Carolina Hurricanes: Top 10 Prospects Entering 2018

10. Warren Foegele, LW [22] (3-67, 2014)

Stats: 73 gp, 28 g, 18 a, 46 p (8 pgp, 0 g, 3 a, 3 p). 3 PPA, 4 SHG (2 A), 9 GWG, 5 ENG, 160 SOG, .63 pts/g [1 PPA, 24 SOG, .38 pts/g]. Charlotte Checkers, AHL. 2 gp, 2 g, 1 a, 3 p. Carolina Hurricanes, NHL.

Warren Foegele has one of the weirder juniors to minors careers I’ve seen. He was drafted out of the Canadian high school system after committing to the University of New Hampshire, left that school after one (relatively unsuccessful) season, and went to the OHL.

If Foegele impresses in his sophomore AHL season, he looks to be an NHL factor and will jump up this list. He just needs to show the ability to hang in the same league more than 100 games.

From there he was traded because he was doing really well, and helped the Erie Otters in the playoffs, winning the championship and getting himself OHL Playoffs MVP in 16-17. That proved he was really good, so he entered the AHL at 22, and was one of the best players for the Charlotte Checkers. He was eighth in rookie scoring, second in rookie goal scoring, and 20th in rookie points per game (greater than 10 games played).

Foegele was also better than a point-per-game in two NHL games this season. He’s likely much better than tenth on this list, and he would be very high on many other lists. But with his weird bouncing around, consistency may be an issue. If Foegele impresses in his sophomore AHL season, he looks to be an NHL factor and will jump up this list. He just needs to show the ability to hang in the same league more than 100 games.