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Ranking the NHL’s best prospect pools | Full Episode

On today’s episode, the guys deep dive into Scott’s 2026 NHL prospect pool rankings, an annual list that includes evaluations of roughly 500 prospects and sorts the league’s farm systems from No. 32 to No. 1, and discuss why there were only two teams in the conversation at the top of the list, the rest of the top 10, and some of the biggest risers and fallers this season. #nhl #hockey #prospects #sanjosesharks #chicagoblackhawks 0:00 Intro 1:03 The process of creating the NHL prospect pool rankings 3:09 Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks for No. 1 8:46 How did Anton Frondell’s NHL debut change things? 11:43 Calgary Flames at No. 3 15:19 Alexander Zharovsky and the Montreal Canadiens at No. 9 19:45 Finding gems in the late-first, early-second rounds is a gamechanger 22:55 Minnesota Wild fall to No. 23 28:28Columbus Blue Jackets fall to No. 17 33:01 Pittsburgh Penguins rise to No. 16 40:57 Philadelphia Flyers rise to No. 8 45:29 Boston Bruins rise to No. 19 For more Athletic Hockey Show content: - Join The Athletic Hockey Show Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UDmeAnvFB5 - Follow The Athletic Hockey Show wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/the-athletic-hockey-show-a-show-about-the-nhl Follow our hosts on Bluesky: Max Bultman: https://bsky.app/profile/mbultman.bsky.social Mark Lazerus: https://bsky.app/profile/marklazerus.bsky.social Jesse Granger: https://bsky.app/profile/jessegranger.bsky.social Sean Gentille: https://bsky.app/profile/seangentille.bsky.social Sean McIndoe: https://bsky.app/profile/downgoesbrown.bsky.social Hailey Salvian: https://bsky.app/profile/haileysalvian.bsky.social Scott Wheeler: https://bsky.app/profile/scottcwheeler.bsky.social Chris Peters: https://bsky.app/profile/chrismpeters.bsky.social Follow our hosts on X: Max Bultman: https://x.com/m_bultman Mark Lazerus: https://x.com/MarkLazerus Jesse Granger: https://x.com/JesseGranger_ Sean Gentille: https://x.com/seangentille Sean McIndoe: https://x.com/DownGoesBrown Frank Corrado: https://x.com/frankcorrado22 Hailey Salvian: https://x.com/hailey_salvian Corey Pronman: https://x.com/coreypronman Chris Peters: https://x.com/chrismpeters Scott Wheeler: https://x.com/scottcwheeler - Subscribe to The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/hockeyshow -Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images