FANTASY KEEPER / DYNASTY RANKINGS
NOTES: This list of players and prospects who are 25 years old or younger should be used to prioritize players for fantasy roster decisions and drafts in long-term leagues. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to age, draft position and year, team security, projected long-term lineup placement and more.
Many elite NHL players who are 26 years old or older, most notably Connor McDavid (29), Leon Draisaitl (30), Nathan MacKinnon (30), Cale Makar (27) and Kirill Kaprizov (turning 29 on April 26), should also be prioritized in keeper and dynasty leagues but have been excluded from this list.
Recent NHL Draft picks who have yet to play in the NHL (e.g. Michael Hage, Caleb Desnoyers, Cole Eiserman, Tij Iginla) have been excluded from this list for now but should still be prioritized in long-term fantasy leagues. Top 2026 NHL Draft picks will be added after selections, as will any other dark horse Calder Trophy candidates for next season once more information is known. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Chris Meaney.
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1. Macklin Celebrini, F, SJS
2. Connor Bedard, F, CHI
3. Matthew Schaefer, D, NYI
4. Lane Hutson, D, MTL
5. Wyatt Johnston, F, DAL
6. Jack Hughes, F, NJD
7. Leo Carlsson, F, ANA
8. Cole Caufield, F, MTL
9. Cutter Gauthier, F, ANA
10. Ivan Demidov, F, MTL
11. Matt Boldy, F, MIN
12. Tim Stützle, F, OTT
13. Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL
14. Will Smith, F, SJS
15. Porter Martone, F, PHI
16. Anton Frondell, F, CHI
17. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
18. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA
19. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
20. Michael Misa, F, SJS
21. James Hagens, F, BOS
22. Lucas Raymond, F, DET
23. Logan Cooley, F, UTA
24. Cole Hutson, D, WSH
25. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
26. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
27. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL
28. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
29. Spencer Knight, G, CHI
30. Moritz Seider, D, DET
31. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
32. Frank Nazar, F, CHI
33. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ
34. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
35. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
36. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
37. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
38. Matthew Knies, F, TOR
39. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL
40. Joel Hofer, G, STL
41. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
42. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL
43. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
44. Zayne Parekh, D, CGY
45. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
46. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
47. Gabe Perreault, F, NYR
48. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
49. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
50. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
51. Ilya Protas, F, WSH
52. Egor Chinakhov, F, PIT
53. Zeev Buium, D, VAN
54. Brock Faber, D, MIN
55. Philip Broberg, D, STL
56. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI
57. Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
58. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS
59. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
60. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
61. Matt Savoie, F, EDM
62. Josh Doan, F, BUF
63. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
64. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
65. William Eklund, F, SJS
66. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
67. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
68. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR
69. Arturs Silovs, G, PIT
70. Jack Quinn, F, BUF
71. Fraser Minten, F, BOS
72. Igor Chernyshov, F, SJS
73. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
74. Ben Kindel, F, PIT
75. Mason McTavish, F, ANA
76. Justin Sourdif, F, WSH
77. Sam Dickinson, D, SJS
78. Simon Nemec, D, NJD
79. Calum Ritchie, F, NYI
80. Easton Cowan, F, TOR
81. Matty Beniers, F, SEA
82. Marco Rossi, F, VAN
83. Zach Benson, F, BUF
84. Dalibor Dvorsky, F, STL
85. Oliver Kapanen, F, MTL
86. Berkly Catton, F, SEA
87. Carter Yakemchuk, D, OTT
88. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
89. JJ Peterka, F, UTA
90. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL
91. Shane Wright, F, SEA
92. Zack Bolduc, F, MTL
93. Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD
94. Simon Edvinsson, D, DET
95. Sam Rinzel, D, CHI
96. Ryan Greene, F, CHI
97. Luke Evangelista, F, NSH
98. Matt Coronato, F, CGY
99. Danila Yurov, F, MIN
100. Victor Eklund, F, NYI
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Others to consider:
Collin Graf, F, SJS
Matvei Gridin, F, CGY
Emmitt Finnie, F, DET
Tyson Foerster, F, PHI
Alex Laferriere, F, LAK
Mackie Samoskevich, F, FLA
Matthew Wood, F, NSH
Jake Neighbours, F, STL
Dawson Mercer, F, NJD
Marat Khusnutdinov, F, BOS
Owen Power, D, OTT
Axel Sandin-Pellikka, D, DET
Logan Mailloux, D, STL
Olen Zellweger, D, ANA
Denton Mateychuk, D, CBJ
David Reinbacher, D, MTL
Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI
Mason Lohrei, D, BOS
Kaiden Guhle, D, MTL
Ryan Ufko, D, NSH
Trey Augustine, G, DET
Sebastian Cossa, G, DET
Sergei Murashov, G, PIT
Leevi Meriläinen, G, OTT
Dennis Hildeby, G, TOR
