offense earlier in the tournament, USA forward Rocco Grimaldi could not have picked a better game to net his first two goals of the 2013 World Junior Championship.

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Video: 2013 World Junior Championship – Jonathan Huberdeau, Canada

by Chapin Landvogt
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Jonathan Huberdeau - Canada

Photo: Team Canada forward and Florida Panthers prospect Jonathan Huberdeau had a productive 2013 WJC, but it was not enough to keep Canada's medal-winning streak alive (courtesy of Chapin Landvogt/HF)

Despite the high-scoring bronze medal loss to Russia at the 2013 World Junior Championship, Team Canada's forwards in general were not as productive a group as they were expected to be at this WJC.

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Video: 2013 World Junior Championship – Alex Galchenyuk and Vincent Trocheck, USA

by Chapin Landvogt
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Alex Galchenyuk - Sarnia Sting

Photo: Sarnia Sting captain and Montreal Canadiens prospect Alex Galchenyuk has had a good offensive showing at the 2013 World Juniors (courtesy of Terry Wilson/OHL Images)

Team USA entered their New Year's Eve showdown with Slovakia knowing that they had to win to keep their medal hopes alive. And win they did, posting a 9-3 victory over the Slovaks to ensure that the USA lives to fight another day.

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Video: 2013 World Junior Championship – Rocco Grimaldi, USA

by Chapin Landvogt
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Rocco Grimaldi - USA

Photo: University of North Dakota forward and Florida Panthers prospect Rocco Grimaldi has yet to light the lamp in three 2013 WJC games for Team USA (courtesy of Josh Holmberg /Icon SMI)

While he may not be one of the bigger players on any given ice surface, University of North Dakota forward Rocco Grimaldi is usually one of the more hard-working and talented players taking part in any game he is involved in.

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Top Prospects

  1. Jonathan Huberdeau
  2. Jacob Markstrom
  3. Nick Bjugstad
  4. Drew Shore
  5. Quinton Howden
  6. Alex Petrovic
  7. Colby Robak
  8. Vince Trocheck
  9. Mike Matheson
  10. Rocco Grimaldi
  1. Kyle Rau
  2. Corban Knight
  3. Yaroslav Kosov
  4. Steven Hodges
  5. Zach Hyman
  6. Connor Brickley
  7. Michael Houser
  8. Rasmus Bengtsson
  9. Jonathan Racine
  10. John McFarland

Notable Prospects

  1. Joe Basaraba
  2. R.J. Boyd
  3. T.J. Brennan
  4. Sam Brittain
  5. Brian Foster
  6. Ben Gallacher
  7. Sergei Gayduchenko
  8. Zach Hamill
  9. Jonathan Hazen
  10. Zach Hyman
  1. Mattias Lindstrom
  2. Anthony Luciani
  3. Wade Megan
  4. Brendon Nash
  5. Iiro Pakarinen
  6. Eric Selleck
  7. Logan Shaw
  8. Scott Timmins
  9. Garrett Wilson
  10. Ed Wittchow
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