Today we are looking at the top 10 prospects for each Western Conference team heading into the 2014-15 season.
We included rankings from NHL.com, Corey Pronman of ESPN, Dobber Prospects, The Hockey News and Hockey’s Future. Each site uses different parameters for determining who is a prospect and how their rankings are determined.
Central Division
Chicago Blackhawks
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Teuvo Teravainen | Teuvo Teravainen | Teuvo Teravainen | Teuvo Teravainen | Teuvo Teravainen |
| 2 | Adam Clendening | Ryan Hartman | Adam Clendening | Nick Schmaltz | Ryan Hartman |
| 3 | Mark McNeill | Adam Clendening | Antti Raanta | Stephen Johns | Nick Schmaltz |
| 4 | Stephen Johns | Nick Schmaltz | Jeremy Morin | Adam Clendening | Adam Clendening |
| 5 | Kevin Hayes | Jeremy Morin | Joakim Nordstrom | Ryan Hartman | Mark McNeill |
| 6 | Ryan Hartman | Mark McNeill | Mark McNeill | Mark McNeill | Kevin Hayes |
| 7 | Joakim Nordstrom | Robin Norell | Ryan Hartman | Jeremy Morin | Joakim Nordstrom |
| 8 | Phillip Danault | Phillip Danault | Klas Dahlbeck | Klas Dahlbeck | Phillip Danault |
| 9 | Nick Schmaltz | Tyler Motte | Phillip Danault | John Hayden | Jeremy Morin |
| 10 | Klas Dahlbeck | Joakim Nordstrom | Nick Schmaltz | Phillip Danault | Drew LeBlanc |
Colorado Avalanche
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Conner Bleackley | Chris Brigas | Chris Brigas | Chris Brigas | Chris Brigas |
| 2 | Chris Brigas | Conner Bleackley | Mike Sgarbossa | Duncan Siemens | Conner Bleackley |
| 3 | Joey Hishon | Will Butcher | Joey Hishon | Joey Hishon | Duncan Siemens |
| 4 | Duncan Siemens | Duncan Siemens | Conner Bleackley | Conner Bleackley | Joey Hishon |
| 5 | Troy Bourke | Joey Hishon | Will Butcher | Stefan Elliott | Calvin Pickard |
| 6 | Sami Aittokallio | Nick Magyar | Colin Smith | Sami Aittokallio | Stefan Elliott |
| 7 | Calvin Pickard | Calvin Pickard | Duncan Siemens | Calvin Pickard | Sami Aittokallio |
| 8 | Spencer Martin | Mike Sgarbossa | Sami Aittokallio | Mike Sgarbossa | Spencer Martin |
| 9 | Dennis Everberg | Troy Bourke | Andrew Agozzino | Troy Bourke | Will Butcher |
| 10 | Cody Corbett | Colin Smith | Troy Bourke | Will Butcher | Mitchell Heard |
Dallas Stars
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Brett Ritchie | Brett Ritchie | Brett Ritchie | Jack Campbell | Jamie Oleksiak |
| 2 | John Klingberg | Jamie Oleksiak | Julius Honka | Julius Honka | Brett Ritchie |
| 3 | Devin Shore | Julius Honka | Jack Campbell | Brett Ritchie | Julius Honka |
| 4 | Jason Dickinson | Jason Dickinson | Devin Shore | Jason Dickinson | Jack Campbell |
| 5 | Jack Campbell | Patrik Nemeth | John Klingberg | Jamie Oleksiak | Brett Pollock |
| 6 | Radek Faksa | Brett Pollock | Colton Sceviour | Devin Shore | Radek Faksa |
| 7 | Julius Honka | John Klingberg | Kevin Connauton | Philippe Desrosiers | Devin Shore |
| 8 | Patrik Nemeth | Devin Shore | Matej Stransky | Brett Pollock | John Klingberg |
| 9 | Jyrki Jokipakka | Jack Campbell | Jason Dickinson | Patrick Nemeth | Jason Dickinson |
| 10 | Philippe Desrosiers | Radek Faksa | Radek Faksa | John Klingberg | Patrik Nemeth |
Minnesota Wild
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Mathew Dumba | Mathew Dumba | Darcy Kuemper | Mathew Dumba | Mathew Dumba |
| 2 | Christian Folin | Jason Zucker | Jason Zucker | Alex Tuch | Alex Tuch |
| 3 | Gustav Olofsson | Alex Tuch | Mathew Dumba | Gustav Olofsson | Gustav Olofsson |
| 4 | Brett Bulmer | Gustav Olofsson | Erik Haula | Erik Haula | Darcy Kuemper |
| 5 | Tyler Graovac | Louis Belpedio | Christian Folin | Jordan Schroeder | Brett Bulmer |
| 6 | Alex Tuch | Christian Folin | Zack Phillips | Jason Zucker | Mario Lucia |
| 7 | Johan Gustafsson | Tyler Graovac | Michael Keranen | Michael Keranen | Tyler Graovac |
| 8 | Mario Lucia | Zack Phillips | Alex Tuch | Darcy Kuemper | Kaapo Kahkonen |
| 9 | Zack Mitchell | Johan Gustafsson | Mario Lucia | Mario Lucia | Zack Phillips |
| 10 | Kurtis Gabriel | Brett Bulmer | Johan Gustafsson | Kaapo Kahkonen | Kurtis Gabriel |
Nashville Predators
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Filip Forsberg | Kevin Fiala | Filip Forsberg | Filip Forsberg | Filip Forsberg |
| 2 | Calle Jarnkrok | Filip Forsberg | Kevin Fiala | Kevin Fiala | Kevin Fiala |
| 3 | Colton Sissons | Calle Jarnkrok | Calle Jarnkrok | Vladislav Kamenev | Colton Sissons |
| 4 | Austin Watson | Miikka Salomaki | Vladislav Kamenev | Calle Jarnkrok | Vladislav Kamenev |
| 5 | Kevin Fiala | Brendan Leipsic | Colton Sissons | Juuse Saros | Taylor Beck |
| 6 | Brendan Leipsic | Colton Sissons | Austin Watson | Colton Sissons | Marek Mazanec |
| 7 | Felix Girard | Vladislav Kamenev | Taylor Beck | Pontus Aberg | Austin Watson |
| 8 | Juuse Saros | Austin Watson | Pontus Aberg | Jack Dougherty | Miikka Salomaki |
| 9 | Jack Dougherty | Juuse Saros | Miikka Salomaki | Brendan Leipsic | Jack Dougherty |
| 10 | Miikka Salomaki | Jimmy Vesey | Jack Dougherty | Jimmy Vesey | Brendan Leipsic |
St. Louis Blues
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Jake Allen | Robby Fabbri | Ty Rattie | Ivan Barbashev | Dmitrij Jaskin |
| 2 | Ty Rattie | Dmitrij Jaskin | Dmitrij Jaskin | Jordan Binnington | Jake Allen |
| 3 | Dmitrij Jaskin | Ty Rattie | Jake Allen | Jake Allen | Robby Fabbri |
| 4 | Robby Fabbri | Ivan Barbashev | Robby Fabbri | Ty Rattie | Ty Rattie |
| 5 | Jordan Binnington | Jake Allen | Ivan Barbashev | Robby Fabbri | Ivan Barbashev |
| 6 | Jordan Schmaltz | Jordan Schmaltz | Jori Lehtera | Jordan Schmaltz | Joel Edmundson |
| 7 | Tommy Vannelli | Petteri Lindbohm | Jordan Schmaltz | Tommy Vannelli | Jordan Schmaltz |
| 8 | Joel Edmundson | Tommy Vannelli | Tommy Vannelli | Maxim Letunov | Tommy Vannelli |
| 9 | Ivan Barbashev | Maxim Letunov | Jake Walman | Dmitrij Jaskin | Colton Parayko |
| 10 | Colton Parayko | Colton Parayko | Jordan Binnington | Colton Parayko | Jordan Binnington |
Winnipeg Jets
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News | Hockey’s Future |
| 1 | Josh Morrissey | Nikolaj Ehlers | Nic Petan | Nikolaj Ehlers | Nikolaj Ehlers |
| 2 | Adam Lowry | Josh Morrissey | Nikolaj Ehlers | Josh Morrissey | Josh Morrissey |
| 3 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Nic Petan | Josh Morrissey | Nic Petan | Nic Petan |
| 4 | Michael Hutchinson | Andrew Copp | Eric Comrie | Eric Comrie | Adam Lowry |
| 5 | Ben Chiarot | Connor Hellebuyck | Adam Lowry | Adam Lowry | Connor Hellebuyck |
| 6 | Nic Petan | Scott Kosmachuk | Eric O’Dell | Andrew Copp | Eric Comrie |
| 7 | Connor Hellebuyck | Adam Lowry | Andrew Copp | Connor Hellebuyck | Scott Kosmachuk |
| 8 | J.C. Lipon | Jack Glover | Scott Kosmachuk | Jack Glover | Jack Glover |
| 9 | Scott Kosmachuk | Eric Comrie | Brenden Kichton | Julian Melchiori | Andrew Copp |
| 10 | Eric Comrie | Brenden Kichton | J.C. Lipon | Scott Kosmachuk | Jimmy Lodge |
Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | The Hockey News | Hockey’s Future |
| 1 | John Gibson | Rickard Rakell | John Gibson | John Gibson | John Gibson |
| 2 | Nic Kerdiles | William Karlsson | Frederik Andersen | Rickard Rakell | Nick Ritchie |
| 3 | Stefan Noesen | Nick Ritchie | Nic Kerdiles | Nick Ritchie | Sami Vatanen |
| 4 | Rickard Rakell | John Gibson | Rickard Rakell | Shea Theodore | Shea Theodore |
| 5 | Nick Ritchie | Nic Kerdiles | Nick Ritchie | Stefan Noesen | Rickard Rakell |
| 6 | Shea Theodore | Shea Theodore | Shea Theodore | William Karlsson | Frederik Andersen |
| 7 | Nick Sorensen | Kevin Roy | William Karlsson | Nic Kerdiles | Nic Kerdiles |
| 8 | William Karlsson | Stefan Noesen | Max Friberg | Marcus Pettersson | Marcus Pettersson |
| 9 | Miro Aaltonen | Max Friberg | Jesse Blacker | Nick Sorensen | William Karlsson |
| 10 | Igor Bobkov | Nick Sorensen | Kevin Roy | Chris Wagner | Nick Sorensen |
Arizona Coyotes
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Max Domi | Brandon Gormley | Max Domi | Brandon Gormley | Max Domi |
| 2 | Brandon Gormley | Max Domi | Brandon Gormley | Max Domi | Brendan Perlini |
| 3 | Brendan Perlini | Brendan Perlini | Brendan Perlini | Henrik Samuelsson | Brandon Gormley |
| 4 | Henrik Samuelsson | Lucas Lessio | Henrik Samuelsson | Connor Murphy | Henrik Samuelsson |
| 5 | Tyler Gaudet | Anton Karlsson | Connor Murphy | Lucas Lessio | Lucas Lessio |
| 6 | Tobias Rieder | Tobias Rieder | Lucas Lessio | Brendan Perlini | Ryan MacInnis |
| 7 | Lucas Lessio | Henrik Samuelsson | Greg Carey | Laurent Dauphin | Mark Visentin |
| 8 | Laurent Dauphin | Ryan MacInnis | Tobias Rieder | Tobias Rieder | Laurent Dauphin |
| 9 | Ryan MacInnis | Laurent Dauphin | Ryan MacInnis | Mark Visentin | Tobias Rieder |
| 10 | Anton Karlsson | Mark Visentin | Mark Visentin | Ryan MacInnis | Yan Pavel Laplante |
Calgary Flames
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Sam Bennett | Johnny Gaudreau | Sam Bennett |
| 2 | Johnny Gaudreau | Johnny Gaudreau | Johnny Gaudreau | Sam Bennett | Johnny Gaudreau |
| 3 | Markus Granlund | Markus Granlund | Emile Poirier | Sven Baertschi | Sven Baertschi |
| 4 | Mark Jankowski | Morgan Klimchuk | Markus Granlund | Max Reinhart | Emile Poirier |
| 5 | Emile Poirier | Jon Gillies | Max Reinhart | Markus Granlund | Jon Gillies |
| 6 | Joni Ortio | Emile Poirier | Corban Knight | Corban Knight | Morgan Klimchuk |
| 7 | Morgan Klimchuk | Tyler Wotherspoon | Morgan Klimchuk | Tyler Wotherspoon | Joni Ortio |
| 8 | Michael Ferland | Pat Sieloff | Mason McDonald | Pat Sieloff | Mark Jankowski |
| 9 | Patrick Sieloff | Max Reinhart | Mark Jankowski | Emile Poirier | Markus Granlund |
| 10 | Jon Gillies | Bill Arnold | Hunter Smith | Joni Ortio | Max Reinhart |
Edmonton Oilers
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Leon Draisaitl | Leon Draisaitl | Leon Draisaitl | Darnell Nurse | Leon Draisaitl |
| 2 | Darnell Nurse | Darnell Nurse | Darnell Nurse | Leon Draisaitl | Darnell Nurse |
| 3 | Oscar Klefbom | Oscar Klefbom | Mark Arcobello | Martin Marincin | Oscar Klefbom |
| 4 | Mitchell Moroz | Anton Slepyshev | Oscar Klefbom | Oscar Klefbom | Laurent Brossoit |
| 5 | Greg Chase | Greg Chase | Anton Slepyshev | Mitchell Moroz | Tyler Pitlick |
| 6 | Martin Gernat | David Musil | Martin Marincin | Jujhar Khaira | Martin Gernat |
| 7 | Bogdan Yakimov | Bogdan Yakimov | David Musil | Laurent Brossoit | Mitchell Moroz |
| 8 | Iiro Pakarinen | Martin Gernat | Martin Gernat | Tyler Pitlick | Anton Slepyshev |
| 9 | William Lagesson | William Lagesson | Greg Chase | Dillon Simpson | Jujhar Khaira |
| 10 | Kellen Jones | Dillon Simpson | Laurent Brossoit | Bogdan Yakimov | Bogdan Yakimov |
Los Angeles Kings
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Tanner Pearson | Tanner Pearson | Martin Jones | Tanner Pearson | Tanner Pearson |
| 2 | Valentin Zykov | Valentin Zykov | Tanner Pearson | Valentin Zykov | Valentin Zykov |
| 3 | Derek Forbort | Nikolay Prokhorkin | Jordan Weal | Brayden McNabb | Adrian Kempe |
| 4 | Adrian Kempe | Adrian Kempe | Brayden McNabb | Nikolay Prokhorkin | Roland McKeown |
| 5 | Nick Ebert | Roland McKeown | Nick Shore | Adrian Kempe | Derek Forbort |
| 6 | Roland McKeown | Jordan Weal | Andy Andreoff | Roland McKeown | Nick Shore |
| 7 | JF Berube | Spencer Watson | Derek Forbort | Derek Forbort | Michael Mersch |
| 8 | Zachary Leslie | Martin Jones | Nikolay Prokhorkin | Jordan Weal | Joel Lowry |
| 9 | Nikolay Prokhorkin | Derek Forbort | Valentin Zykov | Nick Shore | Kevin Gravel |
| 10 | Michael Mersch | Brayden McNabb | J-F Berube | Michael Mersch | Brayden McNabb |
San Jose Sharks
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Mirco Mueller | Mirco Mueller | Tomas Hertl | Tomas Hertl | Mirco Mueller |
| 2 | Taylor Doherty | Nikolai Goldobin | Alex Stalock | Chris Tierney | Nikolai Goldobin |
| 3 | Nikolai Goldobin | Freddie Hamilton | Chris Tierney | Mirco Mueller | Gabryel Boudreau |
| 4 | Gabryel Boudreau | Rourke Chartier | Nikolay Goldobin | Nikolay Goldobin | Taylor Doherty |
| 5 | Chris Tierney | Konrad Abeltshauser | Mirco Mueller | Dan O’Regan | Noah Rod |
| 6 | Freddie Hamilton | Dan O’Regan | Daniil Tarasov | Konrad Abeltshauser | Freddie Hamilton |
| 7 | Matt Tennyson | Julius Bergman | Troy Grosenick | Michael Brodzinski | Chris Tierney |
| 8 | Konrad Abeltshauser | Mike Brodzinski | Noah Rod | Freddie Hamilton | Konrad Abeltshauser |
| 9 | Dylan DeMelo | Chris Tierney | Matt Tennyson | Julius Bergman | Christophe Lalancette |
| 10 | Julius Bergman | Alexis Vanier | Fredrik Bergvik | Dylan DeMelo | Dylan DeMelo |
Vancouver Canucks
| RK | NHL.com | ESPN Corey Pronman |
Dobber Prospects | Hockey’s Future | The Hockey News |
| 1 | Bo Horvat | Bo Horvat | Eddie Lack | Jake Virtanen | Bo Horvat |
| 2 | Brendan Gaunce | Jake Virtanen | Bo Horvat | Thathcher Demko | Jake Virtanen |
| 3 | Jake Virtanen | Hunter Shinkaruk | Jake Virtanen | Bo Horvat | Hunter Shinkaruk |
| 4 | Hunter Shinkaruk | Jared McCann | Linden Vey | Nikita Tryamkin | Jared McCann |
| 5 | Frank Corrado | Frank Corrado | Nicklas Jensen | Hunter Shinkaruk | Linden Vey |
| 6 | Nicklas Jensen | Nicklas Jensen | Hunter Shinkaruk | Nicklas Jensen | Thathcher Demko |
| 7 | Thathcher Demko | Thathcher Demko | Jared McCann | Brendan Gaunce | Frank Corrado |
| 8 | Dane Fox | Brendan Gaunce | Joacim Eriksson | Linden Vey | Brendan Gaunce |
| 9 | Jared McCann | Cole Cassels | Brendan Gaunce | Jared McCann | Cole Cassels |
| 10 | Anton Cederholm | Ben Hutton | Frank Corrado | Cole Cassels | Dane Fox |
