Link to the full spreadsheet (recommended way to view): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wtIOrj0tni4ODQSqUDsAqISIIW5K8bo-8_oYDDOAIjU/edit?usp=sharing

FAQ:

Q: Why did you include a bunch of random bloggers with equal weight as major news outlets?

A: While major news outlets may have inside sources, it has not been proven that they are superior to bloggers or hobbyists in terms of ranking draft-eligible talent. This is actually part of the goal of this project long-term. I began this project with the 2016 Draft and intend to continue on into the future. As the results from the 2016 Draft become apparent, we can go back and compare results from the rankings and determine who is actually accurate in their rankings. Perhaps the data will eventually prove me wrong but for now I will lean on the side of having a large breadth of data rather than exclude people who put in the work because "they aren't good enough."

Q: Why did you exclude a certain ranking that I know of?

A: If I excluded it, its either because its behind a paywall that was outside my hobbyist budget or its because I couldn't find it. Please comment on my reddit post with a link and I will add it.

Q: How can you compare Top-31 rankings with Top-250 and some that rank goalies and others that don't?

A: I understand the different ranking types can affect the data, which is why you see a lot of later-ranked guys with higher rankings than you might expect (since the data is missing). Honestly I prefer that the data just speak for itself, and that I should not try to interpolate or compensate for this.

Thanks for viewing! This is a product of ~3 months of work to scour the web for data and enter it manually (for the most part, thanks to various sources spelling players names differently), compiling information on over 600 players.

Paywalled ranking sources have been hidden out of respect.

Sources (in no particular order):

• NHL Central Scouting Services
  • https://www.nhl.com/info/nhl-css-players-to-watch
  • http://www.nhl.com/ice/draftprospectbrowse.htm
• HockeyProspect - https://www.hockeyprospect.com/2019-nhl-draft-rankings/
• International Scouting Services - https://www.isshockey.com/iss-hockey-releases-iss-top-31-for-june-rankings-of-the-top-prospects-for-the-2019-nhl-draft/
• Future Considerations - https://futureconsiderations.ca/top-rankings-2019/
• EliteProspects - https://www.eliteprospects.com/draft-center/2019
• ProspectPipeline - https://prospectpipeline.ca/2019/06/06/2019-nhl-draft-final-ranking-top-31-prospects/
• Mile High Hockey - https://www.milehighhockey.com/2019/6/15/18680117/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-scouting-jack-hughes-kirby-dach
• Sportsnet - Sam Cosentino - https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/sportsnets-2019-nhl-draft-prospect-rankings-may/
• Raw Charge - https://www.rawcharge.com/2019/6/3/18649714/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-the-top-35-prospects-jack-hughes-kaapo-kakko-bowen-byram-vasili-podkolzon
• Puck77 - https://puck77.com/2019/06/01/puck-77-nhl-draft-rankings/
• Sportsology - http://www.sportsology.com/2019-nhl-draft-my-top-31-version-3-0/
• On the Forecheck - https://www.ontheforecheck.com/2019/6/11/18659853/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-no-93-to-63-third-round-picks
• No Huddle Sports - https://www.nohuddlesports.com/single-post/2019/06/03/My-Final-2019-NHL-Draft-Rankings
• Rotowire - https://www.rotowire.com/hockey/article.php?id=45992
• Kevin Mustos - https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/kevin-mustos-2019-nhl-draft-ranking-top-62.2654171/
• Fanalytica - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8zYJ0sXkAI3COS.jpg:large
• TSN - Bob McKenzie - https://www.tsn.ca/americans-set-to-dominate-first-round-of-the-nhl-draft-1.1323878
• TheDraftAnalyst.com
• The Hockey Writers
  • https://thehockeywriters.com/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-final-edition/
  • https://thehockeywriters.com/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-june/
  • https://thehockeywriters.com/2019-nhl-draft-top-155-march/
  • https://thehockeywriters.com/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-top-250/
• The Hockey News - https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/2019-nhl-draft-ranking-the-top-120-prospects
• Last Word on Hockey - https://lastwordonhockey.com/2019-nhl-entry-draft-headquarters/
• Blueshirts Breakaway - https://www.blueshirtsbreakaway.com/2019/04/09/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-draft-lottery-edition/
• Wings Nation - https://wingsnation.com/2019/05/23/kuom-final-draft-board-for-the-2019-nhl-draft/
• TSN Craig Button - https://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-caufield-scores-his-way-into-top-5-1.1316942
• Defending Big D - https://www.defendingbigd.com/2019/6/11/18659120/2019-nhl-entry-draft-final-top-101-rankings-hughes-kakko-dach-podkolzin-broberg-caufield-turcotte
• Canucks Army - https://canucksarmy.com/2019/05/25/2019-draft-countdown-ethan-keppen-samuel-fagemo-arvid-costmar-gianni-fairbrother-reece-newkirk/
• Cam Robinson/DobberProspects - https://dobberprospects.com/robinson-final-2019-nhl-draft-rankings-june-2019/
• Lays - https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/lays-2019-final-draft-rankings.2651205/
• ESPN - http://www.espn.com/nhl/insider/story/_/id/26680094/2019-nhl-draft-top-50-prospect-rankings-turcotte-caufield-climbing-board
• Beer League Heroes - https://www.beerleagueheroes.com/2019-nhl-draft-tpehockeys-pre-draft-lottery-top-31-draft-rankings/
• The Charging Buffalo
  • https://www.beerleagueheroes.com/2019-nhl-draft-tpehockeys-pre-draft-lottery-top-31-draft-rankings/
  • https://thechargingbuffalo.net/2019/06/17/final-2019-nhl-draft-rankings/
• Tip of the Tower - https://tipofthetower.com/2019/06/16/buffalo-sabres-2019-nhl-draft-rankings-june-edition/2/
• Oilers Nation - https://oilersnation.com/2019/06/11/2019-nhl-draft-top-31-prospects/
• Scouching - https://www.scouching.ca/the-blog/scouchings-final-2019-draft-rankings
• Sam Stern - https://twitter.com/aqualunggg/status/1139549944707190786
• Finlay Sherratt - https://twitter.com/FinlaySherratt?lang=en
• Tony Ferrari - https://twitter.com/theTonyFerrari/status/1138516967172820992
• The Puck Authority - https://twitter.com/theTonyFerrari/status/1138516967172820992
• Van Prospect Talk - https://twitter.com/VanProspecttalk/status/1139600006346756096
• DraftPro - https://draftprospectshockey.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/draft-pro-final-2019-nhl-draft-rankings/
• Kotkanemo - https://twitter.com/Kotkanemo/status/1135260010383060993
• Riding Pine Hockey - https://ridingpinehockey.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/rp_2019guide.pdf
• Maple Leaf Hot Stove - https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2019/06/17/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-1-31/
• Wally Maz - https://twitter.com/WallMaz35/status/1135647750903779328
• 51Leafs - https://twitter.com/51Leafs/status/1138221496625745920
• TheStattest - https://thestattest.wordpress.com/2019/06/15/2019-nhl-draft-rankings-final-top-75/
• Jokke Nevalainen - https://twitter.com/JokkeNevalainen/status/1141781746691858432
• Draftgeek.ca - https://www.draftgeek.ca/2019-nhl-draft-top-50/
• Crossbarrhockey - https://twitter.com/crossbarrhockey/status/1140712552743264258
• North State Journal - http://nsjonline.com/article/2019/06/nsjs-2019-nhl-draft-top-100-prospects/
• DraftbuzzHockey.com
• Habs Eye on the Prize -https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/nhl-entry-draft-picks-2019/2019/6/20/18683103/2019-nhl-entry-draft-ranking-list-board-david-st-louis-prospect-analysis-hughes-kakko-turcotte-byram
• Benoit Belanger - https://twitter.com/Benitofoto/status/1141850031638634496

Special shoutout to MyNHLDraft.com for all the hard work they do every year.