Attached for your reference is a link to the NHL’s top 50 affiliated prospects, per TSN’s chief analyst Craig Button. Of the prospects profiled below, two appear on Button’s list (Tig Iginla at #1, and Cole Reschny at #24). As these rankings do not contain current NHL players, Gabe Perreault of the New York Rangers does not appear there.
Nashville d-man prospect Alex Huang (2025 4th round, 122nd overall) has been one of the best d-men in the QMJHL this season.Through 59 games with Chicoutimi, Huang has compiled 64 points (9G 55A). His point total is tied for 2nd on the team behind Anaheim forward prospect Maxim Masse’s 97 points, and his +/- rating of +55 also is second on the team behind Masse’s +60 rating. Huang will attend Harvard University this fall.
Calgary forward prospect Cole Reschny (2025 1st round, 18th overall) is on his way to the NCAA tournament with 2nd-ranked University of North Dakota. Reschny has tallied 34 points (5G 29A) in 33 games this season, demonstrating his elite playmaking skills with his 29 helpers. With high-end players such as Reschny and d-man Keaton Verhoeff (2026 draft-eligible) leading the charge, the Fighting Hawks are NCHC regular season champs. Currently, they are in the semifinals of the NCHC postseason tournament, and will obtain a #1 seed in the NCAA’s if victorious.
Utah forward prospect Tij Iginla (2024 1st round, 6th overall) recently was ranked as the NHL’s top affiliated prospect by TSN’s Craig Button. He is in the midst of a campaign with Kelowna where he has tallied 89 points on 41 goals and 48 assists, his second 40-goal season with the Rockets. Button refers to Iginla as a “tour de force” due to his combination of skill and hockey IQ, and as someone NHL players will love to play with because of those qualities.
Vegas forward prospect Alex Weiermair (2025 6th round, 186th overall) is enjoying an excellent D+1 season in the WHL. The right-shot forward, who left the University of Denver last season to compete for Portland, has totaled 85 points (36G 49A) in 63 games this season. Vegas recently rewarded the stellar play of the 20-year-old with a three-year entry-level contract, so we may see him this spring.
New York Rangers forward prospect Gabe Perreault (2023 1st round, 23rd overall) no longer is a prospect in the true sense of the word, as he has appeared to have established himself in The Big Apple. With the Rangers, Perreault has 18 points (7G 11A) in 33 games this season, and is an integral part of the rebuild taking place there. He averages roughly 15 minutes of ice time per night, and in several games this season has played over 22 minutes. Also, Perreault manned a spot on the first power-play unit until the recent return of JT Miller from injury. He remains on the second PP unit.