Alexander Appleyard, Paul Zuk, Sebastian Jackson and Josh Tessler combined their draft rankings and put together the official Smaht Scouting 2021 NHL Draft Preliminary Rankings.
The rankings are below and our scouting reports are hyperlinked. Just to note, we are still working on some more 2021 NHL Draft scouting reports for public consumption. Stay tuned for those.
| Picks | Prospect | Position | Team | Nation |
| 1 | Brandt Clarke | RHD | Barrie | Canada |
| 2 | Luke Hughes | LHD | USNTDP | USA |
| 3 | Owen Power | LHD | Michigan | Canada |
| 4 | Carson Lambos | LHD | Winnipeg | Canada |
| 5 | Simon Edvinsson | LHD | Frölunda | Sweden |
| 6 | William Eklund | C/LW | Djurgårdens | Sweden |
| 7 | Aatu Räty | C | Kärpät | Finland |
| 8 | Kent Johnson | C/LW | Michigan | Canada |
| 9 | Fabian Lysell | LW/RW | Luleå | Sweden |
| 10 | Matthew Beniers | C | Michigan | USA |
| 11 | Dylan Guenther | LW | Edmonton | Canada |
| 12 | Cole Sillinger | C | Medicine Hat | Canada |
| 13 | Zachary L’Heureux | LW | Halifax | Canada |
| 14 | Jesper Wallstedt | G | Luleå | Sweden |
| 15 | Oskar Olausson | LW/RW | HV71 | Sweden |
| 16 | Chaz Lucius | C | USNTDP | USA |
| 17 | Nikita Chibrikov | RW | SKA St-Petersburg | Russia |
| 18 | Zachary Bolduc | C | Rimouski | Canada |
| 19 | Isak Rosén | RW | Leksands | Sweden |
| 20 | Simon Robertsson | RW | Skellefteå | Sweden |
| 21 | Samu Tuomaala | RW | Kärpät | Finland |
| 22 | Stanislav Svozil | LHD | Brno | Czech Republic |
| 23 | Sasha Pastujov | RW | USNTDP | USA |
| 24 | Aidan Hreschuk | LHD | USNTDP | USA |
| 25 | Logan Stankoven | C | Kamloops | Canada |
| 26 | Brennan Othmann | LW | Flint | Canada |
| 27 | Xavier Bourgault | C | Shawinigan | Canada |
| 28 | Samu Salminen | C/LW | Jokerit | Finland |
| 29 | Mason McTavish | C | Peterborough | Canada |
| 30 | Anton Olsson | LHD | Malmö | Sweden |
| 31 | Dylan Duke | C | USNTDP | USA |
| 32 | Zachary Dean | C | Gatineau | Canada |
| HM | William Strömgren | LW | MODO | Sweden |
| HM | Oscar Plandowski | RHD | Charlottetown | Canada |
| HM | Mackie Samoskevich | RW | Chicago | USA |
| HM | Sean Behrens | LHD | USNTDP | USA |
| HM | Scott Morrow | RHD | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | USA |
| HM | Cameron Whynot | LHD | Halifax | Canada |
| HM | Corson Ceulemans | RHD | Brooks | Canada |
| HM | Daniil Chayka | LHD | Guelph | Russia |
| HM | James Malatesta | LW | Quebec | Canada |
| HM | Brett Harrison | C | Oshawa | Canada |