Top 50 Fantasy Prospect Defensemen – June 2026
Dobber
2026-06-25
Here are the top 50 prospect defensemen to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – June edition!
But first – the NHL draft is in two days!
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As always, prospects valued within +/-5.0 rating points of each other should be considered equal.
This month’s graduates…
Noah Ostlund
Jiri Kulich
Oliver Moore
Colton Dach
Matt Savoie
Danila Yurov
Matthew Wood
Reid Schaefer
Calum Ritchie
Gabe Perreault
Benjamin Kindel
Michael Misa
Sam Dickinson
Berkly Catton
Dalibor Dvorsky
Easton Cowan
Tom Willander
Ryan Leonard
Logan Mailloux
Click any player name to be taken to his DobberProspects profile.
| Jun | Prospect | Team | type | Prospect Rating | May | Apr |
| 1 | Cole Hutson | WAS | LD | 140.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Zayne Parekh | CGY | RD | 126.6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | RD | 122.1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Kashawn Aitcheson | NYI | LD | 96.8 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Cameron Reid | NSH | LD | 90.3 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Sam Rinzel | CHI | RD | 86.4 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Adam Jiricek | STL | RD | 85.9 | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Scott Morrow | NYR | RD | 85.7 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Tanner Molendyk | NSH | LD | 85.1 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Jackson Smith | CBJ | LD | 84.6 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Harrison Brunicke | PIT | RD | 84.4 | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Radim Mrtka | BUF | RD | 82.1 | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Seamus Casey | NJD | RD | 81.9 | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Dmitri Simashev | UTA | LD | 81.9 | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Lukas Cormier | VGK | LD | 79.3 | 17 | 18 |
| 16 | Hunter Brzustewicz | CGY | RD | 76.3 | 19 | 20 |
| 17 | Ryan Ufko | NSH | RD | 76.1 | 20 | 21 |
| 18 | Bryce Pickford | MON | RD | 74.7 | 21 | 28 |
| 19 | Eric Pohlkamp | SJS | RD | 73.7 | 26 | 25 |
| 20 | Sascha Boumedienne | WPG | LD | 72.8 | 24 | 23 |
| 21 | Kevin Korchinski | CHI | LD | 72.1 | 23 | 17 |
| 22 | Elias Salomonsson | WPG | RD | 71.7 | 35 | 35 |
| 23 | David Jiricek | PHI | RD | 71.5 | 31 | 31 |
| 24 | Henry Mews | CGY | RD | 70.0 | 25 | 24 |
| 25 | Luca Cagnoni | SJS | LD | 69.1 | 27 | 26 |
| 26 | Logan Hensler | OTT | RD | 67.9 | 28 | 27 |
| 27 | Leo Sahlin Wallenius | SJS | LD | 67.2 | 22 | 22 |
| 28 | Tarin Smith | ANA | LD | 67.1 | 29 | 29 |
| 29 | Theo Lindstein | STL | LD | 66.4 | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Adam Engstrom | MON | LD | 65.6 | 33 | 33 |
| 31 | Luca Marrelli | CBJ | RD | 65.6 | 32 | 32 |
| 32 | David Reinbacher | MON | RD | 65.4 | 37 | 37 |
| 33 | Tyson Jugnauth | SEA | LD | 65.0 | 41 | 41 |
| 34 | Maxim Strbak | BUF | RD | 63.3 | 38 | 38 |
| 35 | Artyom Duda | UTA | LD | 63.2 | 39 | 39 |
| 36 | Oliver Bonk | PHI | RD | 61.4 | 90 | 92 |
| 37 | Alfons Freij | WPG | LD | 61.3 | 42 | 42 |
| 38 | Henry Brzustewicz | LAK | RD | 59.7 | 36 | 36 |
| 39 | Mike Benning | FLA | RD | 59.7 | 43 | 43 |
| 40 | Lukas Dragicevic | SEA | RD | 59.6 | 34 | 34 |
| 41 | Owen Pickering | PIT | LD | 59.3 | 45 | 45 |
| 42 | Tristan Bertucci | DAL | LD | 59.3 | 40 | 40 |
| 43 | Kirill Kirsanov | LAK | LD | 58.9 | 60 | 61 |
| 44 | Tristan Luneau | ANA | RD | 58.7 | 48 | 48 |
| 45 | Frederic Brunet | BOS | LD | 58.1 | 46 | 46 |
| 46 | Luke Osburn | BUF | LD | 57.2 | 47 | 47 |
| 47 | Ty Nelson | SEA | RD | 57.0 | 49 | 49 |
| 48 | Drew Fortescue | NYR | LD | 56.7 | 108 | 108 |
| 49 | Tomas Lavoie | UTA | RD | 56.6 | 44 | 44 |
| 50 | Sean Behrens | COL | LD | 56.5 | 85 | 87 |
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