Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Speed, grit, tenacity
  • Blend of top-end talent
Weaknesses
  • Lack of 3rd/4th line wingers
  • Balance at forward position

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

Legend of Players' Leagues
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. Mark Visentin Pro 7.0 C
2. Mike Lee Pro 6.0 C
3. Louis Domingue Pro 6.0 D
4. Marek Langhamer CHL 5.0 D

Right Wing

League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Tobias Rieder CHL 7.5 D
2. Philip Lane Pro 6.5 D
3. Jordan Szwarz Pro 6.0 B
4. Brett Hextall Pro 6.0 C
5. Alexander Ruuttu Europe 6.0 C
6. Andrew Fritsch CHL 5.5 C

Left Wing

League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Lucas Lessio CHL 7.5 C
2. Chris Brown Pro 7.0 C
3. Samuel Fejes NCAA 6.0 D
4. Zac Larraza NCAA 6.0 D
5. Darian Dziurzynski Pro 5.0 C

Centers

League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Henrik Samuelsson CHL 7.0 B
2. Andy Miele Pro 7.0 D
3. Brendan Shinnimin Pro 6.5 D
4. Ethan Werek Pro 6.5 D
5. Jordan Martinook Pro 6.5 D
6. Scott Arnold Pro 5.5 C

Defensemen

League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brandon Gormley Pro 8.0 B
2. David Rundblad Pro 7.5 C
3. Michael Stone Pro 7.0 B
4. Connor Murphy CHL 7.0 C
5. Maxim Goncharov Pro 6.5 C
6. Chris Summers Pro 6.5 C
7. James Melindy CHL 6.0 C
8. Mathieu Brisebois CHL 6.0 D
9. Justin Weller Pro 5.5 C
10. Mathieu Brodeur Pro 5.5 D
11. Niklas Tikkinen Europe 5.5 D
12. Justin Hache CHL 5.5 D
13. Rhett Holland NCAA 5.0 C

Defense dominates Coyotes prospect awards

by Andrew Sykes
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Photo: David Rundblad is among the numerous very talented defensemen in the Phoenix Coyotes organization. (Photo courtesy of Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)

The Phoenix Coyotes prospects pool has been highlighted by a strong group of defensemen for the past few years. The club has used their first round pick in the NHL Draft to take a defenseman in each of the past three years and have a group of young blueliners that rank right up there with the best in the NHL.

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Video: 2012 World Junior Championship – Mark Visentin, Canada

by Ken McKenna
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Although Canada goaltender Mark Visentin was not able to reach his goal of winning a gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championship, he did gain some measure of satisfaction with his shutout win over Finland in the bronze medal game.  Visentin was the goaltender of record in Canada’s loss to Russia in last year’s WJC gold medal game, so the Phoenix Coyotes prospect was hoping to erase that memory with a strong performance at the 2012 tournament.

Visentin talked about the win over Finland, and about his performance at the 2012 WJC. Read more»

Video: 2012 World Junior Championship – Brandon Gormley, Canada

by Ken McKenna
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For Brandon Gormley personally, the 2012 World Junior Championship was a success.  The Phoenix Coyotes prospect was named to the tournament All-Star Team for his good showing over the past 10 days.  But Gormley and his Canadian teammates came away disappointed over the team’s bronze medal finish, especially given the fact that this tournament amounted to one, long home stand for the team.

Gormley talked to the media following Canada’s win over Finland in the WJC’s bronze medal game.

Video: 2012 World Junior Championship – Brandon Gormley, Canada

by Ken McKenna
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Defenseman Brandon Gormley had hopes of winning gold in his first Under-20 WJC appearance with Team Canada.  Although Canada had a mostly easy run through the preliminary round of the 2012 World Junior Championship, Gormley and his teammates ultimately fell short of their goal after dropping a 6-5 decision to Russia in their semi-final matchup.  Canada can still earn a bronze medal with a win over Finland, but it will be a disappointment after having such high hopes.

Gormley talked about the loss to Russia following the game. Read more»

Phoenix Coyotes: Band Aid Solutions

by pbadmin
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Bobby Smith is in deep trouble. With the imminent arrival of Wayne Gretzky as President of Hockey Operations, Smith is expected to be replaced by Gretzky’s agent Mike Barnett. In the meantime, Smith is beset by numerous personnel problems. His defense corps is in dire need of some physical presence. He’s in a two-year contract dispute with their number one netminder and second line center. To top this off, he has just lost several key free agents and a top line winger. The dam is about to burst for the Coyotes and Smith has attempted to cover up the damage with several short-term solutions.

In the last month, GM Bobby Smith has lost forwards Dallas Drake (expansion draft), Mikael Renberg (back to Sweden for personal reasons) and replaced them with Joe Juneau (trade for prospect Richard Wallin with the Minnesota Wild), and Brad May (trade with the Vancouver Canucks for a late pick in next years entry draft – most likely an 8th round pick). Juneau will be a welcome edition as a quarterback for the pathetic Coyotes power play. However, he is at best a Band-Aid replacement for Renberg. Renberg was a valued contributor for the Coyotes on their first line. Juneau has proved throughout his NHL career that he is at best a second line player.
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