2024 NHL DRAFT RANKING MEETING | DobberProspects April Top 96 Scouts' Roundtable

In this meeting, our team of scouts debate to construct their April Top 96 rankings for the 2024 NHL Draft class! While the #1 pick may be unanimous, this draft class as a whole is quite open, all the way from the Top 10 to the 3rd-round range, leaving room for discussion. We are so proud of the work the whole team has put in so far in the draft class and cannot wait to see how the class and our rankings continue to evolve in the final months before the draft in June!

To find our Ranking Article resulting from this meeting, head over to dobberprospects dot com.

Our tool projection scale goes from 1 to 10:
1 - Below AHL Caliber Tool
2 - AHL Caliber Tool
3 - Replacement-Level Tool
4 - Average 4th line/#6 Defenceman Tool
5 - Average 3rd line/#4 Defenseman Tool
6 - Standard Top-6/Top-4 Tool
7 - Standard Top Line/Pairing Tool
8 - Clear Elite Tool (Suzuki's hockey sense)
9 - Game-Breaking Tool (Quinn Hughes' playmaking)
10 - Top-of-the-Line Elite-Level Tool (Bedard's shot or McDavid's skating)
(note: we try to balance upside and likelihood of reaching it in our evaluations)


Here’s a quick rundown of our team:

Sebastian High: Head Scout & Director of European Scouting

Hadi Kalakeche: Director of North American Scouting

Jordan Harris: OHL Regional Scout

Sasha Lagarde: QMJHL Regional Scout

Luke Sweeney: WHL Regional Scout

David Saad: USA Regional Scout

Wade Messier: North American Crossover Scout

Colin Hunter: Goaltending Scout

Anni Karvinen: Finnish Regional Scout

Graham Montgomery: Russian Regional Scout

Alexa Potack: European Crossover Scout and Graphic Designer

Charlie Maher: USA Crossover Scout and Data Scientist