On January 12, 2024, NHL Central Scouting released their midterm draft rankings for the 2024 NHL draft. This came just after the conclusion of the 2024 World Junior Hockey Championships, and has prompted many experts and enthusiasts in the junior hockey area to release midterm 2024 draft rankings as well.
A look at the 2024 NHL Draft class
The 2024 draft isn’t quite the same as the 2023 draft held last summer. Connor Bedard was the no-question number one overall selection last year, and Macklin Celebrini is the clear-cut number one player in 2024, but after that, your guess is as good as mine.
Like we’ve seen in recent years, there are a variety of nationalities represented in the first round of the draft, a sign of an ever-growing sport globally.
This draft will have some drama, rest assured, as there isn’t a prospect of the calibre of Bedard in this year’s class. Just Celebrini received number one rankings, but six players received number two rankings, 10 received rankings in the top five, 16 in the top 10, and 50 received a vote in the top 32.
Consolidated draft rankings
Our rankings include those from Smaht Scouting, Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino, Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis, TSN’s Bob McKenzie, EliteProspects.com, Hockey Prospecting, and TSN’s Craig Button.
If any notable rankings were missed, please let me know and I will adjust the consolidated rankings accordingly.
Usually, I do a trimmed mean that removes the highest and lowest rank from every player, but with limited midterm rankings, I’ve changed it slightly. For a player to qualify on our list, they have to receive at least two rankings among the boards I’ve sampled, and then the mean is taken.
Without further ado, here’s the full list.
| RK | PLAYER | MEAN | POS | TEAM | LEAGUE | DOB | HT | WT | S | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macklin Celebrini | 1.0 | C | Boston Univ. | NCAA | 13-Jun-06 | 6’0″ | 190 | L | 19 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Ivan Demidov | 4.3 | RW/C | SKA-1946 St. Petersburg | MHL | 10-Dec-05 | 5’11” | 168 | L | 22 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 3 | Sam Dickinson | 5.1 | D | London Knights | OHL | 07-Jun-06 | 6’3″ | 194 | L | 43 | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 4 | Cole Eiserman | 5.3 | LW | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 29-Aug-06 | 6’0″ | 196 | L | 31 | 34 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 | Cayden Lindstrom | 6.0 | F | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 03-Feb-06 | 6’4″ | 216 | L | 32 | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| 6 | Berkly Catton | 7.1 | F | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 14-Jan-06 | 5’11” | 163 | L | 41 | 28 | 39 | 67 |
| 7 | Anton Silayev | 7.7 | D | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 11-Apr-06 | 6’7″ | 207 | L | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | Artyom Levshunov | 8.0 | D | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | 28-Oct-05 | 6’2″ | 198 | R | 24 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 9 | Konsta Helenius | 8.0 | C/RW | Jukurit | Liiga | 11-May-06 | 5’11” | 181 | R | 32 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 10 | Zeev Buium | 10.4 | D | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 07-Dec-05 | 6’0″ | 183 | L | 22 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 11 | Zayne Parekh | 11.1 | D | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 15-Feb-06 | 6’0″ | 181 | R | 42 | 22 | 42 | 64 |
| 12 | Adam Jiricek | 14.3 | D | HC Plzen | Czechia | 28-Jun-06 | 6’2″ | 168 | R | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Liam Greentree | 14.6 | RW | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 01-Jan-06 | 6’2″ | 198 | L | 39 | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| 14 | Tij Iginla | 15.4 | F | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 01-Aug-06 | 6’0″ | 185 | L | 40 | 31 | 24 | 55 |
| 15 | Michael Brandsegg-Nygard | 16.4 | RW | Mora IK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 05-Oct-05 | 6’1″ | 198 | R | 28 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | Carter Yakemchuk | 17.1 | D | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 29-Sep-05 | 6’3″ | 194 | R | 40 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 17 | Emil Hemming | 17.4 | RW | TPS | Liiga | 27-Jun-06 | 6’2″ | 194 | R | 28 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Trevor Connelly | 19.7 | LW | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 28-Feb-06 | 6’1″ | 161 | L | 28 | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 19 | Jett Luchanko | 22.0 | C | Guelph Storm | OHL | 21-Aug-06 | 5’10” | 165 | R | 43 | 14 | 34 | 48 |
| 20 | Ryder Ritchie | 22.3 | F | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 03-Aug-06 | 6’0″ | 174 | R | 34 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 21 | Sacha Boisvert | 22.9 | C | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 17-Mar-06 | 6’2″ | 179 | L | 34 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 22 | Igor Chernyshov | 23.3 | LW | MHK Dynamo Moskva | MHL | 30-Nov-05 | 6’2″ | 192 | R | 18 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 23 | Veeti Vaisanen | 23.7 | D | KooKoo | Liiga | 15-Feb-06 | 6’0″ | 163 | L | 32 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | Andrew Basha | 24.4 | F | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 08-Nov-05 | 6’0″ | 185 | L | 40 | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| 25 | Aron Kiviharju | 25.5 | D | HIFK | Liiga | 25-Jan-06 | 5’10” | 165 | L | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Nikita Artamonov | 25.8 | RW/LW | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 17-Nov-05 | 5’11” | 187 | L | 41 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 27 | Beckett Sennecke | 26.0 | RW | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 28-Jan-06 | 6’2″ | 181 | R | 39 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 28 | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | 26.3 | D | Vaxjo Lakers HC J20 | J20 Nationell | 10-Apr-06 | 6’0″ | 176 | L | 32 | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 29 | EJ Emery | 26.5 | D | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 30-Mar-06 | 6’3″ | 185 | R | 35 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 30 | Michael Hage | 28.0 | C | Chicago Steel | USHL | 14-Apr-06 | 6’1″ | 190 | R | 30 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 31 | Tanner Howe | 28.7 | F | Regina Pats | WHL | 28-Nov-05 | 5’11” | 181 | L | 44 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| 32 | Matvei Shuravin | 29.0 | D | Krasnaya Armiya Moskva | MHL | 22-Mar-06 | 6’2″ | 172 | L | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 33 | Terik Parascak | 29.5 | RW | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 28-May-06 | 5’11” | 179 | R | 44 | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| 34 | Charlie Elick | 29.5 | D | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 17-Jan-06 | 6’3″ | 198 | R | 42 | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 35 | Henry Mews | 29.7 | D | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 09-Mar-06 | 6’0″ | 185 | R | 38 | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| 36 | Luke Misa | 30.3 | C | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 25-Nov-05 | 5’10” | 165 | L | 43 | 18 | 39 | 57 |
| 37 | Maxim Masse | 30.8 | RW | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QMJHL | 07-Apr-06 | 6’1″ | 181 | R | 45 | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| 38 | Alfons Freij | 31.4 | D | Vaxjo Lakers HC J20 | J20 Nationell | 12-Feb-06 | 6’1″ | 192 | L | 31 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 39 | Lucas Pettersson | 32.0 | C | MoDo Hockey J20 | J20 Nationell | 17-Apr-06 | 5’11” | 170 | L | 32 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 40 | Dean Letourneau | 32.0 | C | St. Andrew’s College | PHC | 21-Feb-06 | 6’7″ | 209 | R | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 41 | Jesse Pulkkinen | 36.0 | D | JYP U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 27-Dec-04 | 6’6″ | 216 | L | 18 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 42 | Matvei Gridin | 36.0 | F | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 01-Mar-06 | 6’1″ | 185 | L | 34 | 18 | 23 | 41 |
| 43 | Marek Vanacker | 36.5 | LW | Brantford Bulldogs | OHL | 12-Apr-06 | 6’0″ | 165 | L | 42 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 44 | Cole Hutson | 38.5 | D | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 28-Jun-06 | 5’10” | 159 | L | 35 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 45 | Tomas Galvas | 38.5 | D | HC Olomouc U20 | Czechia U20 | 11-Feb-06 | 5’10” | 148 | L | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 46 | Stian Solberg | 39.7 | D | Vålerenga | Norway | 29-Dec-05 | 6’2″ | 196 | L | 30 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 47 | Dominik Badinka | 40.0 | D | Malmo Redhawks J20 | J20 Nationell | 27-Nov-05 | 6’3″ | 183 | R | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 48 | Will Skahan | 40.5 | D | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 14-May-06 | 6’4″ | 212 | L | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 49 | Daniil Ustinkov | 41.5 | D | ZSC | NL | 26-Aug-06 | 6’0″ | 198 | L | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Sebastian Soini | 41.5 | D | Ilves U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 10-Jun-06 | 6’2″ | 181 | R | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Sam O’Reilly | 43.5 | F | London Knights | OHL | 30-Mar-06 | 6’1″ | 176 | R | 43 | 14 | 28 | 42 |
| 52 | Linus Eriksson | 44.0 | C | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 Nationell | 23-Mar-06 | 6’0″ | 185 | L | 24 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 53 | Tomas Lavoie | 45.0 | D | Cape Breton Eagles | QMJHL | 31-Mar-06 | 6’4″ | 225 | R | 44 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 54 | Miguel Marques | 45.5 | F | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 08-Mar-06 | 5’11” | 172 | R | 43 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| 55 | Kamil Bednarik | 45.5 | C | U.S. National U18 Team | NTDP | 26-May-06 | 6’0″ | 185 | L | 35 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 56 | Luca Marrelli | 45.5 | D | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 04-Oct-05 | 6’2″ | 179 | R | 42 | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| 57 | Leon Muggli | 48.5 | D | Zug U20 | U20-Elit | 09-Jul-06 | 6’0″ | 165 | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | John Mustard | 49.0 | F | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 16-Aug-06 | 6’0″ | 185 | L | 31 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| 59 | Adam Jecho | 52.0 | RW | Edmonton Oil Kings | WHL | 24-Mar-06 | 6’5″ | 201 | R | 29 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 60 | Yegor Surin | 52.0 | C/RW | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 01-Aug-06 | 6’1″ | 192 | L | 36 | 19 | 27 | 46 |
