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Alexander Appleyard, Paul Zuk, Sebastian Jackson, Matthew Somma, Austin Garrett, Jordan Malette and Josh Tessler combined their draft rankings and put together the official Smaht Scouting 2022 NHL Draft Final Rankings.
The rankings are below. We are working on 2022 NHL Draft scouting reports and once they are completed, we will hyperlink the reports on the rankings.
Ranking | Player | Team | Position | Nationality |
1 | Shane Wright | Kingston | C | Canada |
2 | Logan Cooley | USNTDP | C | USA |
3 | David Jiříček | Plzen | RHD | Czech Republic |
4 | Juraj Slafkovsky | TPS | F | Slovakia |
5 | Brad Lambert | Lahti | C | Finland |
6 | Matthew Savoie | Winnipeg | C | Canada |
7 | Frank Nazar | USNTDP | RW | USA |
8 | Gleb Trikozov | Omsk | F | Russia |
9 | Šimon Nemec | HK Nitra | RHD | Slovakia |
10 | Noah Östlund | Djurgården | C | Sweden |
11 | Filip Mešár | Poprad | RW | Slovakia |
12 | Joakim Kemell | JYP | F | Finland |
13 | Kevin Korchinski | Seattle | LHD | Canada |
14 | Jonathan Lekkerimäki | Djurgården | RW | Sweden |
15 | Jiří Kulich | Karlovy Vary | F | Czech Republic |
16 | Denton Mateychuk | Moose Jaw | LHD | Canada |
17 | Calle Odelius | Djurgården | LHD | Sweden |
18 | Cutter Gauthier | USNTDP | LW | USA |
19 | Liam Öhgren | Djurgården | F | Sweden |
20 | Rutger McGroarty | USNTDP | C | USA |
21 | Jagger Firkus | Moose Jaw | F | Canada |
22 | Vladimir Grudinin | CSKA Moscow | LHD | Russia |
23 | Issac Howard | USNTDP | LW | USA |
24 | Danila Yurov | Magnitogorsk | F | Russia |
25 | Seamus Casey | USNTDP | RHD | USA |
26 | Pavel Mintyukov | Saginaw | LHD | Russia |
27 | Mattias Hävelid | Linköping | RHD | Sweden |
28 | Ivan Miroshnichenko | Omsk | LW | Russia |
29 | Lane Hutson | USNTDP | LHD | USA |
30 | Conor Geekie | Winnipeg | C | Canada |
31 | Marco Kasper | Rögle | C | Austria |
32 | David Goyette | Sudbury | C | Canada |
33 | Owen Pickering | Swift Current | LHD | Canada |
34 | Jack Hughes | Northeastern University | F | USA |
35 | Ty Nelson | North Bay | RHD | Canada |
36 | Devin Kaplan | USNTDP | F | USA |
37 | Alexander Suzdalev | HV71 | LW | Sweden |
38 | Elias Salomonsson | Skellefteå | RHD | Sweden |
39 | Filip Bystedt | Linköping | C | Sweden |
40 | Adam Sýkora | Nitra | RW/LW | Slovakia |
41 | Owen Beck | Mississauga | C | Canada |
42 | Jimmy Snuggerud | USNTDP | F | USA |
43 | Sam Rinzel | Chaska (USHS-MN) | RHD | USA |
44 | Luca Del Bel Belluz | Mississauga | C | Canada |
45 | Paul Ludwinski | Kingston | C | Canada |
46 | Joel Jonsson | Mora | RW | Sweden |
47 | Lian Bichsel | Leksands | LHD | Switzerland |
48 | Jani Nyman | Ilves | LW | Finland |
49 | Julian Lutz | München | F | Germany |
50 | Matyas Sapovaliv | Saginaw | F | Czech Republic |
51 | Rieger Lorenz | Okotoks (AJHL) | C | Canada |
52 | Cole Knuble | Fargo | RW | USA |
53 | Danny Zhilkin | Guelph | C | Canada / Russia |
54 | Dylan James | Sioux City | LW | Canada |
55 | Reid Schaefer | Seattle | LW | Canada |
56 | Adam Ingram | Youngstown | C | Canada |
57 | Christian Kyrou | Erie | RHD | Canada |
58 | Nathan Gaucher | Quebec | C | Canada |
59 | Isaiah George | London | LHD | Canada |
60 | Alexander Pelevin | Novgorod | LHD | Russia |
61 | Simon Forsmark | Örebro | LHD | Sweden |
62 | Jack Devine | University of Denver | F | USA |
63 | Mats Lindgren | Kamloops | LHD | Canada |
64 | Ilya Kvochko | Magnitogorsk | C | Russia |
65 | Beau Jelsma | Barrie | C | Canada |
66 | Brennan Ali | Avon Old Farms (USHS-CT) | C | USA |
67 | Matthew Seminoff | Kamloops | RW | Canada |
68 | Topi Rönni | Tappara | C | Finland |
69 | Ludwig Persson | Frölunda | C/LW | Sweden |
70 | Michael Fisher | St. Mark’s School | RHD | USA |
71 | Tristan Luneau | Gatineau | RHD | Canada |
72 | Ryan Chesley | USNTDP | RHD | USA |
73 | Mikey Milne | Winnipeg | LW | Canada |
74 | Jordan Gustafson | Seattle | F | Canada |
75 | Matthew Poitras | Guelph | C | Canada |
76 | Tyler Brennan | Prince George | G | Canada |
77 | Quinn Finley | Madison | F | USA |
78 | Jace Weir | Red Deer | RHD | Canada |
79 | Jere Lassila | JYP | C | Finland |
80 | Hunter Haight | Barrie | C | Canada |
81 | Ben Hemmerling | Everett | C/LW | Canada |
82 | Tyson Jugnauth | West Kelowna | LHD | Canada |
83 | Aleksanteri Kaskimäki | HIFK | C | Finland |
84 | Marcus Nguyen | Portland | RW | Canada |
85 | Connor Kurth | Dubuque | F | USA |
86 | Alexis Gendron | Blainville-Boisbriand | C | Canada |
87 | Noah Warren | Gatineau | RHD | Canada |
88 | Tyler Duke | USNTDP | LHD | USA |
89 | Marek Hejduk | USNTDP | F | USA |
90 | Cole Spicer | USNTDP | F | USA |
91 | Zam Plante | Chicago | F | USA |
92 | Fraser Minten | Kamloops | F | Canada |
93 | Topias Leinonen | JYP | G | Finland |
94 | Jordan Dumais | Halifax | RW | Canada |
95 | Gavin Hayes | Flint | RW | USA |
96 | Kasper Kulonummi | Jokerit | RHD | Finland |
97 | Jake Karabela | Guelph | C | Canada |
98 | Lukas Gustafsson | Chicago | LHD | USA |
99 | Jeremy Wilmer | Tri-City (USHL) | C | USA |
100 | Miko Matikka | Jokerit | RW | Finland |
101 | Alexander Perevalov | Yaroslavl | F | Russia |
102 | Jakob Norén | MODO | LHD | Sweden |
103 | Jiri Tichacek | Kladno | LHD | Czech Republic |
104 | Fabian Wagner | Linköping | RW | Sweden |
105 | Cruz Lucius | USNTDP | F | USA |
106 | Brayden Schuurman | Victoria | C | Canada |
107 | Cameron Lund | Green Bay | C | USA |
108 | Bryce McConnell-Barker | Sault Ste. Marie | C | Canada |
109 | Jérémy Langlois | Cape Breton | LHD | Canada |
110 | Domenic DiVincentiis | North Bay | G | Canada |
111 | Maveric Lamoureux | Drummondville | RHD | Canada |
112 | Nicholas Moldenhauer | Chicago | F | Canada |
113 | Ryan Greene | Green Bay | C | Canada |
114 | Spencer Sova | Erie | LHD | Canada |
115 | Pano Fimis | Niagara | C | Canada |
116 | Daniil Davydov | Dynamo Moscow | C | Russia |
117 | Mitchell Martin | Kitchener | LW | Canada |
118 | Hudson Thornton | Prince George | LHD | Canada |
119 | Brandon Lisowsky | Saskatoon | F | Canada |
120 | Oskar Asplund | Almtuna | LHD | Sweden |
121 | Ryan Healey | Sioux Falls | RHD | USA |
122 | Cedrick Guindon | Owen Sound | C | Canada |
123 | Niklas Kokko | Kärpät | G | Finland |
124 | Josh Filmon | Swift Current | RW | Canada |
125 | Jacob Guévin | Muskegon | RHD | Canada |
126 | Vinzenz Rohrer | Ottawa | RW | Austria |
127 | Servác Petrovsky | Owen Sound | C | Slovakia |
128 | Zaccharya Wisdom | Cedar Rapids | RW | Canada |
HM | David Gucciardi | Michigan State University | LHD | Canada |
HM | Zach Bookman | Brooks | RHD | USA |
HM | Otto Hokkanen | SaiPa | C | Finland |
HM | Filip Nordberg | Södertälje | LHD | Sweden |
HM | Kocha Delic | Sudbury | C | Canada |
HM | Alexander Smolin | Magnitogorsk | G | Russia |
HM | Grayden Siepmann | Calgary | RHD | Canada |
HM | Matthew Ward | Swift Current | F | Canada |
HM | Isac Born | Frölunda | C/W | Sweden |
HM | Jackson Dorrington | Des Moines | LHD | USA |
HM | Avery Hayes | Hamilton | C/RW | USA |
HM | Michael Buchinger | Guelph | LHD | Canada |
HM | Leighton Carruthers | Rouyn-Noranda | C | Canada |