1. Cole Eiserman, LW (US U17 National Team - USDP)
2. Aron Kiviharju, D (TPS - U20 SM-sarja)
3. Macklin Celebrini, C (Chicago - USHL)
4. Konsta Helenius, RW (Tappara - U20 SM-sarja)
5. Michael Hage, C (Chicago - USHL)
6. Berkly Catton, C (Spokane - WHL)
7. Ivan Demidov, RW (SKA-1946 - MHL)
8. Oskar Vuollet, C (Skelleftea - J20 Nationell)
9. Tanner Howe, LW (Regina - WHL)
10. Veeti Vaisanen, D (KooKoo - U20 SM-sarja)
11. Bennett Sennecke, LW (Oshawa - OHL)
12. Sam Dickinson, D (London - OHL)
13. Adam Jiricek, D (Plzen - Czechia U20)
14. Artem Levshunov, D (Green Bay - USHL)
15. Alexander Zetterberg, C (Orebro - J20 Nationell)
16. Edvin Tropmann, D (Koln - DNL U20)
17. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW (Mora - J20 Nationell)
18. Andrew Basha, LW (Medicine Hat - WHL)
19. Jakub Chromiak, D (Sudbury - OHL)
20. Henry Mews, D (Ottawa - OHL)
21. Emil Hemming, C (TPS - U20 SM-sarja)
22. Maxim Masse, RW (Chicoutimi - QMJHL)
23. Dominik Badinka, D (Jokerit - U20 SM-sarja)
24. Eemil Vinni, G (HIFK - U20 SM-sarja)
25. Zeev Buium, D (US U18 National Team - USDP)
26. Igor Chernyshov, LW (Moskva - MHL)
27. Luca Marrelli, D (Oshawa - OHL)
28. Justin Poirier, RW (Baie-Comeau - QMJHL)
29. Eric Olsson, G (Orebro - J20 Nationell)
30. Will Skahan, D (US U17 National Team - USDP)
31. Cole Hutson, D (US U17 National Team - USDP)
32. Tuomas Suoniemi, C (TPS - U20 SM-sarja)

@frank-howard I have only seen the WHL guys on that list. I think Basha may be a tad low. I could be bias too but in the times I seen him the kid was as good or if not better than Zach Benson. That is no disrespect towards Benson either.

Publication date: Sunday, July 9th 2023 a 09:15 pm

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2	ARI	Cole Eiserman	LW	United States	5' 11"	181
3	ANA	Ivan Demidov	LHC	Russia	5' 11"	168
4	PHI	Sam Dickenson	LD	Canada	6' 3"	194
5	CHI	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	RW	Norway	6' 1"	195
6	CBJ	Carter Yaremchuk	RD	Canada	6' 2"	183
7	MON	Artyom Artem Levshunov	RD	Belarus	6' 1"	180

8	NAS	Charlie Elick	RD	Canada	6' 3"	190
9	VAN	Beckett Sennecke	RW	Canada	6' 2"	180
10	PIT	Simon Zether	RHC	Sweden	6' 3"	185
11	WPG	Konsta Helenius	RW	Finland	5' 10"	170
12	STL	Aron Kiviharju	LD	Finland	5' 10"	160
13	CGY	Will Skahan	LD	United States	6' 4"	205

14	WAS	Sacha Boisvert	LHC	Canada	6' 2"	170
15	DET	Maxim Velikov	LHRW	Russia	5' 11"	187
16	NYI	Henry Mews	RD	Canada	6' 0"	175
17	SEA	Igor Chernyshov	RHLW	Russia	6' 2"	192
18	OTT	Berkly Catton	LHC	Canada	5' 11"	165
19	MIN	Tomas Lavoie	RD	Canada	6' 3"	209

20T	OTT	Micheal Hage	RHC	Canada	6' 0"	177
21	BUF	Zayne Parekh	RD	Canada	6' 0"	173
22T	PHI	Tanner Howe	LW	Canada	5' 9"	177
23	LA	Karl Sterner	LHRW	Sweden	6' 3"	185

24T	CHI	E J Emery	RD	United States	6' 3"	165
25	CAR	Zeev Buium	LD	United States	6' 0"	178
26	DAL	Adam Jecko	RW	Czechia	6' 3"	187
27	NYR	Daniil Ustinkov	LD	Russia	6' 0"	189
28T	PIT	Cole Hutson	LD	United States	5' 8"	150

29	NJ	Maxim Massé	RW	Canada	6' 1"	181
30	TOR	Ryder Ritchie	RW	Canada	5' 10"	160
31	COL	Alexander Zetterberg	RHC	Sweden	5' 9"	160
32	EDM	Liam Greentree	LHRW	Canada	6' 2"	194

There seems to be no love for Basha on this list. https://www.lines.com/nhl/drafts/round1

From the Hockey News: I snipped it rest of the article here https://thehockeynews.com/news/10-top-prospects-to-watch-for-the-2024-nhl-draft

1. MACKLIN CELEBRINI, C (BOSTON UNIVERSITY, NCAA)

Rookie of the year. Forward of the year. Player of the year. Last season, Canadian center Macklin Celebrini took the USHL by storm. As the current favorite to be the first overall pick in 2024, he’s got high-end skating paired with great hockey sense to maximize the ensuing separation. He also plays a 200-foot game, which mitigates his risk factors at the next level. Much like his skating, Celebrini’s on a quick development path and is expected to join Boston University this season, which opens up the possibility that he could jump straight to the NHL in 2024-25.

2. COLE EISERMAN, LW (U.S. NTDP, USHL)

No, not Yzerman. This Eiserman is less a two-way forward than a true-blue goal-scorer. He lit the lamp 69 times in 62 games for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program last season, theonly player to ever accomplish the feat. There is the question, however, as to Eiserman’s effectiveness when his stick goes cold. But his kind of scoring is expensive anywhere but the draft, and that means teams will be thrilled to invest in him.

3. IVAN DEMIDOV, RW/C (SKA-1946 ST. PETERSBURG JR., RUS.)

Demidov set a record for points in an MHL season as a 17-year-old with 64. His 1.45 points-per-game pace trailed recent No. 7 overall pick Matvei Michkov’s 1.82 at 17 years old, but it’s still impressive considering Demidov joined Russia’s top junior league as a 15-year-old in 2021-22. Think of this feat as similar to Celebrini’s dominance in the USHL. The next step is bringing his defense up to the same level.

4. SAM DICKINSON, D (LONDON, OHL)

Dickinson didn’t light the OHL on fire with his scoring – with just 23 points in 62 games – but he’s mobile, comfortable with the puck and shows poise in his own end. He plays well with the puck, though he may not be the type of visionary playmaker that one can expect to quarterback a power play or score a nifty end-to-end goal.

5. ARTYOM LEVSHUNOV, D (GREEN BAY GAMBLERS, USHL)

A two-way defenseman with a speedy stride, Levshunovcould’ve played major junior last seasonif not for the ban on Belarussian and Russian prospects for the 2022 CHL import draft. USHL Green Bay picked him up, and he tallied an impressive 42 points in 62 games. Expect him to be one of the first defensemen off the board in 2024.

6. ARON KIVIHARJU, D (HIFK, FIN.)

No Finns were drafted in the first round this year, but Kiviharju is expected to keep it at a one-year drought. It's rare for a 16-year-old to play in the world juniors, especially for an identity-over-talent program like Finland, but that’s what Kiviharju did in the 2023 tournament. Once there, he got into three games and collected a pair of assists. It's also rare for a player Kiviharju's age to play a top-four role at various points in the Liiga with TPS last season. Those accomplishments have scouts excited about what Kiviharju could develop into.

September 25th, 2023