We’ve reached the apex of Sound Of Hockey Prospect Week. Over the last two days, we dug into the data on Kraken prospects and team prospect pools around the league. Today, we present our 2023-24 postseason Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect ranking.
Today’s ranking answers a simple question: How do we rank Seattle’s top 10 prospects? The only criteria we put on it is that the player must be younger than 25 years old and have played fewer than 50 NHL games. Beyond that, we were free to arrive at our lists however we saw fit–eye test, data, phase of the moon, you name it.
Who is the “we” forming this consensus? Glad you asked. This list is built from equal parts:
- Fan vote, conducted via X (formerly known as Twitter), not without some controversy
- John Barr’s list
- Darren Brown’s list
- Curtis Isacke’s list
Today, we’ll give you the consensus top 10 prospects board, with key data and video on each prospect. We’ll also give you a look at each of the four component lists at the bottom of this post. Tomorrow we’ll return with a Sound Of Hockey roundtable to discuss Seattle’s top prospects, what we’re excited about, and what we each got right and wrong with our lists.
The Sound Of Hockey consensus Seattle Kraken prospect ranking
1. Shane Wright
6’0” | C | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 2022 round 1 pick
22 goals | 25 assists | 59 games played | 0.8 PPG
2. Carson Rehkopf
6’2” | C/LW | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 2023 round 2 pick
52 goals | 43 assists | 60 games played | 1.58 PPG
3. Ryker Evans
5’11” | LD | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 2021 round 2 pick
2 goals | 13 assists | 25 games played | 0.6 PPG
4. Jani Nyman
6’3” | RW | Multiple teams | Liiga/AHL | 2022 round 2 pick
28 goals | 17 assists | 53 games played | 0.85 PPG
T-5. David Goyette
5’10” | C | Multiple teams | OHL/AHL | 2022 round 2 pick
40 goals | 77 assists | 69 games played | 1.7 PPG
T-5. Jagger Firkus
5’10” | RW | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 2022 round 2 pick
61 goals | 65 assists | 63 games played | 2.0 PPG
7. Ryan Winterton
6’2” | F | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 2021 round 3 pick
22 goals | 13 assists | 58 games played | 0.6 PPG
8. Eduard Sale
6’2” | RW | Multiple teams | OHL | 2023 round 1 pick
15 goals | 23 assists | 49 games played | 0.78 PPG
9. Ville Ottavainen
6’5” | RD | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 2021 round 4 pick
8 goals | 26 assists | 70 games played | 0.49 PPG
T-10. Logan Morrison
6’0” | C | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | undrafted
16 goals | 25 assists | 64 games played | 0.64 PPG
T-10. Oscar Fisker Mølgaard
6’0” | C | HV71 | SHL | 2023 round 2 pick
9 goals | 12 assists | 50 games played | 0.42 PPG
Also receiving votes: Ty Nelson (D), Niklas Kokko (G)
The four lists used to make the consensus ranking
Curtis Isacke
Curtis is a Sound Of Hockey contributor and member of the Kraken press corps. Curtis is an attorney by day, and he has read the NHL collective bargaining agreement and bylaws so you don’t have to. He can be found analyzing the Kraken, NHL Draft, and other hockey topics on Twitter and Bluesky @deepseahockey.