Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – January 2023
Dobber
2023-01-16
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – January edition!
But first, an announcement.
The 15th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide is now available. Pick it up here! An immediate download (PDF and Spreadsheet) includes line combos and PP units, last two years, 1st vs. 2nd half performance, projections for the 2nd half, upside and 3YP (likely three best seasons ahead), goaltending situations and what to expect, profiles of the next two prospects to be called up who could help you down the stretch, analysis of the advanced stats, analysis of the schedule, Risers and Fallers of the 2022 Entry Draft, Top 20 for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, 2023 Crop of US College Free Agents, KHLers and Europeans you could see next year – and more.
Get the Midseason Guide here now!
And now onto the Prospect Rankings
As always, players, ranked between +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value.
Click any player name to be taken to his fantasy hockey scouting profile and get his full outlook.
| Jan | Prospect | Team | Shot | Prospect Rating | Dec | Nov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calen Addison | MIN | RD | 73.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Owen Power | BUF | LD | 65.7 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nils Lundkvist | DAL | RD | 65.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kaiden Guhle | MON | LD | 64.8 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Jake Sanderson | OTT | LD | 64.7 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 61.8 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 59.7 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 57.6 | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 55.9 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 55.8 | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 55.1 | 11 | 18 |
| 12 | Braden Schneider | NYR | RD | 53.5 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 52.3 | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | PIT | LD | 50.9 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 49.1 | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Ryan Merkley | SJS | RD | 49.1 | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 48.0 | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 47.4 | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 46.2 | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 45.1 | 20 | 21 |
| 21 | Cam York | PHI | LD | 43.8 | 21 | 19 |
| 22 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 43.8 | 22 | 22 |
| 23 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 42.4 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 42.2 | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Nick Perbix | TBL | RD | 42.1 | 25 | 33 |
| 26 | Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | LD | 41.3 | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 40.7 | 28 | 27 |
| 28 | Helge Grans | LAK | RD | 40.6 | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 39.2 | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Robin Salo | NYI | LD | 39.2 | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | Ian Mitchell | CHI | RD | 39.0 | 32 | 32 |
| 32 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 39.0 | 33 | 53 |
| 33 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 38.8 | 34 | 35 |
| 34 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 37.9 | 35 | 34 |
| 35 | Kaedan Korczak | VGK | RD | 37.6 | 36 | 36 |
| 36 | Conor Timmins | TOR | RD | 37.5 | 54 | 55 |
| 37 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 37.1 | 37 | 37 |
| 38 | Jordan Harris | MON | LD | 36.5 | 38 | 38 |
| 39 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 36.4 | 39 | 152 |
| 40 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 35.7 | 40 | 40 |
| 41 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 35.7 | 41 | 39 |
| 42 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 35.3 | 42 | 41 |
| 43 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 35.0 | 43 | 42 |
| 44 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 34.8 | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 34.4 | 45 | 45 |
| 46 | Josh Mahura | FLA | LD | 33.3 | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 33.1 | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | Alexander Alexeyev | WAS | LD | 31.7 | 48 | 49 |
| 49 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 31.5 | 49 | 50 |
| 50 | Ronnie Attard | PHI | RD | 31.5 | 50 | 44 |
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If you set aside years of development, who do you think has the best upside? I really like Jiricek. Point a game in the A at his age? That seems crazy good to me. Maybe not even much development time needed … he’s a big kid who’s been playing against men since he was 16.
Great question, was curious myself. I sorted by upside and have:
1. Addison, Perunovich, Jiricek, Poirier (tied)
5. Lundkvist, Nemec, Hughes, Mintyukov, Zellweger, Cormier, Hutson (tied)
12. Spence, Merkley (tied)
Cool … some more names for me to dig into … thanks!