Happy final edition of The Sports Bank’s 2025 NHL Mock Draft, as tonight is the big night. The NHL Draft is so close you can start counting down the hours, or even minutes now. The Sports Bank is the only independently-owned, mom and pop shop site (at least as far as we know, but we could be wrong) that publishes a mock draft for all of the four leading North American major sports.
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No potential future potential trades were taken into account with this 2025 NHL mock draft. We only have the current, actual trades figured in.
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1. New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer, LD, Canada
2. San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa, C/LW, Saginaw Spirit
3.Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell, C, Djurgårdens IF J20
4. Utah Hockey Club, Porter Martone, RW, Mississauga
5. Nashville Predators, Brady Martin, C, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
6. Philadelphia Flyers, James Hagens, C, Boston College
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7. Boston Bruins, Caleb Desnoyers, C, Moncton (QMJHL)
8. Seattle Kraken, Victor Eklund, LW, Djurgardens IF
9. Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka, Seattle (WHL)
10. Anaheim Ducks, Jackson Smith, D, Tri-City (WHL)
11. Pittsburgh Penguins, Jake O’Brien, C, Brantford (OHL)
12. New York Rangers, Justin Carbonneau, RW, Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
13. Detroit Red Wings, Kashawn Aitcheson, LD, Barrie (OHL)
14. Columbus Blue Jackets, Logan Hensler, RD, Wisconsin Badgers
15. Vancouver Canucks, Carter Bear, C/LW, Everett
16. Montreal Canadiens via Calgary Flames, Malcolm Spence, LW, Erie
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17. Montreal Canadiens, Ben Kindel, C, Calgary (WHL)
18. Calgary Flames via New Jersey Devils, Lynden Lakovic, LW, Moose Jaw (WHL)
19. St. Louis Blues, Cole Reschny, C, Victoria (WHL)
20. Columbus Blue Jackets via Minnesota Wild, Roger McQueen, C/RW, Brandon
21. Ottawa Senators, Cameron Reid, LD, Kitchener
22. Philadelphia Flyers via Colorado Avalanche, Blake Fiddler, RD, Edmonton
23. Nashville Predators via Tampa Bay Lightning, Ivan Ryabkin, C, Muskegon (USHL)
24. L.A. Kings, Jack Nesbitt, C, Windsor (OHL)
25. Chicago Blackhawks via Toronto Maple Leafs, Cullen Porter, LW, Arizona State Sun Devils
26. Nashville Predators via Vegas Golden Knights, Braeden Cootes, C, Seattle (WHL)
27. Washington Capitals, Cameron Schmidt, RW, Vancouver (WHL)
28. Winnipeg Jets, L.J. Mooney, RD, Minnesota Golden Gophers
29. Carolina Hurricanes, Joshua Ravensbergen, G, Prince George
30. San Jose Sharks via Dallas Stars, Cole McKinney, C, USNTDP
31. Philadelphia Flyers via Edmonton Oilers, Shane Vansaghi, RW, Michigan State Spartans
32. Calgary Flames via Florida Panthers, Jack Murtagh, LW, USDP
Other NHL Draft Prospects in the Mix
Conrad Fondrk, C/LW, USNTDP, Luka Radivojevic, RD, Orebro HK (SHL), Bill Zonnon, LW, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL), Charlie Trethewey, RD, USNTDP, William Moore, C, USNTDP, Sascha Boumedienne, LD Youngstown (USHL), Viktor Klingsell, LW, Skelleftea AIK J20 (J20 Nationell), Filip Ekberg, LW, Almtuna IS J20 (J20 Nationell), Adam Benak, C, Youngstown (USHL),
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