Over the years as I consider the Blackhawks’ top prospects and we converse about various rankings that come out, I like to occasionally consolidate lists that come out for the sake of comparing. Different analysts and writers have varying opinions of how they view the Blackhawks pipeline.
At this stage in the Blackhawks’ rebuild, this feels like an even more important time to consider how folks view the overall depth of the system and the trajectory of the top prospects. Scott Wheeler recently ranked the Blackhawks’ pipeline fourth in the entire NHL, which is great to see.
For this exercise I’m considering three recent rankings of the Blackhawks’ top prospects:
Bleacher Nation (Feb. 13) Chicago Sun-Times — Ben Pope (Feb. 16) The Athletic — Scott Wheeler (Feb. 5)Note: Wheeler ranked Frank Nazar second on his list. Pope and I graduated Nazar from our most recent rankings. Because he graduated from two lists, I skipped him and Wheeler’s top 15 became 14. But feel free to pencil Nazar into the 2 line mentally.
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We all had Ethan Del Mastro and Colton Dach in the same position (9 and 10, respectively) on our lists. And Ryan Greene was at 11 by myself and Wheeler and 12 for Pope.
Pope and I both had Jack Pridham on our lists; he’s having a terrific season after making the jump to the OHL after the NCAA ruled CHL players could go to college. I think he’s going to be a helium prospect in the next cycle of rankings at the end of the season and this coming summer. He has nice size and is another terrific skater who’s headed to Boston University next year.
Does someone stand out to you in any of these three ranking lists? Or how they compare? Let us know in the comments below!
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