Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – July 2024
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2024-07-24
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – July edition!
But first, just under one week (!) from now, the 19th annual Fantasy Hockey Guide will be released. That’s right, I’ve earned your trust for 19 years. You can pre-order your digital copy here, or for another $5 you can get the Fantasy Prospects Report along with it (Value $14.99) here.
As always, prospects within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of team needs (immediate help vs wait time, rebuilding vs. going for it, etc.) or personal preference.
Click any player name to be taken to his DobberProspects scouting profile.
| July | Prospect | Team | Shot | Rating | June | Feb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 76.2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 70.4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 64.0 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 63.6 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 63.6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 60.5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Artyom Levshunov | CHI | RD | 58.6 | NR | NR |
| 8 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 57.1 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | RD | 54.2 | NR | NR |
| 10 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 51.2 | 8 | 14 |
| 11 | Axel Sandin Pellikka | DET | RD | 51.1 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 46.3 | 10 | 17 |
| 13 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 44.1 | 11 | 16 |
| 14 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 43.0 | 12 | 31 |
| 15 | Hunter Brzustewicz | CGY | RD | 41.6 | 13 | 97 |
| 16 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 40.7 | 14 | 18 |
| 17 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 40.6 | 15 | 15 |
| 18 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 40.5 | 16 | 13 |
| 19 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 39.6 | 17 | 22 |
| 20 | Tanner Molendyk | NSH | LD | 38.2 | 18 | 113 |
| 21 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 37.8 | 19 | 25 |
| 22 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 37.7 | 20 | 26 |
| 23 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 35.8 | 21 | 28 |
| 24 | Helge Grans | PHI | RD | 35.5 | 22 | 29 |
| 25 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 35.3 | 23 | 23 |
| 26 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 35.1 | 24 | 33 |
| 27 | Seamus Casey | NJD | RD | 35.0 | 25 | 48 |
| 28 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 34.8 | 26 | 30 |
| 29 | Tristan Luneau | ANA | RD | 34.0 | 27 | 20 |
| 30 | Zeev Buium | MIN | LD | 33.3 | NR | NR |
| 31 | Mattias Havelid | SJS | RD | 33.0 | 28 | 66 |
| 32 | Artyom Duda | UTA | LD | 33.0 | 29 | 34 |
| 33 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 32.9 | 30 | 27 |
| 34 | Theo Lindstein | STL | LD | 32.0 | 31 | 143 |
| 35 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 31.6 | 32 | 21 |
| 36 | Dmitri Simashev | UTA | LD | 30.9 | 33 | 42 |
| 37 | Jack Thompson | SJS | RD | 30.8 | 34 | 35 |
| 38 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJS | LD | 30.3 | 35 | 37 |
| 39 | Michael Benning | FLA | RD | 30.3 | 36 | 38 |
| 40 | Logan Mailloux | MON | RD | 29.9 | 37 | 41 |
| 41 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 29.0 | 38 | 24 |
| 42 | Declan Chisholm | MIN | LD | 28.8 | 39 | 79 |
| 43 | Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | RD | 28.7 | NR | NR |
| 44 | Alfons Freij | WPG | LD | 28.4 | NR | NR |
| 45 | Ethan Del Mastro | CHI | LD | 28.2 | 40 | 45 |
| 46 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 28.0 | 41 | 46 |
| 47 | Christian Kyrou | DAL | RD | 28.0 | 42 | 47 |
| 48 | Sam Rinzel | CHI | RD | 27.6 | 43 | 88 |
| 49 | Wyatt Kaiser | CHI | LD | 27.4 | 44 | 44 |
| 50 | Dmitri Kuzmin | WPG | LD | 27.1 | 45 | 50 |
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I love your rankings but I don’t understand your love for #15 Hunter Brzustewicz. You have him rated higher than players who have played in the NHL. What exactly do you see in him that you put him so high?
Also, you don’t rate Luca Cagnoni in your top 50. Their numbers in the CHL were practically identical.
Nick Richard rates Brzustewicz at 7.5 and 8.5. At superstar potential.
Hadi Kalakeche rates Cagnoni at 8.5 and 7.5. Above superstar potential.
It seems that there is some sort of disconnect between you and your writers.
Hi, enjoying the slow delve into the guide!
Question: one of your writers, Peter Harling, says this of Zayne Parekh “Parekh is the consensus first pick (as a defence prospect)”
Would you agree that Parekh has the greatest upside of the names on the above list?
Thanks,
Andrew
p.s. Darren if you’re reading this, it’s a dream, go back to sleep. Stay away from my picks!