Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen – June edition!
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As always, players ranked within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal value, and at that point become a matter of your keeper team’s needs (immediate help vs long-term upside) or personal preference.
| FPR | Prospect | Team | Shoots | Prospect Rating | May | Apr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Hughes | NJD | LD | 80.2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Brandt Clarke | LAK | RD | 74.4 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 71.1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | David Jiricek | CBJ | RD | 67.6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Simon Edvinsson | DET | LD | 62.0 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Simon Nemec | NJD | RD | 62.0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Lane Hutson | MON | LD | 61.8 | 36 | 38 |
| 8 | Scott Perunovich | STL | LD | 60.6 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | LD | 53.7 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | LD | 49.6 | 17 | 20 |
| 11 | Jordan Spence | LAK | RD | 49.5 | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Olen Zellweger | ANA | LD | 49.1 | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | Ville Heinola | WPG | LD | 49.0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Thomas Harley | DAL | LD | 48.7 | 24 | 23 |
| 15 | Alexander Nikishin | CAR | LD | 48.6 | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Philip Broberg | EDM | LD | 48.6 | 10 | 7 |
| 17 | Justin Barron | MON | RD | 47.6 | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 46.0 | 29 | 29 |
| 19 | Zac Jones | NYR | LD | 44.9 | 18 | 18 |
| 20 | Scott Morrow | CAR | RD | 42.0 | 15 | 17 |
| 21 | Victor Soderstrom | ARI | RD | 41.9 | 16 | 11 |
| 22 | Henry Thrun | SJS | LD | 41.6 | 31 | 28 |
| 23 | Emil Andrae | PHI | LD | 41.6 | 38 | 39 |
| 24 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 39.8 | 67 | 76 |
| 25 | Topi Niemela | TOR | RD | 39.7 | 32 | 32 |
| 26 | Carson Lambos | MIN | LD | 38.8 | 22 | 26 |
| 27 | Ian Mitchell | CHI | RD | 38.0 | 26 | 25 |
| 28 | Ryker Evans | SEA | LD | 37.3 | 30 | 30 |
| 29 | Jeremie Poirier | CGY | LD | 37.3 | 27 | 16 |
| 30 | Corson Ceulemans | CBJ | RD | 37.3 | 23 | 27 |
| 31 | Jackson LaCombe | ANA | LD | 36.1 | 28 | 35 |
| 32 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 35.5 | 43 | 53 |
| 33 | Lassi Thomson | OTT | RD | 35.3 | 34 | 33 |
| 34 | Jack Rathbone | VAN | LD | 33.7 | 21 | 19 |
| 35 | Robin Salo | NYI | LD | 33.6 | 25 | 24 |
| 36 | Nick Blankenburg | CBJ | RD | 33.3 | 35 | 34 |
| 37 | Samuel Bolduc | NYI | LD | 33.1 | 46 | 44 |
| 38 | Yegor Zamula | PHI | LD | 32.6 | 33 | 31 |
| 39 | Ryan Merkley | COL | RD | 32.6 | 20 | 22 |
| 40 | Helge Grans | LAK | RD | 32.5 | 19 | 21 |
| 41 | Brock Faber | MIN | RD | 32.1 | 53 | 58 |
| 42 | Daniil Miromanov | VGK | RD | 32.1 | 37 | 36 |
| 43 | Artyom Duda | ARI | LD | 32.0 | 64 | 71 |
| 44 | Michael Benning | FLA | RD | 31.3 | 55 | 50 |
| 45 | Tyler Tucker | STL | LD | 30.7 | 70 | 66 |
| 46 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJS | LD | 30.3 | 54 | 60 |
| 47 | Mason Lohrei | BOS | LD | 30.0 | 42 | 41 |
| 48 | Mattias Norlinder | MON | LD | 29.7 | 59 | 55 |
| 49 | Ryan O’Rourke | MIN | LD | 29.4 | 44 | 46 |
| 50 | Ronnie Attard | PHI | RD | 28.6 | 41 | 40 |
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