NHL Draft prospects 2022: Who are the best players still available after Round 1?
Day 1 of the 2022 NHL Draft is within the books and 32 gamers had their names referred to as Thursday night time in Montreal.
There was some chaos to begin Spherical 1, because the Canadiens elected to not take Shane Wright and as an alternative, choose Juraj Slafkovsky. The Devils and Coyotes additionally determined to move on Wright, taking Simon Nemec and Logan Cooley, respectively. The Kraken finally stopped the Kingtston Frontenac’s free fall by taking him at No. 4.
However the draft is way from over because the motion resumes on Friday with the remaining six rounds set to happen. Whereas there have been gamers of excessive caliber taken yesterday, that doesn’t imply there are none remaining.
In actual fact, a number of the greatest NHL gamers had been taken in Day 2 of their drafts. Here’s a have a look at the very best of the remaining for Rounds 2-7 of the 2022 NHL Draft.
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Prime 50 prospects obtainable for Day 2 of the NHL Draft
Main the way in which in prospects for Day 2 are defenseman Ryan Chesley, a stunning look on the record. After Chesley are a number of fringe gamers, together with middle Owen Beck and defenseman Lane Hutson.
Here is a have a look at the highest gamers remaining:
| Rank | Participant | Place | Staff | League | Peak, weight |
| 1. | Ryan Chesley | D | USA U18 | USHL | 6-0, 201 |
| 2. | Owen Beck | C | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 5-11, 187 |
| 3. | Lane Hutson | D | USA U18 | USHL | 5-8, 158 |
| 4. | Tristan Luneau | D | Gatineau Olympiques | QJMHL | 6-1, 189 |
| 5. | Jagger Firkus | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 5-10, 151 |
| 6. | Luca Del Bel Belluz | C | Mississauga Steelheads | OHL | 6-0, 201 |
| 7. | Calle Odelius | C | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 Nationell | 6-0, 188 |
| 8. | David Goyette | C | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 5-10, 175 |
| 9. | Gleb Trikozov | LW | Omskie Yastreby | MHL | 6-1, 185 |
| 10. | Matias Hävelid | D | Linköping HC J20 | J20 Nationell | 5-9, 165 |
| 11. | Alexander Perevalov | LW | Loko Yaroslavl | MHL | 6-0, 191 |
| 12. | Ty Nelson | D | North Bay Battalion | OHL | 5-9, 199 |
| 13. | Seamus Casey | D | USA U18 | USHL | 5-9, 173 |
| 14. | Jack Hughes | C | Northeastern | NCAA | 5-11, 169 |
| 15. | Noah Warren | D | Gatineau Olympiques | QMJHL | 6-5, 224 |
| 16. | Rieger Lorenz | LW | Okotoks Oilers | AJHL | 6-2, 194 |
| 17. | Julian Lutz | LW | EHC München | DEL | 6-2, 187 |
| 18. | Matyas Sapovaliv | C | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 6-2, 183 |
| 19. | Adam Ingram | C | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 6-1, 161 |
| 20. | Cameron Lund | C | Inexperienced Bay Gamblers | USHL | 6-2, 192 |
| 21. | Elias Salomonsson | D | Skellefteå AIK J20 | J20 Nationell | 6-2, 183 |
| 22. | Tomas Hamara | D | Tappara | Liiga | 6-0, 185 |
| 23. | Mats Lindgren | D | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 5-10, 173 |
| 24. | Simon Forsmark | D | Örebro HK J20 | J20 Nationell | 6-2, 170 |
| 25. | Alexander Suzdalev | LW | HV71 J20 | J20 Nationell | 6-1, 177 |
| 26. | Jani Nyman | RW | Ilves | Liiga | 6-3, 217 |
| 27. | Aleksanteri Kaskimäki | C | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 6-0, 196 |
| 28. | Christian Kyrou | D | Erie Otters | OHL | 5-10, 172 |
| 29. | Jordan Dumais | RW | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 5-9, 165 |
| 30. | Adam Sykora | LW | Nitra | Slovak Extraliga | 5-10, 172 |
| 31. | Cruz Lucius | RW | USA U18 | USHL | 6-0,184 |
| 32. | Nicholas Moldenhauer | RW | Chicago Metal | USHL | 5-10, 170 |
| 33. | Jordan Gustafson | C | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 5-10, 178 |
| 34. | Markus Vidicek | C | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 5-10, 154 |
| 35. | Ryan Greene | C | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 6-1, 179 |
| 36. | Danil Zhilkin | C | Guelph Storm | OHL | 6-0, 196 |
| 37. | Bryce McConnell-Barker | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 6-1, 193 |
| 38. | Vinzez Rohrer | C | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 5-10, 167 |
| 39. | Paul Ludwinski | LW | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 5-11, 184 |
| 40. | Devin Kaplan | RW | USA U18 | USHL | 6-3, 205 |
| 41. | Matthew Poitras | C | Guelph Storm | OHL | 5-11, 177 |
| 42. | Dylan James | LW | Sioux Metropolis Musketeers | USHL | 5-11, 177 |
| 43. | Fraser Minten | C | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 6-1, 185 |
| 44. | Tyler Brennan | G | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 6-3, 185 |
| 45. | Isaiah George | D | London Knights | OHL | 6-0, 196 |
| 46. | Josh Filmon | LW | Swift Present Broncos | WHL | 6-2, 157 |
| 47. | Vladimir Grudinin | D | Moskva | MHL | 5-10, 158 |
| 48. | Otto Salin | D | HIFK U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 5-11, 180 |
| 49. | Michael Buchinger | D | Guelph Storm | OHL | 5-11, 181 |
| 50. | Topi Rönni | C | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 6-2, 181 |