{"id":215398,"date":"2025-09-10T11:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/215398\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:46:11","slug":"2022-nhl-re-draft-juraj-slafkovsky-logan-cooley-shane-wright-lead-the-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/215398\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NHL re-draft: Juraj Slafkovsk\u00fd, Logan Cooley, Shane Wright lead the class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2022 NHL Draft is the third class we will review this week in our series looking back at recent drafts. 2022 wasn\u2019t considered the most exciting at the top, but the drama of Montreal having the No. 1 pick while hosting the draft, along with the uncertainty surrounding it, made it one of the most exciting draft days in recent memory. Players eligible for this exercise had to have actually been drafted in the draft class mentioned, regardless of their first year of eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 1: NHL All-Star<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Juraj Slafkovsk\u00fd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 2: Bubble star and top of lineup<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Logan Cooley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 3: Top-of-the-lineup player<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Shane Wright<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lane Hutson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Entering the 2022 draft, there was a fierce debate as to which of Logan Cooley, Juraj Slafkovsk\u00fd or Shane Wright was the top prospect. They are still the top three players from this class, although Cooley and Slafkovsk\u00fd have distinguished themselves more than Wright since the draft. The biggest mover is Lane Hutson, who vaults up into the top five coming off his Calder Trophy-winning season after being a late second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 4: Bubble top and middle lineup<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Frank Nazar<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Conor Geekie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jimmy Snuggerud<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Marco Kasper<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anaheim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Simon Nemec<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maveric Lamoureux<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Danila Yurov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ivan Miroshnichenko<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 5: Middle-of-the-lineup player<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Denton Mateychuk<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Kevin Korchinski<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Sam Rinzel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lian Bichsel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dallas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Liam \u00d6hgren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jonathan Lekkerim\u00e4ki<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jiri Kulich<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Noah \u00d6stlund<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Filip Bystedt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pavel Mintyukov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anaheim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Rutger McGroarty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matt Savoie<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Edmonton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seamus Casey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New Jersey<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jani Nyman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Fraser Minten<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Boston<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tristan Luneau<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anaheim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>David Ji\u0159\u00ed\u010dek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Isaac Howard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Edmonton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>The top 10 of this draft is a bit jumbled, given the up and down play of top picks Simon Nemec, David Ji\u0159\u00ed\u010dek, Kevin Korchinski and Pavel Mintyukov the last few years.<\/p>\n<p>Tier 6: Projects to play NHL games<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Owen Beck<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Elias Salomonsson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Winnipeg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Elias Pettersson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dans Locmelis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>119<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Boston<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ryan Greene<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Chicago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Noah Laba<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>111<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Victor Mancini<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>159<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vancouver<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Joakim Kemell<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Artyom Duda<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Arseni Koromyslov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>120<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>St. Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cameron Lund<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>San Jose<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nathan Gaucher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anaheim<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Reid Schaefer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Matthew Poitras<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Boston<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>46<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Luca Del Bel Belluz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Klavs Veinbergs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>224<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tampa Bay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jorian Donovan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>136<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ottawa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Anton Johansson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>105<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Detroit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Owen Pickering<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>51<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Maksymilloan Szuber<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>163<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Utah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>52<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Brad Lambert<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Winnipeg<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vinzenz Rohrer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Montreal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Alex Bump<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>133<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nikita Grebenkin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>135<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Kirill Dolzhenkov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>RW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>109<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Columbus<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Samuel Jonsson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>158<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Edmonton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>58<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Topias Leinonen<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>G<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Buffalo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Tier 7: Has a chance to play games<\/p>\n<tr>RankPlayerPosDraft PositionTeam<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>59<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Ryan Chesley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jackson Dorrington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>D<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>176<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>David Goyette<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Seattle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hunter Haight<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minnesota<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>63<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Kenny Connors<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>103<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Jordan Gustafson<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>C<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>79<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Vegas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>65<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Isaiah 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