Welcome to the fourth edition of The Sports Bank’s 2025 NHL Mock Draft. 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. We have made a few changes, as more additional information has come in.
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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. Our order was randomly determined after having perused other mocks on the
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1. San Jose Sharks, James Hagens, C, Boston College
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2. Columbus Blue Jackets, Anton Frondell, C, Djurgårdens IF J20
3. Anaheim Ducks, Porter Martone, RW, Mississauga
4. Calgary Flames, Matthew Schaefer, LD, Canada
5. Utah Hockey Club, Ivan Ryabkin, C, MHK Dynamo Moskva
6. Washington Capitals, Roger McQueen, C/RW, Brandon
7. Montreal Canadiens, Michael Misa, C/LW, Saginaw Spirit
8. Buffalo Sabres, Malcolm Spence, LW, Erie
9. Seattle Kraken, Logan Hensler, RD, Wisconsin Badgers
10. St. Louis Blues, William Moore, C, USNTDP
11. Philadelphia Flyers, Sascha Boumedienne, LD Youngstown (USHL)
12. Chicago Blackhawks, Charlie Trethewey, RD, USNTDP
13. Detroit Red Wings, Cole McKinney, C, USNTDP
14. St. Louis Blues, Cole Reschny, C, Victoria (WHL)
15. New York Islanders, Caleb Desnoyers, C, Moncton (QMJHL)
16. Ottawa Senators, L.J. Mooney, RD, Minnesota Golden Gophers
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17. Winnipeg Jets, Jakob IhsWozniak, RW, Lulea J20 (J20 Nationell)
18. Nashville Predators via Tampa, Conrad Fondrk, C/LW, USNTDP
19. Ottawa Senators, Luka Radivojevic, RD, Orebro HK (SHL)
20. Chicago Blackhawks via Toronto Maple Leafs, Filip Ekberg, LW, Almtuna IS J20 (J20 Nationell)
21. Nashville Predators via Vegas Golden Knights, Viktor Klingsell, LW, Skelleftea AIK J20 (J20 Nationell)
22. Carolina Hurricanes, Cole McKinney, C, Michigan Wolverines
23. Boston Bruins, Adam Benak, C, Youngstown (USHL)
24. Nashville Predators, Kashawn Aitcheson, LD, Barrie (OHL)
25. L.A. Kings, Lynden Lakovic, LW, Moose Jaw (WHL)
26. Philadelphia Flyers, Jake O’Brien, C, Brantford (OHL)
27. Dallas Stars, Victor Eklund, LW, Djurgardens IF
28. New York Rangers, Dakoda Rheume-Mullen, LD, Michigan
29. Philadelphia Flyers via Edmonton Oilers, Cullen Porter, LW, Arizona State Sun Devils
30. Calgary Flames via New Jersey Devils, Bill Zonnon, LW, Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)
31. Philadelphia Flyers via Colorado Avalanche, Cameron Schmidt, RW, Vancouver (WHL)
32. Montreal Canadiens via Florida Panthers, Shane Vansaghi, RW, Michigan State Spartans
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