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 and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and many others, 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 and 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. Beckett Sennecke, F, ANA
17. Anton Frondell, F, CHI
18. Dylan Guenther, F, UTA
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. Adam Fantilli, F, CBJ
25. Seth Jarvis, F, CAR
26. Spencer Knight, G, CHI
27. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
28. Moritz Seider, D, DET
29. Jimmy Snuggerud, F, STL
30. Matvei Michkov, F, PHI
31. Frank Nazar, F, CHI
32. Cole Hutson, D, WSH
33. Luke Hughes, D, NJD
34. Jacob Fowler, G, MTL
35. Kirill Marchenko, F, CBJ
36. Dylan Holloway, F, STL
37. Quinton Byfield, F, LAK
38. Pavel Dorofeyev, F, VGK
39. Matthew Knies, F, TOR
40. Ryan Leonard, F, WSH
41. Joel Hofer, G, STL
42. Jackson LaCombe, D, ANA
43. Zayne Parekh, D, CGY
44. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
45. Trevor Zegras, F, PHI
46. Gabe Perreault, F, NYR
47. Alexis Lafrenière, F, NYR
48. Dylan Cozens, F, OTT
49. Anton Lundell, F, FLA
50. Jakub Dobes, G, MTL
51. Jesper Wallstedt, G, MIN
52. Zeev Buium, D, VAN
53. Brock Faber, D, MIN
54. Philip Broberg, D, STL
55. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI
56. Yaroslav Askarov, G, SJS
57. Lukas Dostal, G, ANA
58. Dustin Wolf, G, CGY
59. Jet Greaves, G, CBJ
60. Ilya Protas, F, WSH
61. Egor Chinakhov, F, PIT
62. William Eklund, F, SJS
63. Josh Doan, F, BUF
64. Matt Savoie, F, EDM
65. Will Cuylle, F, NYR
66. Logan Stankoven, F, CAR
67. Jackson Blake, F, CAR
68. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
69. Alexander Nikishin, D, CAR
70. Arturs Silovs, G, PIT
71. Easton Cowan, F, TOR
72. Jack Quinn, F, BUF
73. Ben Kindel, F, PIT
74. Mason McTavish, F, ANA
75. Sam Dickinson, D, SJS
76. Simon Nemec, D, NJD
77. Calum Ritchie, F, NYI
78. Fraser Minten, F, BOS
79. Matty Beniers, F, SEA
80. Marco Rossi, F, VAN
81. Dalibor Dvorsky, F, STL
82. Oliver Kapanen, F, MTL
83. Carter Yakemchuk, D, OTT
84. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
85. Igor Chernyshov, F, SJS
86. Cole Perfetti, F, WPG
87. JJ Peterka, F, UTA
88. Berkly Catton, F, SEA
89. Shane Wright, F, SEA
90. Zack Bolduc, F, MTL
91. Arseny Gritsyuk, F, NJD
92. Simon Edvinsson, D, DET
93. Sam Rinzel, D, CHI
94. Justin Sourdif, F, WSH
95. Danila Yurov, F, MIN
96. Ryan Greene, F, CHI
97. Luke Evangelista, F, NSH
98. Matt Coronato, F, CGY
99. Mavrik Bourque, F, DAL
100. Zach Benson, F, BUF
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
Jamie Drysdale, D, PHI
Mason Lohrei, D, BOS
Kaiden Guhle, D, MTL
Lian Bichsel, D, DAL
Ryan Ufko, D, NSH
Trey Augustine, G, DET
Sebastian Cossa, G, DET
Sergei Murashov, G, PIT
Leevi Meriläinen, G, OTT
Dennis Hildeby, G, TOR
