Prospects · 2026–27
Prospect Pipeline
Every player whose rights Detroit holds who is still a prospect: rookie-eligible and inside draft+4. Ranked on expected NHL peak, measured within his position, so a defenseman is judged against defensemen and a goalie against goalies at every step.
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Draft | 2025–26 line | League coef. | NHLe / 82 · SV% vs lg | Same-year pct. | Expected peak | Ceiling | P(NHL regular) | Trajectory | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Bear | LW/C | 19 | 2025 · 13th | WHL · 53 gp, 36–41–77 | 0.141 | 16.2 | 96th · n 70 | 60 | top-line · 36% got there | 80% | −1 | AHL · 3 gp, 1–1–2 |
| 2 | J.P. Hurlbert | F | 18 | 2026 · 23rd | WHL · 68 gp, 42–55–97 | 0.141 | 16.5 | 97th · n 89 | 49 | elite · 32% got there | 80% | +8 | NCAA · 4 gp, 1–1–2 |
| 3 | Trey Augustine | G | 21 | 2023 · 41st | NCAA · 34 gp, .929 | 0.194 | +21 | 73rd · n 15 | 37 | elite · 28% got there | 42% | +3 | AHL · 2 gp, .857 |
| 4 | Eddie Genborg | LW/RW | 19 | 2025 · 44th | SHL · 43 gp, 9–16–25 | 0.566 | 23.5 | 82nd · n 17 | 32 | above average · 44% got there | 70% | +17 | SHL · 8 gp, 2–2–4 |
| 5 | Max Plante | C | 20 | 2024 · 47th | NCAA · 40 gp, 25–27–52 | 0.194 | 19.8 | 92nd · n 49 | 31 | above average · 26% got there | 76% | +2 | NCAA · 2 gp, 0–2–2 |
| 6 | Michal Pradel | G | 19 | 2025 · 75th | USHL · 38 gp, .911 | 0.143 | +16 | 70th · n 10 | 29 | top-line · 28% got there | 42% | — | — |
| 7 | Michal Orsulak | G | 19 | 2026 · 79th | WHL · 36 gp, .907 | 0.141 | +13 | 83rd · n 18 | 28 | above average · 34% got there | 40% | — | WHL · 7 gp, .879 |
| 8 | Jesse Kiiskinen | RW | 21 | 2023 · 68th | Liiga · 54 gp, 17–11–28 | 0.441 | 18.9 | 85th · n 20 | 27 | above average · 28% got there | 50% | −14 | AHL · 5 gp, 5–2–7 |
| 9 | Anton Johansson NHL | D | 22 | 2022 · 105th | SHL · 42 gp, 5–12–17 | 0.566 | 19.6 | — | 27 | above average · 28% got there | 46% | +9 | NHL · 2 gp, 0–0–0 |
| 10 | Victor Plante | F | 18 | 2026 · 47th | NTDP · 57 gp, 21–27–48 | 0.121 | 9.0 | — | 21 | below average · 30% got there | 46% | +3 | NCAA · 4 gp, 0–1–1 |
| 11 | Charlie Forslund | LW/RW | 20 | 2024 · 176th | HockeyAllsvenskan · 10 gp, 1–5–6 | 0.351 | 15.7 | 62nd · n 13 | 19 | below average · 26% got there | 34% | +4 | HockeyAllsvenskan · 10 gp, 1–5–6 |
| 12 | Noah Dower-Nilsson | C/W | 21 | 2023 · 73rd | SHL · 48 gp, 6–10–16 | 0.566 | 15.5 | 71st · n 14 | 18 | below average · 28% got there | 30% | +2 | AHL · 5 gp, 0–2–2 |
| 13 | Larry Keenan | D | 21 | 2023 · 117th | NCAA · 36 gp, 8–11–19 | 0.194 | 8.4 | 91st · n 65 | 16 | below average · 26% got there | 34% | +4 | NCAA · 4 gp, 1–0–1 |
| 14 | Brent Solomon | RW | 19 | 2025 · 109th | USHL · 54 gp, 24–29–53 | 0.143 | 11.5 | 91st · n 78 | 14 | below average · 28% got there | 34% | +7 | NCAA · 3 gp, 1–0–1 |
| 15 | Rudy Guimond | G | 21 | 2023 · 169th | QMJHL · 50 gp, .922 | 0.113 | +26 | — | 13 | replacement level · 16% got there | 16% | −7 | — |
| 16 | Ondřej Becher | C/W | 22 | 2024 · 80th | AHL · 60 gp, 9–19–28 | 0.389 | 14.9 | 54th · n 57 | 11 | replacement level · 28% got there | 28% | +4 | AHL · 5 gp, 0–1–1 |
| 17 | Beckham Edwards | C | 18 | 2026 · 143rd | OHL · 64 gp, 19–26–45 | 0.144 | 8.3 | 80th · n 80 | 10 | replacement level · 24% got there | 24% | −0 | NCAA · 2 gp, 0–1–1 |
| 18 | Adam Levac | C | 18 | 2026 · 108th | OHL · 60 gp, 16–28–44 | 0.144 | 8.7 | 84th · n 80 | 10 | replacement level · 22% got there | 22% | +7 | OHL · 8 gp, 3–5–8 |
| 19 | Michal Svrcek | LW/RW | 19 | 2025 · 119th | SHL · 12 gp, 0–0–0 | 0.566 | 4.7 | 0th · n 17 | 10 | replacement level · 20% got there | 20% | −3 | OHL · 9 gp, 1–2–3 |
| 20 | Dylan James | LW | 22 | 2022 · 40th | NCAA · 40 gp, 21–11–32 | 0.194 | 13.6 | 85th · n 190 | 9 | replacement level · 26% got there | 26% | +4 | AHL · 5 gp, 1–2–3 |
| 21 | Luka Arkko | LW | 18 | 2026 · 175th | U20 SM-sarja · 42 gp, 11–14–25 | 0.083 | 4.3 | — | 8 | replacement level · 20% got there | 20% | +1 | OHL · 6 gp, 3–1–4 |
| 22 | Myles Brosnan | D | 18 | 2026 · 196th | USHS-Prep · 30 gp, 7–44–51 | 0.028 | 3.0 | — | 7 | replacement level · 10% got there | 10% | +0 | QMJHL · 8 gp, 3–4–7 |
| 23 | Nikita Tyurin | D | 19 | 2025 · 140th | VHL · 12 gp, 0–1–1 | 0.328 | 2.2 | 94th · n 125 | 7 | replacement level · 14% got there | 14% | +1 | VHL · 12 gp, 0–1–1 |
| 24 | Will Murphy | D | 19 | 2025 · 172nd | QMJHL · 38 gp, 4–4–8 | 0.113 | 2.0 | 41st · n 54 | 5 | replacement level · 8% got there | 8% | +1 | — |
| 25 | John Whipple | D | 20 | 2024 · 144th | NCAA · 36 gp, 1–1–2 | 0.194 | 0.9 | 13th · n 30 | 5 | replacement level · 10% got there | 10% | −1 | NCAA · 2 gp, 0–0–0 |
| 26 | Grayden Robertson-Palmer | C/LW | 19 | 2025 · 204th | QMJHL · 55 gp, 6–5–11 | 0.113 | 1.9 | 14th · n 77 | 5 | replacement level · 6% got there | 6% | −1 | — |
| 27 | Fisher Scott | D | 21 | 2024 · 208th | NCAA · 36 gp, 2–12–14 | 0.194 | 6.1 | 77th · n 128 | 4 | replacement level · 8% got there | 8% | +1 | NCAA · 2 gp, 0–1–1 |
| 28 | Sutter Muzzatti | F | 23 | 2023 · 143rd | NCAA · 37 gp, 13–19–32 | 0.194 | 13.8 | 89th · n 190 | 4 | replacement level · 16% got there | 16% | +9 | AHL · 3 gp, 1–0–1 |
| 29 | Austin Baker | LW | 20 | 2024 · 203rd | NCAA · 14 gp, 0–1–1 | 0.194 | 1.1 | 0th · n 49 | 2 | replacement level · 2% got there | 2% | −5 | NCAA · 2 gp, 1–1–2 |
| 30 | Kevin Bicker | LW/RW | 21 | 2023 · 147th | DEL · 21 gp, 2–2–4 | 0.352 | 4.0 | — | 2 | replacement level · 4% got there | 4% | −3 | DEL · 8 gp, 0–0–0 |
| 31 | Brennan Ali | C/LW | 22 | 2022 · 212th | NCAA · 35 gp, 8–7–15 | 0.194 | 6.8 | 52nd · n 259 | 1 | replacement level · 4% got there | 4% | −1 | — |
| 32 | Owen Mehlenbacher | C | 22 | 2022 · 201st | NCAA · 32 gp, 3–6–9 | 0.194 | 4.5 | 31st · n 259 | 0 | replacement level · 2% got there | 2% | +1 | NCAA · 4 gp, 1–0–1 |
| 33 | Brady Cleveland | D | 21 | 2023 · 47th | NCAA · 39 gp, 0–2–2 | 0.194 | 0.8 | 6th · n 65 | 0 | replacement level · 2% got there | 2% | −0 | NCAA · 4 gp, 0–0–0 |
| 34 | Jack Phelan | D | 22 | 2023 · 137th | NCAA · 37 gp, 0–9–9 | 0.194 | 3.9 | 49th · n 128 | 0 | replacement level · 0% got there | 0% | +2 | NCAA · 4 gp, 0–0–0 |
Rank: by expected NHL peak. League coef.: Network NHLe points coefficient (hockeystats.com, Patrick Bacon), the share of a point in that league worth an NHL point. NHLe / 82: last full season's points per game blended across every league he played, times the coefficient, times 82. For goalies the same column is save percentage above that league's average, in thousandths. Same-year pct.: percentile among players of the same position born the same year in that league and season (EliteProspects), on points per game for skaters and save percentage for goalies. Expected peak: the nearest 50 drafted players of the 2008–2019 classes at the same position and age, matched on production (and on draft slot while pedigree still counts), and where their best NHL season landed as a percentile among regulars at the position, with busts as zero; the mean of that group, blended with the pick-band prior at weight 0.5 in the draft year, 0.25 at draft+1 and 0 from draft+2. A skater playing NHL games this season is also matched to rookies who got the same NHL ice time at his age, and that group's mean blends in at weight games ÷ (games + 20). Ceiling: the upside case, the tier the group's 75th percentile reached, with the share of the group that got there or better; it is not the forecast. P(NHL regular): share of the group with at least one qualifying NHL season. Trajectory: change between the two most recent full seasons, in NHLe / 82 for skaters and thousandths of save percentage above league for goalies. NHL marks a prospect currently on the Red Wings roster; his page is the full NHL page while he is up. Now: this season's line to date.
In the system, no longer prospects
Rights Detroit holds on players who have graduated to the NHL, lost rookie eligibility or passed draft+4. They are listed here, not ranked.
| Player | Pos | Age | Draft | Why | Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Dries | C/W | 32 | undrafted | lost rookie eligibility | NHL · 2 gp, 0–0–0 |
| William Lagesson | D | 30 | 2014 · 91st | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 5 gp, 2–2–4 |
| Théo Rochette | C | 24 | undrafted | past the undrafted age window | AHL · 4 gp, 1–2–3 |
| Jacob Bryson | D | 28 | 2017 · 99th | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 5 gp, 1–2–3 |
| Eemil Viro | D | 24 | 2020 · 70th | past draft+4 | SHL · 7 gp, 1–2–3 |
| Shai Buium | D | 23 | 2021 · 36th | past draft+4 | AHL · 5 gp, 0–3–3 |
| Dominik Shine | RW/C | 33 | undrafted | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 5 gp, 1–1–2 |
| Cameron Butler | RW/LW | 24 | undrafted | past the undrafted age window | AHL · 5 gp, 1–1–2 |
| Wilmer Skoog | C/LW | 27 | undrafted | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 5 gp, 0–2–2 |
| John Leonard | LW/RW | 28 | 2018 · 182nd | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 1 gp, 0–0–0 |
| Chase Stillman | RW/LW | 23 | 2021 · 29th | past draft+4 | AHL · 2 gp, 0–0–0 |
| Ronnie Attard | D | 27 | 2019 · 72nd | lost rookie eligibility | AHL · 5 gp, 0–0–0 |
| Michal Postava | G | 24 | undrafted | past the undrafted age window | AHL · 3 gp, .950 |
| Carter Gylander | G | 25 | 2019 · 191st | lost rookie eligibility | — |
Sources: EliteProspects (lines, league tables, draft classes), NHL API (season pools for the percentiles, rookie eligibility), hockeystats.com (league coefficients, retrieved 2026-10-06). Built 2026-10-15.