A new era of NHL is nearly upon us.
This year's draft features two generational, franchise fortune-altering prospects that are sure to shape the scene of superstardom in the show for years to come. More than two names will be called in Sunrise, Fla. this weekend, though, and there has been much debate as to what the order of those names should be. Cue the Hart of Hockey cumulative draft rankings.
Below is a comprehensive list of the top 75 prospects for the upcoming draft, scored accordingly based on the players' individual rankings from nine different scouting services.
The eight draft rankings used to compute a player's "average score" are those of TSN's Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie, TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button, the International Scouting Service (ISS,) HockeyProspect.com (HP,) McKeen's Scouting, Red Line Report (RLR,) The Hockey News (THN,) and Future Consideration (FC.) Since NHL Central Scouting separates its rankings by geography and position, its rankings are used as a tiebreaker in the event of two or more players ending up with the same average score value. The player with the greater CS rank wins the tie.
The scouts have spoken, and the Excel sheet has... excelled. These are your final 2015 cumulative rankings:
Player
|
Pos.
|
Team
|
McKenzie
|
Button
|
ISS
|
HP
|
McKeen's
|
RLR
|
THN
|
FC
|
Avg Score
|
CS
|
|
1
|
C
|
Erie Otters
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
C
|
Boston University
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
3
|
RW
|
London Knights
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
4.38
|
6
|
|
4
|
D
|
Boston College
|
3
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
4.5
|
3
|
|
5
|
C
|
Erie Otters
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
4.63
|
4
|
|
6
|
D
|
Brandon Wheat Kings
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6.5
|
7
|
|
7
|
LW
|
Kingston Frontenacs
|
7
|
10
|
4
|
8
|
10
|
13
|
8
|
10
|
8.75
|
5
|
|
8
|
D
|
University of Michigan
|
11
|
7
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
12
|
9
|
7
|
9.63
|
9
|
|
9
|
RW
|
TPS Turku
|
10
|
16
|
9
|
10
|
8
|
7
|
12
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
|
10
|
C
|
Seattle Thunderbirds
|
9
|
15
|
8
|
12
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
10.38
|
11
|
|
11
|
C
|
Sarnia Sting
|
6
|
24
|
10
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
15
|
10.63
|
8
|
|
12
|
C
|
Youngstown Phantoms
|
13
|
6
|
13
|
5
|
12
|
27
|
11
|
12
|
12.38
|
13
|
|
13
|
RW
|
Halifax Mooseheads
|
12
|
8
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
16
|
13
|
14
|
12.88
|
10
|
|
14
|
C
|
Kelowna Rockets
|
17
|
11
|
19
|
14
|
15
|
14
|
15
|
17
|
15.25
|
23
|
|
15
|
RW
|
Cape Breton Screaming
Eagles
|
18
|
17
|
18
|
17
|
23
|
15
|
16
|
16
|
17.5
|
17
|
|
16
|
RW
|
Ottawa 67's
|
15
|
33
|
12
|
19
|
14
|
17
|
24
|
11
|
18.13
|
14
|
|
17
|
C
|
Färjestad
|
23
|
13
|
20
|
15
|
16
|
19
|
27
|
23
|
19.5
|
4
|
|
18
|
D
|
Saint John Sea Dogs
|
25
|
19
|
16
|
20
|
21
|
21
|
23
|
21
|
20.75
|
16
|
|
19
|
D
|
Saint John Sea Dogs
|
14
|
26
|
22
|
25
|
18
|
26
|
22
|
20
|
21.63
|
12
|
|
20
|
D
|
Sherbrooke Phoenix
|
29
|
27
|
23
|
26
|
24
|
11
|
26
|
13
|
22.38
|
21
|
|
21
|
C
|
USNTDP
|
16
|
32
|
15
|
23
|
19
|
37
|
19
|
19
|
22.5
|
29
|
|
22
|
RW
|
Waterloo Black Hawks
|
26
|
9
|
35
|
18
|
27
|
30
|
14
|
26
|
23.13
|
27
|
|
23
|
G
|
Stalnye Lisy
Magnitogorsk
|
19
|
14
|
n/a
|
21
|
17
|
23
|
38
|
40
|
24.57
|
1
|
|
24
|
LW
|
Portland Winterhawks
|
20
|
35
|
17
|
30
|
32
|
20
|
17
|
29
|
25
|
26
|
|
25
|
RW
|
Ladia Togliatti
|
21
|
20
|
24
|
16
|
22
|
8
|
66
|
24
|
25.13
|
7
|
|
26
|
LW
|
Swift Current Broncos
|
28
|
21
|
27
|
28
|
25
|
25
|
28
|
27
|
26.13
|
19
|
|
27
|
C
|
Prince George Cougars
|
30
|
23
|
25
|
34
|
50
|
18
|
21
|
25
|
28.25
|
15
|
|
28
|
D
|
Everett Silvertips
|
37
|
41
|
29
|
22
|
20
|
28
|
33
|
32
|
30.25
|
22
|
|
29
|
D
|
AIK
|
24
|
47
|
32
|
29
|
46
|
31
|
20
|
28
|
32.13
|
6
|
|
30
|
RW
|
Charlottetown
Islanders
|
33
|
38
|
26
|
37
|
44
|
38
|
25
|
18
|
32.38
|
20
|
|
31
|
RW
|
USNTDP
|
34
|
28
|
36
|
24
|
26
|
49
|
37
|
33
|
33.38
|
39
|
|
32
|
D
|
Tri-City Americans
|
22
|
52
|
21
|
27
|
54
|
41
|
31
|
38
|
35.75
|
25
|
|
33
|
C
|
Shawinigan Cataractes
|
43
|
18
|
41
|
40
|
35
|
35
|
48
|
31
|
36.38
|
33
|
|
34
|
D
|
Frölunda
|
31
|
22
|
34
|
31
|
37
|
88
|
32
|
30
|
38.13
|
3
|
|
35
|
D
|
Linköping
|
27
|
56
|
30
|
33
|
39
|
50
|
29
|
49
|
39.13
|
2
|
|
36
|
C
|
Charlottetown
Islanders
|
39
|
46
|
40
|
43
|
40
|
40
|
30
|
35
|
39.13
|
18
|
|
37
|
D
|
Niagara IceDogs
|
36
|
54
|
51
|
46
|
33
|
34
|
34
|
34
|
40.25
|
32
|
|
38
|
D
|
Baie-Comeau Drakkar
|
44
|
36
|
37
|
32
|
66
|
24
|
54
|
43
|
42
|
40
|
|
39
|
G
|
Barrie Colts
|
35
|
62
|
n/a
|
39
|
31
|
33
|
39
|
59
|
42.57
|
1
|
|
40
|
C
|
Waterloo Black Hawks
|
57
|
29
|
44
|
58
|
43
|
55
|
35
|
37
|
44.75
|
28
|
|
41
|
RW
|
Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds
|
40
|
49
|
39
|
57
|
52
|
46
|
47
|
42
|
46.5
|
38
|
|
42
|
RW
|
USNTDP
|
53
|
60
|
28
|
54
|
47
|
42
|
74
|
22
|
47.5
|
36
|
|
43
|
D
|
Erie Otters
|
42
|
40
|
58
|
47
|
30
|
57
|
77
|
36
|
48.38
|
46
|
|
44
|
C
|
Saginaw Spirit
|
46
|
45
|
33
|
51
|
42
|
43
|
65
|
66
|
48.88
|
112
|
|
45
|
D
|
ZSC Lions
|
32
|
53
|
56
|
38
|
28
|
76
|
79
|
47
|
51.13
|
12
|
|
46
|
C
|
USNTDP
|
45
|
42
|
38
|
49
|
64
|
60
|
59
|
53
|
51.25
|
37
|
|
47
|
D
|
Acadie-Bathurst Titan
|
48
|
55
|
46
|
48
|
41
|
54
|
63
|
58
|
51.63
|
41
|
|
48
|
C
|
Gatineau Olympiques
|
68
|
73
|
59
|
36
|
65
|
36
|
43
|
48
|
53.5
|
48
|
|
49
|
LW
|
Shawinigan Cataractes
|
38
|
58
|
48
|
71
|
38
|
39
|
45
|
99
|
54.5
|
30
|
|
50
|
D
|
Oshawa Generals
|
63
|
25
|
74
|
88
|
49
|
74
|
36
|
41
|
56.25
|
34
|
|
51
|
C
|
Omaha Lancers
|
52
|
64
|
55
|
61
|
29
|
70
|
57
|
69
|
57.13
|
31
|
|
52
|
LW
|
Regina Pats
|
64
|
67
|
43
|
55
|
53
|
52
|
67
|
57
|
57.25
|
35
|
|
53
|
LW
|
USNTDP
|
62
|
90
|
31
|
72
|
82
|
47
|
50
|
39
|
59.13
|
47
|
|
54
|
D
|
Barrie Colts
|
59
|
31
|
107
|
60
|
76
|
51
|
44
|
50
|
59.75
|
93
|
|
55
|
C
|
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
|
73
|
100
|
47
|
67
|
78
|
58
|
18
|
46
|
60.88
|
45
|
|
56
|
D
|
Tri-City Americans
|
>75
|
59
|
54
|
109
|
45
|
63
|
49
|
52
|
63.38
|
43
|
|
57
|
LW
|
Cedar Rapids
RoughRiders
|
86
|
30
|
88
|
41
|
74
|
87
|
42
|
64
|
64
|
51
|
|
58
|
C
|
SKA-1946 St. Petersburg
|
54
|
97
|
45
|
91
|
61
|
29
|
58
|
78
|
64.13
|
17
|
|
59
|
LW
|
AIK
|
>75
|
>100
|
53
|
35
|
51
|
78
|
76
|
51
|
65.13
|
8
|
|
60
|
C
|
JYP-Akatemia
|
60
|
57
|
66
|
42
|
107
|
44
|
69
|
76
|
65.13
|
15
|
|
61
|
D
|
Peterborough Petes
|
50
|
95
|
70
|
81
|
57
|
43
|
89
|
45
|
66.25
|
68
|
|
62
|
RW
|
Sarnia Sting
|
69
|
>100
|
60
|
53
|
79
|
62
|
46
|
62
|
66.5
|
50
|
|
63
|
LW
|
Seattle Thunderbirds
|
56
|
92
|
50
|
62
|
62
|
103
|
55
|
54
|
66.75
|
71
|
|
64
|
G
|
Rytíři Kladno
|
47
|
91
|
n/a
|
52
|
95
|
67
|
40
|
84
|
68
|
2
|
|
65
|
LW
|
Ilves Tampere
|
58
|
76
|
52
|
44
|
110
|
82
|
56
|
71
|
68.63
|
14
|
|
66
|
D
|
Brandon Wheat Kings
|
55
|
51
|
94
|
85
|
75
|
48
|
100
|
70
|
72.25
|
24
|
|
67
|
D
|
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies
|
86
|
>100
|
77
|
68
|
85
|
59
|
64
|
44
|
73
|
42
|
|
68
|
LW
|
Niagara IceDogs
|
49
|
>100
|
73
|
56
|
80
|
95
|
53
|
79
|
73.25
|
57
|
|
69
|
D
|
Košice Ocelari
|
41
|
94
|
42
|
80
|
36
|
111
|
99
|
90
|
74.13
|
16
|
|
70
|
RW
|
Brynäs
|
>75
|
80
|
63
|
99
|
55
|
96
|
52
|
81
|
75.25
|
10
|
|
71
|
G
|
Topeka RoadRunners
|
67
|
>100
|
n/a
|
107
|
90
|
22
|
61
|
82
|
75.71
|
5
|
|
72
|
RW
|
Sault Ste. Marie
Greyhounds
|
72
|
61
|
105
|
90
|
34
|
83
|
>100
|
61
|
75.88
|
49
|
|
73
|
G
|
Québec Remparts
|
51
|
>100
|
n/a
|
66
|
81
|
91
|
86
|
67
|
77.57
|
2
|
|
74
|
D
|
Prince Albert Raiders
|
70
|
99
|
110
|
64
|
67
|
69
|
70
|
88
|
79.63
|
56
|
|
75
|
C
|
Red Deer Rebels
|
65
|
>100
|
104
|
82
|
68
|
86
|
71
|
65
|
80.25
|
61
|
* It's worth noting that Craig Button and Future Considerations' rankings do not go beyond 100. Additionally, Bob McKenzie only ranks players until 75, then has a 10 player "Honorable Mention."
** The ISS does not rank goalies along with skaters, thus the n/a for goalies in that column. It does not reflect their score positively or negatively. The algorithm treats it as if it weren't there and there were only seven rankings lists to collects scores from.