NHL Player Power Rankings: Top 300 Prospects

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290. D Jordan Subban, Vancouver Canucks

Taken 115th overall in the 4th round at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The youngest of three NHL Subban brothers, Jordan is entering his first year of pro hockey with AHL Utica in 2015-16. He spent the last four seasons with the now defunct Belleville Bulls.

289. F Dmytro Timashov, Toronto Maple Leafs

Taken 125th overall in the 5th round at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Timashov had a decent showing at last season’s Memorial Cup, followed by an excellent preseason with Toronto. The Maple Leafs potentially hit three home runs in the late rounds of this past summer’s draft (Timashov, Desrocher, Korostelev).

288. F Alexander Dergachyov, Los Angeles Kings

Taken 74th overall in the 3rd round at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Dergachyov burst onto the scene with strong performances representing Russia’s U20 team in 2014-15. In 2015-16, he’s playing for SKA St.Petersburg in the KHL.

Sep 21, 2015; Victoria, British Columbia, CAN; San Jose Sharks forward Ryan Carpenter (40) reaches for the puck against Vancouver Canucks defenseman Matt Bartkowski (44) during the second period at Q Centre. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports

287. F Ryan Carpenter, San Jose Sharks

Signed in March 2014 after three solid seasons with Bowling Green State University. He appeared in 74 games in 2014-15 for AHL Worcester, producing 34 points. Early into the 2015-16 AHL season, Carpenter has seen an increase in scoring productivity.

286. F Louis Belpedio, Minnesota Wild

Taken 80th overall in the 3rd round at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft after spending time with U.S National Development Team/Under-18 Team. He committed to Miami (Ohio) University and is now entering his 2nd season of college hockey. He’s seen a massive jump in scoring productivity in 2015-16.

285. D Zac Leslie, Los Angeles Kings

Taken 178th overall in the 6th round at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft from OHL’s Guelph Storm. Leslie has offensive upside from the back-end, but will likely need time to better develop his defensive side. He’s entering his first year of pro with AHL’s Ontario Reign in 2015-16.

284. D Sergei Boikov, Colorado Avalanche

Taken 161st overall in the 6th round of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft from QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs. The young blue-liner has nearly doubled his point per game pace early into the new 2015-16 junior season.

283. F Ondrej Kase, Anaheim Ducks

Taken 205th overall in the 7th round at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft from Czech league’s Chomutov Pirati. In 2015-16, Kase has joined AHL’s San Diego Gulls looking to have easily transitioned to North American style play putting up solid scoring productivity.

282. F Blake Pietila, New Jersey Devils

After being taken 129th overall in the 5th round at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Pietila committed to four seasons at WCHA’s Michigan Tech. In 2015-16, Pietila is entering his first year of pro hockey with AHL’s Albany Devils producing at a moderately good pace.

281. F Giorgio Estephan, Buffalo Sabres

Taken 152nd overall in the 6th round at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Buffalo may have hit a late-round steal with this young man playing for WHL’s Lethbridge Hurricanes. He’s in his fourth year with Lethbridge in 2015-16.

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