As part of 2014-15 season primer series for each team, we included each teams top 10 prospects heading into the season. We’ve decided to re-list them all and breaking down by Eastern and Western Conferences. First up will be the East.
We included rankings from NHL.com, Corey Pronman of ESPN, Dobber Prospects, The Hockey News and Hockeys Future. Each site uses different parameters for determining who is a prospect and how their rankings are determined.
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News | Hockeys Future |
| 1 | Ryan Spooner | David Pastrnak | Ryan Spooner | Malcolm Subban | Malcolm Subban |
| 2 | Malcolm Subban | Ryan Spooner | Joe Morrow | Joe Morrow | Ryan Spooner |
| 3 | Alexander Khokhlachev | Alexander Khokhlachev | Malcolm Subban | Ryan Spooner | Alexander Khokhlachev |
| 4 | Joe Morrow | Matt Grzelcyk | Niklas Svedberg | David Pastrnak | David Pastrnak |
| 5 | David Pastrnak | Linus Arnesson | Alexander Khokhlachev | Niklas Svedberg | Zane McIntyre |
| 6 | David Warsofsky | Joe Morrow | David Pastrnak | David Warsofsky | Seth Griffith |
| 7 | Niklas Svedberg | Malcolm Subban | Anthony Camara | Alexander Khokhlachev | Ryan Donato |
| 8 | Zach Trotman | Peter Cehlarik | Jared Knight | Ryan Donato | Ryan Fitzgerald |
| 9 | Brian Ferlin | Seth Griffith | David Warsofsky | Brian Ferlin | Niklas Svedberg |
| 10 | Anthony Camara | Ryan Fitzgerald | Matt Fraser | Linus Arnesson | Matt Grzelcyk |
Buffalo Sabres
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Sam Reinhart | Sam Reinhart | Sam Reinhart | Sam Reinhart | Sam Reinhart |
| 2 | Nikita Zadorov | Mikhail Grigorenko | Nikita Zadorov | Rasmus Ristolainen | Rasmus Ristolainen |
| 3 | Hudson Fasching | Nikita Zadorov | Rasmus Ristolainen | Nikita Zadorov | Nikita Zadorov |
| 4 | Joel Armia | Hudson Fasching | Mikhail Grigorenko | Mikhail Grigorenko | Mikhail Grigorenko |
| 5 | Jake McCabe | J.T. Compher | Joel Armia | Jake McCabe | Joel Armia |
| 6 | J.T. Compher | Joel Armia | Nicholas Baptiste | Joel Armia | Brendan Lemieux |
| 7 | Nick Baptiste | Gustav Possler | Jake McCabe | J.T. Compher | Jake McCabe |
| 8 | Linus Ullmark | Jake McCabe | J.T. Compher | Mark Pysyk | Hudson Fasching |
| 9 | Jonas Johansson | Nick Baptiste | Hudson Fasching | Brendan Lemieux | Johan Larsson |
| 10 | Brendan Lemieux | Eric Cornel | William Carrier | Chad Ruhwedel | J.T. Compher |
Detroit Red Wings
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Anthony Mantha | Anthony Mantha | Teemu Pulkkinen | Anthony Mantha | Anthony Mantha |
| 2 | Xavier Ouellet | Xavier Ouellet | Tomas Jurco | Petr Mrazek | Tomas Jurco |
| 3 | Teemu Pulkkinen | Teemu Pulkkinen | Petr Mrazek | Tomas Jurco | Dylan Larkin |
| 4 | Andreas Athanasiou | Dylan Larkin | Anthony Mantha | Dylan Larkin | Xavier Ouellet |
| 5 | Ryan Sproul | Ryan Sproul | Riley Sheahan | Riley Sheahan | Riley Sheahan |
| 6 | Dylan Larkin | Mattias Backman | Ryan Sproul | Xavier Ouellet | Ryan Sproul |
| 7 | Tyler Bertuzzi | Petr Mrazek | Xavier Ouellet | Ryan Sproul | Petr Mrazek |
| 8 | Zach Nastasiuk | Alexei Marchenko | Andreas Athanasiou | Teemu Pulkkinen | Andreas Athanasiou |
| 9 | Jake Paterson | Mattias Janmark | Tyler Bertuzzi | Andreas Athanasiou | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| 10 | Mattias Janmark | Martin Frk | Martin Frk | Alexei Marchenko | Martin Frk |
Florida Panthers
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News | Hockeys Future |
| 1 | Aaron Ekblad | Aaron Ekblad | Aaron Ekblad | Aaron Ekblad | Aleksander Barkov |
| 2 | Michael Matheson | Vincent Trocheck | Michael Matheson | Michael Matheson | Aaron Ekblad |
| 3 | Vincent Trocheck | Mike Matheson | Vincent Trocheck | Ian McCoshen | Michael Matheson |
| 4 | Rocco Grimaldi | Rocco Grimaldi | Rocco Grimaldi | Alex Petrovic | Vincent Trocheck |
| 5 | Ian McCoshen | Ian McCoshen | Kyle Rau | Vincent Trocheck | Brandon Pirri |
| 6 | Jonathan Racine | Jayce Hawryluk | Alex Petrovic | Rocco Grimaldi | Alex Petrovic |
| 7 | Jayce Hawryluk | Quinton Howden | Ian McCoshen | Quinton Howden | Rocco Grimaldi |
| 8 | MacKenzie Weegar | Alex Petrovic | Christopher Clapperton | Colby Robak | Ian McCoshen |
| 9 | Yaroslav Kosov | Kyle Rau | Sam Brittain | Sam Brittain | MacKenzie Weegar |
| 10 | Sam Brittain | Yaroslav Kosov | Quinton Howden | Michael Downing | Quinton Howden |
Montreal Canadiens
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Jacob De La Rose | Jacob De La Rose | Nathan Beaulieu | Nathan Beaulieu | Jacob De La Rose |
| 2 | Nikita Scherbak | Artturi Lehkonen | Christian Thomas | Jarred Tinordi | Zachary Fucale |
| 3 | Jiri Sekac | Nathan Beaulieu | Nikita Scherbak | Nikita Scherbak | Jarred Tinordi |
| 4 | Michael McCarron | Nikita Scherbak | Sven Andrighetto | Sven Andrighetto | Nikita Scherbak |
| 5 | Zachary Fucale | Martin Reway | Jiri Sekac | Zachary Fucale | Michael McCarron |
| 6 | Charles Hudon | Jarred Tinordi | Charles Hudon | Charles Hudon | Artturi Lehkonen |
| 7 | Sven Andrighetto | Charles Hudon | Artturi Lehkonen | Jiri Sekac | Charles Hudon |
| 8 | Tim Bozon | Zachary Fucale | Jacob De La Rose | Michael McCarron | Sven Andrighetto |
| 9 | Artturi Lehkonen | Sven Andrighetto | Dustin Tokarski | Jacob De La Rose | Martin Reway |
| 10 | Dalton Thrower | Daniel Audette | Martin Reway | Artturi Lehkonen | Greg Pateryn |
Ottawa Senators
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Curtis Lazar | Curtis Lazar | Cody Ceci | Curtis Lazar | Curtis Lazar |
| 2 | Mark Stone | Mark Stone | Curtis Lazar | Cody Ceci | Mark Stone |
| 3 | Matt Puempel | Mikael Wikstrand | Mark Stone | Mark Stone | Andreas Englund |
| 4 | Mikael Wikstrand | Matt Puempel | Alex Guptill | Matt Puempel | Mark Borowiecki |
| 5 | Alex Guptill | Miles Gendron | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Chris Driedger | Matt Puempel |
| 6 | Shane Prince | Andreas Englund | Matt Puempel | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Mikael Wikstrand |
| 7 | Fredrik Claesson | Nick Paul | Mikael Wikstrand | Ryan Dzingel | Jean-Gabriel Pageau |
| 8 | Buddy Robinson | Fredrik Claesson | Chris Driedger | Andreas Englund | Murcus Hogberg |
| 9 | Marcus Hogberg | Quentin Shore | Shane Prince | Alex Guptill | Mike Hoffman |
| 10 | Ryan Dzingel | Shane Prince | Mike Hoffman | Shane Prince | Alex Guptill |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News | Hockeys Future |
| 1 | Jonathan Drouin | Jonathan Drouin | Jonathan Drouin | Jonathan Drouin | Jonathan Drouin |
| 2 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Andrei Vasilevski | Nikita Kucherov | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| 3 | Vlad Namestnikov | Vlad Namestnikov | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Anthony DeAngelo | Anthony DeAngelo |
| 4 | Slater Koekkoek | Adam Erne | Brett Connolly | Slater Koekkoek | Nikita Kucherov |
| 5 | Adam Erne | Slater Koekkoek | Vladislav Namestnikov | Dominik Masin | Vladislav Namestnikov |
| 6 | Anthony DeAngelo | Brayden Point | Anthony DeAngelo | Adam Erne | Dominik Masin |
| 7 | Adam Wilcox | Nikita Nesterov | Kristers Gudlevskis | Brett Connolly | Slater Koekkoek |
| 8 | Henri Ikonen | Anthony DeAngelo | Slater Koekkoek | Johnathan MacLeod | Adam Erne |
| 9 | Cedric Paquette | Dominik Masin | Adam Erne | Nikita Nesterov | Johnathan MacLeod |
| 10 | Luke Witkowski | Ben Thomas | Cedric Paquette | Vladislav Namestnikov | Cedric Paquette |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | William Nylander | William Nylander | Morgan Rielly | William Nylander | William Nylander |
| 2 | Stuart Percy | Andreas Johnson | William Nylander | Josh Leivo | Fredrick Gauthier |
| 3 | Fredrick Gauthier | Matt Finn | Peter Holland | Matt Finn | Matt Finn |
| 4 | Connor Brown | Fredrick Gauthier | Josh Leivo | Fredrick Gauthier | Andreas Johnson |
| 5 | Matthew Finn | Connor Brown | Matt Finn | Stuart Percy | Connor Brown |
| 6 | Andreas Johnson | Stuart Percy | Greg McKegg | Connor Brown | Petter Granberg |
| 7 | Viktor Loov | Josh Leivo | Fredrick Gauthier | Carter Verhaeghe | Andrew MacWilliam |
| 8 | Josh Leivo | Petter Granberg | Carter Verhaeghe | Andreas Johnson | Greg McKegg |
| 9 | Antione Bibeau | Carter Verhaeghe | Connor Brown | Carter Ashton | Josh Leivo |
| 10 | Tom Nilsson | Tom Nilsson | Antione Bibeau | Rinat Valiyev | Rinat Valiyev |
Metropolitan Division
Carolina Hurricanes
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Brock McGinn | Haydn Fleury | Haydn Fleury | Elias Lindholm | Haydn Fleury |
| 2 | Haydn Fleury | Lucas Wallmark | Ryan Murphy | Haydn Fleury | Brock McGinn |
| 3 | Phil Di Giuseppe | Sergey Tolchinsky | Sergey Tolchinsky | Ryan Murphy | Alex Nedeljkovic |
| 4 | Victor Rask | Victor Rask | Victor Rask | Alex Nedeljkovic | Michael Jordan |
| 5 | Jaccob Slavin | Clark Bishop | Phil Di Giuseppe | Brock McGinn | Victor Rask |
| 6 | Brett Pesce | Alex Nedeljkovic | Brock McGinn | Victor Rask | Trevor Carrick |
| 7 | Trevor Carrick | Jaccob Slavin | Warren Foegele | Daniel Altshuller | Phil Di Giuseppe |
| 8 | Erik Karlsson | Brock McGinn | Brent Pedersen | Jaccob Slavin | Brett Pesce |
| 9 | Alex Nedeljkovic | Phil Di Giuseppe | Erik Karlsson | Trevor Carrick | Sergey Tolchinsky |
| 10 | Collin Olson | Trevor Carrick | Daniel Altshuller | Brett Pesce | Daniel Altshuller |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Alexander Wennberg | Alexander Wennberg | Kerby Rychel | Alexander Wennberg | Alexander Wennberg |
| 2 | Mike Reilly | Sonny Milano | Alexander Wennberg | Sonny Milano | Sonny Milano |
| 3 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Oscar Dansk | Oscar Dansk | Tim Erixon |
| 4 | Sonny Milano | Marko Dano | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Marko Dano | Oscar Dansk |
| 5 | Kerby Rychel | Kerby Rychel | Mike Reilly | Kerby Rychel | Kerby Rychel |
| 6 | Marko Dano | Dillon Heatherington | Sonny Milano | Oliver Bjorkstrand | Oliver Bjorkstrand |
| 7 | Ryan Collins | Mike Reilly | Marko Dano | Mike Reilly | Marko Dano |
| 8 | Dillon Heatherington | Oscar Dansk | Anton Forsberg | Dillon Heatherington | Ryan Collins |
| 9 | Josh Anderson | Ryan Collins | Jerry D’Amigo | Anton Forsberg | Josh Anderson |
| 10 | Oscar Dansk | Josh Anderson | Daniel Zaar | Ryan Collins | Michael Chaput |
New Jersey Devils
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Reid Boucher | Steven Santini | Reid Boucher | Jon Merrill | Stefan Matteau |
| 2 | Stefan Matteau | Damon Severson | Damon Severson | Damon Severson | Steven Santini |
| 3 | Keith Kinkaid | John Quenneville | Stefan Matteau | Reid Boucher | Damon Severson |
| 4 | Damon Severson | Stefan Matteau | Keith Kinkaid | Stefan Matteau | John Quenneville |
| 5 | Steven Santini | Reid Boucher | Joe Whitney | Steven Santini | Reid Boucher |
| 6 | John Quenneville | Blake Pietila | Blake Coleman | John Quenneville | Keith Kinkaid |
| 7 | Seth Helgeson | Joshua Jacobs | John Quenneville | Seth Helgeson | Graham Black |
| 8 | Scott Wedgewood | Ryan Kujawinski | Scott Wedgewood | Joshua Jacobs | Reece Scarlett |
| 9 | Raman Hrabarenka | Artur Gavrus | Reece Scarlett | Graham Black | Blake Pietila |
| 10 | Ryan Kujawinski | Reece Scarlett | Joshua Jacobs | Blake Coleman | Scott Wedgewood |
New York Islanders
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Griffin Reinhart | Michael Dal Colle | Ryan Strome | Ryan Strome | Ryan Strome |
| 2 | Ryan Pulock | Griffin Reinhart | Michael Dal Colle | Griffin Reinhart | Griffin Reinhart |
| 3 | Anders Lee | Ville Pokka | Griffin Reinhart | Michael Dal Colle | Michael Dal Colle |
| 4 | Ville Pokka | Sebastian Collberg | Ryan Pulock | Calvin de Haan | Ryan Pulock |
| 5 | Michael Dal Colle | Ryan Pulock | Anders Lee | Ville Pokka | Anders Lee |
| 6 | Scott Mayfield | Joshua Ho-Sang | Joshua Ho-Sang | Ryan Pulock | Joshua Ho-Sang |
| 7 | Sebastian Collberg | Adam Pelech | Adam Pelech | Anders Lee | Ville Pokka |
| 8 | Joshua Ho-Sang | Anders Lee | T.J. Brennan | Joshua Ho-Sang | Sebastian Collberg |
| 9 | Linus Soderstrom | Scott Mayfield | Kevin Czuczman | Sebastian Collberg | Linus Soderstrom |
| 10 | Adam Pelech | Taylor Cammarata | Ville Pokka | Adam Pelech | Scott Mayfield |
New York Rangers
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Brady Skjei | Pavel Buchnevich | Anthony Duclair | Brady Skjei | J.T. Miller |
| 2 | Anthony Duclair | Anthony Duclair | Cameron Talbot | Pavel Buchnevich | Brady Skjei |
| 3 | Jesper Fast | Danny Kristo | Jesper Fast | Anthony Duclair | Jesper Fast |
| 4 | Danny Kristo | Brady Skjei | Danny Kristo | J.T. Miller | Conor Allen |
| 5 | Dylan McIlrath | Oscar Lindberg | Pavel Buchnevich | Brandon Halverson | Dylan McIlrath |
| 6 | Pavel Buchnevich | Kevin Hayes | Oscar Lindberg | Kevin Hayes | Anthony Duclair |
| 7 | Conor Allen | Jesper Fast | Brady Skjei | Jesper Fast | Danny Kristo |
| 8 | Oscar Lindberg | Conor Allen | Marek Hrivik | Danny Kristo | Brandon Halverson |
| 9 | Brandon Halverson | Dylan McIlrath | Michael St. Croix | Dylan McIlrath | Ryan Graves |
| 10 | Ryan Graves | Cristoval Nieves | Ryan Haggerty | Conor Allen | Oscar Lindberg |
Philadelphia Flyers
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Scott Laughton | Scott Laughton | Jason Akeson | Scott Laughton | Scott Laughton |
| 2 | Robert Hagg | Robert Hagg | Scott Laughton | Sam Morin | Travis Sanheim |
| 3 | Shayne Gostisbehere | Travis Sanheim | Shayne Gostisbehere | Shayne Gostisbehere | Sam Morin |
| 4 | Sam Morin | Shayne Gostisbehere | Sam Morin | Travis Sanheim | Shayne Gostisbehere |
| 5 | Anthony Stolarz | Sam Morin | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Robert Hagg | Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
| 6 | Travis Sanheim | Oscar Lindblom | Petr Straka | Mark Alt | Nick Cousins |
| 7 | Mark Alt | Taylor Leier | Anthony Stolarz | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Mark Alt |
| 8 | Taylor Leier | Anthony Stolarz | Robert Hagg | Nick Cousins | Anthony Stolarz |
| 9 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | Taylor Leier | Mark Friedman | Robert Hagg |
| 10 | Brandon Alderson | Nick Cousins | Travis Sanheim | Anthony Stolarz | Taylor Leier |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Derrick Pouliot | Kasperi Kapanen | Derrick Pouliot | Derrick Pouliot | Derrick Pouliot |
| 2 | Kasperi Kapanen | Derrick Pouliot | Kasperi Kapanen | Kasperi Kapanen | Kasperi Kapanen |
| 3 | Philip Samuelsson | Scott Harrington | Beau Bennett | Beau Bennett | Brian Dumoulin |
| 4 | Tristan Jarry | Brian Dumoulin | Olli Maatta | Scott Harrington | Tristan Jarry |
| 5 | Brian Dumoulin | Oscar Sundqvist | Tristan Jarry | Brian Dumoulin | Scott Harrington |
| 6 | Josh Archibald | Josh Archibald | Brian Dumoulin | Tristan Jarry | Matt Murray |
| 7 | Scott Harrington | Tristan Jarry | Scott Harrington | Matt Murray | Jayson Megna |
| 8 | Bryan Rust | Jake Guentzel | Josh Archibald | Jake Guentzel | Oscar Sundqvist |
| 9 | Jean-Sebastien Dea | Scott Wilson | Matt Murray | Oscar Sundqvist | Scott Wilson |
| 10 | Scott Wilson | Matt Murray | Jake Guentzel | Josh Archibald | Josh Archibald |
Washington Capitals
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockeys Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Andre Burakovsky | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Evgeny Kuznetsov |
| 2 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | Andre Burakovsky | Andre Burakovsky | Andre Burakovsky | Andre Burakovsky |
| 3 | Riley Barber | Jakub Vrana | Jakub Vrana | Madison Bowey | Jakub Vrana |
| 4 | Jakub Vrana | Riley Barber | Philipp Grubauer | Jakub Vrana | Nate Schmidt |
| 5 | Madison Bowey | Madison Bowey | Connor Carrick | Connor Carrick | Michael Latta |
| 6 | Chandler Stephenson | Christian Djoos | Chris Brown | Riley Barber | Patrick Wey |
| 7 | Christian Djoos | Philipp Grubauer | Riley Barber | Vitek Vanacek | Riley Barber |
| 8 | Garrett Haar | Chris Brown | Madison Bowey | Chandler Stephenson | Madison Bowey |
| 9 | Vitek Vanacek | Chandler Stephenson | Stanislav Galiev | Nate Schmidt | Stanislav Galiev |
| 10 | Brian Pinho | Patrick Wey | Michael Latta | Philipp Grubauer | Vitek Vanacek |
